https://thedailyteabag.com/ Facts-first politics and economy news for Canada, the United States, and the European Union. en-CA Sun, 18 Oct 2026 11:58:40 GMT https://thedailyteabag.com/article/georgia-netchoice-sb351-age-verification-injunction-vacated-oct-2026/ https://thedailyteabag.com/article/georgia-netchoice-sb351-age-verification-injunction-vacated-oct-2026/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:15:00 GMT In NetChoice v. Attorney General of Georgia (No. 25-12436, filed 15 October 2026), a three-judge panel held that NetChoice failed its facial First Amendment burden under Moody, and failed on vagueness and § 230 preemption. The panel vacated the Northern District of Georgia’s preliminary injunction against SB 351 and remanded. The law’s age checks, parental consent under 16, and minor-ad targeting limits can be enforced while the case continues. accountability https://thedailyteabag.com/article/doj-california-noncitizen-voter-rolls-complaint-oct-2026/ https://thedailyteabag.com/article/doj-california-noncitizen-voter-rolls-complaint-oct-2026/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:15:00 GMT In United States v. California, No. 2:26-cv-12025 (C.D. Cal., filed 15 October 2026), the Justice Department asks a federal court to stop California from tabulating federal vote-by-mail ballots from people on a federal list of more than 20,000 likely noncitizens until citizenship is verified. The complaint cites 18 U.S.C. § 611 and California’s practice of mailing ballots to every registered voter. accountability https://thedailyteabag.com/article/epa-rfs-small-refinery-exemption-reallocation-2025-proposed-oct-2026/ https://thedailyteabag.com/article/epa-rfs-small-refinery-exemption-reallocation-2025-proposed-oct-2026/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMT After granting more 2025 small refinery exemptions than it had projected, EPA is co-proposing two ways to put the extra 770 million RINs back into the 2026 and 2027 Renewable Fuel Standard obligations. EPA estimates the change adds less than one cent a gallon to gasoline and diesel. Comments are due 4 December 2026; a virtual hearing is set for 4 November. policy-watch https://thedailyteabag.com/article/eu-methane-regulation-importer-obligations-one-year-delay-proposal-oct-2026/ https://thedailyteabag.com/article/eu-methane-regulation-importer-obligations-one-year-delay-proposal-oct-2026/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMT COM(2026) 569, adopted 14 October 2026, would push back by a year the obligations in the EU Methane Regulation that require importers to prove their foreign supply is monitored to EU standards, and the methane-intensity reporting and limits for importers and EU producers. The Commission cites the Hormuz supply shock. Parliament and Council still have to agree. policy-watch https://thedailyteabag.com/article/trump-executive-order-diesel-tax-deferral-dyed-diesel-oct-2026/ https://thedailyteabag.com/article/trump-executive-order-diesel-tax-deferral-dyed-diesel-oct-2026/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:20:00 GMT IR-2026-122 (14 October 2026) says the IRS will not impose section 6715 penalties when dyed diesel is sold for or used on U.S. highways. Relief is retroactive to 1 October and runs to 31 December 2026; federal fuel-tank inspections for on-road dyed fuel are suspended for that window. The agency still says it will issue further guidance on postponing the backup diesel taxes under 26 U.S.C. 7508A — that piece is not in this release. State fuel taxes are unaffected. cost-of-living https://thedailyteabag.com/article/dhs-uscis-ead-automatic-extension-removal-final-rule-oct-2026/ https://thedailyteabag.com/article/dhs-uscis-ead-automatic-extension-removal-final-rule-oct-2026/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:25:00 GMT A final rule published 14 October 2026 (91 FR 65306) adopts without change the October 2025 interim rule that ended automatic extensions of Employment Authorization Documents for people who timely renew in covered categories. Asylum seekers and green-card applicants are the two biggest groups. Renewals filed before 30 October 2025 can still get up to 540 days; those filed on or after that date cannot. The rule is effective on publication. policy-watch https://thedailyteabag.com/article/epa-ghg-reporting-deadline-ry2025-extended-march-2027-oct-2026/ https://thedailyteabag.com/article/epa-ghg-reporting-deadline-ry2025-extended-march-2027-oct-2026/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:24:00 GMT An interim final rule published 14 October 2026 (91 FR 65112) moves the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program deadline for reporting-year 2025 data from 30 October 2026 to 10 March 2027. Nothing else in the reporting rule changes. EPA says it needs time to finish work on a