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Before jetting back to his home province to hit the stage at back-to-back Forever Canadian rallies in Calgary and Edmonton later this week, Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to chair a virtual closed-door huddle with his front bench team this morning. (10:30 a.m.)

While officially off the radar yesterday, he did check in with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to his office, and “expressed his condolences for the victims of Russia’s latest attacks on civilians and energy infrastructure,” as per the readout.

“The prime minister reaffirmed Canada’s unwavering support for Ukraine,” it notes.

“He underscored the urgent need for Russia to immediately cease its strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and respect the energy ceasefire. The leaders agreed to remain in close contact.”

Via social media, Zelenskyy confirmed that he had spoken with Carney.

“Thank you, Canada,” he posted last night.

“I briefed (Carney) on the latest Russian strike on Kyiv and no advance warning from our partners about the ballistic missile launch. This is the second time Ukraine has received no warning this week. We also discussed contacts with the United States and diplomatic developments that may take place this week. It is important that the world clearly supports an end to this war and real steps toward de-escalation – genuine steps that Russia will actually take to bring its war and its killings to an end.”

Elsewhere in the capital, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will share her perspective on the “next era of defence industrial growth,” as well as “Canada’s strategy to build a stronger defence industrial base,” during an on-stage “fireside chat” at an afternoon event hosted by The Globe and Mail. (1:40 p.m.)

Meanwhile, Conservative Steel Caucus members Ned Kuruc and Michael Guglielmin, who also serves as his party’s “senior advisor on steel policy,” have scheduled a mid-morning press conference in Burlington to offer their thoughts on the state of the Canadian steel sector, including the ongoing standoff between U.S.-owned Stelco and the federal government over the company’s plan to lay off hundreds of workers at its Hamilton and Lake Erie plants, which, as iPolitics reported yesterday, led New Democrat leader Avi Lewis to call on Ottawa to “take back control of our industry by nationalizing Stelco.” (11:30 a.m.)

Also out and about today:

After appearing alongside New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt to highlight a fresh tranche of federal support for local energy projects yesterday, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson heads to Fredericton to unveil what the advisory is billing as a “forest sector investment.” (9:30 a.m. AT)
Later this afternoon, Secretary of State for the Canada Revenue Agency Wayne Long is booked in for an afternoon visit to the Canada Games Aquatic Centre in Saint John, where he’ll provide more details on new infrastructure funding alongside Fundy Regional Service Commissioner Chair John MacKenzie and provincial environment minister Gilles LePage. (1 p.m. AT)
Elsewhere in the province, Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson teams up with her Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador counterparts to deliver an “important announcement” at the Romeo LeBlanc International Airport in Dieppe. (2 p.m. AT)
In neighbouring Nova Scotia, Justice Minister Sean Fraser joins “members of the Halifax business community” at a midday event hosted by the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, where, according to the notice, he’ll “discuss how the region can turn ambition into action,” as outlined in a newly released report from the Atlantic Economic Panel, which includes “recommendations to strengthen productivity, attract investment, reduce interprovincial barriers and support long-term economic growth across Atlantic Canada.” (12:30 p.m. AT)
Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu drops by the PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise in her hometown of Thunder Bay to promote new support for “businesses and entrepreneurs across Northern Ontario.” (8:30 a.m.)
Health Minister Marjorie Michel joins her Manitoba counterpart, Uzoma Asagwara, at the provincial legislature in Winnipeg to flag a fresh tranche of federal support for “international medical graduates” throughout the province, as well as “upcoming investments to bring more family doctors into the health care system and improve access to care.” (11:30 a.m. CDT)

Rounding out the roster, Veterans Affairs Minister Jill McKnight, Canadian Coast Guard Commissioner Kevin Brousseau and newly by-elected local Liberal MP Braeden Caley, who will “celebrate the keel laying” of the CCG’s new polar icebreaker, Imnaryuaq, which is currently under construction at the Vancouver Seaspan Shipyards. (10 a.m. PT)

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