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Feb 21 2023

Blue tint. Kenney book. Sneaky president.

Feb 21, 2022
David Akin's Roundup
Clippings of #cdnpoli, #media, and #tech content aimed at those with an interest in Canadian politics. Still in beta ... 
Canada
Canada will soon get a new electoral map — and it may have a blue tint
Alberta gets three new seats. A part of BC that votes Conservative gets a new seat. And the Liberal fortress of Toronto loses a seat in the proposed new federal riding map.
Quebec Premier François Legault says the province's capacity to welcome people entering through the unofficial crossing in southern Quebec has been overwhelmed.

As the database launches there are 83 cases in it where a conviction was overturned, with only 16 of them involved Indigenous people.
Experts say that farmers will increasingly struggle with profitability amid the unpredictable seasons as climate change makes drought, flooding and wildfires more common.
From the Provinces
Atlantic premiers create regional doctor registry as federal health funding talks begin
Canada’s Atlantic premiers announced new regional register to allow doctors to practice in any Atlantic province with no extra licensing as health funding talks with Ottawa begin.

Blue Storm: the Rise and Fall of Jason Kenney, is billed as the first scholarly deep dive into how Kenney, ultimately fell from power.
Elsewhere
Sneaking a president from DC to Kyiv without anyone noticing
President Joe Biden’s motorcade slipped out of the White House around 3:30 a.m. Sunday. No big, flashy Air Force One for this trip -– the president vanished into the darkness on an Air Force C-32, a modified Boeing 757 normally used for domestic trips to smaller airports. 
COVID and Vaccines

A new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal sheds light on the concerns parents have when deciding whether or not to vaccinate their kids against COVID-19.
Media
Meta reveals its own paid verification ‘blue tick’ service for Facebook and Instagram.
Tech

Whether you're looking to listen to your own notes or create an audiobook for others, here's how to turn a PDF into an audiobook online.
Issued This Day ...
... in 1973: Scott # 567a se-tenant pair PB: Algonkian Indians. Design: Georges Beaupré
Beginning in 1972, Canada Post issued a series of stamps that focused on the heritage of various Indigenous — “Indian” in the 1970s — groups across Canada. Each year from 1972 through to 1976, Canada Post issued two pairs of stamps. In 1973, the focus was on the Algonkians, which we generally spell Algonquin these days.
For this pair, Sc 566 features a photograph of Algonquin objects taken by Ray Webber. The other stamp is a painting by Lewis Parker (1926-2011) titled Micmac Indians.

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