Morning Update: Where the boys aren’t

Good morning. The gender gap in higher education has persisted for many decades. Do universities need to do more to entice men back? More on that below, plus follows to our reporting on the notwithstanding clause and the BC Ferries deal. But first:

• A real estate executive, lobbyist and banker held an event for cabinet ministers and MPs, raising concerns over federal lobbying rules
• Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum vowed closer ties Thursday against the backdrop of rising U.S. protectionism
• American television’s remaining active late-night talk shows put on a display of deference to the U.S. President, with a wink.
• In Toronto’s Dufferin Grove, a big tent of compassion for homeless encampments begins to fray