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Apr 10 2023

Budget prudence. King’s jewels. Black holes.

Apr 10, 2023
David Akin's Roundup
Clippings of #cdnpoli, #media, and #tech content aimed at those with an interest in Canadian politics and policy. And sometimes Canadian postage stamps.
Canada
‘Awful for patients’: Frustration grows over delay in assisted dying expansion
The Liberal government's decision to expand medical assistance in dying to people with mental illness as a sole underlying condition has sparked a wide range of reaction in Canada. [Global]
Alex Himelfarb: So what does prudence mean when we confront the prospect of devastation from climate change and nature loss, when we know that the world is in the midst, however slowly and reluctantly, of a transition to a net zero future, when inequality, colonialism, racism, gender inequality and bigotry create human suffering and undermine social trust and the solidarity necessary to solve our shared challenges, when our commitment to democracy continues to erode. [Blog]
From the provinces

Personal trainer Camille Currie will be the B.C. Green Party’s candidate for the Langford-Juan de Fuca riding. [Victoria Times-Colonist]
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Elsewhere
People working from home became younger, more diverse, better educated and more likely to move during the COVID-19 pandemic. That's according to a report from the U.S. Census Bureau released last week. The report says that, in many respects, the demographic makeup of people working from home from 2019 to 2021 became more like workers who were commuting. The industry groups that saw the greatest jumps in people working from home were information, finance and professional and administrative services. The smallest gains were in agriculture and mining; entertainment and food services; and armed forces. [AP]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to make his first public appearance in South Carolina, a state where votes will be critical if he launches an expected 2024 presidential bid. State Sen. DeSantis has undertaken a brisk travel schedule in recent weeks as he promotes his “Florida Blueprint” tour to Pennsylvania, New York and Michigan. The travel allows DeSantis to lay out some of his policy achievements in Florida, setting up possible contrasts with potential rivals, including former President Donald Trump. [AP]
With less than a month to go for King Charles’ May 6 coronation, here is how the day will unfold and what he and Queen Camilla will wear. [Global]
Media

Twitter has wrongly labelled the BBC as being "government funded" on its official account. [Deadline]
Twitter, in case you were wondering, has not much to say about CBC's Twitter account (or this one at least 👇)
Tech
A galaxy merger may have set a supermassive black hole free. [Ars Technica]
It'll help you stand longer and actually get stronger at the same time. [ZDNet]
Issued this day ...
... in 2012: Scott # 2516i : Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee. Design: Gottschalk + Ash International.
When the late Queen marked 60 years on the throne back in 2012, Canada Post paid a remarkable philatelic homage to her reign, issuing a set of six handsome stamps throughout the year, each with an equally handsome souvenir sheet. (The scan here is one of those souvenir sheets and contains four copies of Sc 2516).

Canada Post, though, could find no such enthusiasm 10 years later and at her Platinum Jubille, an inarguably more significant record for a monarch’s longevity, issued just one stamp in January of her platinum year (Sc 3317).

Each of the stamps in the Diamond Jubilee series features a stamp from each of the decades during her reign. This one features Scott #1168, issued in 1990. 
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