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On October 2, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the establishment of the Prime Minister's National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council in Ottawa, which will provide independent and pragmatic advice on Canada's artificial intelligence transformation. The council will bring together stakeholders from the public and private sectors to provide input on the evolution of the AI for All national strategy, covering areas such as accelerating adoption, nurturing national leading enterprises, building sovereign artificial intelligence infrastructure, enhancing AI safety, protecting democracy, and ensuring that all Canadians benefit.Council members include Ajay Agrawal, Yoshua Bengio, Sanja Fidler, John Graham, Gillian Hadfield, Jordan Jacobs, Eric Lamarre, Valérie Pisano, Senator Thomas Pitfield, Jody Thomas, Louis Vachon, Michelle Zatlyn, and of course, Patrick Pichette as a member. The council is supported by a small team from the Privy Council Office, while policy decisions and implementation remain the responsibility of the relevant ministers and departments.Carney stated that the prosperity and sovereignty of the artificial intelligence era belong to countries that can build, adopt, and govern artificial intelligence according to their own conditions, and the council will provide recommendations on how to manage risks, seize opportunities, and improve the lives of all Canadians.

Canadian "Crypto King" Aiden Pleterski will appear in court on his own due to not being granted an extension. He faces charges of fraud and money laundering for allegedly defrauding investors of approximately 40 million dollars and squandering the funds.

The criminal trial of Aiden Pleterski, who calls himself the "King of Crypto," regarding allegations of cryptocurrency fraud will begin on October 5 in the Ontario Superior Court of Canada. He is accused of raising funds from investors between 2021 and 2022 by making false promises of "smart investments yielding high weekly profits," with the fraud amounting to approximately $30 million. Canadian authorities have filed charges of fraud and money laundering against him in May 2024.According to CBC News, Pleterski failed to obtain a postponement to hire a lawyer and is expected to represent himself in court. The trial is expected to last about four weeks, and if convicted on the fraud charge alone, he could face up to 14 years in prison.In December 2022, several men (some of whom are reportedly victims of the scam) allegedly kidnapped and tortured Pleterski for three days, threatening his and his family's safety, and forcing him to record a video detailing his role in the alleged fraud. Pleterski is one of many high-profile figures in the cryptocurrency industry facing criminal charges during the market downturn in 2022, with executives from the now-bankrupt FTX and Celsius also facing charges in the United States thereafter.

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The six major banks in Canada announced a joint exploration of a tokenized Canadian dollar deposit system, aimed at accelerating the transfer of funds between financial institutions and ultimately connecting with other digital asset programs. TD Bank announced on Tuesday that the Bank of Montreal, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, National Bank of Canada, Royal Bank of Canada, Scotiabank, and Toronto-Dominion Bank Group have jointly formed this joint venture project, with the possibility of more banks joining in the future.The first phase of the project will focus on promoting the transfer of tokenized deposits among participating banks. The parties stated in a joint statement that the first phase aims to enable efficient circulation of tokenized deposits among Canadian financial institutions, with the long-term goal of connecting with other emerging digital asset programs. Tokenized deposits are digital representations of funds and assets already held by banks, differing from independent stablecoins issued by crypto companies; this system allows for 24/7 programmable payments within a regulated banking system.Canada's move comes as global banks compete to put deposits on the blockchain. In the United States, regional banks are building a shared tokenized deposit network, while JPMorgan, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo have also launched their own institutional products. Recently, Swift has begun testing cross-border payments for tokenized deposits. Additionally, the Bank of Canada, Royal Bank of Canada, and Toronto-Dominion Bank completed the Project Samara test in March this year, issuing, trading, and settling CAD 100 million (approximately USD 71 million) bonds on a distributed ledger; in May, Shopify and National Bank of Canada also supported the launch of a regulated digital Canadian dollar.

According to data from Statistics Canada, Canadian investors net sold $31 billion CAD worth of U.S. stocks in July, setting a record for the highest monthly amount, primarily focused on stocks of large U.S. technology companies. At the same time, Canadian resident investors net sold $5.1 billion CAD worth of U.S. government bonds, marking the sixth consecutive month of reduction, bringing the total amount sold this year to $37.3 billion CAD.

