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Feb 22 2023

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Feb 22, 2022
David Akin's Roundup
Clippings of #cdnpoli, #media, and #tech content aimed at those with an interest in Canadian politics. Still in beta ... 
Canada
Alleged Canadian ISIS recruiter Awso Peshdary to plead guilty: court documents
Peshdary was accused of conspiring with Canadian ISIS members John Maguire and Khadar Khalid, and has now agreed to plead guilty to all charges against him.
A House of Commons’ committee says Canada should expel Russian diplomats who are participating in activities not 'consistent' with their roles.
A meeting of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs comes days after a new report of Chinese meddling in Canada’s federal elections.

The party began compiling examples of what they were seeing as early as two weeks into the 2021 campaign, multiple party sources told the Star.

The committee agreed to expand its study of interference to include the 2021 election and recall a number of ministers, officials to testify
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre blames the recent surge of migrants at the Roxham Road irregular border crossing in Quebec on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
‘They have created a completely different new riding on both west and east sides, and now there’s no public input process,’ says NDP MP Richard Cannings of the final changes proposed to his riding.
Scroll through some predictions of who wins where using the proposed new riding boundaries and current polling data. A project of Teddy Boragina and Kyle Hutton. 
From the Provinces
Legault to visit N.L. for talks on Churchill Falls deal
The controversial hydroelectric deal ends in 2041.

UCP, NDP toss-up in the Grenier Political Report for Alberta

The UCP said it will be putting an historic $2 billion into improving primary health care in 2023-24.

While it isn't the Alberta Police Service, the United Conservative Party government is looking to help at least one municipality -- Grande Prairie -- replace the RCMP.

A woman from Saddle Lake Cree Nation is in Federal Court in Edmonton today fighting for her right to vote in band elections.
Elsewhere
What is the New START treaty and why is Russia ‘suspending’ participation in it?
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Tuesday that Moscow is "suspending" its participation in its last remaining arms control treaty with the United States.

The owner of the Russian private military company Wagner accused Russia's defense minister and chief of general staff on Tuesday of starving his fighters in Ukraine of ammunition, which he said amounts to an attempt to “destroy" the force.

COVID and Vaccines
Being fully vaccinated reduced the risk by about 41 percent.
Media
Nearly three-quarters of Americans think national news orgs can report fairly and accurately, but only 35% of Americans believe they reliably do, a new study has found. In a survey of 5,593 adults, Gallup and the Knight Foundation — which have been publishing reports on trust in news media sin…
Tech
Microsoft is working on a new Microsoft Teams app that dramatically improves performance on laptops and PCs. The new Teams app will be available in preview initially next month, and should use 50 percent less memory.
Issued This Day ...
... in 1974: Scott #571a se-tenant pair: Indians of the Pacific Coast. Design: Georges Beaupr 
Another from the series of stamps Canada Post issued from 1972-1976 featuring Indigenous peoples from different parts of Canada, this pair includes Sc 571 - “Pacific Coast Artifacts” as photographed by Ray Webber and Sc 570 The Inside of a Nootka Sound House (1784)by John Webber (1751-1793), who was a member of the crew of Captain James Cook during Cook’s third “voyage of discoverry” around the Pacific.

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