Dear people of Ottawa: Do you remember the McDonald's on Rideau Street? (OF COURSE YOU DO.) Check out today's edition of @thelogic.co Briefing, our daily newsletter, for a wee update on the place from @davidreevely.bsky.social 🦝 🍟 #Ottawa Have a nice weekend!

Such a fun tradition! Check out the "best of 2025" in books, movies, music, television and podcasts from us at @thelogic.co thelogic.co/commentary/b... #giftideas #yearinreview

What if—just hear me out—overuse of the em-dash—despite the availability of suitable alternatives such as breaking things up into smaller sentences—is the most human thing about me? #writing #slop #ai

📣 Faites passer le mot ! 🏆 Soumettez votre candidature ou celle d'un journaliste dès aujourd'hui. 🕙 La date limite est fixée au 17 février 2026 à 23h59 (heure de l'Est). #LibertéDeLaPresse

As U.S. prices catch up with Trump’s tariffs, multinationals with #aluminum smelters in Canada are looking south once again thelogic.co/news/canada-... via @thelogic.co #TradeSky

Nominations are open for the 2026 World Press Freedom Canada Awards, honouring journalists who confront secrecy, resist intimidation & fight for the truth. Nominate yourself or someone you admire by Feb. 17, 2026: buff.ly/dpIFbn3 #pressfreedom #journalismisnotacrime

There are some witnesses representing Canadian and bilateral interests appearing at the USTR hearings on USMCA in Washington this week. What do they plan to say? Read more from @thelogic.co thelogic.co/news/canadia... #TradeSky

#Japan is watching the #USMCA review closely, says Ambassador Kanji Yamanouchi. What does it have to do with them? He tells me investors see Canada as a trustworthy route to the U.S. market and they don’t want that to change. thelogic.co/news/exclusi... via @thelogic.co #TradeSky

Read more about the threats and opportunities of AI in Dispatch, our bimonthly newsletter that keeps you informed about the challenges faced by journalists, highlights our advocacy efforts, and underscores the importance of a free press in supporting democracy. buff.ly/WhbpK8m #PressFreedom

How much money has Canada raised from retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods this year? Remember: most were lifted on Sept. 1. Here's what happened to revenues that month: thelogic.co/briefing/can... via @thelogic.co #TradeSky

Ireland wants to help Canadian tech firms build a ‘digital superhighway’ to Europe, Ireland's minister for enterprise, tourism and employment told @thelogic.co while in Ottawa last week on a mission to expand bilateral trade and investment thelogic.co/news/ireland... #TradeSky #AI #EU

In principle, the CRTC pays costs for groups that make public-interest cases in its hearings, so that business and industry isn't the only perspective it hears. In practice, the CRTC can take so long to make those payments that the advocacy groups are dying out. thelogic.co/news/crtc-ad...

I guess if we ask Americans to read this story by colleague @joannasmith.bsky.social it could make the president mad. But she talked to several American entrepreneurs in small manufacturing businesses about how tariffs are hurting them and their companies specifically. thelogic.co/news/the-big...

U.S. small businesses say tariffs meant to boost domestic manufacturing have increased costs, delayed investments and prompted backlash from Canadian consumers thelogic.co/news/the-big... via @thelogic.co #TradeSky #Tariffs

Saab wants very much for Canada to buy its Gripen jet fighters. Its chair, Swedish magnate Marcus Wallenberg is with his king on a state visit and talked to me and @joannasmith.bsky.social about just how the competition heated up again and what Saab is offering. thelogic.co/news/exclusi...

From customs chatbots to services that help find clients, AI-powered tools are helping companies steer through the messy new world of global trade thelogic.co/news/ai-help... Story by me and @muradhem.bsky.social for @thelogic.co #TradeSky

A Canadian man is suing OpenAI, claiming his interactions with the company’s ChatGPT chatbot destroyed his reputation, alienated him from his family and sent him into a mental health crisis. Read more by @patriquin.bsky.social in @thelogic.co thelogic.co/news/openai-...

The North American trade pact has shielded both Canada and Mexico from the worst of Trump’s tariffs. Keeping it alive is their new common cause. My "Big Read" for @thelogic.co from Mexico City. thelogic.co/news/the-big... #TradeSky #cdnpoli

My colleagues at @thelogic.co and I have been hard at work reading the 2025 federal budget today. Here are our first stories on what it means for Canadian business and tech. We will have more to report on in the coming days. #budget2025

Can you help out my colleague @aleksagan.bsky.social ? Get in touch with her directly. Details below.

Consultez La Dépêche, notre lettre d’information bimestrielle qui vous informe sur les défis auxquels sont confrontés les journalistes, met en lumière nos efforts de plaidoyer et souligne l’importance d’une presse libre pour soutenir la démocratie. worldpressfreedomcanada.ca/fr/linstitut...

“How do you even understand what you have to pay? It’s a challenge,” Jim Jarrell, CEO of Linamar, said in an interview with @thelogic.co as he described how the growing list of tariffs on steel and aluminum derivatives is becoming a problem. thelogic.co/news/tariffs... #TradeSky #autoindustry

Rejoignez-nous le 6 novembre à Ottawa pour « L'IA et la presse : menaces et opportunités », un symposium sur la manière dont cette technologie révolutionnaire redéfinit la liberté de la presse. Réservez dès maintenant vos billets gratuits sur : worldpressfreedomcanada.ca/fr/event/lia...

