Today’s highlights:
First Nations challenge major projects laws
Canada needs a skills revolution
Poilievre’s campaign manager stays on
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Front & centre
9 First Nations challenge federal and provincial project laws in court | APTN News
Nine First Nations in Ontario are launching legal action to try and stop federal and provincial project legislation.
Snubs and scrambles ahead of Carney's major projects meeting with First Nations | National Observer
Many First Nations leaders see the haste with which the July 17 meeting regarding Bill C-5 was assembled as a reflection of the flaws in the bill itself.
More legal battles likely as First Nations launch first lawsuit against new federal, provincial laws | National Observer
Legal experts say the federal and Ontario governments’ refusal to consult on new legislation to fast-track mines and major infrastructure has left Indigenous communities with no other option and more court battles are likely ahead.
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The rundown
A skills revolution is needed to drive our nation-building moment | Policy Options
Governments must do more to ensure that struggling communities stand to benefit the most from the coming wave of fast-tracked major projects.
Despite calls for change, Poilievre's campaign manager keeps an advisory role, firm on party payroll | National Post
Her future with the party has been a source of discussion among MPs and supporters, frustrated by the party's loss to Mark Carney.
Mark Carney and the Illusion of Control | The Walrus
He built his career on mastering complexity. But politics has a way of defying being managed
Measles outbreak can be traced to Trudeau politicizing COVID vaccines, Tory MP claims | National Post
Rempel Garner said the downplaying of "rare but serious" side effects spurred broader vaccine hesitancy, including for measles.
Canadian Armed Forces: CFB Moose Jaw contamination, explained | The Narwhal
Veterans and employees working on Canadian Armed Forces’ CFB Moose Jaw base are ringing alarm bells. Here’s what you need to know
Everyone Keeps Clucking about Our Egg Prices, Dairy Tariffs, and Supply Management | The Walrus
The system has Trump in a huff. How does it work?
With Epstein conspiracy theories, Trump faces a crisis of his own making | AP
President Donald Trump’s strategy has been to downplay the uproar over the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case as his supporters demand the Justice Department release much-hyped records in the investigation.
Off the beaten path
David Lynch’s Sony Camcorder | ObsoleteSony | Substack
The DVCAM That Went to Cannes
That’s all for today. We’ll be back tomorrow with more.
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