Day thirteen, and the campaigns were trying to get back to a message that wasn’t trade war-related, for what that’s worth in the current moment we’re in. Mark Carney was in Montreal, where he promised to protect CBC/Radio-Canada though a more accountable governance structure and more funding directed to local coverage, and to protect it by enshrining its funding in legislation…except that you can’t bind future governments by statute, and yes, the Supreme Court of Canada has said so. He also downplayed Preston Manning’s crybaby separatism comments, and reminded reporters of his western credentials. Carney will be in Oakville and Toronto today.

Pierre Poilievre was in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, to propose tougher bail conditions and sentencing for intimate partner violence (which is something to tackle! But sentencing is not the only solution). The Conservatives didn’t send out a notice as to where Poilievre would be today.

Jagmeet Singh was in Montreal to pronounce that they would crack down harder on offshore tax evasion, with some digs about Brookfield as though Carney was making all of its decisions (because apparently the NDP need to learn how corporate boards operate). They also promised they would tear up tax treaties with havens like Bermuda…except those treaties are vital for information sharing used to combat tax evasion. Because apparently the NDP really thought through that policy. Singh will be in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador this morning, and then off to Halifax for the evening.

In other campaign news, here is what we heard from the Radio-Canada “Five leaders” interviews, and how Poilievre is starting to moderate a few of his positions including on things like the digital services tax.

Ukraine Dispatch

A Russian attack on a residential area of Kryvyi Rih killed nineteen people including nine children, and yet they claimed they were targeting “gathering military,” which is obvious disinformation. Germany is funding Eutelsat to provide Ukraine an alternative to Starlink, with the hopes of sending between 5,000 and 10,000 terminals within weeks.

https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1908205945790107887

https://twitter.com/ukraine_world/status/1908247091601711399

Good reads:

• The Logic tracks down why St-Pierre-Miquelon got some of the highest tariffs from Trump’s list (and it’s so dumb, you guy).
• Here is an examination of just how there is no logic to any of the rationales for the tariffs and the trade war.
• Liberals turfed candidates Rod Loyola in Edmonton for Hamas/Hezbollah comments, and Chris Beach in Cariboo-Prince George (reason unclear).
• Conservatives lost another candidate in Berthier-Maskinonge for comments about survivors of École Polytechnique “milking” the tragedy.
• NDP incumbents east of Ontario are working their ridings in an attempt to save their seats, insisting they can defy the polls.
• Scott Moe is, once again, utterly delusional. Cripes.
• Alberta updated a report on what to do about inactive oil wells to tone down the suggestion that they would be backstopped by taxpayers.
• BC is celebrating the first year of a new cornerstone housing programme that is accelerating the development of new construction.
• Retired General Wayne Eyre remarks on the urgency of the moment to not only scale up our defence spending and capabilities, but also hedging our alliances.
• Mike Moffatt (and company) offer some thoughts on the Liberals’ housing announcement this week.
• Colin Horgan recounts the rise and fall of Justin Trudeau, and quite accurately describes how Trudeau failed to defend his policies on so many occasions.

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