The provinces go it alone Did someone forward you this newsletter? Sign up here to get it delivered weekday mornings. Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that Ottawa will leave domestic vaccine passports up to the provincial governments, but will work on an "internationally accepted proof of vaccination" for international travel, CBC reports. Quebec and Manitoba have announced plans for an internal vaccine passport but Alberta and Saskatchewan have ruled them out. "Different provinces will be doing different things, where the federal government has a role to play and where we are looking is in terms of vaccine certification for international travel," Trudeau said. Business wants it: On Tuesday, The Toronto Region Board of Trade called on the Ontario government to introduce a vaccine passport system for non-essential business activity, the Canadian Press reports. CEO Jan De Silva says vaccine passports could allow conferences and tourism: “The EU as of July 1 has gone live with the digital pass, and the reason why we’re so pro using that tool is that we’ve worked so hard and our small businesses have gone through multiple lockdowns that have had a devastating affect to them. Now that we’ve got sufficient vaccine, it’s a way to start resuming a more normal form of day-to-day living.” 160 unmarked graves: The Penelakut Tribe in B.C.'s Southern Gulf Islands said Tuesday it has found more than 160 "undocumented and unmarked" graves near the Kuper Island Residential School, CBC reports. "We are inviting you to join us in our work to raise awareness of the Kuper Island Industrial School, and confirmation of the 160+ undocumented and unmarked graves in our grounds and foreshore," the notice said. A survivor of the school told Global that students called it Alcatraz, due to its isolated island location and the difficulty to get on and off the island. “It’s disheartening, it’s painful, it’s a reflection of a time that wasn’t that long ago,”said Steve Sxwithul’txw, who started at the school at the age of five. First we take Halifax? Global's David Akin has an interesting item on potential federal election timing and the link to Nova Scotia's campaign, which is expected to begin this week. Akin points out Nova Scotia election law provides that the vote be held on a Tuesday and the campaign must be at least 30 days long. Therefore, if "Rankin drops the writ any time up until and including Sunday, that implies an election day in Nova Scotia at the earliest of Aug. 17." Akin thinks Trudeau will wait until after that for a federal election, although it's not clear that's a sure thing. More Green squabbling: Green Party executives may cancel $250,000 in funding for embattled Annamie Paul’s campaign to win a seat in Toronto Centre, the Toronto Star reports. The Star says former Green leader Jim Harris is pushing for Paul's ouster. In his email, which was obtained by the Star and is titled “Annamie Paul Must Be Removed As Leader,” Harris argued the council should rescind $250,000 in “pre-writ” funding for Paul’s campaign in Toronto Centre. He also outlined problems he sees with Paul’s lack of communication within the party, blamed her for the defection of New Brunswick MP Jenica Atwin to the Liberals, and called on federal council to attempt to depose her. A former councillor tells CBC that the whole anti-Paul move is bizarre and damaging. Carpay out: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announced Tuesday that president John Carpay is taking an indefinite leave after admitting he hired private investigators to follow a judge and some senior government officials, the CBC reports. "Surveilling public officials is not what we do. We condemn what was done without reservation," the board said in a release. "All such activity has ceased and will not reoccur in future." — Stephen Maher | 