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Verified brief — 1 October 2026

LNG Canada Phase 2 FID doubles Kitimat capacity to 28 mtpa; Ninth Circuit remands Diemert hostile-workplace claims against Seattle; West Coast oil pipeline still not Schedule 1 on the 1 Oct clock; Québec office voting ends today ahead of 5 Oct; Kingdom response still due 8 Oct.

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  1. Item 1

    Canada (FID 28–29 Sep): LNG Canada Phase 2 final investment decision — Kitimat capacity path 14 → 28 mtpa; PMO cites $33B private investment and welcomes companion Coastal GasLink Phase 2 FID.

    Read the article →LNG Canada CNW / PMO 29 Sep

  2. Item 2

    West Coast Oil Pipeline: still not on Building Canada Act Schedule 1 as of 1 Oct morning; Part II latest regular edition remains 23 Sep; CP/iPolitics expect a Fort McMurray announcement today — do not invent a completed listing.

    Read the article →Gazette Part II index / Alberta page / CP

  3. Item 3

    U.S. (28 Sep opinion): Ninth Circuit in Diemert v. City of Seattle (25-1188) revives Title VII / WLAD hostile-work-environment claims for trial; affirms dismissal of constructive discharge, disparate treatment, retaliation, Equal Protection.

    Read the article →9th Cir. opinion PDF

  4. Item 4

    U.S./Canada (29 Sep effective): Section 338 exclusions still bar annex-listed Canadian alcohol, dairy and motor-vehicle products from U.S. entry; CBP ACE rejects covered entries.

    Read the article →Federal Register / CBP CSMS

  5. Item 5

    Related trade pressure (distinct): Stelco Hamilton cold-rolled/coated idle still framed from 9 Oct — steel-tariff track, not the alcohol/dairy/motorcycle exclusions.

    Read the article →Company memo via CBC

  6. Item 6

    U.S.: Kingdom BOP gender-dysphoria stay application 26A416 still pending — response due 4 p.m. EDT 8 October; not a grant/deny yet.

    Read the article →SCOTUS docket 26A416

  7. Item 7

    U.S.: Gaines v. NCAA Title IX summary judgment still stands; plaintiffs’ appeal intent — no notice-of-appeal ECF verified this morning.

    Read the article →Doc. 196/197; secondary intent

  8. Item 8

    U.S. (29 Sep): SCOTUS DHS v. D.V.D. stay + cert (26-426) for December argument on third-country removals still the controlling docket entry.

    Read the article →SCOTUS docket 26A406

  9. Item 9

    Québec election: office voting ends 1 Oct; polling day 5 Oct; permanent-admission pledges still ~35k (PQ) to 70k (QS).

    Read the article →Élections Québec

  10. Item 10

    Ottawa: Bills C-39 and C-34 — House returns 5 Oct; both still at second-reading path; not law.

    Read the article →LEGISinfo

  11. Item 11

    Denmark: farm-level 2027 nitrogen emission limits still the L5 implementation clock (posted ~29 Sep) — no new Folketing instrument today.

    Read the article →Prior ministry/Ritzau update

  12. Item 12

    PBO operating-budget fiscal-anchor note still projects balance in 2029–30 vs Budget 2025’s 2028–29 target.

    Read the article →PBO RP-2627-010-S

  13. Item 13

    UK Online Safety Act: Meta Category 1 Upper Tribunal appeal pending; High Court JR dates 13–14 Oct are not a UT judgment.

    Read the article →

  14. Item 14

    Fact check still stands: no verified nationwide Canadian trucker diesel strike for 1 Oct.

    Read the article →