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Carbon slogans. Housefather’s future. Eclipse Pix: The Roundup

Mar 20, 2024
David Akin's Roundup
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Canada
Guilbeault defends carbon pricing as more provincial Liberals voice concern
The Ontario Liberal leader says that if elected she won't have a province-wide carbon price, as Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre raises a motion to stop the April 1 increase.  [Global]

'The Liberals left it till the last minute and thought that they that they would be able to get something done. Frankly it was frustrating' [National Post]
Anthony Housefather was among three Liberals who voted against the final motion, which called only for progress towards a two-state solution. [Global]
Indigenous Services Canada says it plans to launch a forensic audit of an organization representing 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan. [CP]
Inuit, Innu Nation unite in identity fight for Indigenous rights
Inuits and the Innu Nation are joining forces by pressuring the federal government to scrap a controversial agreement giving Indigenous rights to 6,000 people in south and central Labrador. Abigail Bimman explains why critics say the NunatuKavut are settlers who fraudulently claim to be Inuit, and how that community is responding. [Global National]

After two new reports detailing how the federal government is underperforming on First Nations housing and policing, the federal auditor general says a fundamental shift needs to occur in the government. [CP]
From the Provinces
The governing United Conservative Party has a seven-point lead over the opposition NDP, a new Pallas Data poll has found. The survey also presented six different ballot scenarios with each Alberta NDP leadership candidate as leader, and asked respondents how they would vote in each scenario. [Pallas Data]

The New Brunswick government is boasting that today's $13.3-billion budget includes the most spending on health care in provincial history. [Global]

Newfoundland and Labrador Finance Minister Siobhan Coady is scheduled to release her 2024-25 budget today, with an expectation that the books will be balanced. [CP]
Quebec has become the last province to reach an agreement in principle with the federal government on health-care funding. [CP]
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Tuesday he is considering extending his government's fuel-tax holiday, which is set to expire at the end of June. [CP]
Work to renovate Ontario's legislature is still in relatively early planning stages, but it has already seen "a touch" of a delay, the minister in charge of the project. [CP]
Elsewhere
Gaza crisis: Frustration growing over Canada’s visa process
The federal government launched a temporary visa program in January for Canadians who want to bring over loved ones from Gaza. But as Heather Yourex-West explains, the process has been frustrating for one Calgary man trying to save his sister and her four young children. [Global National]

As legislation prompts global criticism, China accuses UK in particular of having ‘deep-rooted mindset as a coloniser’. [Al Jazeera]
All is not lost. Morale remains high. But if Ukraine’s allies continue bickering, delaying, and equivocating, dark times may be on the horizon: And closer than we think. [Bug-eyed and Shameless]

Josep Borrell says he will propose that the EU uses 90 per cent of the revenues from Russian assets frozen in Europe to buy arms for Ukraine via the European Peace Facility fund. [Global]
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Media

Threads is rolling out its “trending now” feature to all US users, Mark Zuckerberg said in a post. [Endgadget]
Science and Tech
How to photograph the eclipse without frying your phone
You don't need a ton of professional gear to capture an image of the total solar eclipse next month, but photographers and space agencies say it is necessary to use eclipse glasses or solar filters to avoid damaging your eyes and phones. [CBC]
ChatGPT and Gemini discriminate against those who speak African American Vernacular English, report shows. [The Guardian]
The Calendar
  • 0830 ET: West Block - PM Trudeau participates in the Summit for Democracy.
  • 0930 ET: Ottawa -  The NDP National Caucus will meet
  • 0930 ET: 025B West Block -  The CPC National Caucus will meet. Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre will deliver a public address.
  • 945 ET: Ottawa - Defence Min Bill Blair and LPC MPs Marie-France Lalonde and Mona Fortier make a funding announcement.
  • 1000 ET: 225-A West Block -  The LPC National Caucus will meet.
  • 1000 ET: 135B West Block, - Representatives from NGOs speak to reporters about housing.
  • 1030 ET: 135B West Block -  The Canadian Veterinary Medical Assn speaks to reporters.
  • 1100 ET: 135B West Block -  Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights representatives speak about the Hamas-Israel conflict.
  • 1200 ET: 135B West Block -  The Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies speaks to reporters.
  • 1630 ET: 425 Wellington - Citizenship and Immigration (CIMM) | Meeting  95 - Briefing on the Temporary Immigration Measures Initiated in Response to the Ongoing Conflicts in Sudan and Gaza. Immigration Min Marc Miller testifies.
  • 1630 ET: 025-B West Block - Government Operations and Estimates (OGGO) | Meeting  111 - FY24 Supp Cs. Public Services Min Jean-Yves Duclos to testify.
  • 1630 ET: 415 Wellington - Indigenous and Northern Affairs (INAN) | Meeting  100 - FY24 Supp Cs. Crown-Indigenous Relations Min Gary Anandasangaree, Northern Affaris Min Dan Vandal, and Indigenous Services Min Patty Hajdu to testify.
  • 1630 ET: 330 Wellington - Industry and Technology (INDU) | Meeting  115 - Use of Foreign Workers at the EV Battery Manufacturing Facility in Windsor, Ontario
  • 1630 ET: 125-B West Block - National Defence (NDDN) | Meeting  97 - FY24 Supp Cs. Defence Min Bill Blair to testify.
Issued this day ...
… in 1995: Scott #1544a se-tenant block of 4: Second World War - 1945. Design: Pierre-Yves Pelletier. Illustrations by Jean-Pierre Armanville. 
This was the final quartet of a series Canada Post issued each year from 1989 to 1945 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Second War. This block of four, given the name "Peace", marks events that occurred in 1945, from top left, "Crossing the Rhine", "Liberation of Civilians", "Veterans Return Home", and "Freeing the POW".

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