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Jul 15 2023

Defence spending. Food emergency. Media apocalypse.

Jul 15, 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
Conservatives and Liberals in a close race: CPC 32 | LPC 30 | NDP 21
This survey used a larger than normal sample size of 7,001 eligible voters, allowing for a far more granular look at vote demographics than is usually available. This includes a deep dive analysis on the nuances of the “youth vote” and “racialized voters”. [Pollara Strategic Insights]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pushed back against suggestions that Canada is a “free-rider” in the NATO alliance. [National Post]
The decision by SAG-AFTRA to walk off the job sounds the death knell for Canadian sets with SAG stars that survived a Writers Guild of America strike entering its sixth week. [Global]
From the provinces
The British Columbia government says it has stopped advertising on Facebook and Instagram to send a message to parent company Meta, which is blocking Canadian news from the social media platforms. [CP]
REGINA — Former Saskatchewan Party legislator Mark Docherty didn't mince words when asked about the governing party. [SaskToday]
Emergencies minister Bill Blair made the announcement as more than 350 wildfires burn across the province, stretching provincial firefighting resources. [Global]
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Elsewhere
Nigeria's President Tinubu declares state of emergency over food
The president plans to provide protection to farmers targeted by notorious kidnapping gangs. [BBC]

President Vladimir Putin gave an interview to a Russian newspaper to give his version of the story on recent talks with the head of the Wagner mercenaries. [Le Monde]
The need for air conditioning will skyrocket, with Africa and Europe hit hardest. [Ars Technica]
The urgency is particularly acute for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who entered the race in May with expectations that he would quickly become Trump's top rival. [Global]
A new poll finds that only about 1 in 10 U.S. adults give high ratings to the way democracy is working in the United States or how well it represents the interests of most Americans. [AP]
Media
Losing the justice beat
How the underfunding of newsrooms and the courts leave coverage of legal issues more susceptible to misinformation. [Cdn Law Association]
Drawing on this experience during a recent ICFJ Disarming Disinformation master class, held in partnership with the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, Campos Mello offered a series of tips for journalists investigating political disinformation. [International Journalists Network]
The industry is facing an unprecedented level of disruption, leading to a wave of strikes and cutbacks. [Axios]
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Tech
Look closely, because films in the future may include digital replicas of background actors. [ZDnet]
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