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Caucus diversity. Useless lobbyists. Moscow warning: The Roundup

Mar 9, 2024
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
A closer look at the growing diversity of Conservatives under Poilievre
Though the Conservatives have sometimes struggled to build support in cultural communities, Pierre Poilievre has led an effort to diversify his team's gender and ethnic mix. This is my piece and I encourage you to read it but here's one stat: Since Poilievre became leader the number of Conservative MPs who are visible minorities has nearly doubled: From 5 to 8 -- out of 117 MPs.  [Global]
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre told Vancouver business leaders Friday that he has no use for "corporate lobbyists" and that his focus is on "working-class people." [Global]
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen announced Friday that Canada would resume funding the Palestinian aid agency. [Global]
The Canadian government is imposing new sanctions on two Iranians it accuses of participating in the violent repression of women and girls in Iran. [Global]

Anthony Yacub is seeking the nomination in the new riding of Pickering-Brooklin but his candidacy has been called into question owing to his previous role on the local riding association’s candidate nomination committee.  [iPolitics]

From the Provinces
There were a total of 65 investigators, including five core investigators. The estimated financial drain was $460,877 in overtime and travel expenses. [Edmonton Journal]

The longtime president of the Alberta Federation of Labour officially joined the race to replace Rachel Notley on March 7. [Edmonton Journal]
B.C. Premier David Eby says he heard "devastating" accounts of antisemitism in the Jewish community's interactions with public servants and has vowed to "root out" the problem. [Global]
Incidents of harassment and intimidation targeting Quebec politicians have become more common in the last decade, compounding already strenuous work conditions for many local leaders, a new report says. [CP]
A former Manitoba Progressive Conservative cabinet minister said on International Women's Day that she was sexually assaulted by a former MLA seven years ago, and that she faced consequences after coming forward. [CBC]
Lobsters in southwestern Nova Scotia are selling at the highest price seen so far this season, as fishermen struggle with high overhead costs and a lower catch rate than in previous years. [Global]
Elsewhere
Alex Panetta: What we saw in Thursday's state of the union address was U.S. President Joe Biden's re-election strategy — a blueprint for a comeback, as he's down in the polls. It revealed four things about the campaign he intends to fight. [CBC]
Iran condemns UN experts’ report on protest crackdown as ‘false’, ‘biased’
Report by UN fact-finding mission says Iran’s brutal suppression of 2022 protests amounted to crimes against humanity. [Al Jazeera]
The Canadian government is echoing a warning from the U.S. embassy in Russia of an 'imminent terrorism risk' in Moscow over the next 48 hours. [Global]

The New York Police Department has been taking a more active role in trying to influence public policy through slick online videos and social media posts. [ABC News]

“I’m a U.S. Navy intelligence officer now in the reserves while I attend graduate school. Even though I left active duty a year ago, I still see the world through the lens of my 1830 training and experience. Four lessons from my time in Ukraine apply directly to naval warfighting.” [US Naval Institute]
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Sci/Tech

There are available systems of authority and transparency that we can use to avoid having the detritus of information warfare clogging up our search results. There are strategies of time-constraint searching and applications of local context you can use to find local news. [Research Buzz]
The Calendar
  • 1000 ET: Boston - ACOA Min Gudie Hutchings opens the Canada Pavilion at the Seafood Expo North America 2024 
  • 1130 ET: Toronto - Deputy PM and Fin Min Chrystia Freeland and Small Business Min Rechie Valdez make an announcement and speak to reporters.
  • 1145 ET: Wolfville, NS - LP MP Kody Blois makes an infrastructure funding announcement.
  • 1200 ET: Penticton, BC - Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks with seniors.
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