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Jun 12

Carney government believes ramping up food production will cut prices. From @aballinga thestar.com/politics/federal… via @torontostar

Carney government believes ramping up food production will cut prices

The federal government wants to expand Toronto's Ontario Food Terminal as part of a multibillion-dollar strategy to bulk up food production and cut prices in Canada's big-chain-dominated grocery...

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Jun 11

NEW: Prime Minister Mark Carney tells premiers to head for the border and keep pressing Canada’s free trade case with US governors. thestar.com/politics/provinc…

Mark Carney urges premiers to keep networking with American counterparts

Amid the trade chaos fuelled by Donald Trump, the prime minister is welcoming efforts by Canada's premiers to keep the lines of communication open with their counterparts stateside.

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Jun 11

U.S. ambassador suggests Canada must move on trade talks — on Donald Trump’s terms. My latest story here: thestar.com/politics/federal… via @torontostar

Mark Carney pushes back on U.S. ambassador, says Canada already making offers to Trump

U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra suggested Canada must make its best pitch to the U.S. president about how it can help Trump’s economic agenda.

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Jun 11

Liberals to unveil $1B fund to help ease costs for independent grocers thestar.com/politics/liberal… via @torontostar

Liberals to unveil $1B fund to help ease costs for independent grocers

The fund is part of a national food security strategy that Prime Minister Mark Carney is to announce Thursday afternoon at the Ontario Food Terminal.

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Jun 10

Breaking: Donald Trump says he's not inclined to renew trade deal with Canada, Mexico. My story here: thestar.com/politics/federal… via @torontostar

Donald Trump says he’s not inclined to renew trade deal with Canada, Mexico

U.S. President Donald Trump says he is not inclined to renew the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on free trade that he signed in 2020.

Tomorrow’s already the 10th @Tomorrows10th

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Jun 9

Billy Bishop airport consultation a 'waste of time" without detailed plan, critics say thestar.com/politics/federal… via @torontostar

Billy Bishop airport consultation a ‘waste of time” without detailed plan, critics say

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced last week that the federal government would hold consultations before making any decisions on the future of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.

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Jun 9

AI-generated 'fake cases' a concern for courts, Canada's top judge says. My story here: thestar.com/politics/ai-gene… via @torontostar

AI-generated ‘fake cases’ a concern for courts, Canada’s top judge says

The technology is changing so rapidly, and more and more self-represented litigants are taking shortcuts, says said Richard Wagner, chief justice of Canada.

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Jun 9

Canada's first high-speed rail project dies if Quebec pulls out, Carney minister says thestar.com/politics/federal… via @torontostar

Canada’s first high-speed rail project dies if Quebec pulls out, Carney minister says

Already promising to stage a referendum on separation, Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon took to social media to reject the project as a costly "fiasco."

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Jun 9

Conservative MP draws from personal tragedy to change the Youth Criminal Justice Act cbc.ca/news/politics/luc-ber… Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

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Jun 8

#OTD 160 years ago, the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada met for the first time in the original Parliament building. This confirmed Ottawa as the permanent location for government.

ALT The original Parliament building. Photo is credited to William James Topley and Library and Archives Canada, catalogue number PA-009262.

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Jun 8

Louise Arbour installed as Governor General of Canada, the “new commander-in-chief and new guardian of the constitutional order," Carney says. From @markramzyy thestar.com/politics/federal… via @torontostar

Louise Arbour installed as Governor General of Canada

Arbour enters the role in the backdrop of rising separatist threats in Quebec and Alberta, and as Canada-U.S tensions persist.

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Jun 8

Carney government testing use of AI in prisons to create profile reports of offenders, @markramzyy reports: thestar.com/politics/federal… via @torontostar

Carney government testing use of AI in prisons to create profile reports of offenders

Mentioned in lengthy documents tabled in Parliament and confirmed by Correctional Service Canada, the test run comes as the Carney government tries to ramp up AI adoption.

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Jun 8

Here’s Justin Ling on the AI rush: Mark Carney says we have to embrace this 'inevitable' change. He hasn't explained why. thestar.com/opinion/star-col… via @torontostar

Justin Ling: Mark Carney says we have to embrace this ‘inevitable’ change. He hasn’t explained why

AI's many touted upsides come with a lot of baggage.

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Jun 4

NEWS: PM Mark Carney says he has not “formed an opinion," promises "consultation process" over future of Billy Bishop airport after @TorontoStar report about Toronto MPs' concerns with Premier Ford's approach thestar.com/politics/federal…

Mark Carney promises ‘consultation process’ over future of Billy Bishop airport

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he has not "formed an opinion" on Premier Doug Ford's contentious expansion plan for Toronto's Billy Bishop airport and is promising a "consultation process" with

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Jun 4

The government finally releases its overdue AI strategy. But while it promises to spend billions to put Canada at the forefront of adoption it is short on crucial details. Story from @R_SPatel thestar.com/politics/carney-… via @torontostar

Carney government releases AI road map that aims to make Canada a leader

The prime minister reiterated one of the strategy's core messages: that while Canada is viewed as an AI pioneer with a trustworthy reputation, the country suffers from a serious adoption

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Jun 3

Documents reveal that Palantir contract was worth $30M more than government disclosed. By @aballinga and @markramzyy thestar.com/politics/federal… via @torontostar

Documents reveal that Palantir contract was worth $30M more than government disclosed

Canada's Department of National Defence kept secret how much it paid for a contract with the controversial American tech company Palantir, according to newly released documents.

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Jun 3

The @TorontoStar asked all 24 Toronto MPs about Doug Ford's plan for Billy Bishop airport - here’s what they said: thestar.com/politics/federal… via @aballinga @RyanTumilty and me

Some Toronto MPs weigh in — and some won’t — on Doug Ford’s plan for Billy Bishop airport

Many Toronto MPs are treading carefully around Premier Doug Ford's controversial plan to expand Billy Bishop airport to allow jets, but some are expressing concerns about the exclusion of the

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Jun 2

At least five Liberals preparing to replace Nate Erskine-Smith in Toronto riding... Will PM Carney allow an open nomination race? @RyanTumilty reports thestar.com/politics/federal… via @torontostar

Six Liberals preparing to replace Nate Erskine-Smith in Toronto riding

But until Erskine-Smith officially resigns it's unclear if there will be a contest in Beaches—East York.

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Jun 1

Carney's trade minister heads to Washington to try and kick-start talks thestar.com/news/carneys-tra… via @torontostar

Mark Carney’s trade minister heads to Washington to try and kick-start talks

The U.S. and Mexico have concluded their first bilateral round of talks related to the joint review of CUSMA.