separate reconsideration proposal. Comments on this deadline shift are due 30 November 2026. policy-watch https://thedailyteabag.com/article/canada-police-cellphone-jammer-exemption-order-27-services-oct-2026/ https://thedailyteabag.com/article/canada-police-cellphone-jammer-exemption-order-27-services-oct-2026/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:12:00 GMT A proposed Industry Minister’s order in the Canada Gazette (Part I, 10 October 2026) would exempt employees of 27 named police services, including the OPP, Sûreté du Québec, Toronto, Montréal, Calgary and Vancouver police, from the Radiocommunication Act’s ban on jammers. Until now only the RCMP, the military and prison services have been exempted. The order sets purposes and conditions, but no expiry, no warrant requirement and no public reporting of uses. Comments are open until about 9 November. policy-watch https://thedailyteabag.com/article/canada-c31-pesticide-re-evaluation-15-year-mandatory-review-ended-oct-2026/ https://thedailyteabag.com/article/canada-c31-pesticide-re-evaluation-15-year-mandatory-review-ended-oct-2026/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:11:00 GMT Division 13 of Bill C-31, the Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 2, would replace the Pest Control Products Act’s mandatory re-evaluation of every registered pesticide after 15 years with an “assessment” on available information. A full re-evaluation would follow only if the Health Minister has reasonable grounds to believe risks have “increased significantly.” The finance committee heard objections last week; amendments are due 22 October. policy-watch https://thedailyteabag.com/article/bis-us-content-guidance-usmca-canada-mexico-steel-aluminum-tariff-oct-2026/ https://thedailyteabag.com/article/bis-us-content-guidance-usmca-canada-mexico-steel-aluminum-tariff-oct-2026/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:10:00 GMT A Commerce Department notice publishing on 14 October 2026 tells U.S. Customs what counts as “U.S. content” for USMCA-qualifying goods from Canada and Mexico under Proclamation 11032. Those goods pay the 25% steel-and-aluminum duty only on their non-U.S. content, with a 15% floor. The guidance lets importers count U.S.-made parts and, separately, steel melted and poured or aluminum and copper smelted and cast in the U.S. economy-jobs https://thedailyteabag.com/article/eu-commission-approves-french-fuel-loans-farmers-hauliers-metsaf-oct-2026/ https://thedailyteabag.com/article/eu-commission-approves-french-fuel-loans-farmers-hauliers-metsaf-oct-2026/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:09:00 GMT On 9 October 2026 the European Commission approved two French state-aid schemes under its Middle East crisis framework: €17.2 million for agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture and €23.3 million for transport. Firms whose fuel bill is at least 5% of turnover can borrow €5,000 to €50,000 at a fixed 3.8%, state-guaranteed, for up to three years with a year’s grace on principal. It is French money, not an EU grant. cost-of-living https://thedailyteabag.com/article/cbp-rail-advance-passenger-manifest-proposed-rule-canada-mexico-oct-2026/ https://thedailyteabag.com/article/cbp-rail-advance-passenger-manifest-proposed-rule-canada-mexico-oct-2026/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:10:00 GMT A U.S. Customs and Border Protection proposed rule, scheduled for Federal Register publication on 13 October 2026, would require rail carriers to transmit each passenger’s and crew member’s name, date of birth, sex, citizenship, residence, travel-document details, itinerary, U.S. address, seat, and phone and email if given, at least 60 minutes before any train leaves for or from the United States, including trains to and from Canada. Sharing this data has been voluntary since 2005, and CBP says one carrier does it now. Comments are open for 60 days. policy-watch https://thedailyteabag.com/article/forest-service-objection-rule-shorter-comment-periods-final-oct-2026/ https://thedailyteabag.com/article/forest-service-objection-rule-shorter-comment-periods-final-oct-2026/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:09:00 GMT A USDA final rule, scheduled for Federal Register publication on 13 October 2026 and effective 30 days later, rewrites how people challenge logging, grazing, road and other projects on national forests and grasslands before they are approved. Comment periods drop to 15 days for environmental assessments and 30 for environmental impact statements, from 30 and 45. The window to file an objection falls to 10 or 20 days, from 45 for most projects. The independent reviewing officer is dropped, and notices move from newspapers to USDA websites. Because objecting is a precondition for suing, the shorter windows also bear on who can