Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is going to “write its own story”, and that means not letting the U.S. dictate the terms of the relationship. Today, Carney announced about $1billion in support for the hard-hit softwood lumber industry.
And: Entirely preventable. That’s the conclusion of a U.S. Coast Guard report on the implosion of the TItan submersible in 2023. It lays the blame squarely at the feet of the company that ran it, and its CEO — one of five people killed in the disaster.
Also: Dozens of Texas lawmakers have left the state rather than vote on a measure to redraw election maps. Republicans say the redistricting could result in as many as five seats swinging their way in next year’s mid-term elections.
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