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"This decision now stands as binding precedent. It places real legal constraints on future governments and ensures that the Emergencies Act cannot be repurposed as a political convenience. It restores the act to what Parliament intended: a narrow, exceptional tool, not a blunt instrument against dissent.

The government spent millions defending the indefensible. It lost completely. And in doing so, it handed Canadians one of the most important civil liberties rulings in a generation.

That is worth celebrating.” @cvangeyn nationalpost.com/opinion/christ…

In 2013, Melanie Joly proposed an amnesty for all the firms (inlcuding SNC-Lavalin, Dessau, Genivar/CIMA and others) that were implicated in collusive schemes that divided up contracts, pre-arranged winners, and inflated prices on municipal work in Montreal and nearby areas... And it turns out all they had to do was change their company names! Right @atkinsrealis? @melaniejoly

Transparency at Carney’s leisure — like most things with this government

Carney only bothered admitting the long pre-trip call with Trump (Greer + Stephen Miller included) after a reporter pressed him in Manila. No PMO readout. No announcement. Nothing until the question forced it out

The call happened “just before leaving” for the Europe-Asia trip. Official channels stayed quiet the whole time. Earlier calls got posted. This one didn’t — until he was stuck answering abroad

Pattern recognition @MarkJCarney

In January, Carney’s government said the China deal was expected to “drive considerable new Chinese joint-venture investment in Canada… within three years.”

In Manila earlier, asked by Bloomberg’s Brian Platt if he’s less keen on Chinese investment in Canadian auto manufacturing, he didn’t say yes or no. He said it “depends” on the US trading relationship, that there are “other ways” to achieve the goals, and that what Canadians will see is more imported Chinese vehicles under the 49,000 cap

He pivoted to jobs and affordable gas, stressed that Chinese investment “depends” on the US trading relationship, and ended by pointing only to more imported vehicles under the existing 49,000 cap

No joint-venture plants have been announced

“Yes, it depends partially on and importantly on where the US trading relationship settles out. But there are other ways to achieve those outcomes dependent on the US outcome in terms of Chinese investment. … What we will see is more choice of those vehicles within the overall cap of the 49,000 for Chinese vehicles being imported into Canada under the agreement.” @markjcarney @btaplatt

Brian Kingston (CVMA) on CTV Power Play with Mike Le Couteur last night:
Threats of legal action against Stellantis over the Brampton sale “aren’t helpful.” Escalation won’t solve anything for Brampton or the broader auto industry

Stellantis is Canada’s largest auto employer (~10k jobs). The real issue is competitiveness: secure U.S. market access, fix the regulatory environment, and stop letting Chinese vehicles in!

“That’s why we’ve been urging the government to get back to the table and get a deal done… The longer this goes on, the impact on industries, not just auto, is going to start to mount.”

Wake-up call for Ottawa: deal with the trade reality first @bkingston