go to court. policy-watch https://thedailyteabag.com/article/dhs-eoir-final-rule-immigration-civil-penalties-failure-to-depart-oct-2026/ https://thedailyteabag.com/article/dhs-eoir-final-rule-immigration-civil-penalties-failure-to-depart-oct-2026/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:07:00 GMT A joint DHS–Justice final rule, published 14 October 2026 at 91 FR 65390, adopts the June 2025 interim rule that lets ICE and CBP issue civil fines directly and moves appeals from the Board of Immigration Appeals to a DHS supervisor. The only change: ICE may accept a late appeal if documented mail delays caused it. Fines run up to $998 a day for willfully failing to leave after a final removal order. The rule is effective on publication. policy-watch https://thedailyteabag.com/article/abca-impact-assessment-act-reference-unconstitutional-2026-abca-320-oct-2026/ https://thedailyteabag.com/article/abca-impact-assessment-act-reference-unconstitutional-2026-abca-320-oct-2026/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 11:45:00 GMT In Reference re Impact Assessment Act, as amended, 2026 ABCA 320, released 9 October 2026, a majority of the Court of Appeal of Alberta found that the ‘designated projects’ part of the federal Impact Assessment Act and its Physical Activities Regulations remains unconstitutional except where it applies to federal undertakings. Parliament rewrote the scheme in 2024 after the Supreme Court struck down the original in 2023. One judge dissented. The opinion is advisory and the Act stays on the books unless Parliament changes it or the Supreme Court agrees. policy-watch https://thedailyteabag.com/article/ofac-general-license-135-russian-diesel-imports-oct-2026/ https://thedailyteabag.com/article/ofac-general-license-135-russian-diesel-imports-oct-2026/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 11:44:00 GMT On 9 October 2026 the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued Russia-related General License 135. It authorizes transactions tied to the sale, delivery, offloading and importation, including into the United States, of diesel fuel of Russian origin that sanctions rules would otherwise bar, until 12:01 a.m. EDT on 7 April 2027. It is a time-limited licence, not a lifting of sanctions: no one was removed from the sanctions list, and Russia’s central bank, sovereign wealth fund and finance ministry remain shut out of U.S. accounts under it. cost-of-living https://thedailyteabag.com/article/scc-r-v-cope-2026-scc-32-sentencing-circle-indigenous-ipv-oct-2026/ https://thedailyteabag.com/article/scc-r-v-cope-2026-scc-32-sentencing-circle-indigenous-ipv-oct-2026/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 11:44:00 GMT In R. v. Cope, 2026 SCC 32, released 9 October 2026, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the Crown’s appeal and left in place the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal’s cut from five years to three for aggravated assault. The majority set out a three-step method for cases where both offender and victim are Indigenous. Four judges, including the Chief Justice, dissented and would have restored five years. policy-watch https://thedailyteabag.com/article/statcan-lfs-september-2026-jobs-68000-unemployment-6-5-oct-2026/ https://thedailyteabag.com/article/statcan-lfs-september-2026-jobs-68000-unemployment-6-5-oct-2026/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:27:00 GMT Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey, released 9 October 2026, shows employment fell 68,000 (−0.3%) in September after a 42,000 drop in August. The unemployment rate rose 0.1 point to 6.5%. Youth took most of the hit (−48,000), public-sector employees fell 70,000, and Quebec lost 49,000 jobs while Alberta gained 23,000. Participation fell to 64.8%, the lowest since December 1997 outside the pandemic. economy-jobs https://thedailyteabag.com/article/pbo-c38-fuel-excise-suspension-cost-4-9-billion-oct-2026/ https://thedailyteabag.com/article/pbo-c38-fuel-excise-suspension-cost-4-9-billion-oct-2026/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:26:00 GMT A Parliamentary Budget Officer cost estimate for Bill C-38, published 8 October 2026, puts the cost of suspending federal fuel excise taxes from 20 April 2026 to 31 January 2027, then halving them to 31 March, at $4.943 billion in 2026-27. Average savings are $276 per family, from $132 in the lowest income quintile to $468 in the highest. The House has agreed to sit until midnight on 19 October to deal with C-38. cost-of-living https://thedailyteabag.com/article/canada-maid-mental-illness-exclusion-c218-defeated-oct-2026/ https://thedailyteabag.com/article/canada-maid-mental-illness-exclusion-c218-defeated-oct-2026/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:28:00 GMT On 7 October 2026 Justice Minister Sean Fraser and