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Feb 1 2023

Conservative Cash. Haley’s Hope. Killing Kherson.

Feb 1, 2022
David Akin's Roundup
Clippings of #cdnpoli, #media, and #tech content aimed at those with an interest in Canadian politics.
Reminder that this new version of the newsletter is still in development. Changes today: Doing away with the "Read More" buttons that appeared below some items. Instead, to be consistent throughout, if you wish to actually read more, click or tap on the headline of each item.
Canada
Poilievre’s Conservatives set fundraising record in final quarter of 2022
New from me:  While the Conservatives set a fundraising record, so did the People's Party of Canada. The final three months of 2022 were also moneymakers for the BQ, Liberals and NDP.
The Conservative Party of Canada failed to win the most seats in 2015, 2019 and 2021. But, as this graph above shows, it has dominated Canadian political fundraising through that period. 
Susan Delacourt: The first few weeks of 2023 finds the Trudeau government is losing support among Canadians, according to a new survey from pollster Abacus Data.
The proposed change for Sydney-Victoria was done without the consultation of its Indigenous constituents, said Jaime Battiste.
The Public Order Emergency Commission was initially given a deadline of Feb. 6 to submit its report to cabinet, but the government has now been advised that date will not be met.
From the provinces
Alberta government promising changes to campuses amid university ‘woke’ free speech standoff
'I believe it is important for our universities and colleges to foster a strong culture of free speech and diverse viewpoints, even when those viewpoints are deemed controversial.'
Murray Mandryk: Saying whatever you want, whenever you want, for free, sounds like a dream for politicians. It is ... until people start saying things back.
The Health Standards Organization released updated standards today, including that residents should get at least for hours of direct care every day.
Indigenous people, especially women, are dying from toxic drugs at disproportionately high rates in British Columbia as the overdose crisis continues "unabated."
Elsewhere
Ukraine: After losing Kherson, Russia tries to destroy it
Two months after the liberation of Kherson, Global News found a city being cynically pummelled by Russian artillery that has targeted even a maternity hospital.
Nikki Haley is moving closer to making her presidential campaign official. On Wednesday, supporters of the former South Carolina governor will get an email invitation to a Feb. 
A Democratic president. A new Republican majority in the House. A rapidly growing pile of debt. Sound familiar?
Media
A court in Moscow on Wednesday sentenced a Russian journalist in absentia to eight years in prison on charges of disparaging the military, the latest move in the authorities' relentless crackdown on dissent. 
News outlet CNET said Wednesday it has issued corrections on a number of articles, including some that it described as "substantial," after using an artificial intelligence-powered tool to help write dozens of stories.
Tech
Boeing completes the last ever delivery of the iconic 747 jumbo jet
Boeing revealed back in 2020 that it was going to end 747's production after it was done building the last orders for it..
Issued this day ...
.. in 1989: Scott # 1194A: Roll Stamp Issues: Parliament. Design: Rolf Harder.

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