Diplomacy and Restaurant Reservations

Robyn Flynn starts the week off with Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. and Jimmy Zoubris, special advisor to the Mayor.

• Air Canada flight attendants refused their back to work order despite the federal government ordering binding arbitration, and continued to strike.
• The commission of inquiry into the management of the SAAQ’s technological upgrade, including the SAAQclic platform, is set to hear new witnesses after a two-month summer break in its public proceedings.
• Voters are heading to the polls today in a rural Alberta byelection, where Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is running for a seat.
• Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky is in Washington this morning along with other European leaders to meet US President Donald Trump this afternoon.
• A lot of restaurants aren’t charging their clients for no shows. They’re allowed to now, but they’re worried that less clients will make reservations at their restaurants, and that they would lose their clients’ trust.