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Sep 27 2023

Rota resigns. Divided Manitobans. Brother Biden. The Roundup

Sep 27, 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

House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota has resigned amid international controversy over his recognition of a Ukrainian war veteran who fought in a Nazi unit. [Global]
Poland's ambassador to Canada says that a Polish government minister has asked their Institute for Remembrance to look into the history of a man fought for the Nazis in WWII. [Global]
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he received a security briefing and can confirm the existence of "clear evidence" the Indian government was involved in the death of a BC Sikh leader. [Global]
From the provinces
Manitobans deeply divided on searching landfill for Indigenous women, pre-election poll reveals
A Free Press-CTV poll conducted by Probe Research found that a slightly larger group of Manitobans — 47 per cent — support searching the Prairie Green landfill north of Winnipeg than those who are opposed, at 45 per cent. Eight per cent said they were unsure. [Wpg Free Press]
As part of her visit to Brandon, Progressive Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson joined the Brandon Sun editorial board for a meeting on Wednesday afternoon. Four years ago, PC Leader Brian Pallister blew off this tradition, which coincides with a Brandon Chamber of Commerce Leaders Debate. Pallister paid no price for ignoring that longstanding tradition and won a majority. Stefanson does not have the luxury of ignoring Brandon. Brandon East has a good chance of flipping NDP and Brandon West might even fall too. The last time both Brandon seats went NDP: Gary Doer's 2003 majority. [Brandon Sun]
 Premier Blaine Higgs meets with protesters outside the legislature in downtown Fredericton last week. [Telegraph-Journal]
The Quebec government says it's ready to reduce its contract demands on teachers, nurses, and other public sector workers, but only if their unions are willing to do the same. [Global]
Healthcare and cost of living were outlined as the Saskatchewan NDP's priorities ahead of the fall sitting. [Global]
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Elsewhere
Biden rallies autoworkers in unprecedented picket line visit
The president joins United Auto Workers union members in Michigan on the 12th day of their strike, encouraging them to keep fighting for raises from big carmakers. [LA Times]

A judge has ruled that Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House. [AP]
India’s BJP, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and affiliated Hindu nationalist groups have perfected using social media to spread of inflammatory, often false and bigoted material on an industrial scale, earning both envy and condemnation beyond India’s borders. [WaPo]
Barring a last-minute surprise, the leader of Spain’s conservatives will miss on his first shot to become the country’s next prime minister when the parliament votes on his petition to form a government. [AP]

Nearly all the world’s on stage, and all the men and but 20 women merely players. That's what a less inspired Shakespeare might have written about this year’s U.N. [AP]
Media
The Online News Act rests on the premise that news is a public good, and that news companies should be compensated from Google and Facebook for use of this content. The tech companies counter that the news media seek and benefit from exposure via their platforms, and so mandatory compensation is not justified. [Public Policy Forum]
This is the nugget of the right advice here: ... more important than learning everything you can about the topic, focus on understanding your own story. As soon as Jeff Tollefson, a senior correspondent at Nature, gets an assignment, he says he likes to “imagine what the structure of the story is going to be.” That helps him figure out what kinds of sources to approach and which questions to ask—even before he’s decided on the actual people he’ll interview. Think of the form/structure of your story first. You can always change later -- but imagining the kinds of responses you need to drive your story forward will help you form up questions and listen more closely to your interview subject.  [Open Notebook]
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Sci/Tech
What's in the kit of a mountaineering soldier?
The NATO Mountain Warfare Centre of Excellence in Slovenia runs courses for NATO Allies and partners to help their armed forces prepare for mountainous environments. To be able to operate in the mountains, soldiers need to be able to carry a lot of kit. In this piece, First Warrant Officer Sebastian Silar from the NATO Mountain Warfare Centre of Excellence explains what a soldier deployed to the mountains usually carries in their backpacks. [NATO]

Google is notifying Gmail users that the webmail's Basic HTML view will be deprecated in January 2024, and users will require modern browsers to continue using the service. [Bleeping Computer]
The Calendar
  • 0900 ET: Montreal - Innovation Min François-Philippe Champagne  makes an announcement.
  • 900 ET: Ottawa - Intl Development Min Ahmed Hussen  makes a funding announcement. 
  • 930 ET: 025B West Block  -   The CPC National Caucus will meet.
  • 930 ET: Wellington Building  -   The NDP National caucus will meet
  • 950 ET: Paris, France - Energy and Natural Resources Min Jonathan Wilkinson speaks to reporters.
  • 1000 ET: 225A West Block  -   The LPC National Caucus will meet.
  • 1130 ET: Ottawa, ON - Environment Min Steven Guilbeault speaks about climate policy.
  • 1230 ET: Niagara Falls - Deputy PM and Fin Min Chrystia Freeland meets with leaders of the Power Workers' Union.
  • 1400 ET: House of Commons foyer  - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to reporters.
  • 1430 ET: Wendake, QC - CEDQR Min Soraya Martinez Ferrada  makes a funding announcement. 
  • 1630 ET: 025B West Block  - Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA) | Meeting HUMA 79 - Briefing with Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser
  • 1630 ET: 415 Wellington,  - Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (ETHI) | Meeting  ETHI 82 - Drafting report
  • 1630 ET: 315 Wellington,  - Standing Committee on Natural Resources (RNNR) | Meeting  RNNR 74 - Canada’s Clean Energy Plans in the Context of North American Energy Transformation
  • 1630 ET: 425 Wellington,  - Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU) | Meeting SECU  73 - C-20
Issued this day ...
Issued this day in 1978: Scott # 772a se-tenant pair PB. Design: Reinhard Derreth
Two days ago we featured a pair from the final quartet in this 1978-1980 Inuit series. Today’s stamp features a pair from the first of that series, in plate-block format. Sc 771 features the print Aeroplane (1976) by Pudlo Pudlat (1926-1992).  while Sc 772 features Dog Team and Sled by Abraham Kingmiatuq (1933-1990).

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