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Jan 20 2024

MAGA Tories. UCP gains. Media billionaires: The Roundup

Jan 20, 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.
Canada
Affordability, U.S. election to top agenda as federal cabinet meets in Montreal
Federal cabinet ministers meeting in Montreal next week to prepare for the upcoming parliamentary sitting will be told that they simply cannot be too bold when it comes to solving Canada's housing crisis or preparing for the impact of the next U.S. election. [CP]
As the United States election cycle goes into full swing ahead of a pivotal election later this year, federal Liberals north of the border have been increasingly comparing Canadian Conservatives to Trump Republicans. [CP] And right on cue ... 👇
 Le lieutenant politique de Justin Trudeau au Québec, le ministre des Transports Pablo Rodriguez, s’insurge contre les propos du chef conservateur Pierre Poilievre, qui a traité les maires de Montréal et de Québec d’« incompétents ». [La Presse]
Shachi Kurl: Polls suggest there are better ways to exploit the Tory leader's weaknesses. As well, using polarization tactics in Canada is a dangerous game. [Ottawa Citizen]
New numbers from Statistics Canada show that the work from home wave many employees hoped would stay, appears to be ending. [CTV]

Federal Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne made a quiet visit to Windsor Thursday to meet with NextStar Energy plant officials and tour the massive facility still under construction. [Windsor Star]

Treasury Board president Anita Anand, speaking before a business crowd at Market Hall on Friday, said she wouldn’t rule out the federal government ever getting back into direct-building homes to alleviate the housing crisis — similarly to the way the government once built wartime houses. [Peterborough Examiner]
From the provinces
Premier Blaine Higgs’s flirtation with an early election call last fall cost taxpayers more than $1.7 million in expenses that turned out to be unnecessary, according to New Brunswick’s chief electoral officer. [CBC]
But the donation amounts make up a small fraction of war chests and a large chunk are from ex-pat New Brunswickers anyway. [Telegraph Journal]
United Conservatives erase a slim preference the Alberta New Democrats enjoyed in Calgary during last May's provincial election. [Calgary Herald]
Premier Wab Kinew said he would like to see more workers returning to their offices to help boost Winnipeg's downtown. [Winnipeg Sun]
Travis Patron - the self-described leader of the Canadian National Party -- had followed and confronted an RCMP officer – who was the Iraqi-born RCMP officer who had testified against Patron at his hate trial – saying, 'Why are you with a Canadian woman?' [SaskToday]
Elsewhere
Senior Iran Revolutionary Guard officials killed in Syria strike blamed on Israel
The Revolutionary Guard blames Israel for the strike in the Syrian capital which killed four senior advisers. [BBC]
Donald Trump used his social media platform Friday to mock Nikki Haley‘s birth name. Haley responds in New Hampshire. [AP]

France, which saw the lowest number of births last year since WWII is planning to overhaul its parental benefits. Canada is already doing better, says one advocate. [Global]
Media
Billionaires Wanted to Save the News Industry. They’re Losing a Fortune
Time magazine, The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times — owned by Marc Benioff, Jeff Bezos and Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong — are still losing money. [NYT]
It’s the first newsroom union work stoppage for the publication in its 142-year history. [Politico]
Its corporate parents siphoned $60 million from the magazine in four years. [New York Magazine]
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Sci/Tech
Japan makes history as spacecraft lands on the moon
The successful landing makes Japan just the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the moon, but questions remain over whether the mission can achieve all its goals. [Japan Times]

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