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Aug 1 2025

The Roundup: Tariffs raised. Sutcliffe worried. Ford's advice.

FRI AUG 1 2025
David Akin's Roundup
Tariffs raised. Sutcliffe worried. Ford's advice.
Reader note: Good morning from Forillon National Park, at the tip of the Gaspeé Peninsula. Internet very spotty here. Able to publish today. Crossing my fingers for tomorrow. -DA
Canada
The White House said Trump was raising the tariff rate because Canada "has failed to cooperate in curbing the ongoing flood of fentanyl" and imposed retaliatory tariffs. [Global]
Second-quarter fundraising reports show Poilievre's Conservatives raked in $9M, while Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals raised $7.6M. [National Post]
The House of Commons transport committee is meeting today to look into the $1 billion loan BC Ferries received from the Canada Infrastructure Bank to finance the purchase. Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland has been called to testify. [CP]
Ottawa mayor spoke to Carney about public service cuts
Mark Sutcliffe says he is very worried about the prospect of job cuts to the federal public service. [Ottawa Citizen]
The Provinces
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is reiterating his call to “not roll over” in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump officially increasing tariffs on Canadian goods to 35 per cent.  [CTV]
The province is offering helpful tips to the public while warning of an investment scam that uses photos of Premier Scott Moe. [Leader Post]
The Alberta Law Society found Jeffrey Rath had twice violated professional standards and ordered him to pay $10,000 in costs. [Edmonton Journal]
Premier François Legault says pitch to extend pipe from Quebec City into N.B. must benefit Quebecers if it’s to go ahead. [Telegraph-Journal]
Aurora
Elsewhere
U.S. trade partners are reacting to President Donald Trump’s executive order that would introduce new tariffs on many of them in seven days. [AP]
The party of El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has approved constitutional changes to allow indefinite presidential reelection and extend terms to six years. [AP]
Media

Corporate executives, government employees, and professionals are confessing to crimes, exposing trade secrets, and documenting career-ending admissions in ChatGPT conversations visible to anyone on the internet. A Digital Digging investigation analyzed 512 publicly shared ChatGPT conversations using targeted keyword searches, uncovering a trove of self-incrimination and leaked confidential data. [Digital Digging]
Science and Technology
Apple has shipped its three billionth iPhone, Tim Cook has revealed during a call for the company's third quarter earnings. [Endgadget]
The Calendar
  • 1200 ET : 225A West Block, - Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (TRAN) | Meeting 5 - Canada Infrastructure Bank’s financing of new vessels for BC Ferries. Transport Min Chrystia Freeland testifies. 
  • 1200 ET : Saskatoon, - Secretary of State Buckley Belanger makes a funding announcement
Issued this day ...
… in 2001. Sc 1910 souvenir sheet of 4. Roses. Design: Gerry Takeuchi. 
You’ll notice that this souvenir sheet on roses comes with its own ’thorns’ on the top and left hand side. The Scott stamp catalogue refers to these ‘thorns’ as ‘nibs.’ There are no nibs on the stamps themselves that form the souvenir sheet but there were nibs on the stamps that were issued in booklet forms — Scott number 1911-1914. 

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