Hello, welcome to Politics Insider. Let\u2019s look at what happened today.<\/p>\n
The federal government says it will not allow Washington to dictate the terms of talks on renewing the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement as sources say the U.S. is demanding upfront concessions as a precondition of negotiations.<\/p>\n
Steven Chase and Robert Fife report that two sources familiar with the talks say U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s administration has asked Canada to unilaterally change or scrap domestic policies,<\/a> from dairy to provincial bans on American liquor, or the Online Streaming Act and the Online News Act, before it will sit down to negotiate.<\/p>\n The Globe is not identifying the sources as they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.<\/p>\n Prime Minister Mark Carney today pushed back on the suggestion that the U.S. is setting conditions as a prerequisite for the talks.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not a case of the United States dictates the terms. We have a negotiation,\u201d Carney told reporters in Ottawa.<\/p>\n He was answering questions about the dynamics of early talks as the three parties prepare to undertake a scheduled review of the USMCA, which includes deciding whether to extend the agreement beyond 2036.<\/p>\n During these same talks, Ottawa is trying to resolve protectionist U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods, including steel, aluminum and autos.<\/p>\n One of the sources said the United States is content with the current state of affairs \u2013 as it collects revenue from hefty U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods such as aluminum, autos and steel \u2013 and wants to see what else it can extract from Ottawa before negotiating.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Dominic LeBlanc, Canada\u2019s minister responsible for trade talks with Washington, said there are red lines Ottawa won\u2019t cross to reach a successful renewal of the continental free-trade agreement, but he remains optimistic a comprehensive deal can be reached with the United States.<\/p>\n In an interview today at The Globe\u2019s second-annual Intersect conference in Toronto, Mark Rendell reports that LeBlanc said Canada won\u2019t give ground to U.S. demands around French-language labelling rules and dairy supply management.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve been very clear with them. We\u2019re not going to limit, reduce, negotiate those language requirements, the cultural exemption. We\u2019re not going to reopen supply management and have a discussion around quotas in the supply managed sector,\u201d LeBlanc said in his most candid comments to date about the state of the trade talks.<\/p>\n Also today, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said that his government has sold a recently purchased used private jet for the same $28.9-million price it paid.<\/p>\n Ford\u2019s office announced the purchase of the used 2016 Bombardier Challenger 650 jet on Friday and by Sunday, the Premier had agreed to sell it<\/a> after blowback from the public.<\/p>\n \u201cWe gave it back to Bombardier for the exact same price, no one lost any money,\u201d Ford said at the Intersect conference Intersect conference<\/a>. <\/p>\n Jeff Gray reports that Ford\u2019s office confirmed the sale price of $28.9-million later today.<\/p>\n The province took possession of the plane last week, news that the Toronto Star broke on Friday, which was then confirmed by the Premier\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n The office said Ford needed the plane because Ontario is vast, and he also needed something more secure in order to travel to the United States in his continuing fight against the U.S. President\u2019s trade war.<\/p>\n Ford apologized for how the transaction went down, saying he should have told taxpayers in advance and made the case as to why he needed the plane.<\/p>\n The Premier also said it\u2019s very difficult to travel in northern Ontario while flying in single-propeller planes. <\/p>\n Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw.Jonathan Ernst\/Reuters<\/p>\n This is the daily Politics Insider newsletter, curated by Ian Bailey<\/a>. It is available exclusively to our digital subscribers. You can sign up for more than 20 other newsletters on our signup page<\/a>.What else is going on<\/p>\n Intersect Conference: The Globe is holding its second-annual Intersect conference in Toronto today with a roster of speakers including Ford, former Alberta premier Jason Kenney and former Donald Trump adviser John Bolton. There\u2019s a Liveblog here<\/a> on what\u2019s been up at the gathering. <\/p>\n Tories, Bloc denounce government\u2019s `heavy-handed\u2019 plan <\/a>to change Commons committees: Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois Leader Yves-Fran\u00e7ois Blanchet said Wednesday that it was a revealing move for the Liberals to move quickly to adjust committees so soon after achieving majority status.