Canada GovWin Recon – June 9, 2023
Published: June 09, 2023
GovWin's Canada Recon highlights key industry developments in government technology, policy, budget, and vendor activities to support awareness of the issues impacting Canadian government procurement.
Federal
Budget & Economy
- Freeland's budget bill passes House after Poilievre pledges to block it
- Unemployment rate ticks higher in May for first time in 9 months: StatCan
- Bank of Canada hikes rates to 22-year high, more increases expected
Defense
- Canada attends first-of-its-kind UFO briefing at the Pentagon
- An 'embarrassing' gear shortage has Canadian troops in Latvia buying their own helmets
Environment
- Canada’s wildfires to get more U.S. aid after Biden speaks with Trudeau
- Canadian wildfires drive smoke into U.S., with no letup expected soon
Regulation & Transparency
- How Canada’s FOI system broke under its own weight
- Secret Canada: a freedom of information project from The Globe and Mail
- Department of Canadian Heritage proposes policy directions to the CRTC to implement Bill C-11
- News businesses estimated to receive C$330 million per year from digital platforms under Bill C-18
- Canada’s drug pricing conflict sparked by health minister letter, emails show
Provincial and Territorial
- (All Provinces) Canada on track for its worst-ever wildfire season
- Heat dome settling over Alberta triggers weather warnings, electric grid alert
- Data on as many as 100,000 Nova Scotia healthcare staff stolen in MOVEit breach
Municipal / MASH Sector
GovWin’s Canada Recon is a weekly newsletter highlighting government contracting news and analysis from around the Canadian government contracting world. It is published every Friday.