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Jul 14 2023

Dock work. Food crisis. Google snub.

Jul 14, 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
B.C. port strike: Work resuming after agreement reached
Terms of a settlement, recommended by the mediator, were given to the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada and the B.C. Maritime Employers Association on Wednesday. [Global]
Many more Canadians will get the tax-free payment through the Canada Revenue Agency, which is meant to offset the cost of federal pollution pricing. [Global]
Lawyers who work within the immigration system say they expect security officials to ramp up those efforts amid the heightened attention on other countries' meddling attempts. [Global]
From the provinces
Alberta and B.C. in talks to expand Canadian LNG reach globally, Danielle Smith says
Smith expressed frustration about the lack of federal infrastructure that would allow Alberta producers to fulfil global market needs. [Global]
Alberta continues exploring the idea of establishing its own pension plan program and tax revenue agency, but critics aren't convinced either is a good idea. [Global]
More change, MLA Harwinder Sandhu hopes, could be in the offing with the B.C. Demographic survey, which was launched Thursday.  [Global]
B.C. MLA Mike Morris has serious concerns with overlogging in B.C., especially with an area north of Prince George. [Global]
In her resignation letter with the legislative assembly, she says as a single mother working between Toronto and Kitchener her child-care situation is what led her to step down. [Global]
Premier Scott Moe called all three byelections Thursday morning, noting voting week will run from Aug. 3 to 10. [Global]
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Elsewhere
Fears of a global food crisis loom as Black Sea grain deal nears deadline
A precarious deal brokered last summer hangs in the balance and rests on the shoulders of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the UN and the European Union. [Global]
Media
Liberal Party launched a dozen ads on Facebook since advertising ban
The party launched targeted ads in Atlantic Canada to promote the federal carbon pricing and the Liberal candidate in Calgary Heritage. [National Post]
The call to support local media sources comes amid years of declining advertising for Canadian news as ad dollars migrate to tech giants. [Global]
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Second golfer struck by lightning on Kanata golf course has died
The Office of the Chief Coroner of Ontario confirmed it's investigating the death of Justin Newsom. He was at Loch March Gold & Country Club on June 26 when he was struck, along with Jesse Hawkins. I think we gave Justin his first job on Parliament Hill when I headed the Parliament Hill bureau at Sun News Network. One of the most pleasant individuals I ever had the pleasure to work with. Terribly sad news. [CBC]
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Tech
Google leaves Canada out of Bard AI chatbot launch
Canada is now one of only a few countries — alongside Russia and China — not to have access to Google’s Bard AI chatbot. [National Post]
Technology is our new god. What would a refusal to worship look like? Paul Kingsnorth offers a vision of resistance. [The FP]
With the help of the internet and ChatGPT, [Aster Hu] was able to create this interactive election map showing the top five candidates with the most votes in each ward. It took longer than expected, but it was fun to learn new things, such as working with JSON in R and exploring libraries like sf and leaflet.  [Aster Hu's Blog]
Issued this day in ...
Issued this day in 1995: Sc # 1562: Manitoba. Design: Steven Rosenberg and Terry Gallagher. 

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