5 things you need to know this morning: June 6, 2025

Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.

Five things you need to know

1. Modi accepts Carney's invitation to G7 summit

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is coming to the G7 meeting in Kananaskis later this month after accepting Canada's invitation. Modi said he wants Canada and India, whose relationship has been strained recent years, to work together with "renewed vigour," while Mark Carney said the countries had "deep people-to-people ties and significant commercial links."

Glad to receive a call from Prime Minister @MarkJCarney of Canada. Congratulated him on his recent election victory and thanked him for the invitation to the G7 Summit in Kananaskis later this month. As vibrant democracies bound by deep people-to-people ties, India and Canada…

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 6, 2025

2. Carney talks fentanyl, trade and communication with China's premier

As well as trying to patch things up with India, the PM has also been attempting to charm China. Carney's office said the Liberal leader has spoken with Chinese Premier Li Qiang about improving communication between the countries, battling the fentanyl crisis and resolving trade disputes.

Canada and China have agreed to regularize channels of communication between the two countries following talks between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese Premier Li Qiang.https://t.co/Eh0dnDV4vR

— Globalnews.ca (@globalnews) June 6, 2025

3. Liberals set to table bill to knock down interprovincial trade barriers

In yet more Carney news, the Liberal government is set to table its centrepiece legislation on internal trade as early as today. The prime minister promised, in his words, to create a single economy in Canada rather than 13 by July 1.

Liberals poised to table bill to knock down internal trade barriers https://t.co/qbWKq8ObHD

— CTV National News (@CTVNationalNews) June 6, 2025

4. Ottawa's elbows remain down amid speculation of impending deal with Trump

Ottawa continues to keep its elbows firmly down after the US doubled its tariffs on steel and aluminum to 50 per cent earlier this week. It comes amid widespread speculation that Carney and Donald Trump are close to a deal, but Industry Minister Mélanie Joly refused to answer a question about work on an agreement.

Ottawa silent on tariff retaliation as Carney takes part in talks with Trump.https://t.co/zRBxmc30fY via @Barrie360

— Barrie 360 (@Barrie360) June 5, 2025

5. Trump has no plans to speak with Musk, White House says

There's no sign of reconciliation today after Donald Trump and Elon Musk's blockbuster break-up went public on Thursday. The White House said Trump has no plans to speak with Musk, who yesterday attacked the president for his association with child rapist Jeffrey Epstein.

BREAKING: ABC News spoke to Trump this morning.

Trump says that Trump is “not particularly interested in talking to Elon Musk” and called Elon “a man who has lost his mind.”

Trump sounds like he's having a breakdown in the White House. pic.twitter.com/dlfS2Dl3ti

— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) June 6, 2025