Overview

• Mid-July surveys indicate widespread anxiety about upcoming U.S. steel, auto and film tariffs set to take effect in August
• Letters to party insiders signal mounting pressure for a formal leadership review of Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre following electoral setbacks and internal dissent
• Under Premier Danielle Smith, Alberta’s government has advanced bills to lower referendum thresholds on resource and fiscal issues, fueling separatist sentiment and federal-provincial friction
• Residents in Calgary report splash parks and other summer amenities have remained closed or out of service, underscoring failures in municipal infrastructure maintenance
• Opinion pieces call for federal and provincial investment in wildfire-fighting resources, including dedicated water bomber aircraft, to address escalating fire risks and smoke hazards