You earn respect, so do your thing. Trump threatens to block opening of new bridge between #Ontario and Michigan "until the US is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and also, importantly, Canada treats the US with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve" buff.ly/oWhJPiK

Mark Carney Approval Polling: 🟢 Approve: 62% ⚫️ Disapprove: 33% Liaison / Feb 7, 2026

Katherina Reiche, Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, said the Canadian auto sector strategy laid out by Carney last week “is very attractive” for Germany. “.. our car industry is willing to invest here, because we will find good conditions here,” Ms. Reiche said. buff.ly/wV45Xaq #canada

Bad President has problem with Bad Bunny by @deAdder Substack: open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...

Marie-Philip Poulin is on the receiving end of a dirty hit and leaves the game with what looks like a "lower body" injury. #TeamCanada

This isn't surprising though the risk are huge in the current climate. PM Carney and Ford have discussed the possibility of an early federal election in casual conversations about the importance of a majority mandate to deal with uncertain economic times, according to three sources.

"By conditioning federal research grants on ideological conformity — and threatening investigations, funding freezes and intrusive oversight — the Trump administration has turned money meant to cure disease and advance knowledge into political ransom." wapo.st/4qomlXe

Canadians Grow Increasingly Hostile Towards Immigration buff.ly/FIHSSD4 #Canada #cdnpoli

Canada's Madeline Schizas gets university assignment extension at Olympics | CBC Sports

Canada's Madeline Schizas gets university assignment extension at Olympics | CBC Sports

Yet another sign of what the US is. "Your opinion only matters if it's the same as my opinion. If not, you don't matter" The US is so far down the rabbit hole. Internationally, we've turned the page. buff.ly/N9peng1

Men’s #TeamCanada Hockey Team has arrived in #Italy #Olympics 🇨🇦🍁🏒🥅 #GoCanadaGo

MILAN – Two-time Olympic gold medallist Sidney Crosby was been named captain of Canada’s men’s hockey team at the Milan Cortina Games.

Meeting will be held at the US Institute of Peace, now known as the Trump US. Institute of Peace (pending an ongoing legal battle). The administration seized the facility last year and fired almost all the institute’s staff. buff.ly/p1b7jNO

I'm no Lindsay Vonn fan but I hate to see anyone injured and hope she's ok. Vonn knew what she was doing and the risk she was taking skiing with "100% ruptured" ACL. Her reasons for taking this huge risk and the consequences are hers alone. Hoping she has a speedy and full recovery.

No desks, no strategy: Experts say government's latest return-to-office order ignores reality

#Canada bolsters Arctic security and Inuit ties with new Nuuk consulate: Anand buff.ly/yUIRWOK #Greenland

The Ontario Liberal Party says it will select a new leader on Nov. 21, an announcement that kicks off its third leadership race since 2020. buff.ly/nUEYvwO #onpoli #Ontario

As an expat Quebec Anglo, and speaking from an outsider’s perspective, it seems the answer to Libman’s question is “more of the same, maybe worse.” Anglos remain an easy target, especially for populists looking for a convenient boogeyman and to score political points.

Here’s a gift link to a particularly insightful New York Times opinion piece, “The Globalization of Canadian Rage.” "The world is waking up to both its vulnerability and its value. But better late than never: We’re all Canadian now." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o... #Canada #ElbowsUp #cdnpoli

The Winter Olympics start today, and we will feel pride and honor for our country. But when we see our criminal, delusional President, we feel none of those things. I’ve faced off with him before, and now I’m ready to take him on in Congress.

I’ll be interested to see how many American news outlets actually show the booing of Vance or accurately describe it. That will say a lot.

NYT live update suggests "There were a smattering of jeers when Vice President JD Vance, who is in the stadium, appeared on the jumbotron screens". Smattering you say? bsky.app/profile/ronf...

A genuine crowd-goes-nuts moment when Canada’s contingent — a large one — enters the stadium in Milan. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02... #Canada #TeamCanada

Crowd bursts into singing "O, Canada" as the Canadian flag is raised during ceremony to open the new Canadian Consulate in Nuuk, Greenland. 🇨🇦🥹 www.ctvnews.ca/video/2026/0...

