The star candidate that got away Did someone forward you this newsletter? Sign up here to get it delivered weekday mornings. Former banker Mark Carney announced Tuesday that he won't run in an election this fall because he is too busy organizing financial meetings linked to a United Nations climate conference, which runs from Oct. 31 to Nov. 12. CP got the scoop. The former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England said he supports Justin Trudeau's government but can't give up on his climate work right now. Carney's announcement ought to quash speculation in the media linked to Ottawa-area ridings. The announcement is another sign that an election is likely on the way. In another, the Liberals have named regional campaign directors, iPolitics reports. Fauci points to Canada: Anthony Fauci blamed politics in the U.S. Monday for the fact that Canada has surpassed the U.S. in vaccination doses despite the U.S.'s months-long head start, CBC reports. Fauci, the director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said politics is holding the U.S. back: "Canada is doing better not because we are trying any less than they are trying. It's because in Canada you don't have that divisiveness of people not wanting to get vaccinated, in many respects, on the basis of ideology and political persuasion." Standoff: Issues with the U.S.-Mexico border likely explain why Joe Biden is dragging his heels on reopening to Canada, experts tell CP. The southern border represents a much larger political challenge in the U.S. than the northern one, and some in the Biden administration reportedly fear blowback if one opens before the other. CBC reports that border reopening could be threatened by a CBSA strike. In the dark: Justin Trudeau told Global he's not angry that nobody told him about a 2018 allegation of inappropriate behaviour by now-retired Gen. Jonathan Vance, the former chief of the defence staff, who was charged last week with obstruction of justice in connection with an investigation into an allegedly inappropriate relationship. Trudeau told Global that neither he nor Harjit Sajjan knew the details, and said the media was only telling part of the story. The opposition has called for Sajjan's resignation for his handling of sexual misconduct in the armed forces. Fire emergency: B.C. declared a province-wide state of emergency Tuesday as wildfires force hundreds from their homes, CBC reports. As of Tuesday afternoon, there were more than 2,860 properties on evacuation order in the province. An additional 16,038 properties are under evacuation alert. More than 3,000 square kilometres of land have been burned by 1,145 wildfires in B.C. this season so far—three times the 10-year average for this time of year. In Manitoba, four first nations have been evacuated because of fires, CBC reports. "Right now we have a couple of larger fires that are burning on the Ontario-Manitoba border," said Don Hallett, assistant director of Manitoba Wildfire Service. The two provinces are co-ordinating firefighting efforts, Hallett said. "Unfortunately, at this given time, all of Western Canada seems to have a lot of fires occurring. So it's harder and harder to share those resources." The Globe has a worrying article from two experts warning that officials are not acting quickly enough to deal with out-of-control fires, risking tragic loss of life. May backs Paul: Former Green leader Elizabeth May has issued a statement expressing support for embattled leader Annamie Paul, Global reports: “We need to pull together for what appears to be an imminent election campaign.” Observers had noted that May had stayed silent while the party's executive tried to unseat Paul. Paul had been facing a non-confidence vote but it has been cancelled. Rankin booed: Iain Rankin was booed by about 15 protesters during a campaign stop in Amherst, Nova Scotia, on Tuesday, CBC reports. Some of the protesters were supporters of independent MLA Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin, who was ejected from the Progressive Conservatives for her part in protests that shut down the highway to New Brunswick last month. Rankin was accompanied by former MP Bill Casey, who is hoping to make a political comeback in the riding. Victory for journalists: Journalists won a victory on Tuesday in a case pitting them against the RCMP, Ricochet reports. A coalition of media groups went to court asking the RCMP to allow media access to the Fairy Creek old-growth logging protests. — Stephen Maher | 
