Juno Jump Start | Mark Carney booed during Calgary Stampede appearance
Carney was met with boos from the crowd during his appearance at the Calgary Stampede, Farkas endorses Carney as “favourite prime minister," and more.
Mark Carney booed during Calgary Stampede appearance
Prime Minister Mark Carney was met with boos from the crowd during his appearance at the Calgary Stampede on Saturday evening, with videos of the moment quickly spreading across social media.
Carney was at the Calgary Stampede on July 11 for his first visit as prime minister.
After meeting with Treaty 6, Treaty 7 and Treaty 8 leaders, he spent the day touring the grounds, meeting attendees, and discussing issues like pipeline development before taking in the evening chuckwagon races at GMC Stadium.
Videos shared online appear to show Carney receiving audible boos from portions of the crowd while attending the evening event. Keep Reading
Jeromy Farkas endorses Carney as “favourite prime minister”
While at the Calgary Stampede, Calgary’s mayor Jeromy Farkas posted an image after meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney and Liberal MP for Calgary Confederation, Corey Hogan, endorsing the Liberals, saying the two were his “favourite.”
Farkas also delivered a speech while at the Ismaili Muslim Stampede breakfast, defending the Liberals’ mass immigration policies and denouncing “anti-Palestinian racism” and “Islamophobia.” Keep Reading
Corporate America is dropping DEI. Canada isn't.
The United States may be moving away from diversity, equity and inclusion practices in the workplace following U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive orders last year. Still, most companies in Canada are sticking with it.
The Trump administration has long campaigned against DEI, most recently banning its use by federal contractors and subcontractors in March, which resulted in corporations such as Meta, Amazon and Google abandoning many of those programs entirely. Keep Reading
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Former Natural Resources scientist charged with data breach involving China
A long-time public servant has been charged with sharing sensitive information with China. Dennis Lu, 65, faces charges in relation to two counts of unauthorized use of a computer and one count of breach of trust relating to his federal duties. Keep Reading
Ottawa and Alberta announce Pathways project MOU
A memorandum of understanding has been signed between Ottawa, the Alberta government, and several other major companies involved with the Oil Sands Alliance regarding the Pathways project to advance the proposed west coast pipeline. Keep Reading
OP-ED: Toronto is dying, Chow’s got to go
Sue-Ann Levy writes, “We have a court system and lefty judges who regularly cave to hateful protesters and drop charges — but even worse, pander to violent offenders by giving them reduced sentences, if at all.” Keep Reading
Train derailed in Calgary, cause of the accident under investigation
A freight train was derailed in South Calgary on Monday. The rail line says 13 train cars were involved in the crash, with several of them landing in a body of water. Keep Reading
South Korea withdraws from Project Beaver after losing submarine bid
Hyundai Motor Group has cancelled its involvement with Project Beaver, a $3.1 billion hydrogen ecosystem project in Canada, in response to Ottawa’s announcement that it would procure its new fleet of submarines from Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. Keep Reading