Health Minister Marjorie Michel said a government bill this fall will keep the exclusion of MAID where mental illness is the sole condition “on an indeterminate basis” and will allow advance requests, with provinces deciding whether to permit them. That afternoon the House rejected Conservative MP Tamara Jansen’s Bill C-218 at second reading, 141–187. No government bill has been tabled. Under current law, the exclusion still ends on 17 March 2027. policy-watch https://thedailyteabag.com/article/eca-annual-report-2025-eu-debt-error-rate-oct-2026/ https://thedailyteabag.com/article/eca-annual-report-2025-eu-debt-error-rate-oct-2026/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:26:00 GMT The European Court of Auditors’ annual reports on the 2025 budget, published 8 October 2026, sign off the accounts but give an adverse opinion on spending, with an estimated error rate of 3.8% (2024: 3.6%). Outstanding EU borrowing hit €738.9 billion at end-2025 and could reach €1 trillion by 2027. The Commission has not published an overall plan to repay NextGenerationEU by 2058. debt-fiscal https://thedailyteabag.com/article/dhs-opt-fee-70000-f1-students-proposed-rule-oct-2026/ https://thedailyteabag.com/article/dhs-opt-fee-70000-f1-students-proposed-rule-oct-2026/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:24:00 GMT A proposed rule from DHS/ICE, published in the Federal Register on 8 October 2026, would charge SEVP-certified schools $70,000 per F-1 student recommended for initial Optional Practical Training and $30,000 for any later OPT, including the STEM extension. DHS says schools may pass the cost on to students, all students, or employers. Comments close 9 November. Nothing changes until a final rule takes effect 60 days after publication. policy-watch https://thedailyteabag.com/article/pbo-nato-defence-spending-primer-163-billion-oct-2026/ https://thedailyteabag.com/article/pbo-nato-defence-spending-primer-163-billion-oct-2026/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:22:00 GMT A Parliamentary Budget Officer primer published 6 October 2026 works through what Canada’s NATO pledge costs. On a gradual path, core defence spending rises from $95.7 billion in 2030-31 to $163.6 billion in 2035-36. That is $70.1 billion more than staying at 2% of GDP. On an accrual basis it would add $63.7 billion to the deficit in 2035-36 and 5.7 points of GDP to federal debt. The PBO says the paths are illustrative, not projections, and that the extra cost is not yet in budget forecasts. debt-fiscal https://thedailyteabag.com/article/canada-c40-defence-investment-agency-crown-corporation-oct-2026/ https://thedailyteabag.com/article/canada-c40-defence-investment-agency-crown-corporation-oct-2026/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:35:00 GMT Introduced 6 October 2026, the Strengthening Canada’s Defence Sector Act turns the Defence Investment Agency into the Canadian Corporation for Defence Investment. It could lend, guarantee and buy shares, and draw up to $1 billion at a time from the Consolidated Revenue Fund. A rewritten Defence Production Act requires competition for contracts but lets the minister waive it on 13 listed grounds. The bill does not add the new corporation to the Access to Information Act’s list of covered institutions. accountability https://thedailyteabag.com/article/netherlands-hybrid-heat-pump-norm-2029-boiler-replacement-oct-2026/ https://thedailyteabag.com/article/netherlands-hybrid-heat-pump-norm-2029-boiler-replacement-oct-2026/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMT In a 7 October 2026 letter to parliament, Housing Minister Elanor Boekholt-O’Sullivan said a new boiler alone will no longer meet the building code when an old one is replaced in homes not heading for a heat network. The rule would apply from 2029 at the earliest. Apartments and listed monuments are exempt at first. Who pays, and how much, is still being worked out. policy-watch https://thedailyteabag.com/article/canada-c231-youth-criminal-justice-drug-treatment-report-stage-oct-2026/ https://thedailyteabag.com/article/canada-c231-youth-criminal-justice-drug-treatment-report-stage-oct-2026/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:25:00 GMT Luc Berthold’s private member’s bill amending the Youth Criminal Justice Act was concurred in at report stage on 6 October 2026. Police would have to consider sending youths charged with simple drug possession to treatment, and youth courts could delay sentencing so a young offender can attend a program. The justice committee deleted the original clause barring custody solely for failing to comply with a treatment condition. policy-watch https://thedailyteabag.com/article/cjeu-c249-25-temporary-protection-asylum-suspension-netherlands-oct-2026/ https://thedailyteabag.com/article/cjeu-c249-25-temporary-protection-asylum-suspension-netherlands-oct-2026/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:20:00 GMT In Case C-249/25 (1 October 2026), the Court of Justice ruled that automatically suspending the asylum claims of people who already hold EU temporary protection breaks EU law. Normal decision deadlines apply, though states may extend them or work through a backlog in phases. The Dutch asylum minister told NOS the ruling means about 140,000 shelved claims must now be processed. policy-watch https://thedailyteabag.com/article/dhs-oig-ice-visa-overstay-leads-fy2021-2024-oct-2026/ https://thedailyteabag.com/article/dhs-oig-ice-visa-overstay-leads-fy2021-2024-oct-2026/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMT A DHS Inspector General audit (OIG-26-38, 29 September 2026) found ICE rated 104,049 overstay leads as potential security or safety concerns, deemed 21,885 viable, investigated 496 and made eight arrests from those investigations. A 2021 enforcement-priorities memo narrowed the work, and bad address data got in the way. ICE separately arrested thousands of overstays through other operations. accountability https://thedailyteabag.com/article/conservative-diesel-tax-opposition-motion-vote-oct-2026/ https://thedailyteabag.com/article/conservative-diesel-tax-opposition-motion-vote-oct-2026/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:25:00 GMT The first opposition day of the fall sitting, 6 October 2026, is a Conservative motion calling on the government to eliminate all taxes on diesel consumption until at least Canada Day, permanently eliminate taxes on diesel production, and fast-track refineries, pipelines and storage. The vote must be held by 5:30 p.m. It is non-binding, and it does not say which taxes it means. Update, 8 October: the House negatived the motion on 7 October, 133–196. cost-of-living https://thedailyteabag.com/article/quebec-election-pq-minority-preliminary-results-oct-2026/ https://thedailyteabag.com/article/quebec-election-pq-minority-preliminary-results-oct-2026/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:20:00 GMT With all 20,704 polling stations reported overnight, Élections Québec’s preliminary results give the Parti Québécois 59 seats on 28.0% of the vote, five short of a majority. The Liberals take 40, the Conservatives 19, and Québec solidaire 9. The governing CAQ wins none despite 13.3% of the vote. Turnout was 66.9%. The PQ’s 35,000-a-year immigration pledge is now a governing party’s promise, not yet a provincial plan. Update, 7 October: after the official addition of the votes, seat totals are unchanged; Vachon’s margin is now 10 votes. accountability https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-16/ https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-16/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:15:00 GMT The Eleventh Circuit vacates the injunction on Georgia’s social-media age-verification law. DOJ sues California over mail ballots to more than 20,000 likely noncitizens. Eurostat’s full September HICP confirms 3.8%. EPA’s small-refinery RFS reallocation proposal is now in the published Federal Register. brief https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-15/ https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-15/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:20:00 GMT The IRS waives federal dyed-diesel highway penalties through year-end under EO 14435, while 7508A tax-deferral guidance is still promised. U.S. and EU pump averages move on the week. Afternoon: EPA proposes loading 770 million extra refinery-exemption RINs onto 2026–27 fuel standards, and Brussels proposes a one-year delay to methane rules for energy importers. Automatic EAD extensions stay ended; the Alberta Impact Assessment reference and Ottawa’s jammer proposal remain live files. brief https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-14/ https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-14/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:25:00 GMT DHS finalizes the end of automatic work-permit renewals. Its civil-fine rule for failure to depart is now in the Federal Register. Commerce’s “U.S. content” steel-and-aluminum guidance takes effect. EPA gives emitters until March for 2025 greenhouse-gas reports. brief https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-13/ https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-13/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:12:00 GMT Ottawa proposes letting 27 police services use cellphone jammers. A budget bill would end the automatic 15-year safety re-evaluation of pesticides. Washington defines the “U.S. content” that cuts a steel-and-aluminum tariff for Canadian and Mexican goods. Seven senators say the Russian diesel licence breaks a 2022 law. brief https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-12/ https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-12/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:10:00 GMT Thanksgiving Monday; the House of Commons is not sitting. U.S. border officials propose making railways send every cross-border passenger’s details an hour before departure. The Forest Service shortens the public’s windows to comment on and object to national-forest projects. The Kremlin says Russia is willing to supply oil products to the U.S., but gives no volumes. brief https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-11/ https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-11/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:07:00 GMT DHS and the Justice Department make permanent the fast-track process for fining people who ignore removal or departure orders or cross unlawfully, after more than 176,000 penalties under the interim rule. Ottawa says it is reviewing Alberta’s Impact Assessment Act opinion, with no appeal announced. The dyed-diesel tax relief and a Supreme Court order in the BOP case are both still pending. brief https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-10/ https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-10/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 11:45:00 GMT Alberta’s top court says, 4–1, that Ottawa’s amended Impact Assessment Act still oversteps on provincial projects. Treasury licenses Russian diesel imports until April 2027 while the dyed-diesel tax relief has yet to appear. The Supreme Court, 5–4, keeps a three-year term in an Indigenous intimate-partner assault case. brief https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-09/ https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-09/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:28:00 GMT Canada sheds 68,000 jobs in September and unemployment rises to 6.5%. The PBO prices the federal fuel-tax pause at $4.9 billion, or $276 a family on average, with top earners saving 3.5 times what the lowest save. C-39 passes second reading 296–26, and the Supreme Court BOP stay fight is fully briefed. brief https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-08/ https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-08/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:40:00 GMT Ottawa promises a fall bill to keep MAID closed to mental illness alone and to allow advance requests, and the House defeats the Conservative MAID bill 187–141. The PBO prices NATO’s 3.5% target at $163.6 billion a year by 2035-36. DHS proposes a $70,000 OPT fee billed to schools. EU auditors flag a 3.8% error rate and debt heading for €1 trillion. The diesel-tax motion fails 133–196, and C-39 gets its second-reading vote today. brief https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-07/ https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-07/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:40:00 GMT Ottawa tables a bill turning its defence-buying agency into a Crown corporation, with a $1 billion drawing limit and 13 grounds to skip competition. The Netherlands revives its hybrid heat-pump rule for 2029. Québec’s vote count is final: seats unchanged, Vachon decided by 10 votes. brief https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-06/ https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-06/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:40:00 GMT The Parti Québécois wins a minority and the CAQ is shut out, in Élections Québec’s preliminary count. Conservatives force a House vote on scrapping diesel taxes until Canada Day. A DHS watchdog finds 3.1 million ICE visa-overstay leads produced eight lead-driven arrests. brief https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-05/ https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-05/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:50:00 GMT The PBO puts Alto high-speed rail at $75–113 billion, above Ottawa’s $60–90 billion. Alberta’s top court upholds the Coutts weapons convictions while finding more RCMP Charter breaches. The G7 orders a 100-million-barrel release, and Canada has no emergency stocks to draw. The House returns to C-39, and Québec votes today. brief https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-04/ https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-04/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:15:00 GMT A California judge vacates the agency policies that collected the $100,000 H-1B payment until notice-and-comment is done. The proclamation is not struck, and a D.C. court upheld the fee. Québec votes Monday; the next SCOTUS order list is expected then too. brief https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-03/ https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-03/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:45:00 GMT A West Texas