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Jun 15 2025

The Roundup: Starmer visit. Kananaskis explainers. Trump confidence.

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David Akin's Roundup
Starmer visit. Kananaskis explainers. Trump confidence.
Canada
Canada, UK strengthen ties in response to Trump
Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to his Ottawa home Saturday evening for a private dinner ahead of the the G7 summit in Alberta. Carney hopes to have one-on-one meetings with all G7 leaders over the next few days, but as David Akin reports both Carney and Starmer are keen to pay particular attention to the Canada-UK relationship. [Global National]

He said he would raise Trump’s tariff regime, and flagged discussions on Australia’s supply of critical minerals and possible changes to biosecurity rules to allow more US beef to be imported into Australia. [The Guardian]
When asked on June 7 to explain how Canada decided on the list of non-G7 leaders to invite, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said the government was seeking a discussion of “very serious issues that affect the global economy and the geostrategic environment.” Here’s a closer look at the names on Carney’s guest list ... [Global]
Comprising several provincial parks, Kananaskis was created by former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed in 1978. The Alberta Parks website says Lougheed was convinced to establish the park after a single helicopter ride over the jagged mountains. [Powell River Peak]
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The Provinces
Quebec Liberals elect former federal minister Pablo Rodriguez as leader
Rodriguez, who does not have a seat in the national assembly, will have to rebuild the party in the coming months if it is to have a chance of forming government. [Global]
Aurora
Elsewhere
More than half of adults in 19 of 24 countries surveyed lack confidence in Trump’s leadership on the world stage. The Pew Centre surveyed  citizens in 24 countries on their confidence in Trump to do the right thing. I sorted that down to G7 countries and to other countries whose leaders have been invited to the G7 to create the chart above. ☝️But click through for the full Pew report. [Pew Research Center]

President Volodymyr Zelensky's office has confirmed plans for a high-stakes meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the upcoming G7 summit on June 17, according to the Kyiv Independent journalist who attended a closed-door briefing with Zelensky on June 13. [Kyiv Independent]
“Many leaders still seem intimidated by Trump, but increasingly they are catching on to his pattern of bullying,” said Jeremy Shapiro, research director at the European Council on Foreign Relations. “In places as diverse as Canada, Iran, China and the EU, we are seeing increasing signs that leaders now recognize that Trump is afraid of anything resembling a fair fight. And so they are increasingly willing to stand up to him.” [LA Times]
Media
Russia is amplifying conspiracy theories about the L.A. protests
Pro-Russian accounts are spreading baseless claims, from Mexico fomenting the protests to a secret leftist cabal tied to Democrats orchestrating them. [NBC News]

Dong decided not to run in the April 28th election. Maggie Chi, representing the Liberal Party of Canada, was elected in Don Valley North. [Global]
Science and Technology
The next time you're talking about AI over dinner or drinks, know these terms to sound smart. [CNET]
The Calendar
  • 1100 : West Block - PM Carney meets with UK PM Steir Karmer
  • 1300 : Ottawa - PM Carney departs for Calgary.
  • 1730 : Calgary - PM Carney arrives at Calgary International Airport.
  • 1830 : Calgary - PM Carney meets with Australia PM Anthony Albanese
  • 1915 : Calgary - PM Carney meets with South Africa PM Cyril Ramaphosa.
  • 2130 : Kananaskis, AB - PM Carney meets with representatives of Treaty 7 First Nations.
  • 2230 : Kananaskis, AB - PM Carney meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz
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