Canadian Press covered the story this way:
Ministers raise prospect of new AI safety regulations as shooting questions mount
Pierre Poilievre got generally good reviews for his major foreign policy speech before a mostly Conservative business audience in Toronto on Thursday.
The pressure was on, especially for his expected remarks on Donald Trump and the negotiations with the United States. First, here’s what former Stephen Harper senior aide Andrew MacDougall wrote for The Line:
Andrew MacDougall: Poilievre finally counterattacks on the Trump front
Here’s a different take, from Abdul Matin Sarfraz in the National Observer:
Pierre Poilievre says Canada is to blame for Trump tariff crisis
By the way, I did an interview with Poilievre shortly after his speech, and we will run it in its entirety on Monday’s episode of The Bridge, on SiriusXM, the podcast, and on YouTube. Here’s a short excerpt:
Again, the full interview, with no edits, is on The Bridge, Monday.
The prime minister is on the other side of the world again this weekend.
As you are sipping your morning coffee, Mark Carney is having a dinner drink in India. It's an important trip, but also a controversial one. Here's what we know so far, from Anja Karadeglija of the Canadian Press:
Carney looks to strengthen economic ties with India on trip to Mumbai, New Delhi
What do Pierre Poilievre and Danielle Smith have in common?
They are both politicians. They’re both on the right of centre. They’re both high-ranking - one is a premier, the other, the federal opposition leader. And they both targeted immigrants this week. That didn’t sit well with the Globe’s Andrew Coyne:
🔒 Opinion | Smith and Poilievre find someone to blame for their problems: immigrants
Time to link you up with our podcasts for this week.
Tuesday’s Reporter’s Notebook with Althia Raj and Rob Russo is available in its YouTube version right here.
And Bruce Anderson and Chantal Hebert have their YouTube version of Friday’s Good Talk right here.
Hard to believe, but we are now in our fifth year of the war in Ukraine.
Someone who was at the UN when the war started back in February 2022 and tried hard to find a way to first prevent it, and then stop it, was Canada’s Bob Rae. His thoughts on yet another anniversary for a war we thought would only last a few days or weeks, are in Policy:
In Ukraine, the Battle of Truth vs. Myth has Already Been Won
You know the old saying “follow the money”?
It’s been the root of a lot of good investigative stories over the years, and it is again with this one. It’s from Emma Loop, a video journalist for the CBC in Windsor:
Moroun donated $1M US to Trump-supporting super PAC before Gordie Howe bridge threats
A few weeks ago, I was watching Donald Trump rambling through a speech about energy.
He covered a lot of bases the way he always does, making stuff up to fit his beliefs. And then he came to wind turbines, and the real firehose (of lies) came out. He said the Chinese make most of them, and they sell them everywhere. But don’t look for any in China, he said, they don’t use any because he said, they don’t work, and the Chinese aren’t stupid like us who use them.
Wrong. Again.
Here are some real facts, thanks to my favourite climate writer Katharine Hayhoe, a Canadian in Texas.
Have China's carbon emissions peaked?
While our eyes remain focused on Ukraine and Iran, many eyes in Asia are locked on just one place. Taiwan.
And maybe we should be, too. Not for the war it could produce, but for the product it could make disappear, at least for us. And trust me, without it, we could be in big trouble. Check this out in the New York Times:
🔒 The Looming Taiwan Chip Disaster That Silicon Valley Has Long Ignored
There used to be a time when CBS was THE network that mattered most.
The one we all watched. Think Cronkite, Wallace, Safer, and that’s just a starter of a list that could go on and on. CBS had a stable of stars for years. That’s what makes today so sad. The legendary network is in a shambles and could be facing the end of the line unless something happens to turn things around. Try this from the Hollywood Reporter:
