AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoAI & Competition: A new report ahead of Ottawa’s national AI strategy says Amazon, Microsoft and Google control 85% of Canada’s public cloud market, raising “sovereign AI” concerns and calls to make it easier to switch providers. Trade Talks: Canada’s Dominic LeBlanc heads to Washington to meet Trump’s trade team as negotiations on a key continental pact drag on. Quebec Energy Transparency: Hydro-Québec fought to keep decades-old letters secret about luring an aluminum company to build a smelter, but the access-to-information fight ended with key details released. Ride-Hailing Fallout: Former Montreal taxi permit owners are suing Quebec, arguing deregulation in 2019 effectively expropriated their permits. Sports & Canada’s World Cup Build-Up: Canada beat Uzbekistan 2-0 in a World Cup tune-up in Edmonton; Moïse Bombito left injured, and Jonathan Osorio scored. Cricket Governance: The ICC suspended Cricket Canada’s membership over governance breaches, though national teams remain eligible. Alberta Separatism Costing: Danielle Smith’s government is preparing a report on the price tag of an independent Alberta, with figures pegged at nearly $400B in start-up costs.
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