The Trump administration plans to revoke the eligibility of Canadian-origin goods to participate in U.S. federal civilian government procurement as a countermeasure against Canada's "Buy Canadian" policy. The U.S. side accuses Canada of restricting American companies' access to its government procurement market, where Canadian companies could originally participate in U.S. procurement projects exceeding $280 billion.

The trade dispute between the United States and Canada is still brewing. Canada's counter-tariff measures against the U.S. have taken effect, and the U.S. has imposed a 50% tariff on over a hundred categories of Canadian goods, which took effect on the 15th. Canadian Prime Minister Carney stated that a trade agreement must be reached when Canada's interests are respected and the timing is right.He announced that Canada will begin consultations with the European Union next month to build a security and economic alliance.

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, signed a notice announcing the adjustment of the scope of the 50% additional tariff on certain products from Canada.The new tariff scope will take effect on September 15, with specific products subject to the notice list.

The White House announced that a 50% ad valorem tariff will be imposed on certain products imported from Canada to the United States.

The Canadian government's countermeasures against the U.S. tariffs have officially taken effect. Canadian Prime Minister Carney delivered a national video address, mobilizing the entire nation to unite in response to the Canada-U.S. trade war.Carney stated that Canada will reduce its dependence on the United States, although this will come at a cost, but it is negligible compared to the cost of stagnation.

U.S. President Trump stated that Canada restricts U.S. agricultural products and businesses from entering its market while enjoying opportunities in the U.S. government procurement market. Trump has instructed the U.S. General Services Administration and the Office of the Trade Representative to take measures to remove Canada from a $50 billion procurement plan if it does not restore fair treatment for the U.S.

According to a report from the official Coinbase blog, Coinbase has officially launched regulated derivative contracts for qualified Canadian traders through its subsidiary Coinbase Financial Markets (CFM), becoming the first major crypto platform to offer native crypto futures in Canada.The products include 23 types of perpetual and fixed-term futures such as Bitcoin, ETH, SOL, as well as 5 types of commodity futures including gold/silver/oil and COIN50 index futures, supporting up to 10x leverage. All contracts are provided by CFTC-registered futures commission merchant CFM, with limited-time fees as low as 0.02% per transaction + $0.11 per contract.Previously, Canadian investors lacked regulated crypto derivative channels and had long relied on offshore or unregulated platforms.

Coinbase and Webull announced the expansion of their cryptocurrency trading and custody collaboration into the Canadian market. The Webull Canada platform will be based on Coinbase's Crypto-as-a-Service infrastructure, utilizing its institutional-grade custody and trading services to provide Canadian investors with access to digital asset trading. This expansion continues the previous operational model established by both parties in the United States, Brazil, and Australia.According to an investigation by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), the cryptocurrency ownership rate in Canada has risen from 10% in 2023 to 25%. Coinbase Canada has registered as a Restricted Dealer in various provinces and territories to provide compliance support for this business launch. Following the announcement, the stock prices of both companies slightly declined in early trading, with Webull dropping approximately 1.3%.

After the trade negotiations between Canada and the United States broke down, negative sentiment among Canadians towards the U.S. has intensified, and the movement to boycott American goods has resurfaced. The U.S. imposed a 50% tariff on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods, and Canada announced that it would impose equivalent retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. starting September 8.Surveys show that 52% of Canadians are unlikely to buy American cars, 60% will not buy American alcohol, and over 70% will not buy American eggs and dairy products.

Royal Bank of Canada raised the target price for Nvidia (NVDA.O) from $300 to $330.

Canada imposes tariffs of 15% to 50% on approximately $20 billion worth of U.S. goods; Canada will raise tariffs on U.S. steel products from 25% to 50%.The Canadian government stated that starting from September 8, it will impose counter-tariffs of 15%, 25%, or 50% on approximately 700 products.

The Canadian government will announce a series of measures on Tuesday to respond to the United States imposing a 50% tariff on approximately $200 billion worth of Canadian exports.Canadian officials, including the Finance Minister, will hold a press conference at 11 AM local time, with plans including expanding unemployment benefits and a loan program for businesses affected by the tariffs.