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Laura Dhillon Kane
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Bloomberg's Ottawa bureau chief covering the Canadian economy and government. Constantly cold. I watch movies sometimes too. Get in touch at ldhillonkane@bloomberg.net | Reposts are not endorsements.
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Canada will spend more of its growing military budget with domestic firms under a defense-industrial strategy that’s meant to unleash more than C$500 billion in investment over a decade www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com
Carney Plots ‘Buy Canada’ Defense Strategy to Unlock Billions in Investment
Canada will spend more of its growing military budget with domestic firms under a defense-industrial strategy that’s meant to unleash more than C$500 billion ($369 billion) in investment over a decade...
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February 16, 2026 at 1:28 AM
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Ford CEO, Trump Officials Discussed China-US Carmaking Ventures
Ford Motor Co.’s top executive spoke to senior Trump administration officials about a potential roadmap for Chinese automakers to build cars in America by partnering with US car companies, according t...
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February 13, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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At a time when the Trump administration has mostly annihilated already feeble funding for US public media, the success of Heated Rivalry is a major victory for the Canadian government’s unique system for nurturing homegrown entertainment
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The Sexy, Steamy Canadian Public Funding System Behind Heated Rivalry
The cultural phenomenon might not have been possible without the country’s taxpayers.
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February 13, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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The man accused of plotting to kill a Sikh activist in the US will plead guilty. The US had alleged he was directed by an Indian government agent, and he texted plans to accelerate the murder after the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada.

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Indian National to Plead Guilty in Plot to Kill Sikh Activist
An Indian national admitted to his role in a foiled 2023 criminal plot to kill a Sikh activist with US citizenship who was living in New York.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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Some helpful background reading on the bridge:

July 2025: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

April 2018: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Can This Bridge Ease the Troubled US-Canadian Relationship?
Financed entirely by the Canadian government, the new C$6 billion border crossing has been eagerly awaited in both Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. Then came the US trade war.
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February 10, 2026 at 12:18 AM
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Canada put up the money for this international bridge because the US wouldn’t do it. The cost is to be repaid over time by tolls. Now that it’s close to opening, Trump says he wants half ownership
February 10, 2026 at 12:15 AM
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Inside Canada’s defense‑tech gold rush as Ottawa races to rearm amid a hostile US administration. Mark Carney is promising the biggest military buildup in generations — but CEOs warn faster procurement will make or break Canada’s ambitions www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... @bloomberg.com
Canada’s Race to Rebuild Military Triggers a Defense-Tech Gold Rush
Mark Carney has promised to spend big on defense. Canadian technology companies sense opportunity.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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BOOK LAUNCH: I'll be at Perfect Books in Ottawa on Feb. 10 to discuss my book, "Hide and Sikh: Letters from a Life in Brown Skin". The event will be hosted by Jamie Liew.

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Hide and Sikh Book Launch at Perfect Books — Wolsak & Wynn Publishers Ltd.
Join Sunny in Ottawa
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February 3, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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Canadian lawmaker Jamil Jivani says since his Conservative Party lost last year’s election, he hasn’t talked politics with his old friend JD Vance. But as the Canada-US relationship weakens, he tells @twseal.bsky.social he’s about to get involved

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Canada Opposition MP Wants to Open Channel With Yale Buddy Vance
Canadian opposition lawmaker Jamil Jivani attended Yale Law School with US Vice President JD Vance. He says that since his Conservative Party lost last April’s election to Mark Carney’s Liberals, he h...
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January 31, 2026 at 3:18 AM
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GIFT LINK: Polling and analysis of Poilievre's position ahead of tonight's party vote on his leadership.

The last Tory leadership review was after Stephen Harper lost the 2004 election. He got 84% and went on to win in 2006.

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Trump Hangs Over Canada Conservatives’ Vote on Divisive Leader
Canadian Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has a Donald Trump problem, and it has returned just as he faces a public review from members of his party.
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January 30, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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“I don’t know what this is or where it’s coming from, but it’s beyond a bad idea for the president to get in the way of safety and certification,” said Richard Aboulafia, an aviation analyst and managing director at AeroDynamic Advisory. “And does he have any authority to do this?”
Trump Says US to Decertify, Levy Tariff on Planes From Canada
President Donald Trump said he would charge a 50% tariff on aircraft from Canada sold in the US and decertify all planes made in that country until Ottawa agreed to approve certain jets made by Gulfst...
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January 30, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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I'm in Calgary for the Conservative Convention.

