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David Akin's Roundup: Growing Canada. Political polls. Spy cars. WED JAN 28

▶️ Growing Canada. ▶️Political polls. ▶️Spy cars.
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New Angus Reid poll: 16% of Conservative Party of Canada supporters give Trump an "A" for his first first year back in office.

Doug Ford’s party bars media from Progressive Conservative convention this weekend In an unusual move, the governing Tories have for the first time refused to allow reporters into any part of their conference.

BREAKING: Premier Doug Ford’s ⁦‪@OntarioPCParty‬⁩ has banned the media from covering its convention this weekend in Etobicoke. Very unusual for party confabs to be completely closed to journalists.

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Karim Bardeesy on Instagram: "Please see my statement regarding X (formerly Twitter). Full text below: I’ve been on X (formerly Twitter) since 2008 when I started my work as a business journalist in ... 172 likes, 16 comments - kbardeesy on January 27, 2026: "Please see my statement regarding X (formerly Twitter). Full text below: I’ve been on X (formerly Twitter) since 2008 when I started my work a...

LPC MP @kbardeesy.bsky.social posted on Instagram that he was “pausing” new posts on X, citing an algorithm that elevates “AI-generated sexualized deepfakes” among other things. www.instagram.com/p/DUCMJRYkSJ...

Committee Report No. 2 - ENVI (45-1) - House of Commons of Canada Committee Report No. 2 - ENVI (45-1) - House of Commons of Canada

🆕 Report from #ENVI: Impacts of Canada's financial system related to the environment and climate change www.ourcommons.ca/documentview... #cdnpoli

David Akin's Roundup: History speech. Inuit concerns. Chinese general. TUE JAN 27

▶️History speech. ▶️ Inuit concerns. ▶️ Chinese general.
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Mark Carney's take on Canadian history From the media, I got the impression that Prime Minister Carney made a faux pas when he gave a speech about Canadian solidarity on the Plain...

Historian Christopher Moore on Carney's Plains of Abraham speech: "o my surprise, Carney’s take on the long sweep of Canadian history seemed to be a pretty fair and sophisticated one." christophermoorehistory.blogspot.com/2026/01/mark...

Most Fox News Reporting on Minneapolis Shooting Supports Official Version

NYT: Most Fox News Reporting on Minneapolis Shooting Supports Official Version www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/b... (🎁 link)

David Akin's Roundup: Trump's threat. Carney travel. Water bankruptcy. SUN JAN 25

▶︎ Trump's threat. ▶︎ Carney travel. ▶︎ Water bankruptcy.
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David Akin's Roundup: Absent Carney. Bureaucrat layoffs. Bessent's Alberta. SAT JAN 24

▶︎ Absent Carney. ▶︎ Bureaucrat layoffs. ▶︎ Bessent's Alberta.
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U.S. Automakers’ Foreign Troubles Now Extend to Canada

NYT: U.S. Automakers’ Foreign Troubles Now Extend to Canada www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/b... (🎁 link)

My journey from foreign correspondent to Uber driver in Trump's America I once documented human displacement and desperation; now I am living it

I worked alongside Steve while he was in Ottawa. Couldn’t have found a more affable, curious journalist. Strongly recommend this: "My journey from foreign correspondent to Uber driver in Trump's America" open.substack.com/pub/stevesch...

David Akin's Roundup: India's next. Ford boycott. Greenlanders react. THU JAN 22

▶︎ India's next. ▶︎ Ford boycott. ▶︎ Greenlanders react.
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Another program they're cutting, in manufacturing engineering, feeds an industry so short of workers that, Algonquin says, many graduates get two or three job offers. www.algonquincollege.com/sat/program/...

Algonquin College plans to cut 30 more programs, including its excellent journalism school. www.algonquincollege.com/operational-...

Great to see colleague Heidi Petracek reporting from Nuuk, Greenland on Global National tonight. Big day for Greenlanders! youtu.be/RZ1QZOq74D0?...

Trump says Canada ‘lives’ because of U.S.: ‘Remember that, Mark’ globalnews.ca/news/1162244... #cdnpoli

Trump arrived at Davos at about 2 pm local just about the same time Carney left. PMO spox said Carney and Trump had no interactions.

David Akin's Roundup: The speech. Chicoutimi byelection. Greenland crusade. WED JAN 21

▶︎ The speech. ▶︎ Chicoutimi byelection. ▶︎ Greenland crusade.
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Canada ‘strongly opposes’ tariffs over Greenland, won’t waver on Article 5 - National | Globalnews.ca In a major speech on the 'rupture' of the global order, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada will not waver on its support for NATO's Article 5.

Very important speech here from Carney. Watch it in full at this link. "Canada ‘strongly opposes’ tariffs over Greenland, won’t waver on Article 5" globalnews.ca/news/1162085... #cdnpoli

Hello from Quarten, Switzerland where Canadian media covering PM Carney's participation in this year's #WEF at Davos are staying. Quarten is about an hour out from Davos. My third time covering a Cdn PM at Davos. 1x Harper, 1x Trudeau, and now 1x Carney. This year it's all Trump vs Europe.

Waiting for PM @mark-carney.bsky.social to address Cdn media in Doha, Qatar.

About to be wheels up from YVR to Beijing. While in China I will not be logging into social media. So see you here Saturday from Doha, Qatar.

David Akin's Roundup: 25 guns. Bistro bashed. Meta shutdown. TUE JAN 13

▶︎ 25 guns. ▶︎ Bistro bashed. ▶︎ Meta shutdown.
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Two Liberal MPs cut Taiwan trip short as Carney heads to China Helena Jaczek and Marie-France Lalonde say they are doing this to ‘avoid confusion with Canada’s foreign policy’

G&M: Two Liberal MPs cut Taiwan trip short as Carney heads to : They're returning on advice of the Carney govt www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/d50cc45... (🎁 link)

David Akin's Roundup: China trade. Harper portrait. "Uninvestable" Venezuala SAT JAN 10

▶︎ China trade. ▶︎ Harper portrait. ▶︎ "Uninvestable" Venezuala
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Floor crosser Michael Ma's reward? PMO says he'll be be part of Prime Minister Carney's delegation next week when Carney visits China and Qatar. Lesson to CPC backbenchers: Switch sides and you get put right on the front lines. #cdnpoli

Floor crosser Michael Ma's reward? PMO says he'll be be part of Prime Minister Carney's delegation next week when Carney visits China and Qatar. Lesson to CPC backbenchers: Switch sides and you get put right on the front lines. #cdnpoli

Online voting ‘more inclusive’ for residents, Woodstock mayor says | Globalnews.ca Woodstock is the latest municipality in Ontario to add online voting as an option in its elections, with the goal to increase engagement among voters.

Online voting ‘more inclusive’ for residents, Woodstock mayor says globalnews.ca/news/1160289... #onpoli

Deloitte says Canada’s economic growth will slow this year amid trade war - National | Globalnews.ca Canada's economy will likely slow down in 2026 as the trade war and tariffs continue to impact business investment and consumer spending, according to Deloitte.

Deloitte says Canada’s economic growth will slow this year amid trade war globalnews.ca/news/1160272... #cdnecon