Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
Mark Carney has revealed plans this morning that he says will result in the doubling of Canada's electricity grid by 2050. The prime minister said the National Electricity Strategy could also lower costs for seven in 10 households, and will include using natural gas as well as programs designed to help people switch to heat pumps.
Honda has confirmed the "indefinite suspension" of its plans to build a $15 billion EV plant in Ontario. The decision was first reported by Nikkei Asia last week. Honda said the decision was made amid "shifting customer demand" and "evolving business conditions." It added: "EV demand has declined considerably, due to the rollback of environmental regulations in the US and other factors." Industry Minister Melanie Joly also blamed Donald Trump, stating: "American tariffs and changes to US domestic policies are creating real pressures for automakers, prompting some to delay or scale back investments in electric vehicle and battery projects."
Honda Canada says it has indefinitely suspended its plans for a $15-billion electric vehicle complex in Ontario. #manufacturing #fleetmanagement #automotive #procurementhttps://t.co/ZhM8632RKe
— Supply Professional magazine (@SupplyProMag) May 14, 2026
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said the decision by an Ottawa-appointed judge to quash a petition calling for separation was "anti-democratic." Justice Shaina Leonard of the Court of Queen's Bench ruled on Wednesday that the petition should never have been issued because the provincial government failed to consult First Nations. Smith said: "I would say that it is a single judge who has made a decision, and we have now 700,000 Albertans, whether they’re on the remain side or the leave side, who’ve said that they want to have this public debate." She added: “We want to hear from Albertans. That’s what we think democracy is.”
Alberta premier calls court ruling against separation petition 'anti-democratic'https://t.co/tSAkttKwGj
— Globalnews.ca (@globalnews) May 13, 2026
The Liberals have called on Canadian businesses to use Chinese e-commerce platforms like Alibaba. International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu said he was pushing firms to get on Chinese platforms "because the relationship is where it's at." He added: "Making sure that the small and medium-sized businesses in Canada benefit from a market of 1.4 billion people is very important."
Ottawa pushing to get Canadian companies selling goods on Chinese platforms https://t.co/RNnQkDmqml
— insauga (@insauga) May 14, 2026
BC's energy minister, Adrian Dix, has announced plans for four new wind farms: three in the north of the province and one near West Kelowna. "These are all dramatic major projects," he said, claiming they would generate enough electricity to power 350,000 homes and attract $4.3 billion in private investment. He added: "What's happening in the Middle East and elsewhere tells us that we've got to take care of business here ... We have got to lean in, because the conditions in the world are telling us that we, here in BC, need to be more sovereign, and we are doing just that."
Energy minister Dix says four new wind farms will power B.C.'s energy sovereignty https://t.co/0iLi84cQv5
— National Newswatch (@natnewswatch) May 14, 2026