Tomorrow night, delegates will vote on Pierre Poilievre's leadership after he gives a speech.
January 30, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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Statement by President Clinton
MY STATEMENT ON THE HORRIBLE SCENES PLAYING OUT IN MINNEAPOLIS AND ACROSS AMERICA JANUARY 25, 2026 In recent weeks, we've watched horrible scenes play out in Minneapolis and other communities that I never thought would take place in America. People, including children, have been seized from their homes, workplaces, and the street by masked federal agents. Peaceful protesters and citizens exercising their constitutional right to observe and document law enforcement have been arrested, beaten, teargassed, and most searingly, in the cases of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, shot and killed. All of this is unacceptable and should have been avoided. To make matters even worse, at every turn, the people in charge have lied to us, told us not to believe what we've seen with our own eyes, and pushed increasingly aggressive and antagonistic tactics, including impeding investigations by local authorities. Over the course of a lifetime, we face only a few moments where the decisions we make and the actions we take will shape our history for years to come. This is one of them. If we give our freedoms away after 250 years, we might never get them back. It is up to all of us who believe in the promise of American democracy to stand up, speak out, and show that our nation still belongs to We the People.
January 26, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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Trump’s threats are forcing allies to prepare for a world where the US can’t be trusted — creating a natural opening for China.
An Untethered Trump Is Expanding Xi’s Sphere of Influence
By hollowing out the rules-based order, the US president is pushing middle powers to hedge, and giving Beijing an opening it didn’t have before.
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January 25, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
1. I am a resident of the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am over 18 years of age. I am a children's entertainer who specializes in face painting. 2. On Saturday, January 24, 2026, at about 8:50 am, I was getting ready to go to work when I heard whistles outside. I knew the whistles meant that ICE agents were in the area, so I decided to check it out on my way to work. I've been involved in observing in my community because it is so important to document what ICE is doing to my neighbors. Connecting to your local community and knowing who your neighbors are is something I profoundly value. 3. I drove to Nicollet Ave. and 26th where I could hear the whistles coming from. I turned south onto Nicollet. There were already several ICE agents there and they'd set up a sort of vehicle convoy on Nicollet and 28th. There were also about 15 observers there, recording and observing ICE. 4. I saw ICE agents surrounding cars and punching car windows. I also saw them stopping vehicles further down Nicollet, so I backed up because I didn't feel safe continuing on. 5. I noticed a man sort of acting to help traffic move more smoothly. He helped me find a place to park. I got out with my whistle and my camera. I went over to him and said something like, "I'm going to film and use my whistle." 6. It seemed like most ICE activity was happening a little farther down the street from us, near 27th. Someone was being thrown to the ground. 7. I started recording. There was an agent by a car across the street. Two observers were a few feet away from the agent, blowing their whistles. One was wearing a backpack. 8. I and the man who was observing and helping direct traffic were standing in the street. There was a phone in the man's hand recording a video. 9. An agent approached and asked us to back up, so I moved slowly back onto the sidewalk. 10. The man stayed in the street, filming as the other observers I mentioned earlier were being forced backward by another ICE agent threatening them with pepper spray. The man went closer to support them as they got threatened, just with his camera out. I didn't see him reach for or hold a gun. 11. Then the ICE agent shoved one of the other observers to the ground. Then he started pepper spraying all three of them directly in the face and all over. The man with the phone put his hands above his head and the agent sprayed him again and pushed him. 12. Then the man tried to help up the woman the ICE agent had shoved to the ground. The ICE agents just kept spraying. More agents came over and grabbed the man who was still trying to help the woman get up. All three of the observers looked to have been badly affected by the pepper spray. I could feel the pepper spray in my eyes. 13. The agents pulled the man on the ground. I didn't see him touch any of them-he wasn't even turned toward them. It didn't look like he was trying to resist, just trying to help the woman up. I didn't see him with a gun. They threw him to the ground. Four or five agents had him on the ground and they just started shooting him. They shot him so many times. 14.1 don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him. 15. The video I recorded of what happened accurately depicts the events leading up to the agents shooting him and several minutes afterwards. The video is attached as Exhibit 1. 16. I have read the statement from DHS about what happened and it is wrong. The man did not approach the agents with a gun. He approached them with a camera. He was just trying to help a woman get up and they took him to the ground. 17. I feel afraid. Only hours have passed since they shot a man right in front me and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me. I don't know what the agents will do when they find me. I do know that they're not telling the truth about what happened. I've heard that other witnesses might have been arrested and taken to the Whipple Building. 18. I am disgusted and gutted at how they are treating my neighbors and my state. I keep alternating between crying and feeling determined it is important to remember the value of documenting injustice. We show up for the people who need us to bear witness, because it can't just be one group of people bearing the brunt of their tyranny. This is a struggle to protect our freedom and democracy, those things are on the line. He lost his life for those values. I declare under penalty of perjury that everything I have stated in this document is true and correct. Dated and signed on Jan 24, 2026 in Hennepin County, State of Minnesota.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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January 25, 2026 at 12:49 AM
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January 24, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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Trump has revoked Carney’s Board of Peace invitation.

