Overview
- On Wednesday, July 1, Canada Day events proceeded across the country with Prime Minister Mark Carney and Governor General Louise Arbour urging unity in speeches and video messages.
- A binding provincial referendum on Alberta’s future in Canada is scheduled for the fall, a development leaders cited as a key reason for public appeals to stay united.
- Environment Canada heat warnings covered much of southern Ontario and southern Quebec, with humidex values forecast into the 40s and some community celebrations repurposed as cooling centres.
- On June 30, Mark Carney met Inuit leaders and promised a replacement for the Inuit Child First Initiative and federal help to secure accreditation for a proposed Inuit Nunangat University.
- The CUSMA renewal deadline passed without a U.S. signature, leaving trade renewal unresolved, and Ontario brought several laws into force on Canada Day that affect tenants, pharmacists and cancer screening ages.