Overview

• Canada's senior public servant, John Hannaford, has invited provincial and territorial officials to apply for top secret-level security clearance.
• The clearance would enable regular intelligence-informed briefings to support provincial policy development and responses to security events.
• A federal inquiry is hearing from party officials on measures to prevent foreign interference in candidate nomination processes.
• New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is expected to call a provincial election today, with a focus on economic and gender identity issues.
• Canada's oilsands industry faces continued pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions amid new anti-greenwashing legislation.