The Canadian government’s pledge to supply 23.6 million extra barrels of oil to support the IEA's emergency release reflects natural growth in production, rather than a specific effort to produce more crude www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com

As Canada grapples with economic strains and US tensions, Mark Carney is operating less like a traditional politician and more like a CEO. The mission is to expand trade networks and get deals done. @brianplatt.bsky.social @christinedobby.bsky.social @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

The Trump administration is demanding concessions from Canada before it will begin serious talks on the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, says ex-Quebec Premier Jean Charest, a member of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s advisory committee on US trade www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the US might have to take "enforcement action" against Canada over provincial bans on American wine and spirits www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com

SCOOP from @brianplatt.bsky.social: Alberta is looking at three northern British Columbia options for a new oil pipeline to ship 1 million barrels a day to Asian markets, according to people familiar with the matter www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is extending its campaign to assert Canadian sovereignty all the way into space -- introducing legislation aimed at giving the government authority to oversee launch and re-entry from Canadian territory www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com

Prime Minister Mark Carney is turning to some of Canada’s most prominent business executives, including Bank of Montreal’s Darryl White, to give him advice on how to handle Canada’s economic relationship with the US www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com

A Canadian who was detained in China for nearly three years warned that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s automotive trade deal risks creating a strategic dependency that the Asian superpower can exploit for political coercion www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com

Ontario’s representative to the US said he’s confident an agreement to resolve trade frictions between Canada and the US is possible in 2026 www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @melissagshin.bsky.social @bloomberg.com

Canada’s inflation rate surged to 2.4% in March as the Iran war triggered a record spike in gasoline prices. But it came in slightly lower than the 2.6% increase economists expected, prompting a bond rally at the short end of the curve www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com

Canadian consumers and businesses expect higher inflation due to the Iran war, according to Bank of Canada survey data released Monday. But firms say their ability to pass on input costs through price increases is limited by weak demand www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com

Canada’s finance minister plans to discuss Anthropic’s Mythos model when he meets with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this week www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @erikhertzberg.bsky.social @bloomberg.com

Interesting pair of stories: -Javier Blas interviewed Energy Minister Tim Hodgson about his aim of growing oil exports www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti... -Robert Tuttle reports firms are paying debt, boosting shareholder returns, not raising output amid Iran war www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Canada's rising defense spending is boosting Telesat's outlook. The company won a C$5B Arctic communications contract and shares are up 57% this year as it builds a new satellite fleet www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @twseal.bsky.social @bloomberg.com

Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a majority government after his Liberal Party won a special election, giving him the ability to push ahead faster with an agenda centered on expanding energy exports and reducing Canada’s reliance on the US www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is on the cusp of securing a majority government as voters head to the polls Monday in special elections to fill three vacant seats, with the Liberals favored to win at least two of them www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @nojoudalmallees.bsky.social @bloomberg.com

My husband, Sunny Dhillon, joined Jennifer Palma on @globalnews.ca to discuss his memoir, "Hide and Sikh: Letters from a Life in Brown Skin." They talked about how our daughter's birth inspired him to connect more deeply with his culture globalnews.ca/video/117980...

SCOOP from @erikhertzberg.bsky.social: The Bank of Canada and the country’s major banks and financial firms met Friday to discuss cybersecurity risks raised by Anthropic’s latest artificial intelligence model, Mythos www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com

US consumer sentiment fell to a record low, indicating Americans' increasing worries about mounting inflation due to the Iran war www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com

The Canadian economy added a modest 14,100 jobs in March, in line with economists’ expectations but marking only a partial reversal of the 109,000 positions lost in the first two months of the year www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @nojoudalmallees.bsky.social @cuhe.bsky.social @bloomberg.com

“Canada has more leverage than they actually realize they have” in trade discussions with the US, says Barry Appleton, an international trade lawyer who has given testimony to governments and agencies in both countries www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... @decloet.bsky.social @bloomberg.com

The political debate over a court ruling recognizing Indigenous land rights in the Vancouver area escalated on Thursday after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre urged the prime minister to intervene www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @twseal.bsky.social @bloomberg.com

Canadians rank cutting fuel taxes as the No. 1 action Prime Minister Mark Carney should take to offset higher gasoline prices, according to a new Nanos Research Group survey for @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @erikhertzberg.bsky.social

A UK-led coalition of more than 40 countries, which includes European nations, Japan and Canada, has pledged to help re-open the Strait of Hormuz. The US is asking them for concrete plans to ensure navigation through the waterway within days www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com

Prime Minister Mark Carney is on the cusp of a majority government, which would clear the way for him to more aggressively pursue his agenda, including hiking defense spending, boosting oil and LNG exports and easing approvals for major projects www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com

They're coming, Canada... BYD Co. is planning to open some 20 sales locations with partners in Canada this year, @bloomberg.com reports: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

ANOTHER Conservative MP has crossed the floor to the Liberals. Marilyn Gladu, who represents Sarnia. This...is an interesting one.

NATO allies are starting to question whether Rutte’s deferential approach to Trump — which at times turns into political cheerleading — is appropriate or even working, according to people familiar with the matter www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com

Canadian officials urged all sides in the Middle East war to avoid hitting civilian sites, responding after US President Donald Trump threatened that “a whole civilization will die” if Iran doesn’t meet his demands www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com

Oil grades from Texas and North Dakota to Alberta are surging as refiners compete with rivals in Asia and Europe for barrels after weeks of strangled shipments via the Strait of Hormuz www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com

Canadian officials are considering unusual measures to protect domestic producers of vegetables and wood products from low-priced imports www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @twseal.bsky.social @bloomberg.com

Canadian Industry Minister Melanie Joly ruled out the use of "knockdown kits" if Stellantis wants to build Chinese EVs at its idled Ontario factory, and said the plan must be supported by the province and the workers' union www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @brianplatt.bsky.social @bloomberg.com

Canada’s trade deficit widened to C$5.7 billion ($4.1 billion) in February − the largest shortfall since August − as imports reached a record high on increased gold purchases www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @nojoudalmallees.bsky.social @bloomberg.com

Ontario Premier Doug Ford reacted quickly to @brianplatt.bsky.social & @gablova.bsky.social's scoop, saying he’d oppose any move by Stellantis to build electric vehicles with Leapmotor in his province unless the automakers are buying local parts www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com

In case you missed it, here's a gift link to @brianplatt.bsky.social and @gablova.bsky.social's great scoop today: Stellantis is discussing options for building electric vehicles at its idled Brampton plant with its Chinese partner, Leapmotor www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio isn't ruling out diverting weapons that NATO allies have bought for Ukraine to instead support the Iran war. Canada has spent C$890 million on weapons meant to be sent to Kyiv through the PURL program: www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com

Economists are boosting their forecasts for Canadian inflation and unemployment as the war in Iran drives up oil prices and heightens global instability www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @erikhertzberg.bsky.social @bloomberg.com

NATO’s European allies and Canada increased their defense spending nearly 20% for the second straight year in 2025, yielding to US President Donald Trump’s demands and responding to mounting threats from Russia www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com

US President Donald Trump threatened Iran with intensified military action after Tehran rejected Washington’s push for peace talks, a sign he’s not backing down in the near month-long war that’s upended energy and financial markets www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com

While just 21% of Albertans recently polled by Leger favored separation from Canada, sentiment can be fickle. Most polling indicated the UK would not vote to leave the EU; one poll a year beforehand put Brexit support at 22% www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @twseal.bsky.social @bloomberg.com

In an interview with Julie Fine for @bloomberg.com, Canadian Energy Minister Tim Hodgson pitched increasing natural gas flows to the US, aimed at boosting LNG exports from the Gulf Coast and meeting rising power demand from AI data centers www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Sharon Kozicki will retire in July after two decades at the central bank, while Rhys Mendes is departing in April to move to Toronto, according to a statement Monday. Mendes was appointed deputy governor in 2023. www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @erikhertzberg.bsky.social @bloomberg.com

Canada’s foreign student program lacks integrity controls to verify ongoing visa compliance, and the government does not track whether students leave the country when their permits expire, the auditor general said www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com @nojoudalmallees.bsky.social

Great digging by Robert Tuttle on Canada's pledge of 23.6 million barrels to support the IEA's emergency release. He called all the major Alberta oil sands companies and it remains unclear how Canada will meet this target www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com

Markets are pricing in three Bank of Canada rate hikes by year-end & yields on the two-year government bond are up 20 basis points. It's a major shift from Wednesday, when the bank held rates and said it would look through the near-term oil shock www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com

Canada has real trade leverage with US President Donald Trump and should use it to remove tariffs and deepen ties between the two nations, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre tells @davidgura.bsky.social in an interview for @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @brianplatt.bsky.social

US President Donald Trump again lashed out at military allies for not joining the war on Iran or helping to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, expressing frustration as the Islamic Republic kept up attacks on Gulf energy assets www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com

As tighter immigration policies bring population growth to a halt, more than half of Canadians say the country should allow even fewer new immigrants and temporary residents in 2027 compared to this year www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @nojoudalmallees.bsky.social @bloomberg.com

Before the election, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre declined an invite to appear on Joe Rogan’s podcast. After losing to Mark Carney, he’s reversed course, taking his anti‑tariff, free‑market message to Rogan’s studio www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @brianplatt.bsky.social @bloomberg.com

Bloomberg exclusive: Canada will buy as many as 65,000 assault rifles to replenish its aging arsenal in a deal with Colt Canada, the latest in a military spending bonanza as the country re-arms www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @twseal.bsky.social @bloomberg.com