AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoParliament Watch: MPs and senators on the National Security and Intelligence Committee are grilling Canada’s overseas spy-gathering capacity, with records showing cabinet briefings on expanding foreign intelligence tools. EU Pivot: French President Emmanuel Macron is set to meet PM Mark Carney in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon to deepen economic and defence ties, with LNG, critical minerals and advanced tech on the agenda as Ottawa tries to reduce dependence amid U.S. trade pressure. Trade Tensions: Carney also mocked Trump’s “accordion hands” during a speech in Ottawa while pushing a C$70B clean-energy push, as the Canada-U.S. tariff fight continues. Fall Sitting Agenda: Parliament returns Monday with budget timing still unclear, but “very significant economic legislation” promised as the centrepiece, plus byelections looming. Alberta Referendum: Alberta will vote Oct. 19 on starting the legal process for a future separation referendum—non-binding now, but a major constitutional flashpoint. Citizenship Clarification: Immigration lawyers weigh whether Bill C-3 changes could be reversed, after the citizenship-by-descent rules expanded with a new substantial-connection requirement. Assisted Dying Scrutiny: Ontario’s MAiD system faces fresh controversy after a family alleges an 83-year-old was euthanised against her will and the procedure went wrong.
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