May 30, 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.
From the provinces
Danielle Smith’s UCP to form next government after tight race
Danielle Smith has been leader of the UCP since succeeding Jason Kenney in October 2022. [Global]

“Now is the time for us to do the work that has been asked of us,” Notley said in her concession speech. [Calgary Herald]
While the UCP held on to its rural and most of its Calgary seats, several ministers lost their ridings. The NDP will form the largest official Opposition in Alberta history. [Global]
Elections Alberta says there was no issue in counting votes Monday despite results dragging well into the night in the 2023 provincial election. [CBC]
Canada
Opposition parties are still calling for a public inquiry and there remain unanswered questions from David Johnston's report probing foreign interference. [Global]
NDP MP Jenny Kwan says she has been a target of Chinese interference for years, but was only informed by CSIS about the attempts on Friday. [Global]
The Trudeau government announced how it’s spending  $116 million in supports Monday morning for families who are victims of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and other related crimes. [APTN]
Murray Brewster: Almost a decade ago, the notion of a conflict between the United States and its allies on one side and China on the other was described as the “unthinkable war” by major foreign policy and defence observers. Lately, it’s become clear that those same experts are thinking through the unthinkable. [CBC]
The walls of the prime minister’s residence are full of dead rodents and the air inside may not be breathable, but Ottawa will finally have a plan for the building by the fall. [National Post]
With the ratification vote proceeding for members of the Union of Taxation Employees, union leadership has set its sights on finding and disciplining those who crossed picket lines. [CBC]
Air Canada pilots have previously said they are pressing for "historic" gains to narrow the earnings gap with higher-paid aviators at U.S. carriers. [Global]
Elsewhere
Uganda anti-LGBTQ2 law blasted by Canada, allies: ‘Abhorrent’
The British government said Monday it was "appalled" by the Ugandan law, adding it remained firmly opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances. [Global]
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Media
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez said Monday he is starting to review the mandate for CBC and its French-language service Radio-Canada, including ways the government can bolster funding. [CP]
Poland has imposed sanctions on 365 Belarusian citizens and frozen the financial assets of other entities and people associated with Russian capital. Poland's Interior Ministry said Monday that it was imposing the sanctions in reaction go a “draconian” verdict against a journalist. The move comes after Belarus’ Supreme Court on Friday upheld an eight-year prison sentence against a prominent member of the country’s sizable Polish minority and a correspondent for a top newspaper in Poland. [AP]
Tech
The RADSAT-SK cube satellite is part of a CSA program called the Canadian CubeSat Project, which aims to boost interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. [Global]
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