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Oct 17 2023

Chinese aggression. Trudeau on Gaza. Rural America. The Roundup

Oct 17, 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
Chinese fighter jet was "dangerous and reckless" towards Canadian surveillance plane: Blair
A Canadian surveillance plane operating in international airspace off the coast of China was intercepted by a Chinese military jet and used manoeuvres that Defence Minister Bill Blair calls "dangerous and reckless."  Global's Neetu Garcha was on-board the aircraft and reports on the tense situation. [Global National]
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says he wishes Canadian grocers would be more forthcoming with the public about their plans to stabilize prices. [TorStar]
The Communications Security Establishment (CSE) is Canada’s foreign signals intelligence agency, and technical authority for cyber security and information assurance. 
CSE is a stand-alone agency within the National Defence portfolio. [Communications Security Establishment]
Israel-Gaza
Israel-Hamas conflict: What is Egypt's role?
Egypt shares a border with both Israel and Gaza, and is now caught up in the balancing act of trying to de-escalate the Israel-Hamas crisis. Eric Sorensen explores Egypt's role in the deepening conflict, as fears of Gaza's humanitarian crisis spilling across Egypt's borders grow. [Global National]
Israel has bombed areas of southern Gaza where it had told Palestinians to flee to ahead of an expected invasion, killing dozens of people. [AP]
In a rare moment of unanimity, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre added his voice to the prime minister’s in calling for safe zones for Gaza's civilians. [National Post]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on Hamas to immediately release hostages in Gaza, which he says may include at least three missing Canadians, while the Opposition Conservatives warned his Liberal government against calling for a ceasefire. [CP]
Non-essential Canadian embassy staff and family members are being directed to leave Israel due to security concerns, two senior government sources have confirmed to Global News. [Global]
From the provinces
Tony Wakeham wins PC leadership, setting stage for next election
Tony Wakeham has won the leadership for Newfoundland and Labrador's Progressive Conservative party, setting the stage for the Opposition Tories to campaign for power in the next general election. [CBC]
Wakeham says he's seen no evidence the carbon tax is working to reduce Canada's carbon footprint. The federal government, he says, should be looking at technology such as hydroelectricity projects and wind farms — not taxation — to improve people’s lives. [CP]

Nova Scotia and New Brunswick scaled back plans for the Atlantic Loop electricity grid Monday to expanding just one existing connection between their two provinces, rather than also building mutiple new lines linking their provinces with Quebec and Newfoundland. [CP]
 Premier Blaine Higgs says his government will deliver a throne speech on Tuesday, quieting election speculation for at least another day. But in Ottawa on Tuesday, Higgs says a snap election is still a real possibility. [Telegraph Journal]

"This is something I cannot be a part of, and I will not be associated with a provincial government that takes away the rights of children, especially vulnerable children." [Leader Post]
A new study says people experiencing homelessness make up a growing proportion of opioid overdose deaths in Ontario. [Global]
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Elsewhere
India's Supreme Court refuses to legalize same-sex marriage, saying it is up to Parliament
India’s top court has refused to legalize same-sex marriages passing the responsibility back to Parliament in a ruling that disappointed campaigners for LGBTQ+ rights in the world’s most populous country. [AP]
Its inhabitants are as much creatures of state power and industrial capitalism as their city-dwelling counterparts. Excellent long read that gets at some of urban-rural political divide issues in the U.S. that also, I suspect, exist in Canada. [New Yorker]
Timothy Garton Ash: The country’s populist nightmare is almost over, but it’s still early days and there are tough tasks ahead. [European Council on Foreign Relations]
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Sci/Tech

Amid the debate over the dangers of widespread AI development, rarely do people talk about the huge amount of energy required to power it. [The Next Web]
It's fast, easy, and doesn't cost anything. [CassidyJames Blog]
The Calendar
  • 0900 ET: W110 1 Wellington -  Senate Standing Committee on National Finance meeting on Bill S-233 October 17, 2023
  • 0900 ET: W110 1 Wellington -  Senate National Finance Committee meets: Bill S-233
  • 0900 ET: C128 Senate building -  Senate Indigenous Peoples Committee meets: Bill C-29
  • 900 ET: B45 Senate building -  Senate Transport and Communications Committee meets: Study the impacts of climate change on critical infrastructure in the transportation and communications sectors
  • 1000 ET: West Block - PM Trudeau meets with his cabinet.
  • 1030 ET: 135B West Block - GPC MP Mike Morrice and NDP MP Charlie Angus speak about a witness at RNNR.
  • 1100 ET: 415 Wellington - Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (ENVI) | Meeting  77 - Briefing by the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development
  • 1100 ET: 410 Wellington - Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (SDIR) | Meeting  35 - Situation of the Hazaras in Afghanistan
  • 1100 ET: 330 Wellington - Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage (CHPC) | Meeting  92 - Drafting report
  • 1100 ET: 315 Wellington - Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans (FOPO) | Meeting  81 - Drafting report
  • 1100 ET: 025B West Block - Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) | Meeting  88 - Question of Privilege Related to the Intimidation Campaign against the Member for Wellington—Halton Hills and other Members
  • 1100 ET: 225A West Block - Standing Committee on Public Accounts (PACP) | Meeting  77 - Committee business
  • 1200 ET: 425 Wellington - Standing Committee on International Trade (CIIT) | Meeting  75 - Committee business
  • 1530 ET: 315 Wellington - Standing Committee on Industry and Technology (INDU) | Meeting  89 - C-27
  • 1530 ET: 025-B West Block - Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates (OGGO) | Meeting  78 - Replacement of the CP-140 Aurora by the Boeing P-8 Poseidon
  • 1530 ET: 415 Wellington - Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs (INAN) | Meeting  76 - Restitution of Land to First Nations, Inuit, and Metis Communities
  • 1530 ET: 425 Wellington - Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (JUST) | Meeting  77 - S-12
  • 1530 ET: 330 Wellington - Standing Committee on National Defence (NDDN) | Meeting  74 - Drafting report
  • 1600 ET: 410 Wellington - Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs (ACVA) | Meeting  64 - Drafting report
  • 1630 ET: 415 Wellington - Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA) | Meeting 92 - Canada Summer Jobs Wage Subsidy Program
  • 1830 ET: B30 Senate Building -  Senate Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources meeting on Bill S-234 October 17, 2023
  • 1830 ET: 025-B West Block -  Special Joint Committee on Declaration of Emergency (Special Joint) meeting on Review of the exercise of powers and the performance of duties and functions pursuant to the declaration of emergency that was in effect from Monday, February 14, 2022, to Wednesday, February 23, 2022
  • 1830 ET: B45 Senate Building -  Senate Agriculture and Forestry Committee meets: Bill C-234
  • 1830 ET: B30 Senate Building -  Senate Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources Committee meets: Bill S-234
  • 1830 ET: W110 1 Wellington -  Senate Fisheries and Oceans Committee meets: Examine and report on Canada’s seal populations and their effect on Canada's fisheries
  • 1915 ET: Ottawa - PM Trudeau speaks to the CIJA, Antisemitism: Face it, Fight it Conference.
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...  in 1973: Sc # 588: Caricature Definitives - Sr Robert Borden. Design: David Annesley.

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