The Logic

4 days ago | thelogic.co | Joanna Smith

OTTAWA—Canada should stay the course on its mandate for electric-vehicle sales because the market wants them despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s moves to push energy and industrial policy in a different direction, says the governor of Colorado. “The train has left the station and electric vehicles are here to stay in a growing share of the market in both the United States and Canada,” Jared Polis told The Logic in a recent interview, while wrapping up a visit to Vancouver.

5 days ago | thelogic.co | Joanna Smith

A new agreement paves the way for Canada to join forces with members of the 27-nation bloc. Ottawa hopes it will help Canada gain faster access to military equipment and defence systems at a lower cost. (The Logic)Talking point: The EU-Canada Security and Defence Partnership agreement, which Carney announced Monday in Brussels, sets the stage for further negotiations to let Canadian firms bid on contracts under the €150-billion loan fund known as the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) program.

5 days ago | thelogic.co | Jordan Timm

The London-based company—co-founded by Canadian Jacomo Corbo, who remains its CEO—earned the valuation in a new US$135 million fundraising round that included investment from Siemens and Temasek. (Financial Times)Talking point: PhysicsX uses artificial intelligence to help improve the design and manufacture of engine components, drone parts and the like. While doing a PhD in computer science at Harvard, Corbo took time off to work for a Formula 1 racing team, where he met co-founder Robin Tuluie.

1 week ago | thelogic.co | David Reevely |Laura Osman

OTTAWA — The Liberal government’s bill to reduce internal trade impediments and hurry select “nation-building” projects through federal approvals is set to pass in the House of Commons today, despite objections from Indigenous and environmentalist groups. Here’s what you need to know about Bill C-5. Introduced on June 6, the bill has two parts. The first seeks to make good on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s campaign pledge to remove federal barriers to internal Canadian trade by Canada Day.

1 week ago | thelogic.co | Joanna Smith

The Canadian steel industry says new measures to guard against foreign steel flooding the domestic market as an end run around 50 per cent tariffs U.S. tariffs on global steel do not go far enough to curtail unfair trading practices that predate President Donald Trump’s trade war. (The Logic)Talking point: Ottawa will set new tariff rate quotas based on 2024 levels for steel imports from countries with which Canada does not have a free trade pact.