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Oct 1 2023

EV billions. Smith v TBA. Slovak Win. The Roundup

Oct 1, 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
‘All Canadians need to confront the past’: Trudeau in Sask. marking National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Various cities across Saskatchewan are marking Truth and Reconciliation Day. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the town of Lac La Ronge. [Global]
Among the calls to action by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, some are focused specifically on health care. What progress has been made? [Global]
This week, Quebec and Ottawa committed $2.7 billion toward an electric vehicle battery factory near Montreal. Such projects have faced questions, given the amount of public money involved. [CBC]
From the provinces
As attendance soars for UCP meeting, Smith tries to blunt Take Back Alberta drive
Don Braid: Smith is talking so tough on Ottawa to blunt at least one point of potential TBA attack. [Calgary Herald]
Could the Parti Québécois pull off an upset win and rock Premier François Legault's world? [Montreal Gazette]
Christine Labrie est la première candidate voulant succéder à Manon Massé qui a déposé son dossier de candidature pour se lancer officiellement dans la course pour devenir porte-parole de Québec solidaire. Mais ses adversaires assurent ne pas être loin derrière. [La Presse]
The seven-week session that runs until Nov. 30 will be the first time in decades there are four official parties in the legislature. [Vancouver Sun]
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Elsewhere
Russia's police force is in crisis, with officers are quitting to become taxi-drivers and couriers. [BBC]
In much of Europe, the election was seen as a bellwether of mainstream support for Ukraine in its war with Russia. But voters seemed most concerned with pocketbook issues. [NYT]
Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni would be standing in Hipkins’ place at today’s election manifesto launch in Auckland. The timing could not be worse for Hipkins as Labour continues to struggle in the polls. [New Zealand Herald]
After an Idaho hospital closed its obstetrics department, pregnant women in the county have been left without nearby care. Their OB-GYNs fled the state. [NBC]
Media
Propaganda and attacks on LGBTQ people are prominent ahead of election which could decide whether the country moves politically closer to Moscow. [Euronews]
"If we don't change our thinking, the next incoming president will be the last president." [Nieman Journalism Lab]
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Sci/Tech
In a new study, participants tended to judge faces appearing against backgrounds featuring houseplants or bookcases as more trustworthy and competent than faces. [Newswise]
The Calendar
  • 1400 ET: Fergus, ON - LPC MP Lloyd Longfield participates in an unveiling ceremonial for a historical plaque.
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Issued this day in 1948: Sc 277: Responsible Government. Design: Herman Herbert Schwarz.

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