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Dec 10 2023

Neo-Nazi Video. Liberal gamble. Fuel fight. The Roundup

Dec 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.
Canada
Neo-Nazi terrorism group worries law enforcement agencies as 2 Ontario men arrested
Two men will appear in a Toronto, Ont., courtroom on Monday after being charged earlier this week with terrorism offences. The pair from southern Ontario are allegedly associated with a violent neo-Nazi group known as 'Atomwaffen Division.'  It's the third time this year that RCMP has arrested alleged members of the far-right group. As David Akin reports, it’s a growing concern not just to Canadian law enforcement — but to agencies around the world. [Global National]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also joined the talks, arranged to see how countries such as Canada can help efforts to secure peace for Palestinians and Israelis. [Global]

With their backs against the wall in public opinion polls, the federal Liberals appear cornered into adopting a strategy they once eschewed. [TorStar]
Rising emigration numbers hint at newcomers being forced to turn their back on the country. [Reuters]
Tamara Lich and Chris Barber are on trial for their roles in the 2022 Freedom Convoy. The trial started Sept. 5 and there's no end in sight. [National Post]
Fresh off an election win, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse says she is ready to get to work. Woodhouse is the third National Chief from Manitoba, and the second woman to lead the political advocacy organization. But the job is never easy, which requires the balancing of regional interests internally while presenting a united First Nations front to the federal government. Melissa Ridgen has more about the new National Chief and what she brings to the table. [Global National]
From the provinces
Quebec's English-language universities are proposing a new tuition model that they say will inflict less harm on the three institutions than the provincial government's planned tuition hike for them. [CP]
Elsewhere
Israeli tanks reach centre of Khan Younis in new storm of southern Gaza
Israeli tanks battled their way to the centre of Khan Younis on Sunday in a major new push into the heart of the main city in the southern Gaza Strip. [Reuters]

OPEC is rallying its members and oil producing allies to veto a proposed deal to phase out fossil fuels at the COP28 climate summit, highlighting deep divisions over the future of oil and gas. [Reuters]
Many people are disgruntled with the president's handling of the economy after a decade in power. [BBC]
Elizabeth Magill angered many alumni for allowing a Palestinian writers conference on campus. After she appeared to dodge questions at a congressional hearing, the outcry swelled. [NYT]
Media
Elon Musk restores X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
Elon Musk has restored the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones following a poll on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter that came out in favour of the Infowars host who repeatedly called the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax. One more reason to avoid participating in X. [CP]
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Sci/Tech
L4S, a technology you probably have never heard of, could make the internet drastically better. And companies like Apple, Google, Comcast, and more are trying to make it happen. [The Verge]

The aim of the dataset package is to make tidy datasets easier to release, exchange and reuse. It organizes and formats data frame R objects into well-referenced, well-described, interoperable datasets into release and reuse ready form. [Data Observatory]
The Calendar
  • 0830 ET: Dubai, UAE  - Environment Min Steven Guilbeault participates in a COP28 carbon pricing event.

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