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Mar 12 2024

Popular premiers. NDP Nenshi. Saltwire insolvency: The Roundup

Mar 12, 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
The Liberal MP for a GTA riding expected to see a fierce fight between the Conservatives and Liberals in the next election campaign announced Monday he's not going to run. In 2021 Tony van Bynn won by 6 points. If an election were held today, the CPC candidate wouid win by 14 points per latest model of polls.  [TorStar]
"[Canadian] Winthrop Bell [was] known in the shadowy world of British spydom as A12. He was, according to Cracking the Nazi Code, “quite possibly history’s greatest spy” and “the first intelligence agent to warn about the National Socialists and their plan for the Second World War.” What’s more, Winthrop Bell “helped ensure that Adolf Hitler lost World War II.” [Literary Review of Canada]

Just published via the federal government's Open Data Portal, these are the ministerial briefing books provided to Lawrence MacAulay when he became Agriculture and Agri-Food MInister in July, 2023. - DA.
From the Provinces
Premiers’ Performance: In election year, half approve of Moe and Eby, Higgs has steep hill to climb
Ford and Legault, leaders of two most populous provinces, hold approval of just one-in-three residents. [Angus Reid Institute]
Naheed Nenshi is the sixth candidate to enter the race to replace Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley, which will conclude on June 22. [Global]
Campaign launch video from Alberta NDP leadership candidate Naheed Nenshi. - DA [YouTube]

A directive from Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools to staff would further restrict the freedom of LGTBQ+ students, say the Alberta Teacher's Association (ATA). [Edmonton Journal]

Quebec's Finance Minister Eric Girard showed off Quebec's budget for the next year, saying priorities are health care and education . The numbers will be released Tuesday. [Global]

La liste des potentiels candidats à la chefferie libérale qui renoncent à se lancer continue de s’allonger : le député fédéral Joël Lightbound a finalement indiqué qui ne tentera pas de succéder à Dominique Anglade. [La Presse]
Elsewhere
Outnumbered and outgunned, Ukraine turns to drone warfare to gain advantage
Western aid has lagged, with a U.S. military package held up in Congress for months, and Russian forces have pressed the advantage. As Ukraine sits outgunned and outnumbered, drone units are playing an ever greater role in its defence. [CBC]
Haiti's unelected prime minister, Ariel Henry, will step down once a transition council and temporary replacement have been appointed, he said on Monday, after leading the Caribbean country since the 2021 assassination of its last president. [CBC]
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Media
Atlantic newspaper owner Saltwire faces insolvency after lender files claim
A private equity fund is initiating insolvency proceedings against Atlantic newspaper owner SaltWire Network Inc., claiming it owes tens of millions of dollars. [Global]
The fake news organizations, experts say, represent a technological leap in the Kremlin’s efforts to spread false and misleading narratives. [NYT]

The Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Journalism and Communication Arts blends multimedia training with the study of Indigenous issues and languages. [Global]
Deadspin, the irreverent sports and news site best known for its commentary and analysis, laid off all of its staff on Monday after the outlet was sold to a startup firm. [CNN]
Musk and X CEO Linda Yaccarino have repeatedly said the platform’s usage has risen. [Forbes]
The Calendar
  • 0900 ET: Saint-François, NB - LPC MP René Arseneauilt makes an infrastructure funding announcement.
  • 1000 ET: Inverness, NS - LPC MP MIke Kelloway makes an infrastructure funding announcement.
  • 1015 ET: Toronto - Justice Min Arif Virani makes a funding announcement. 
  • 1100 ET: Ottawa - PM Trudeau meets with Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President Natan Obed
  • 1200 ET: Whitehorse - Health Min Mark Holland makes a funding announcement. 
  • 1315 ET: Coquitlam, BC - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and NDP MP Bonita Zarrillo speak to reporters.
  • 1600 ET: St John's - Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks at a CPC fundraising event.
  • 1700 ET: Washington, DC - Innovation Min François-Philippe Champagne speaks to reporters. 
  • 1730 ET: Coquitlam, BC - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and NDP MP Bonita Zarrillo host a community forum.
  • 2145 ET: Coquitlam, BC - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks at the Nowruz Fire Festival.
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