AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoCarney’s Summit Tour: After Remembrance Day ceremonies in Ottawa, Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Ireland and Asia to advance trade and security ties. He says he will raise Chinese interference with Xi, while the U.S. remains central to trade talks. Foreign Interference: Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says Ottawa will investigate claims of Chinese police and judicial liaison sites in Canada, while cautioning against casting suspicion on ordinary community groups. COVID Benefit Write-Offs: Ottawa wrote off $4.5 billion in pandemic benefit overpayments and ineligible payments in 2025–26. The auditor general says $7.6 billion is still owed, with $6.3 billion unlikely to be recovered. Quebec–Ottawa Tensions: Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is forming a provincial team to fight U.S. tariffs and contact American lawmakers, challenging Carney’s insistence that Ottawa should lead negotiations. Budget Deficit: Budget 2026 projects a $62.3-billion deficit this year and deficits above $52 billion in each of the next four years, drawing criticism over rising spending.
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