AI Strategy & Trust: PM Mark Carney is set to unveil Canada’s federal AI strategy in Toronto, with a focus on building public trust, worker empowerment, privacy and online safety, plus training and “sovereign” digital capacity. Cybersecurity & Espionage: CSIS and Five Eyes partners warn Chinese intelligence is recruiting via LinkedIn/Indeed-style job platforms to pressure targets into sharing non-public government and military information. Economy Debate: Carney says weaker growth reflects lower immigration, while critics argue pandemic-era immigration masked deeper structural stagnation; the “technical recession” label is sparking fresh political heat in Ottawa. Climate Policy Clash: A new Canadian Climate Institute analysis says the Alberta-Canada industrial carbon pricing deal delivers minimal emissions cuts and may even allow more oil output. Trade Pressure: Canada faces possible new U.S. forced-labour tariffs tied to CUSMA renewal, as Washington claims enforcement is “minimal.” Culture Funding Flip: Ottawa orders a CRTC review of streamer local-content rules while announcing $600M annually to stabilize audio/visual sectors. Data Centre Backlash: Research and polling suggest massive AI data centres—especially in Alberta—are meeting growing public opposition over land, water and power use. Defence Procurement: Canada confirms a HIMARS purchase to bolster long-range precision strike and Arctic deterrence. Hate Speech Bill: Finland’s Päivi Räsänen warns Canada against C-9’s approach to “hate speech,” arguing it risks chilling peaceful religious speech.