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Nov 21 2023

Housing statement. Village tour. Musk sues. The Roundup

Nov 21,, 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
Canada’s fall economic statement focuses on housing
With the federal Liberals pressured to address the housing crisis, their fall economic update is set to focus on that and affordability. Mercedes Stephenson explains the three major measures Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is expected to unveil. [Global National]
Preston Manning, the former head of the Reform Party, emailed Conservative MPs on the same day the report from the Alberta COVID panel he chaired was published.
From the provinces
Manitoba's NDP government is set to lay out its plans in a throne speech at the legislature today, seven weeks after winning the provincial election. [CP]
And it's not just teachers who are on strike this week. Stalled contract negotiations with public sector unions have led hundreds of thousands of workers — including nurses and other health-care staff such as orderlies and technicians — to hold overlapping strikes, affecting most health facilities. [CP]
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Elsewhere
Fate of captured Hamas militants sparks fierce debate
 Far-right Israeli lawmakers want the death penalty imposed on captured Hamas militants, but families of hostages are against the idea. Mike Armstrong explains why, and how the proposal sparked a heated debate, as the crisis exposes deep divisions in Israel. [Global National]

Amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza, Israeli officials conducted a guided tour of the Netiv HaAsara community, located on the northern perimeter of Gaza. [Global]
India and Australia say they're committed to boosting economic and strategic ties as their top diplomats shared concerns over China, regional security and the Israel-Hamas war. [AP]
Media
After a devastating advertiser exodus last week involving some of the world’s largest media companies, X owner Elon Musk is suing the progressive watchdog group Media Matters over its analysis highlighting antisemitic and pro-Nazi content on X — a report that appeared to play a significant role in the massive and highly damaging brand revolt. [CNN]

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has banned deepfakes since early 2020, with some exceptions for parody and satire. Other platforms have similar policies.
But such clips -- many of which AFP has fact-checked -- are still spreading online. [AFP via Japan Today]
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Sci/Tech

With Sam Altman, OpenAI's former CEO, and friends landing at Microsoft, the Redmond crew is positioned to take over generative AI. The stock market agrees. [ZDNet]
A City on Mars ends with a kind of call to action. The point is that we have a tiny space station, and we have the potential to build a lot of experimental facilities on Earth where we can investigate some of the practical problems. Let’s get the biology and engineering right before we send people to Mars. [Ars Technica]
The Calendar
  • 1000 ET: West Block - PM Trudeau will meet with his cabinet.
  • 1000 ET: 135B West Block - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks about the Fall Economic Statement.
  • 1000 ET: 410 Wellington - Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (SDIR) | Meeting  39 - Unlawful Transfer of Ukrainian Children to Russia
  • 1100 ET: 035B West Block - Standing Committee on Public Accounts (PACP) | Meeting  85 - National Capital Commission — Rideau Hall Storage Building
  • 1100 ET: 125B West Block - Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage (CHPC) | Meeting  99 - Drafting report.
  • 1100 ET: 315 Wellington - Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans (FOPO) | Meeting  88 - Drafting report.
  • 1100 ET: 420 Wellington - Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (ENVI) | Meeting  85 - Freshwater
  • 1100 ET: 425 Wellington - Standing Committee on International Trade (CIIT) | Meeting  82 - Bill C-57
  • 1100 ET: 025B West Block - Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) | Meeting  95 - Committee business
  • 1200 ET: National Press Theatre - CPC MP John Barlow speaks to reporters.
  • 1215 ET: Ottawa - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks at te 2023 FCM Meeting.
  • 1300 ET: Ottawa - CPC MP Garnett Genuis speaks about Cuba
  • 1530 ET: 315 Wellington - Standing Committee on Industry and Technology (INDU) | Meeting  97 - Meeting Requested to Discuss a Request to Address Employment Concerns at Stellantis-LG New Battery Manufacturing Facility in Windsor, Ontario.
  • 1600 ET: House of Commons - Deputy PM and Fin Min Chrystia Freeland presents the 2023 Fiscal Economic Statement.
  • 1830 ET: Ottawa - PM Trudeau speaks at a Liberal Party of Canada fundraising event.
  • 1830 ET: 225A West Block - Joint Senate and House Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying 39 - Follow-up on Recommendation 13 of the Second Report of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying
Issued this day ...
... in 1986: Scott #1119a se-tenant pair: Canadian Locomotives (1925-1945) — 4. 
These are the first two stamps in the fourth and final quartet of stamps issued from 1983-1986 for train nerds. The two locomotives here are Sc 1119 CP Class T1a 2010-4 type and CN Class V-1-1 2-Do-1+1-Do-2 type.

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