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Jun 1 2023

RCMP Reform. Johnston jammed. Media threats.

Jun 1, 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
Commission on Nova Scotia shooting recommended dramatic overhaul of the leadership of Mounties and how they train new recruits. [National Post]
The RCMP has dedicated security details for the Governor General and the prime minister, but other cabinet ministers only receive protection on specific occasions. [Global]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has already dismissed this ask by a majority of MPs as another political attack. [National Post]
Philippe Lagassé: Serving as a vice-regal representative should be the last public role an individual performs. That's what the money is for. [The Line]

Committee Report No. 13 - House of Commons of Canada Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.
From the provinces
Watch Premier Houston calls out people defying Nova Scotia fire ban: ‘I do not know what they are thinking’  [Global]
Elsewhere
Former Vice President Mike Pence will officially launch his widely expected campaign for the Republican nomination for president in Iowa next week, adding another candidate to the growing GOP field and putting him in direct competition with his former boss. [AP]
Thousands of people are to march in Jerusalem's Pride parade on Thursday, an annual event that is taking place this year under Israel’s most right-wing government ever, stacked with openly homophobic members. [AP]
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Media

Michael Geist: The government is in trouble on Bill C-18 when it has to resort to smearing local news organizations who dare to criticize its bill. [Substack]
While some news outlets have come out in favour of California's Journalism Preservation Act,  targeting tech company use of news content, others in the industry have called the bill “fundamentally flawed” and likely to benefit newspaper chains while overlooking smaller newsrooms in the state. [Nieman Journalism Lab]
Tech
Canadian computer scientist Yoshua Bengio says he did not realise AI would develop so fast. [BBC]

[The R code] to show the proportion of members of Parliament that are women on a map of the world, as an experiment in a tricky data visualisation.
Apple today added the Thunderbolt Display and the first-generation iPad Air to its obsolete products list, meaning the devices are no longer eligible for repairs or other service at Apple stores. [MacRumours]
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