Ass't RCMP Commissioner David Teboul on the arrests: 'There are separate and distinct investigations ongoing into these matters. Certainly not limited to the involvement of the people arrested today. And these efforts include investigating connections to the Government of India.'

China made some attempts to interfere in the last two Canadian elections but did not affect the overall result or undermine the integrity of the elections, a public inquiry concluded. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics Brian Platt

Chip Wilson pledged a chunk of his multibillion-dollar stake in Lululemon to secure a margin loan of up to $200 million from Goldman Sachs - nice spot by Ben Stupples bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Vancouver and BC reveal cost estimates have doubled for hosting FIFA World Cup 2026 games - but top officials say it'll be worth it bloomberg.com/news/articles/… #bcpoli

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government will cut the amount of time foreign students can work off campus to 24 hours per week, part of its effort to curb the explosive growth of the program bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg

The FT has struck a licensing deal with OpenAI, giving it access to its archive to train its artificial intelligence models aboutus.ft.com/press_release/…

British Columbia Rolls Back Drug Decriminalization After Public Backlash
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Homebuyers aren't buying enough new BC condos for developers to secure financing, risking plots left empty (amid a housing shortage)

Developers are asking government for more time to market and collect deposits.

Early dispatches in #VanRE : bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

What's in the Honda deal:

-- C$15 billion total investment

-- EV battery-making plant, components, expansion of Alliston assembly plant

-- Federal tax credits plus infrastructure + capital $ from Ontario = billions

Story here by Brian Platt 👇

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Exclusive: First Nations Bank of Canada is planning an equity raise for a major expansion bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Senate passes the TikTok divest-or-ban bill. It's off to President Joe Biden, who has previously said he'd quickly sign the legislation.

Bill Morneau, Trudeau’s finance minister from 2015-2020, slammed the capital gains tax raise today. “This was very clearly something that while I was there, we resisted. We resisted it for a very specific reason: concerned about the growth of the country.” bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Canada’s decision to increase capital gains taxes was criticized by businesses who warned the move would only exacerbate the country’s investment and productivity woes trib.al/17E0NzZ

Budget reaction from co-founder and CEO of one of Canada's most valuable companies: