The government’s inability to buy and build technology right was a looming disaster, even before Donald Trump’s election last year. But now, as Prime Minister Mark Carney takes up the urgent task of weaning Canada off the American economy—finding new trading partners and building more things here at home—this has become even more urgent. Get it right, and we deliver better programs—for less money and quickly. But if we keep getting it wrong, services will continue to worsen, costs will keep going up, and Canadians may start to lose faith that the government can do anything right. [The Walrus]

"If a Canadian has had a disappointing experience coming into the United States, I'm not denying that it happened, but I'm saying it's an isolated event and it is not a pattern." [CP]

Dave Cournoyer: The NDP should avoid panicking in response to these two polls, it’s hard to see this as anything but a five alarm fire for Alberta’s opposition. The gains in support being made by the UCP in the two big cities should be deeply concerning for the NDP, especially with a by-election happening in suburban Edmonton-Ellerslie. [DaveBerta]

Russia unleashed a massive overnight assault on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, in what local officials are calling the most powerful attack since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. [Radio Free Europe]

"Summaries aren’t a replacement for journalism: they can’t exist without it." The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and Yahoo News on what they've learned rolling out AI-powered summaries. [Nieman Lab]

A growing number of users are finding Apple Mail isn’t working properly on their iPhone. Apple's support staff have shared a workaround that may help you out. [PCMag]