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Jul 1 2023

Canada Day. Atlantic fight. Koch cash.

Jul 1, 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.
Happy Canada Day! I hope you have a great long weekend. Thanks for reading and -- if you like the newsletter -- please pass it along to a friend! The newsletter gets a new photo top today: My canoe, ready to head to Godda Lake, Algonquin Park. 
Canada
Brigitte Pellerin: We've long since left Lord Durham behind. The people of this land belong to various groups, and some proudly belong to different nations. [Ottawa Citizen]
The CRA said more workers could be fired as it investigates about 600 employees who may have "inappropriately" received CERB while working for the agency. [National Post]
From the provinces
Atlantic premiers launch fight against fuel regulations, seeking regional support
The four Atlantic Canadian premiers are pushing back against the federal government's new clean fuel regulations and are asking residents to join the fight against disproportionate costs. [SaltWire]
'When I was younger, people shouted the F-slur down the street. You were kicked out of businesses for the way you dressed or looked at with disgust for holding someone's hand.' [Global]
David Parker backer quits in protest against David Parker's personal attacks. [Calgary Herald]
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Elsewhere
Americans for Prosperity Action is wading into a Republican presidential primary for the first time, and waiting to see which candidate it will get behind for 2024. [NYT]
Media
A quarter of Twitter users said they 'are not very or not at all likely to be on Twitter a year from now.' [ZDNet]
At Cannes Lions, the year’s biggest ad event, you couldn’t escape talk of ChatGPT or Midjourney, even at the yacht parties. [Vox]
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Tech
Self-Driving Car Video From Waymo, Cruise Give Police Crime Evidence
Self-driving cars are witnessing crimes and the footage they capture can be crucial police evidence. [Bloomberg]
Version 12.5 brings in Finnish language support, traffic node path visualization and more. [The Register]
Issued this day ...
... in 1942: Sc 253 King George VI War Issue: Grain Elevators. Design: Herman Herbert Schwartz.
The grain elevators and ships shown on this stamp cannot be specifically identified, though, as someone who spent a few years working in Thunder Bay, ON, they do look a lot like the terminals there. In any event, they are intended to represent Great Lakes types, and the agricultural contribution to the war of the West.

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