Canada’s trade team downplays chances of deal with Trump by Aug. 1

Further reading:

[National Newswatch | LeBlanc ‘encouraged’ after meeting with Lutnick, lawmakers ahead of tariff deadline](https://nationalnewswatch.com/2025/07/24/leblanc-encouraged-after-meeting-with-lutnick-lawmakers-ahead-of-tariff-deadline)

Other news:

[Will Ottawa region lose the most jobs in Carney’s cuts? | Ottawa Citizen](https://ottawacitizen.com/public-service/ottawa-gatineau-public-service-cuts)

[National Newswatch | Number of federal public service jobs could drop by almost 60,000, report predicts](https://nationalnewswatch.com/2025/07/24/number-of-federal-public-service-jobs-could-drop-by-almost-60-000-report-predicts)

[National Newswatch | Royal Canadian Navy to retire eight warships before the end of the year](https://nationalnewswatch.com/2025/07/24/royal-canadian-navy-to-retire-eight-warships-before-end-of-the-year)

[Inuit leader says he’s been reassured Bill C-5 won’t violate modern treaties | CBC News](https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-inuit-leaders-inuvik-1.7592211)

[National Newswatch | Alberta judge finds 6 people in contempt in probe of irregular political donations](https://nationalnewswatch.com/2025/07/24/alberta-judge-finds-6-people-in-contempt-in-probe-of-irregular-political-donations)

[Abacus Data Ontario Poll: Ford PCs hit 50% in vote intention; lead Liberals by 22. – Abacus Data](https://abacusdata.ca/abacus-data-ontario-poll-ford-pcs-hit-50-in-vote-intention-lead-liberals-by-22/)

!ping Can