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Canada doesn’t have the guts to make movies

As the members of the US Screen Actor’s Guild join their counterparts in the Writers Guild on the picket lines, the Canadian film industry finds itself in a predictable crisis.

The Writers’ Guild of Canada WGC and the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) have both pledged solidarity with their American counterpart unions, refusing to replace American writers and actors in American productions being undertaken in Canada, but are not on strike themselves.

For the Canadian film crews that get these shows set, costumed, canned and animated; it’s the same difference. If Jared Leto can’t work, neither can anyone else.

You can read more on the matter here.

What’s going on?

• Liberal Cabinet Reshuffle: Is Justin Trudeau Preparing for a Snap Election? (theDeepDive)

• Elon Musk to appeal loss in SEC case to Supreme Court (Reuters)

• TikTok launches text-only posts to rival Elon Musk's Twitter (Reuters)

• Wagner Wants To Invade Poland, Belarus’ Lukashenko Told Putin (theDeepDive)

• US Launches Special Probe into Tesla FSD Following Fatal Crash (theDeepDive)

• Wildfires bring death and destruction to Mediterranean (Reuters)

• FDIC Calls for Banks to Correct Underreported Uninsured Deposits (theDeepDive)

• Court Denies Zack Morris And Gang’s Six-Month Continuance Request (theDeepDive)

What happens to gold?

The stock market and stuff

• Nikola’s Shares Dip as Damaged Truck Catches Fire at Company Headquarters… Again (theDeepDive)

• MrBeast Rejects Stock Shorting as “Lame” After Short Report on Hershey’s Championed His Feastables Brand (theDeepDive)

• GM shares fall as automaker outlines new cost-cutting drive (Reuters)

In the juniors

• NuRan Issues Bold Guidance For 2024/5 While Cutting Costs Over Lack Of Funding (theDeepDive)

• Slave Lake Zinc Begins Exploration Program At O’Connor Lake Project (theDeepDive)

• Market Movers: Electra Battery Materials Jumps 96% On LG Energy Contract Expansion (theDeepDive)

• Aleafia Health Files For Creditor Protection As Red White & Bloom Issues Demand Letter On Debt (theDeepDive)

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