This is a great list of speakers! Tickets went quickly for our event with Carol Off earlier this year, so if you want to be there (and you do), then you should get on it. #pressfreedom

Canada's border agency says it has taken steps to stop outages on a $706-million digital system to assess and collect customs duties and taxes. The glitches were one reason the platform landed on a U.S. list of non-tariff trade barriers thelogic.co/news/canada-... #TradeSky

Donald Trump said his tariffs on Canada are part of “natural business conflict,” but predicted Carney and his team would leave Washington happy thelogic.co/news/carney-... #TradeSky

Meta, Pembina near deal to build massive Alberta AI data centre thelogic.co/news/meta-pe... Read the exclusive story by Jesse Snyder in @thelogic.co

Trade reporter complaint incoming: We can get used to the North American free trade deal having three different names (USMCA, CUSMA and T-MEC). What is harder: automated transcripts that turn CUSMA into "Kuzma," or "Kusuma," etc. Surely by now, they could figure it out?

In Canada, "the public square is loud, diverse and free," Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says at event hosted by Council on Foreign Relations in New York.

“Is that unequivocal enough for you?” PM Mark Carney asked reporters, after saying Canada would not cut Mexico out of a trade deal with the U.S. “Because if you want it to be unequivocal, just write down ‘unequivocal.'” #TradeSky #USMCA #CUSMA #TMec thelogic.co/news/mexico-...

Taking off for Mexico City to cover PM Carney's meeting with President Sheinbaum. Here's my story on Canada-Mexico trade, and a relationship that needs some work: thelogic.co/news/canada-... #TradeSky

Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 2.5 per cent amid slow growth worries thelogic.co/news/bank-of...

The U.S. government is encouraging domestic industries to snitch on businesses they suspect of evading tariffs as part of a trade-fraud crackdown that some lawyers say should put Canadian companies on guard. More in @thelogic.co on how to stay out of trouble. thelogic.co/news/us-trad... #TradeSky

It turns out you can't claim the USMCA/CUSMA carve-out on packages being shipped through Canada Post, which is a big problem now that Trump ended the 'de minimis' exemption. More from @lauraosman.bsky.social for @thelogic.co thelogic.co/news/canada-... #TradeSky

How a group of farmers in Saskatchewan are using a non-GMO canola product to protect their family legacy, gain independence and boost profits thelogic.co/news/the-big... #agriculture

Online sellers in Canada are joining the paperwork push to avoid U.S. tariffs on low-value goods thelogic.co/news/de-mini... #TradeSky

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump had no legal right to impose sweeping tariffs but left in place for now his effort to build a protectionist wall around the American economy. #TradeSky #Tariffs #CanadaUS www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Canada’s AI minister used a Google tool to learn about an unpassed bill on privacy and AI. When @thelogic.co did the same, the results were far from perfect. Story by @davidreevely.bsky.social thelogic.co/news/evan-so... #AI #cdnpoli

U.S. trade data blurs view of Canada’s carve-out from Trump tariffs, says report by Oxford Economics thelogic.co/briefing/u-s... #TradeSky

Come work with me! @thelogic.co is hiring a business reporter to work on the finance desk in Toronto. More details here: thelogic.applytojobs.ca/editorial/41... Please send a DM if you want to hear how great it is to work here, or have any questions. Please share! #cdnmedia #journojobs

Is it time for Canada to modernize how it tracks (and thinks about) international trade? thelogic.co/news/canada-... #TradeSky #TradeData

China has banned Canadian beef imports for years. Summaries of WTO meetings suggest Canada remains mystified—and exasperated—over how long it is taking to resolve the impasse. What's this trade beef all about? My latest for @thelogic.co thelogic.co/news/china-c... #TradeSky

A registry set up to shed light on attempts to influence government policy is vulnerable to misrepresentations, the federal lobbying watchdog acknowledged after her office published false claims about a Middle Eastern bank's interests in Canada. What went wrong? thelogic.co/news/saudi-s... #cdnpoli

Pshhhkkkkkkrrrrkakingkakingkakingtshchchchchchchchcch! Nope, this is not a covfefe-style pocket post. It's my new favourite onomatopoeia, courtesy of @muradhem.bsky.social What does it mean? Check out The Logic Briefing, an award-winning newsletter from @thelogic.co Find it here: thelogic.co

An updated guide to the various layers of U.S. tariffs on Canada to help you keep track of what’s officially on paper, not just what President Donald Trump’s saying out loud. thelogic.co/news/trump-t... #TradeSky #Tariffs #CanadaUS

Skills shortages bedevil many private employers in Canada. The Canadian military's been having problems attracting and keeping people with technical qualifications for YEARS, and the problem's been getting worse in spite of the Canadian Forces' signing bonuses: thelogic.co/news/signing...

"A few things can pierce Donald Trump’s delusion. Nine of them live in Quebec. They are aluminum smelters, and together they produce three million tons of something the U.S. cannot get as cheaply and easily anywhere else in the world." - @patriquin.bsky.social thelogic.co/news/quebec-... #TradeSky

Juan Carlos Reyes: El Salvador's lead crypto regulator, bitcoin evangelist, Nayib Bukele fan, Canadian graduate of Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont. (My latest collab with Claire Brownell.) thelogic.co/news/the-big...

A B.C. man claiming to represent the Saudi Investment Bank raised hopes of money pouring into major projects in Canada. A bank official now calls the claims ‘gibberish.’ thelogic.co/news/the-big... An investigation for @thelogic.co by me and @catherinemcintyre.bsky.social

Canada imported a little less than $1.1 million worth of American wine in May—a 98 per cent decrease from the same month last year. What's going on? Check out The Big Read for @thelogic.co by me and @aimlo.bsky.social thelogic.co/news/the-big... #TradeSky #Wine