judge pauses Big Bend Sector border-barrier construction until DHS complies with the laws it waived. Elections Alberta’s Forever Canadian deal is a reporting agreement, not a fine. Québec votes Monday; Kingdom response still due 8 October. brief https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-02/ https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-02/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:30:00 GMT Pacific Link / West Coast oil pipeline listed on Building Canada Act Schedule 1 (PC 2026-0925); SCOTUS grants Rhoney cert on ICE interior mandatory detention; Québec votes Monday; Kingdom response still due 8 Oct; CA diesel up / gas down on 1 Oct Kalibrate. brief https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-01/ https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-10-01/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:25:00 GMT LNG Canada Phase 2 FID doubles Kitimat capacity to 28 mtpa; Ninth Circuit remands Diemert hostile-workplace claims against Seattle; West Coast oil pipeline still not Schedule 1 on the 1 Oct clock; Québec office voting ends today ahead of 5 Oct; Kingdom response still due 8 Oct. brief https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-09-30/ https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-09-30/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:20:00 GMT U.S. Section 338 exclusions bar certain Canadian alcohol, dairy and motorcycle products as of 29 Sep; West Coast pipeline still not Schedule 1 ahead of the ~1 Oct clock; Kingdom BOP stay response due 8 Oct; plus yesterday’s SCOTUS third-country stay, Gaines Title IX dismissal, and Québec office voting’s last day. brief https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-09-29/ https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-09-29/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:20:00 GMT SCOTUS stays the Massachusetts block on third-country removals and takes the merits for December; N.D. Ga. dismisses the Gaines Title IX suit against the NCAA on federal-funding grounds; plus the still-pending Kingdom BOP stay application, West Coast pipeline listing clock, and Québec office voting toward 5 Oct. brief https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-09-28/ https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-09-28/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT PBO says Carney’s operating-budget anchor misses 2028–29 amid inconsistent capital labels, C-39 second-reading debate runs through Sitting 144 toward a legislative committee, and the West Coast oil pipeline listing clock is still open — plus Québec advance polls, ZEV comments, and still-live Big Six / Ottawa Safe Access / Oregon prisons files. brief https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-09-25/ https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-09-25/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT West Coast oil pipeline Gazette national-interest comment window is closed pending a listing decision, Québec’s 5 October vote puts permanent-admission targets from 35k to 70k on the capacity ledger, and C-39 second-reading debate resumes — plus still-live Big Six tokenized deposits, Ottawa Safe Access zones, Oregon prisons, and ZEV clocks. brief https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-09-24/ https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-09-24/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT Canada’s Big Six explore CAD tokenized deposits, Ottawa’s Safe Access bubble zones go live with a messy first list, C-39 opens second-reading debate — plus still-live Oregon prisons, Manitoba opt-outs, Ofcom, and ZEV Gazette clocks. brief https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-09-23/ https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-09-23/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT Ninth Circuit vacates Oregon’s transgender prison-housing injunction, Manitoba keeps parental opt-outs amid a health-curriculum pilot, and Carney’s Bill C-39 hits first reading — plus still-live Encinitas, Ofcom, Scotland prisons, and IRCC capacity clocks. brief https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-09-22/ https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-09-22/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT Encinitas opt-out settlement, Meta’s Ofcom Category 1 appeal, Scotland’s prisons sex-segregation ruling, Denmark’s new fertiliser statute — plus still-live C-34, ZEV Gazette, and IRCC capacity clocks. brief https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-09-21/ https://thedailyteabag.com/brief/2026-09-21/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT Carney’s charge sheet, press-access fights, farm and speech pushback, and a diesel rumour we refused to inflate — all drawn from today’s published files. brief