A Global News investigation uncovered complaints against the federal government’s support program for Canadians who suffered vaccine injuries. [Global]
Multiple Conservative EDA members in Mississauga-Erin Mills, Ont., want the party’s national council to annul the results of the June 25 AGM after they say a regional organizer disqualified an entire slate of board of directors candidates on an unfounded technicality. [Hill Times]
Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan said work is underway to figure out how to distribute the almost 20 per cent pay hikes promised by Defence Minister David McGuinty. "It's an envelope that will be adapting to what we need. Some of it will be a pay increase, some of it will be for benefit allowances for specific trades or specific functions," Carignan said. [CP]
The party's direction and identity is at the heart of a dispute that set off the departure of three members of the legislature and arguments among riding associations. Should it be populist or moderate? Big tent or small? [CP]
Trump and his top trade advisers say he could extend the time for dealmaking but they insist the administration is applying maximum pressure on other nations. [Global]
Our results show that LLMs are highly competitive, consistently surviving and sometimes even proliferating in these complex ecosystems. Furthermore, they exhibit distinctive and persistent "strategic fingerprints": Google's Gemini models proved strategically ruthless, exploiting cooperative opponents and retaliating against defectors, while OpenAI's models remained highly cooperative, a trait that proved catastrophic in hostile environments. Anthropic's Claude emerged as the most forgiving reciprocator, showing remarkable willingness to restore cooperation even after being exploited or successfully defecting. [ArXiv]
The Calendar
1115 : Calgary - LPC MP David Myles visits a community arts organization.
1330 : CFB Trenton, ON - Defence Min David McGuinty and LPC MP Chris Malette mark the construction of a major infrastructure project.
Issued this day ...
… in 2011. Sc 2484 souvenir sheet of 4. Roadside Attractions - 3. Design: Fraser Ross.
The third and final set of four to feature some of Canada’s roadside attractions. Clockwise from top left: World’s largest lobster in Shediac, NB; The Wild Blueberry in Oxford, NS; The Giant Squid of Glover’s Harbour, NL; and the The Big Potato of O’Leary, PE.