Carney earlier today:

“Canada and the United States have built a remarkable partnership … But Canada doesn’t live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian.”

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Carney Warns of Rising Authoritarianism After Davos Appeal
Days after his stark warning in Davos about great powers coercing smaller countries, Mark Carney returned to Canada with a message aimed at defining his country’s role in a fracturing global order.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:17 AM
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Canada has long leaned on the US for continental defense. But the relationship hasn't been one-way: Canada has followed the US into conflicts, including in Afghanistan after the Sept. 11 attacks. More than 40,000 Canadians served; 158 died.
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Trump Says Canada ‘Lives Because of the US’ After Carney Rebukes Washington
US President Donald Trump accused Mark Carney of ingratitude for American military protection, firing back after the Canadian leader used a Davos stage to urge mid-sized nations to band together again...
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January 21, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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“The planning is necessary. The prospect is unimaginable ... I think the real concerns for the Canadian government are less the unreality of a US military attack on Canada and more the growing realities of economic coercion and political pressure.”

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Canada’s Military Has Modeled Hypothetical US Invasion, Reports Say
Canada’s military has modeled how it would respond to an American invasion after President Donald Trump publicly talked about the country as a potential 51st state, according to a report in the Globe ...
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January 21, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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“Stop invoking the ‘rules-based international order’ as though it still functions as advertised,” Carney said. “Call the system what it is: a period where the most powerful pursue their interests using economic integration as a weapon of coercion.”
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Carney Stands by Greenland, Urges Allies to Unite Against ‘Coercion’
Canada stands completely behind Greenland and Denmark, and the world’s middle powers must work together to resist coercion from aggressive superpowers, according to Prime Minister Mark Carney.
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January 20, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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China doesn’t hold the solution for Canada’s economic issues and isn’t a trustworthy partner, Taiwan’s top representative to Ottawa said following Prime Minister Mark Carney’s tariff deal with Xi Jinping www.bloomberg.com/news/article... by @twseal.bsky.social @bloomberg.com
China Isn’t the Answer for Canada’s Trade Troubles, Taiwan Envoy Says
China doesn’t hold the solution for Canada’s economic issues and isn’t a trustworthy partner, Taiwan’s top representative to Ottawa said following Prime Minister Mark Carney’s tariff deal with Xi Jinp...
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January 20, 2026 at 2:25 AM
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Tesla, Volvo and Polestar will likely be the first beneficiaries of Canada’s move to slash import tariffs on made-in-China electric vehicles

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Tesla, Volvo Set to Be First Winners of China-Canada EV Deal
Tesla Inc. and brands controlled by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. will likely be the first beneficiaries of Canada’s move to slash import tariffs on made-in-China electric vehicles.
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January 19, 2026 at 11:46 AM
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Canada is drafting a new automotive strategy that will give better market access to companies that build vehicles in the country, a move that fires back at Trump's push to get carmakers to move factories to the US

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Carney Drafts New Auto Plan to Favor Firms With Canadian Plants
The Canadian government is drafting a new automotive strategy that will give better market access to companies that build vehicles in the country, a move that fires back at the Trump administration’s ...
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January 17, 2026 at 11:53 PM
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Interviewed @kovrig.bsky.social for this analysis of the Carney-Xi handshake seen around the world.

Scotiabank economist Derek Holt described the Carney era like this: "Commerce is in charge now"

With Ottawa bureau chief @ldhillonkane.bsky.social & senior reporter @daniellebochove.bsky.social
Carney’s China Embrace Widens Gap With US in Trump’s Tariff Era
Canada has long stuck closely to the US on China policy, even through a diplomatic crisis over high-profile prisoners. Along with historic trade ties, that alignment is now cracking.
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January 17, 2026 at 6:24 PM