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Sometimes a whole week of politics happens in a day and sometimes that day is the day after we record. Anyway, here's our thoughts from Thursday night before three more Conservatives MLAs were dumped on the street and Peter Milobar inherited CentreBC.

Election speculation runs rampant, Conservatives spy on themselves, Mark Carney flirts with Europe and investors.

Links

• BC’s Political Orphans: Unhappy with NDP, wary of alternatives, half say they have no party to gladly support - Angus Reid Institute Canada 
• BC Conservative Support Scatters Under Kerry-Lynne Findlay | Ipsos 
• David Eby taps campaign manager as election speculation grows | CBC News 
• Stewart Prest thread
• B.C. Conservatives hire private investigator to investigate CHEK’s Rob Shaw along with current, former MLAs
• Ex-B.C. Conservative MLAs and party president say a private investigator was hired to look into them | CBC News 
• At least 2 Con MLAs ask KLF to resign at caucus meeting Wed https://x.com/RobShaw_BC/status/2100481742163644610
• The B.C. Conservatives must win. Here’s how. - Claire Ratée
• BC Conservatives Are Not Far-Right, Findlay Says as Party Friction Continues | The Tyee 
• Milobar's new party gains seventh B.C. legislator as Donegal Wilson joins
• Will Milobar do a deal with CentreBC to avoid vote split/beat registration rules https://x.com/RobShaw_BC/status/2100428728577020416 

Canada

• Prime Minister Carney delivers an address to the European Parliament
• Canada in talks to join EU's Erasmus+ exchanges programme | Euronews 
• @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu on Bluesky 
• What we know about the proposed partnership between Canada and the EU | CBC News
• Prime Minister Carney delivers opening remarks at the Canada Investment Summit 
• Prime Minister Carney introduces new Productivity Mega Deduction to boost Canada’s advantage as the most competitive G7 country for new business investment
• Government of Canada introduces new Productivity Mega Deduction to boost Canada’s advantage as the most competitive G7 country for new business investment (Backgrounder)
• 'Mega' tax writeoffs, private money for airports: How Carney's investment summit unfolded | CBC
• Canada Investment Summit: Browse the Dealbook 
• Canada's 4 largest airports to be opened up to private investment, Carney says | CBC News 
• Stephen Harper says Canada had 'no choice' but to walk away from U.S. trade talks | CBC News