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Jul 10 2023

Latvia Troops. Swedish NATO. Evernote layoffs.

Jul 10, 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.
This newsletter is coming out a little later than normal - a result of a very hectic travel/work schedule in the last 36 hours. I and other Canadian reporters left Ottawa at 7 pm ET Sunday night in the plane you see pictured above and, after trying to sleep in our economy seats (we did have at least two seats to a person) for the 8 hour flight to Riga, Latvia, we landed and got right to work covering the prime minister's program there. Then he flew to Vilnius, Lithuania where there were other events ... I've got a file on Global National Monday night with my account of the news of the day. But all that travel and work made if difficult to find time to send out this newsletter. So here it is -- better late than never. - DA
Canada
Roughly 7,400 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada employed at more than 30 ports in the province have been on strike since Canada Day. [Global]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to more than double the size of Canada's contribution to a NATO mission in Latvia, committing $2.6 billion in funding over three years. [Global]
From the provinces
As the premiers sit down in Winnipeg for the three-day meeting this week, the attention will be most on how to use the new money Ottawa has promised in healthcare. [Global]
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Elsewhere
Turkey's president will support Sweden's bid to join Nato, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg says. [BBC]
When asked about the United States sending the controversial weapons to Ukraine to fight Russia, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said cluster munitions should not be used. [Global]
NATO wasn't always obsessed with member nations' military spending as a share of national GDP. But the two per cent target has become a major political millstone for governments that are not inclined to reach it. [CBC]

As Spain prepares for elections, some liberal European politicians fear that the hard-right Vox party could become the first right-wing party since the Franco era to enter Spain’s national government. [NYT]
Bounties placed on pro-democracy activists by Hong Kong show some of the "worst fears" are coming true after the imposition of a 2020 national security law, experts say. [Global

Telecom companies laid them decades ago and thousands were left behind, posing a hidden health hazard today. [WSJ]
Media
Keeping Canadians in the know with ambitious, trusted and high-quality journalism. Delivering high-value and data-driven marketing solutions to businesses and advertisers. [Postmedia]
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Tech
Launched in 2004, the company once sought to be the world's brain dump. [Ars Technica]
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