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Oct 14 2023

Palestinians flee. NDP future. Kiwi change. The Roundup

Oct 14, 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.
Israel-Gaza
Palestinians flee within Gaza after Israel stages brief ground incursions
Palestinians are scrambling to flee northern Gaza after Israel’s military told about 1 million people to leave for the southern part of the besieged territory. [AP]
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly will push for humanitarian aid as Israel urges one million civilians to evacuate the northern portion of Gaza. [Global]
"They were supporting the terrorist attacks of Hamas on Israel that butchered innocent civilians," Liberal MP Anthony Housefather told Global News on Friday. [Global]
The New Democrats are set to debate the war between Israel and Hamas at their convention today, where party Leader Jagmeet Singh will face a leadership review. [CP]
Douglas Todd: A fiery longtime Victoria imam is one of two British Columbians who demonize Israel and defend those who violently attack Jews. [Vancouver Sun]
The US intelligence community produced at least two assessments based in part on intelligence provided by Israel warning the Biden administration of an increased risk for Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the weeks ahead of Saturday’s seismic attack on southern Israel, according to sources familiar with the intelligence. [CNN]

Two other Reuters journalists, Thaer Al-Sudani and Maher Nazeh, were also injured and are seeking medical care, the wire agency said. [Global]
Justin Ling: Hamas cannot obtain Palestinian statehood through the blood of Israeli civilians and settlers. Even if it could, its independence would be a poisoned chalice ... But we should also understand that Israel’s thinking has also become punitive and short-term, trading immediate security for long-term instability. Worth spending time with this long read from Justin. [Bug-eyed and Shameless]
Robyn Urback: ...it is generally understood by decent people that visiting indiscriminate murder and violence upon people because of their religion or nationality is wrong. The exception, it seems, is when the victims are Jews in Israel. [Globe and Mail]
Canada

“For Canadians, for people across the country, having an NDP government means establishing a firewall against the US-style culture war, divisive, awful, racist, discriminatory, homophobic rhetoric nonsense that people are trying so hard to bring into this country,” Eby said Friday in a speech to federal New Democratic Party convention delegates meeting in Hamilton, Ontario.[Rossland News]
Some delegates believe NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh should pull out of the confidence-and-supply agreement before the 2025 deadline if the party doesn't get more priorities met. [Global]
Business groups in Alberta are celebrating Friday’s decision by the Supreme Court of Canada that ruled the federal government’s impact assessment law is largely unconstitutional. [Global]
The Correctional Service of Canada says as of Aug. 31 this year, a total of 32 prisoners have requested medically-assisted death. [Global]
September was the third straight month there was a drop in home sales, although its drop was about half as large as the one in August. [Global]
From the provinces
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she looks forward to a “robust discussion” from the more than 2,100 expected at the party’s first meeting since the spring election. [Global]
Under Alberta's Recall Act the applicant has 60 days to collect signatures of 40 per cent of Medicine Hat’s 65,949 residents. [Global]
Le prochain chef du Parti libéral du Québec (PLQ) ne sera choisi qu’au printemps 2025. [La Presse]
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Elsewhere
Former businessman Christopher Luxon wins New Zealand election as voters seek conservative change
Conservative former businessman Christopher Luxon will be New Zealand’s next prime minister after winning a decisive election victory. [AP]
But Ohio congressman Jim Jordan faces a steep hill in getting the 217 votes needed in the full House. [WaPo]
Australians have voted in a referendum against enshrining in the nation’s constitution a mechanism for Indigenous people to advise Parliament on policies that affect their lives. [AP]
Media
Regulations Alone Can’t Fix Bill C-18: Why News Media Canada’s “Surrender” May Not Be Enough to Stop Google From Blocking News Links in Canada
News Media Canada – the lead lobbyist for the legislation – appears to have waved the surrender flag as it is now urging the government to accommodate Google’s concerns with draft regulations. The shift in approach unquestionably marks a retreat for the group, which literally drafted a version of the bill for the government and wielded the power of major media outlets to skew national coverage in favour of the legislation. [MichaelGeist.ca]
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Sci/Tech

Threads, Meta’s Instagram-based competitor for Twitter / X, is rolling out the ability to edit posts, as well as a way to publish voice notes. Unlike X, the ability to edit posts on Threads is available to all for free. [The Verge]

Browser extension which gives you more control over your Twitter timeline and adds missing features and UI improvements - for desktop and mobile browsers. [jbscript.dev]
The Calendar
  • 1105 ET: Hamilton, ON - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks the 2023 NDP national convention.
  • 1300 ET: Sidney, BC - GPC MP Elizabeth  May attends the Buffleheads Celebration.
  • 1545 ET: Calgary, AB - Small Business Min Rechie Valdez speaks to the Chamber of Commerce.
  • 2200 ET: Victoria - GPC MP Elizabeth  May marks the BC Greens 40th Anniversary.
Issued this day ...
... in 2021: Sc 3302: Christopher Plummer. Design: Steven Slipp.
This stamp depicts Christopher Orme Plummer (1929-2021) in several of his most celebrated roles: Prospero in The Tempest, King Lear in King Lear, Rudyard Kipling in The Man Who Would Be King, Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music, and John Barrymore in Barrymore.

Toronto-born Plummer is one of only two dozen actors to have won the coveted “triple crown of acting” awards: an Emmy, a Tony and an Oscar (Academy Award). He was a regular fixture at CBC in the 1950s, an actor in the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, and headliner at the prestigious National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. His career changed forever in 1965 when he played Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music. Plummer’s role in the 1973 Broadway musical Cyrano earned him his first Tony Award; his second came in 1997 for his portrayal of John Barrymore. In 2009, Plummer was nominated for his first Academy Award for his performance as Leo Tolstoy in Michael Hoffman’s The Last Station. In 2011, he won his first Academy Award for his role in Beginners, becoming the oldest winner of a competitive Oscar in an acting category.

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