<\/p>\n Ottawa won\u2019t commit to launching national flood-insurance program<\/a> in near future: The program was first promised by former prime minister Justin Trudeau in 2019 as an affordability measure to help households in flood-prone areas.<\/p>\n CPAC nixes politics shows<\/a> as cable contributions drop, wait for Online Streaming Act stretches on: The Cable Public Affairs Channel cancelled two shows this week citing \u201caccelerating revenue decline\u201d caused by fewer households subscribing to cable and long delays in implementing the Online Streaming Act.<\/p>\n North or south? <\/a>How potential pipeline routes to the West Coast would differ: While Canada and Alberta<\/a> are pondering both a southern and northern route for a new oil pipeline<\/a> to the West Coast to help get crude to Asia, either one would face steep challenges when it comes to engineering, cost and public buy-in.<\/p>\n Alberta\u2019s UCP government votes to restart process<\/a> of overhauling provincial electoral map: Premier Danielle Smith<\/a>\u2019s government has officially restarted the effort after she rejected the advice of an independent redistricting commission last week, triggering accusations of gerrymandering.<\/p>\n On our radar<\/p>\n Prime Minister\u2019s Day: Mark Carney attended the national Liberal caucus meeting on Parliament Hill and later met with students to mark Earth Day.<\/p>\n During the Earth Day event, Carney said he would be meeting with Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe <\/a>on Thursday.<\/p>\n Party Leaders: On Parliament Hill, Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois Leader Yves-Fran\u00e7ois Blanchet held a news conference on a Bloc bill on forced labor and child labor. Green Party Leader Elizabeth May attended Parliament virtually. No schedules released for other party leaders.<\/p>\n Ministers on the Road: Oslo is Industry Minister M\u00e9lanie Joly\u2019s second country on a trip that has previously included a stop in the German city of Hanover for the HANNOVER MESSE 2026<\/a> industrial technology trade fair. She is back on Friday.<\/p>\n In Iqaluit, Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand announced funding to strengthen Nunavut\u2019s economy, infrastructure and Arctic security.<\/p>\n Quote of the Day<\/p>\n \u201cWhat\u2019s he ever negotiated?\u201d – Prime Minister Mark Carney, speaking to reporters after today\u2019s Liberal caucus meeting, refers to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in response to a question about Poilievre\u2019s criticism of the government\u2019s approach to trade talks with the United States.<\/p>\n Question period<\/p>\n Who was the first female Governor-General of Canada?<\/p>\n Scroll to the bottom of this newsletter for the answer.<\/p>\n PerspectivesB.C.\u2019s UNDRIP law was doomed from the start<\/a><\/p>\n As the political and legal controversy rages over DRIPA, the UNDRIP legislation that passed in B.C. in 2019, it is not too late to heed earlier warnings. Principled and pragmatic pathways forward remain available.<\/p>\n \u2014 Jody Wilson-Raybould is the former minister of justice and attorney- general of Canada. <\/p>\n The `gravy plane\u2019 mess has sent a message: Doug Ford should retire<\/a><\/p>\n The debacle of purchasing a government jet helped do in one Progressive Conservative dynasty. Mr. Ford may want to consider his future, lest it happen again.<\/p>\n \u2014 John Ibbitson is a writer and journalist.<\/p>\n Less forward guidance,<\/a> Mr. Carney, and more accountability<\/p>\n Perhaps Mr. Carney should borrow from an idea that his predecessor, Justin Trudeau, once embraced but never delivered: Deliverology.<\/p>\n \u2014 Campbell Clark, Chief Political WriterGo deeper<\/p>\n Got a news tip that you\u2019d like us to look into? E-mail us at tips@globeandmail.com<\/a>. Need to share documents securely? Reach out via SecureDrop<\/a>. <\/p>\n The answer to today\u2019s question: Jeanne Sauv\u00e9, who served as governor-general from 1984 to 1990. Sauv\u00e9, who was born in Saskatchewan, was an MP from Quebec, a cabinet minister under then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau, and a Speaker of the House of Commons before going to Rideau Hall. She died in 1993.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hello, welcome to Politics Insider. Let\u2019s look at what happened today. 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