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Aug 26 2024

Housing plan. Indigenous procurement. DNC influencers.

Aug 26, 2024
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.
Reader note: This newsletter's current preferred publishing platform -- curated.co -- is not functioning (again) this morning. So I'm using this platform, goodbits.io, as the backup again. There's a chance the curated.co servers will get rebooted later today (the business is located in Tennessee and it's hit and miss with their tech support) which means you may get a second version of this newslette rif/when the curated.co system wakes up. Thanks for your patience
Canada
The rail workers dispute and ongoing housing crisis The rail workers dispute and ongoing housing crisis are some of the key issues facing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal cabinet, who are all meeting up in Halifax. The federal ministers are kicking off their annual three-day retreat there, as Minister of Housing Sean Fraser announced that the government will be leasing out 56 federally-owned plots of lands to build new housing. [Global National]

A joint Global News investigation revealed significant loopholes in a multi-billion dollar program intended to boost Indigenous businesses in Canada. [Global]

Starting today, we are launching the Canada Public Land Bank, which features 56 federal properties that have been identified as being able to support housing, including 5 new properties now intended for leasing and ready for builders to submit their plans. This new list will grow regularly in the coming months, along with further details on listed properties. (Govt of Canada)
From the Provinces
The Tories and fracking: Will it be an election issue?
Premier Blaine Higgs believes royalties from fracking New Brunswick's massive natural gas reserves would be economic game-changer. [Telegraph--Journal]
Ontario riders will return to their normal commute this morning as a train line and station are set to resume service with the work stoppage by two major railways coming to an end. [Global]
Elsewhere
Zelenskyy: Russian air defence protects Putin's dachas, but not Kursk Oblast
In a statement to Indian media about the Ukrainian operation in Kursk Oblast, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pointed out that there was no powerful Russian air defence in Kursk Oblast – in contrast to the areas surrounding Russian ruler Vladimir Putins various houses. [Ukrainska Pravda]

Authorities in Ukraine's Donetsk region say a British citizen was found dead under the rubble on August 25, a day after a missile hit Hotel Sapfir in the eastern city of Kramatorsk. Six other people were wounded, among them several Reuters staffers. A Russian missile struck the hotel before midnight on August 24, Ukraine's Independence Day, according to local authorities. As a major Ukrainian-controlled city in the Donetsk region, Kramatorsk serves as a base for international reporters and volunteers. [Radio Free Europe]

Team of six Reuters journalists was staying at hotel destroyed in overnight strike in eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk. [Voice of America]
Media
How Democrats Courted Social Media Influencers at the D.N.C.
Democrats gave social media figures the V.I.P. treatment this week in an aggressive attempt to pump feeds with pro-Harris posts. [NYT]

And some reaction 👇 from two top "influencers" to the tone of the NYT's reporting. 👆
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Science and Tech

Polaris Dawn, a private space mission that aims to complete the first-ever civilian spacewalk, is expected to launch this week. SpaceX said it’s targeting Tuesday August 27 at 3:38AM ET for liftoff. [Endgadget]
... curated list of the top 25 R packages that you aren't using (but you need to learn in 2024). Let's go! [Business-Science]
The Calendar
  • Halifax - PM Trudeau meets with his cabinet.
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