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Feb 16 2023

Lucki runs out. Liberal lapses. Bristling Ford.

Feb 16, 2022
David Akin's Roundup
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Canada
RCMP’s Brenda Lucki says she will retire next month: ‘I did my best’
Lucki, who was appointed RCMP commissioner in 2018 and was the first woman to permanently hold the role, has faced intense criticism over the RCMP's handling of multiple crises.
The "just transition" legislation is aimed at helping Canadian workers adapt to the global move toward increasing reliance on renewable energy instead of fossil fuels.
Trudeau arrived in the Bahamas Wednesday to participate in a meeting of the Caribbean Community, where 20 heads of government from the region are gathering.
Parliamentarians’ concern about ethics and conflicts of interest isn’t worse than ever, but is also not getting better, commissioner says.
Some members of Parliament say they have no idea how to spot foreign interference, as Canada's spy agency warns that all elected officials are targets for hostile states.
The premier, who has maintained the province doesn't have the capacity to welcome more people, says the prime minister should post a new tweet telling migrants not to come.
An independent commission tasked with changing federal election boundaries has recommended that constituents living in Don Valley East be merged into their neighbouring districts.

An ex-JTF2 member went on a U.S. podcast to discuss his time in the counter-terrorism unit and the 2017 killing of an Islamic State gunman.

A parliamentary committee is recommending the Liberal government improve access to palliative care and boost financial support for people with disabilities.

The audit is conducted to ensure Hockey Canada is in compliance with existing contribution agreements with the Department of Canadian Heritage.
From the provinces
Doug Ford bristles at further stag and doe questions, confirms tickets cost $150
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has confirmed tickets for a stag-and-doe raising funds for his daughters wedding and attended by developers cost $150. Queen's Park colleague Colin D'Mello has the video.

In September 2022, Elections Nova Scotia (ENS) issued an RFP inviting qualified firms to submit proposals that include all related software services, IT infrastructure and hosting services, as well as training, support, and the full management of a highly secure internet voting solution. Scytl, was the successful vender in the bidding process.
Elsewhere
Revealed: the hacking and disinformation team meddling in elections
Unit led by Tal Hanan that boasts vast army of bots exposed by undercover reporters and leaked emails

China's commerce ministry on Thursday said it put Lockheed Martin Corp and Raytheon Technologies Corp onto an "unreliable entities list" over arms sales to Taiwan, its latest sanctions against the two U.S. defense contractors.
Tech

The macOS Ventura 13.2.1, iPadOS 16.3.1, and iOS 16.3.1 updates that Apple released today include minor bug fixes and address security...
Walking through the following Tidyverse functions:  crossing ; rowwise; pluck; rownames_to_column & rowid_to_column  and more. 
Media

Former Gazoo reporter Tito Curtis at newsletter The Rover: Newsroom will lose 25 per cent of its staff and most of its photo department as signs point to a serious cash crunch at Postmedia.
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