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Oct 30 2023

Carbon politics. Israel deployment. Spotting fakes. The Roundup

Oct 30, 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

Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is challenging the minority Liberal government to remove federal surcharges on all home heating energy. [Global]

A political science professor says the recent announcement to pause carbon pricing for home heating oil deliveries will likely need to go further to boost the federal Liberals. [Global]
The federal government is doubleing the rural carbon tax rebate and eliminating the tax completely on home heating oil for the next three years, in attempts to give Atlantic Canadians a reprieve from his own government’s carbon policy. And Trudeau is also now offering a free heat pump to every Atlantic Canadian home at or below the median household income in each province. [Telegraph-Journal]
The Seaway Management Corp. says it will begin to implement its recovery program immediately and will start ``passing ships progressively'' as of Monday. [Global]
A report from an inquiry into possible war criminals in Canada has been kept from the public for almost 40 years. [NYT]

You've decided: You're going to run to become a Member of Parliament. Or maybe you're going to run at the provincial level and become an MLA, MPP, or MHA. [TesterDigital]
From the provinces
Des propositions politiques répulsives expliquent en partie le plafonnement de Québec solidaire (QS), selon la députée Christine Labrie. La stagnation des appuis du parti a été au centre des débats entre les trois candidates à la cochefferie du parti dimanche. [La Presse]
Starting October 30, Ontarians will be able to receive their free flu shot and the new, most recent COVID-19 vaccine at local pharmacies, public health units and primary health care providers across the province. Got both of mine at my local pharmacist Sunday morning. Quick, easy, free -- and effective! [Government of Ontario]
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Elsewhere
Small team of Canadian special ops deployed to Israel after Oct. 7 attack: sources
Global News has learned Canada's special operations forces have been deployed to Israel to assist with embassy security and liaising with the IDF. [Global]
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu says the United States is fueling geopolitical tensions to uphold its “hegemony,” and he warns of the risk of confrontation between major countries. [AP]
Media
End of a Journalism Experiment
.. Correx aimed to semi-automate part of the corrections process on social media, which has become a key way people learn about various timely topics. Journalists could help the truth catch up with the mistakes – and the people who’d seen them. With our tool and other measures, such as standardizing corrections methods and data that corrections generate, we thought journalists could not just improve public understanding but also enhance trust in what they do. [ASU News Co/Lab]
"Good journalism is about doing compelling stories, and we seem to have forgotten that when it comes to climate journalism." [Nieman Journalism Lab]
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Sci/Tech
Google's new image verification tools can help spot fake images in search results and provide Google users with more complete information. [PetaPixel]
The Calendar
  • 0930 ET: Toronto - Mental Health MIn Ya'ara Saks makes a funding announcement. 
  • 1030 ET: 135B West Block -  Embassy of Israel officials provide a background briefing on the Israel-Hamas conflict.
  • 1100 ET: 135B West BLock -  Justice for All speaks about the Israel-Hamas conflict.
  • 1100 ET: 125B West Block - Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (FAAE) | Meeting  79 -Security at the borders between Azerbaijan and Armenia
  • 1100 ET: 415 Wellington - Standing Committee on Health (HESA) | Meeting  85 - Department of Health's Regulatory Changes for Natural Health Products
  • 1100 ET: 315 Wellington - Standing Committee on Natural Resources (RNNR) | Meeting  72 - Committee Business
  • 1100 ET: 035B West Block - Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA) | Meeting 85 - Briefing with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and the Office of Infrastructure of Canada
  • 1100 ET: 425 Wellington - Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU) | Meeting 70 - Bill C-20
  • 1100 ET: 420 Wellington - Standing Committee on Official Languages (LANG) | Meeting  72- Bilingualism in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Senior Executive Committee / Economic Development of Official Language Minority Communities
  • 1200 ET: Ottawa - Energy and Natural Resources Min Jonathan Wilkinson makes a funding announcement. 
  • 1200 ET: National Press Theatre -  Survivors and families of the Hamas attack speak to reporters.
  • 1240 ET: Toronto - Foreign Affairs Min Melanie Joly speaks to the Economic Club of Canada
  • 1300 ET: Victoria - Families and Social Development Min Jenna Sudds makes a funding announcement. 
  • 1300 ET: 135B West Block -  Faith groups speak about the Israel-Hamas conflict.
  • 1530 ET: Ottawa - Crown-Indigenous Affairs Min Gary Anandasangaree speaks at the opening of the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee meeting.
  • 1530 ET: 025B West Block - Special Committee on the Canada–People’s Republic of China Relationship (CACN) | Meeting  26 - Drafting report
  • 1530 ET: 035B West Block - Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (TRAN) | Meeting  85 - Bill C-33
  • 1530 ET: 425 Wellington - Standing Committee on Science and Research (SRSR) | Meeting  61 - Impacts of Pay Gaps Among Faculty at Canadian Universities
  • 1530 ET: 330 Wellington - Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food (AGRI) | Meeting  79 - Efforts to Stabilize Food Prices
  • 1530 ET: 315 Wellington - Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (ETHI) | Meeting  88 - Committee Business
  • 1530 ET: 225A West Block - Standing Committee on Finance (FINA) | Meeting  112 - Report of the Bank of Canada on Monetary Policy /Increases in the Cost of Buying or Renting a Home in Canada
  • 1530 ET: 410 Wellington - Standing Committee on the Status of Women (FEWO) | Meeting  84 - Human Trafficking of Women, Girls and Gender Diverse People
  • 1830 ET: Salt Spring Island, BC - GPC MP Elizabeth  May marks the construction of new firehall
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