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- National Post
Canadians are torn about whether to put their elbows up or down in U.S. trade war: poll
OTTAWA — Canadians are split on whether Canada should go into trade negotiations with the U.S. with elbows up or down when it comes to retaliatory tariffs, according to a new poll. Article content The Leger/Postmedia poll suggests that 45 per cent of Canadians still believe Canada's position vis-à-vis U.S. President Donald Trump should be 'elbows up.' That means that Canada should impose counter-tariffs on all new U.S. border levies, even if it risks further retaliation from the Trump administration. Article content Article content But on the other hand, 41 per cent of respondents said they'd prefer Canada's response be 'measured' and focus more on getting a new trade deal even if it includes some tariffs on Canadian goods. Article content Article content The split among Canadians puts Prime Minister Mark Carney in somewhat of an 'awkward position' as he must navigate conflicting views on how to deal with an erratic and unpredictable Trump administration, said Leger executive vice-president Andrew Enns. Article content On the one hand are those who still believe in the 'eye for an eye' approach with the U.S., and on the other hand is the growing number of Canadians who favour a slightly more conciliatory and measured approach. Article content 'I think there's been a bit of a tempering, a bit of a diminishment of the 'elbows up' aggressive approach. It's still very present, and you know, not to be ignored,' Enns said. Article content 'But I certainly would say that there's a stronger sort of view now starting to show up in Canadian opinion that says, 'Well hold on here, maybe we ought to think this through, let's not be hasty.' Article content Article content The new survey is in stark contrast to polling just six months ago, when a substantial 73 per cent of respondents told Leger they supported dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs against any U.S. border levy on Canadian goods. Article content Article content For Enns, it means many Canadians — and particularly Gen Xers and Boomers over 55 years old who expressed particularly fierce Canadian patriotism earlier this year — are having a moment of 'sober second thought' as the trade war with the U.S. drags on. Article content The shift in public sentiment could also be a reflection of the change in tone from Carney himself. During the Liberal leadership race in February, Carney said he supported suggestions of dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs. Article content But since becoming prime minister, he has not retaliated to any of Trump's new tariffs on such key Canadian sectors as steel, aluminum and automobiles. In fact, he suggested last week that Canada may remove some tariffs on U.S. imports if it's beneficial to Canadian industry.
CBC
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- CBC
House of Commons hit by cyberattack from 'threat actor': internal email
The House of Commons and Canada's cybersecurity agency are investigating a significant data breach caused by an unknown "threat actor" targeting employee information. According to an internal email obtained by CBC News, the House of Commons alerted staff on Monday that there was an information breach. It said a malicious actor was able to exploit a recent Microsoft vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to a database containing information used to manage computers and mobile devices. Some of the information obtained by the hacker is not available to the public, according to the email. That includes employees' names, job titles, office locations and email addresses, as well as information regarding their House of Commons-managed computers and mobile devices. Canada's Communications Security Establishment (CSE) said it is aware of the incident and is working with the House of Commons to provide support, but could not confirm who was behind the attack. The CSE defines a threat actor as a group or individual that aims "with malicious intent" to "gain unauthorized access to or otherwise affect victims' data, devices, systems and networks." A recent threat report from the CSE found that adversarial nations, including the People's Republic of China (PRC), Russia and Iran, are increasingly behind cyber threats to Canada. But the agency said it's too early to tell who — or what — was behind this breach. "Attribution of a cyber incident is difficult. Investigating cyber threat activity takes resources and time, and there are many considerations involved in the process of attributing malicious cyber activity," said the CSE in a statement. The cyberattack happened on Friday, according to the email sent to employees. It calls on employees and members of the House of Commons to be especially vigilant as information accessed during the breach could be used in scams, or to target and impersonate parliamentarians. In a statement, the House of Commons said it was working with national security partners to investigate the matter, but would not disclose information — including how many employees are affected — citing the ongoing probe. Sharp increase in cyber threats The most recent national cyber threat assessment from the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security reports that Canada is considered a "valuable target" for criminals and state adversaries looking to disrupt systems. It also found a "sharp increase in both the number and severity of cyber incidents" over the past two years. "State adversaries are getting bolder and more aggressive," wrote Rajiv Gupta, the head of the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security. "Cybercriminals driven by profit are increasingly benefiting from new illicit business models to access malicious tools and are using artificial intelligence to enhance their capabilities." The report says China presents the most sophisticated and active cyber threat to Canada, noting that over the past four years, at least 20 networks associated with Government of Canada agencies and departments have been compromised by PRC threat actors.
CBC
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- CBC
Future generations top of mind as Tłı̨chǫ assembly's youngest member starts term
Trent Rabesca, a 26-year-old from Wekweètì, N.W.T., says one of his goals as the youngest person appointed to the current Tłı̨chǫ assembly is to consider future generations in decision-making. Rabesca was sworn in to his role on Monday alongside Nathaniel Tom, another 26-year-old man from Wekweètì, as representatives of their community. The assembly is the law-making body of the Tłı̨chǫ government, and is meeting in Behchokǫ̀ this week as part of the Tłı̨chǫ annual gathering. Rabesca said serving as the youngest member means a lot to him — and it's a big responsibility. During his four-year term he hopes to get more young people involved in governance, and to emphasize culture and tradition over money. "I understand money is important," he said before Tuesday's meeting began. But, he pointed out, his ancestors lived a way of life that didn't rely on it. The assembly consists of 13 people: the chief and two representatives from each Tłı̨chǫ community, as well as the region's grand chief. Rabesca is "very likely" the youngest member in the assembly's 20-year history, a spokesperson for the Tłı̨chǫ government said in an email, but they couldn't confirm it citing privacy reasons. They said another member appointed in 2013 might have been around the same age. They also said Rabesca, Tom and Skye Ekendia — who, in her mid 30s and in her second term is also being acknowledged as a young person on the assembly — were selected at the community level and then appointed to their roles. Jackson Lafferty, who is the current grand chief, said the young members have a "heavy agenda" in front of them. "They'll be pressured to make decisions. But we're going to guide them," he said. "We need to mentor these young individuals, work with them. It's really great to see more young people engaged. Even the females, educated, on the council as well. Even the chiefs. But it has to take the whole community to deal with the matters." Mable Bohnet, a Behchokǫ̀ resident, said it's good to have young people in leadership roles because they know what's going on with the youth in their communities. "They're probably thinking or looking into the future to make changes for the young generations," she said. "They're starting young and hopefully, you know, they'll stay longer and you know, like accomplish what their dream is right now."
