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Dozens of Canadian businesses are vying to land a spot on the federal government’s AI suppliers list as the country seeks to deploy AI at scale across public services. Some tech giants are already on the list. Find out which ones. buff.ly/esnF12l #cdnpoli

A former Ontario nuclear advisor is asking the federal government for support on behalf of two power players in the nuclear industry. Find out who they are, and what they’re looking for. buff.ly/uoYiaZk #cdnpoli

Crypto platform Coinbase lobbied in Canada about the technology a mere three weeks before U.S. President Donald Trump signed the country’s first-ever federal cryptocurrency bill into law. Learn more. buff.ly/l7Wd5d6 #cdnpoli

A federal official met with executives from Brookfield—Prime Minister Mark Carney’s former company—for advice on AI strategy in Canada. Read what they discussed. buff.ly/jDebd28 #cdnpoli

Details like this, not widely publicized, are found weekly in our Power and Influence report. @IJFMedia

A U.S. defence contractor found responsible for conspiring to torture Iraqi prisoners at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison was awarded a multimillion dollar Canadian defence deal. Read up on what this deal entails. buff.ly/WsJYLNu #cdnpoli

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Canada’s Digital Services Tax is now a thing of the past—but what happens to the millions of dollars big tech companies charged small business owners in taxes before then? Read our investigation to find out. buff.ly/ZbC0q5w #cdnpoli

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Prominent cigarette company JTI-Macdonald Canada is lobbying in Alberta and Ontario, calling for stronger enforcement on contraband tobacco in order to protect the industry from U.S. tariffs. buff.ly/9cUq38A #abpoli #onpoli

Microsoft lobbied a senior policy advisor in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office about regulations for AI facial recognition technology. Read what the international tech giant is asking for. buff.ly/Yd6HUbR #cdnpoli

Experts say that while a prime minister's limited or absent Canadian investment holdings do not breach ethical guidelines, such a portfolio may raise questions regarding national economic alignment and could be subject to political scrutiny. My latest with the IJF 👇

Nearly 200 Canadian charities have the same Vancouver address listed on their tax returns—and the address belongs to a company run by a woman deemed an “ineligible individual” by the CRA. Find out more in our exclusive. buff.ly/x5408Qc #bcpoli

Unions made up most of the top 10 political donors in Alberta over the past decade, despite the province’s conservative politics, according to an exclusive analysis by Brett McKay. Find out who the top spenders and beneficiaries were. buff.ly/DXiEwC0 #abpoli