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Jul 23 2025

The Roundup: Ford sleepover. Provinces deal. GM hit.

WED JUL 23 2025
David Akin's Roundup
Ford sleepover. Provinces deal. GM hit.
Canada
Carney, premiers talk trade as Trump's new tariff deadline looms
With the Aug. 1 deadline for U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariffs inching closer, Canada's first ministers convened for an emergency meeting. As Mackenzie Gray explains, while Prime Minister Mark Carney insists he will only accept the "best" trade deal for Canada, premiers can't seem to agree on the best way forward. [Global National]
Eby said Americans are friends, colleagues and family members, and the cross-border co-operation is an example of why Canadians "have no interest in being mean and nasty" and instead want to work with Americans, Eby said. 
"We need the president to understand the benefits that flow from working in co-operation," he added. [CP]

“So, full disclosure, the prime minister stayed at my place,” Ford said. ” We had dinner, we were up till 12:30 at night, chatting in front of the fireplace, solving all the world’s problems.” Praising the prime minister, he added: “He’s playing clean up right now. We’re going to be there to support him. But he’s a very good man. He’s off to a good start.” [Global]

The spirits industry says the sales of American-made products dropped 66 per cent in March and April after several provinces pulled their goods from store shelves. [Global]
“He’s running to be Prime Minister. Battle River–Crowfoot is just a stepping stone for his national ambitions. That leaves our communities from Acme to Stettler without real representation,” Harris says. [Red Deer News Now]
He is scheduled to talk to locals in Fort Smith about affordability and food insecurity, and discuss wildfires with community leaders, before heading to Inuvik in the territory's northwest corner. He is set to co-host the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee on Thursday with Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, a national organization representing Inuit. [CP]

"I cannot add any comment more for now, but I am on it," Health Minister Marjorie Michel stated when a reporter pressed for more information about the accelerated audit. [Global]
The Provinces
Premiers entering final day of meetings with public safety, internal trade on agenda
The prime minister and the premiers all downplayed the importance of getting a deal done soon to avoid further U.S. tariffs, saying they want the best deal possible regardless of timing. A number of provinces also signed several free trade deals to open up internal trade while others committed to building pipelines to get oil and gas to new markets. [CP]
The deal, which revolves around Canada's only deepwater Arctic port, is intended to improve access to global markets, as well as enhance infrastructure and supply chains. [Global]

While participating in the Council of the Federation (COF) summer premiers meeting in Huntsville, Ont. on Tuesday, Moe signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Alberta’s Danielle Smith and Ontario’s Doug Ford. The premiers committed to working collaboratively on internal projects to transport oil, natural gas and critical minerals in an effort to make Canada less reliant on its southern neighbour. [Leader-Post]

The two provinces are in the process of finalizing a Memorandum of Understanding reached on extending the Upper Churchill contract and developing Gull Island. [VOCM]

Coastal First Nations in B.C. have issued an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, asking him to reject any new proposal for a crude oil pipeline to the northwest coast [Global]

Près de 30 ans après avoir remporté sa première élection sur la scène fédérale, Denis Coderre dit maintenant officiellement tourner la page sur sa carrière politique. [La Presse]

“The governance function of the city is ineffective and is characterized by rancour, suspicion and accusations,” stated the report, authored by Ian McCormack and released by the Alberta government on Monday. [Global]
Aurora
Elsewhere
The largest U.S. automaker by sales said it expects the tariff impact to worsen in the third quarter after reporting a US$1.1 billion hit from the duties. [Global]

The U.S. once controlled the market on rare earth elements, sought after for a range of technologies. But in the last few decades, China has cornered that market and surpassed the U.S. [NPR]

The Pentagon will open a kamikaze drone school in Indiana next month, with Ukrainian military advisors attending to provide direct feedback. [Euromaidan Press]
Media
“Trump believes he has immunity”: Colbert cancellation sparks censorship speculation - YouTube
Questions are mounting about CBS cancelling "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." It happened just days after the host slammed the network's owner, Paramount Pictures, for agreeing to settle a lawsuit brought forth by U.S. President Donald Trump for $16 million USD. Eric Sorensen looks at what Colbert is promising to do until the show goes off the air, how rivals are showing their support for Colbert and the fears Trump's critics are being silenced. [Global National]

NPR newsroom chief Edith Chapin says she's leaving the network. She made the announcement just days after Congress voted to strip public broadcasting of all federal funding. [NPR]
Science and Technology
Old browser extensions can be a security nightmare. Here's how to nuke the ones you're no longer using.[PCMag]

A tech entrepeneur using an AI tool to "vibe code" quickly went from praising the tech to fuming about it after it wiped out his database.
The Calendar
  • 1325 ET : Fort Smith, NT - PM Carney and Premier RJ Simpson meet with families.
  • 1510 ET : Fort Smith, NT - PM Carney meets with community leaders about wildfires.
  • 2000 ET : Inuvik, NT - PM Carney visits a community centre with Inuit leaders.
Issued this day ...
… in 1986. Sc 1103. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Design: Gus Tsetsekas and Raymond Mah.  Issued to mark the 50th anniversary of the CBC.

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