Minister Joly is in Vancouver so I just asked her about this. She said Stellantis has been "presenting different scenarios" and that Canada's conditions are good jobs w/strong labour standards, secure software, local suppliers. She highlighted Canadian parts companies Linamar, Martinrea and Magna

Bloomberg scoop: Chinese EVs could be built in the Stellantis plant in Brampton, where a planned Jeep production line was cancelled last year and moved to the US. Stellantis has discussed with Canadian officials the idea of building Leapmotor EVs there www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

At a news conference, Pierre Poilievre announces his opposition to the high speed rail project proposed to connect Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto, calling it a $90 billion "boondoggle"

I’ve seen enough: the Jays will be fun again this year, confirmed

Feature: For the first time, Alberta separatists might force a referendum on seceding from Canada. I spoke to separatists, Alberta's premier and its opposition leader, a Calgary MP, economist Trevor Tombe, "Forever Canada" petition organiser Thomas Lukaszuk, and business. Gift link:

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

Preliminary estimates show Canada's population declined over the entire calendar year, falling by 102,436 or 0.2% in 2025. That would be the first annual decline on record. @nojoudalmallees.bsky.social

ONCE MORE WITH FEELING

China's BYD is actively studying the Canadian market for a potential auto factory, a top executive tells Bloomberg. But BYD is less interested in the Carney's government plan that it be a joint venture with Canadian firms. “I don’t think a JV will work" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

(Bloomberg) -- The Canadian economy lost the most jobs in more than four years last month, driving the unemployment rate up to 6.7%.

(Bloomberg) -- Canada’s trade deficit widened in January as exports of motor vehicles and parts fell to the lowest level in more than four years. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

"Among the issues that will be investigated are taxes on digital services and alleged currency manipulation"

NEW: The Canadian government has asked oil companies to release some of their reserves to support the International Energy Agency’s plan to inject 400 million barrels of stockpiled oil into the market. www.bloomberg.com/news/article... My latest for @bloomberg.com

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is closing in on a majority in Parliament after a fourth lawmaker defected to his ruling Liberal Party.

Mark Carney’s Liberals just got another floor-crosser, this time from the NDP: Nunavut MP Lori Idlout. Liberals now only need to win 2/3 byelections on April 13 to get majority.

(Bloomberg) -- Oil spiked above $100 a barrel as more major producers curbed production due to the war in Iran, with President Donald Trump threatening to deepen the conflict that’s upended global energy markets.

Speaking in Australia, Carney said he would “never categorically rule out” Canadian military involvement in defending allies from Iran, but added it’s distinct from offensive actions being taken by the US/Israel. “We will always stand by and defend our allies when called upon”

Mark Carney is giving an address to Australia’s parliament in which he calls for the two countries to shape middle-power coalitions: “In a world of great power rivalry, middle powers have a choice: compete for favour or combine for strength.”

Carney said his support for US action in Iran came “with regret” because the conflict is another example of the failure of the rules-based order — and he added it appears to violate international law www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @brianplatt.bsky.social @twseal.bsky.social @bloomberg.com

Mark Carney says “Canada stands with the Iranian people in their long and courageous struggle against the regime’s oppressive rule. Which is why we support efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent its regime from further threatening international peace and security.” +

Carney invited Modi to visit Canada and Modi accepted, we were told. But no timeline yet on when that visit may happen. (Modi was briefly in Canada last year for the G7 summit)

(Bloomberg) — Canadian firm Cameco signed a $2.6 billion uranium supply deal with India on Monday during Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first official visit to the country.

(Bloomberg) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday to reset relations after years of strain, with both leaders looking to clinch deals to boost trade and supply chains.

(Bloomberg) -- Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, is dead, Iran state TV confirms.

Statement from Canadian PM Mark Carney and Foreign Minister Anita Anand on Iran. They express support for the US “acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent its regime from further threatening international peace and security.”

(Bloomberg) -- Israel said it launched a preventative attack on Iran as explosions were reported in Tehran.

Keystone XL, the canceled pipeline through the heart of the US, may yet live on in a different form. Read more in our Canada Daily newsletter

Donald Trump announces that Connor Hellebuyck, the goaltender of the Winnipeg Jets, is getting the Presidential Medal of Freedom

(Bloomberg) -- Canada’s aviation regulator certified the remaining Gulfstream private jet models that US President Donald Trump said the country had declined to approve, and warned of tariffs and other retaliatory measures.

Trump is planning national security investigations that would let him put tariffs on “batteries, cast iron and iron fittings, electrical grid equipment, telecom equipment, plastics and plastic piping, and industrial chemicals” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Canada summoned OpenAI executives after the company debated referring a ChatGPT user to police but ultimately didn’t — months before the teenager became the sole suspect in a mass shooting.

(Bloomberg) -- The European Union froze ratification of its US trade deal until President Donald Trump solidifies his upended tariff plans, injecting economic turbulence into an already strained relationship. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Where are Hellebuyck’s playoff demons when I need them

If I’ve learned one thing this morning so far, it’s that Josh Morrissey was definitely the second-best defenceman on this team.

Trump yesterday: "The bottom line is that the word certainty is now in the equation. Every single thing I said today is guaranteed certainty."

Major news for Canada: the USMCA exemptions will continue under the new tariff regime *GREER SAYS IEEPA EXEMPTIONS WILL BE EXTENDED UNDER SECTION 122

Canada responds to SCOTUS ruling on tariffs:

(Bloomberg) -- The US Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, undercutting his signature economic policy and delivering his biggest legal defeat since he returned to the White House.

The Liberals have gotten another floor-crosser from Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives, Mark Carney announces over on the other site. Matt Jeneroux changes sides

(Bloomberg) -- US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer signaled that the Trump administration is open to changing its broad tariffs on steel and aluminum amid pressure from business groups and trading partners. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

World curling's statement: basically, we didn't see any violations with Kennedy's delivery, we don't (and can't) monitor every hog line every shot but are beefing up observation a bit, also we told the Canadians not to cuss.

(Bloomberg) -- 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 to people familiar with the discussions.

The Trump administration is working on a rollback of at least some tariffs on steel and aluminum. "The White House has communicated to companies that adjustments are in the works, but details and timing remain unclear"

(Bloomberg) — The Republican-led US House passed legislation aimed at ending President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, signaling a growing anxiety over the White House’s economic agenda ahead of a midterm election focused heavily on affordability.

This report has been good for a circa-20-pip dip (essentially nothing) in the Canadian dollar, showing that the boy-who-cried-wolf dynamic is still dominating markets.

Trump has been privately asking aides why he shouldn't just exit the USMCA, colleague Josh Wingrove reports. It's fairly typical behavior from Trump during trade talks -- but also a sign of how difficult and volatile this process will likely be. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

At least 10 people are dead and 25 injured after a mass shooting in northeastern British Columbia, according to police

Some helpful background reading on the bridge: July 2025: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... April 2018: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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

The US can't forever lock out China's low-cost and innovative vehicles. Recently, a number of signs point to something changing