Nova Scotia and #Massachusetts have signed a landmark memorandum of understanding to collaborate on developing offshore wind and cross‑border clean energy supply—marking the first-ever offshore wind power supply agreement between #Canada and the United States. buff.ly/7ekk4T7 #NS

2026 Olympic Games: Milano Cortina opening ceremony begins at the top of the hour | CBC

South Korean battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution (LG ES) has bought Stellantis out of their joint venture (JV) large-scale battery manufacturing facility in Ontario, Canada. buff.ly/P3LOFx2 #EV #Ontario #Canada

‘We are one people:’ Canadian consulate set to officially open in #Greenland buff.ly/TYS6uPB #Canada #cdnpoli

"And the strange thing about Ms. Smith’s letter is that the gun is to her own head, or at least that of her province. .... Unless the PM accepts her proposal ... the province will not provide support funding for new judicial positions." #Canada #cdnpoli

Another change for men's hockey team, and what to watch on Friday buff.ly/vJXTSuv #WinterOlympics #MilanoCortina2026 #TeamCanada

www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news... #Canada welcomes Luxembourg strengthen the 🇨🇦 -Luxembourg partnership across key sectors, advanced manufacturing, infrastructure, aerospace, space &related technologies, financial services opportunities for new investment into 🇨🇦 & greater 🇨🇦 exports to Luxembourg.

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

New Brunswick, an east coast Canadian province of about 900,000 people, will no longer use billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X for routine government communications, its leader announced

“We have everything we need to take the lead in the vehicles of tomorrow. And we’re positioning Canadian workers and businesses to seize that opportunity,” says PM Mark Carney in Vaughan, Ont., as he announces a new national automotive strategy. #cdnpoli

#Carney announces new #EV buyer incentives, scraps sales mandate buff.ly/5KXCray #cdnpoli

#Carney announces #Canada bringing back #EV incentives for consumers buff.ly/Y6uuVkf #cdnpoli

#Canada pumps the brakes as allies join U.S. minerals bloc buff.ly/JATFek4 #cdnpoli

“We’re only signing deals that are favourable to #Canada. We are not looking to sign sector-by sector-deals, and we are looking forward to the comprehensive #CUSMA review,” Minister Anand says. No standalone deal which risks weakening 🇨🇦 leverage. buff.ly/dIJ9cfE #cdnpoli

The geopolitical centre of gravity is shifting towards China, driven primarily by Europe's increased distance from the US under the Trump II era. We analysed decades of UN voting data to create a new US-China axis, and found the US advantage is at its lowest level this century.

The Supreme Court of Canada issued 45 rulings in 2025, continuing a long decline. Output remains below pre‑pandemic levels, with fewer major rulings and more dissents, limiting the court’s ability to shape national law.

Harper warns #Canada must cut reliance on the US amid rising hostility from Trump. He says US one‑way tariffs should be met with reciprocal measures even if costly short‑term. "We can never concede are permanent, one-way economic flows from Canada to the United States.” buff.ly/R7oP37h #cdnpoli

Canada-Finland women's hockey game postponed after Finnish players fall ill with norovirus | CBC Sports buff.ly/kbTtsXU #MilanCortina2026

The US and #Mexico will coordinate critical‑minerals policy. It appears that Mexico is now clearly fitting Trump’s 2025 National Security Strategy vision of a US dominated hemisphere. Fortunately, #Canada is absent from both the USTR release and the joint plan. buff.ly/T5973RB #cdnpoli #CUSMA

Scoop from Axios: Plans for Iran nuclear talks are collapsing, U.S. officials say buff.ly/oQLN7js

Ottawa will unveil a new national automotive strategy that scraps #Canada’s #EV sales mandate and replaces it with a fuel‑efficiency standard and credit system. The government also plans to restore consumer EV purchase incentives.

So many incredible journalists got laid off today. Heroes, mentors, friends. Just an absolutely devastating day. Starting a thread here with some of their incredible work, and how to follow and support them.

US Supreme Court allows pro-Democratic California voting map  buff.ly/JzBCCOH #SCOTUS #California #Redistricting #VotingRights