Election-law reforms and competition review

In today’s Peak Daily: Canada hits NATO’s 2% defence spending target for the first time, committing $84B over five years as Ottawa rethinks reliance on the U.S. Then, a blistering new report finds major gaps in the federal Indigenous procurement strategy, raising concerns about oversight and shell companies. Plus, quantum computing standout Xanadu goes public, the Liberals table election-law reforms to curb foreign interference and deepfakes, and Canada’s competition watchdog reviews a potential Paramount–Warner Bros. merger.

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