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Sep 26 2023

Speaker crisis. Poster problem. Dead admiral. The Roundup

Sep 26, 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 speaker pressured to resign over tribute to man who fought for Nazis
House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota has apologized for honouring Yaroslav Hunka, who fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War, during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's September 22 visit to the House of Commons. David Akin looks at the calls for Rota to resign, and the questions over how Rota's past wasn't flagged beforehand. [Global National]
Susan Delacourt: When it came to shielding Ukraine’s president from Russia’s attempts to discredit him and his country, Canada was no help at all. [TorStar]
'Deleting the text of the Speaker’s words from Hansard would have only one purpose: to try and forget what happened, to wash the record clean' [National Post]
In a nutshell: MPs elect a new speaker using the same secret ballot process employed at the start of a new parliament. [iPolitics]
A Toronto-based real estate company says it is planning to build 5,000 new rental units in urban centres across the country as a result of the federal government's decision to eliminate GST charges on rental developments. [CP]
From the provinces
Police said they received reports on Sunday, Sept. 24, that "suspicious signs" had been seen in both Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam. [Global]

British Columbia Premier David Eby and six of his cabinet ministers are in Ottawa for two days to meet with federal policymakers on issues including housing, wildfires, and floods. [CP]
Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives came under fire Monday for taking out a newspaper ad that highlights, in part, the province's decision to not search a landfill for the remains of two Indigenous women. [CP]
The Opposition NDP is criticizing the Government of Alberta's survey on a provincial pension plan, saying it fails to ask Albertans whether they support pulling out of the CPP. [Global]
Newfoundland and Labrador's premier says if Quebec wants a new hydro deal then the province needs to "show us the money!" [TorStar]
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Elsewhere
Ukraine Says It Killed Chief of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
As they ramp up attacks on occupied Crimea, Ukrainian forces are repeatedly targeting the fleet based there, a key to Russia’s attacks deep into Ukraine and its blockade of Ukrainian ports. [NYT]
Antarctica reached its annual maximum coverage this year on Sept. 10, about 13 days earlier than average. [WaPo]
Canada has updated its travel advisory for its citizens in India as tensions mount between the two countries over the murder of a Canadian Sikh leader in B.C. [Global]
Media
The deal, which still has to be ratified by members, could open the door to an agreement with the Screen Actors Guild. [WSJ]

Our analysis shows that newspapers with market leadership and chain ownership offer more political viewpoint diversity than number two and single-owned papers. In contrast, the ownership forms surveyed here (private, foundation, and publicly traded ownerships) display little effect on newspapers’ internal diversity. We also find that a greater number of papers in a local market does not imply more external diversity in that market. [Intl Journal of Press/Politics]
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Sci/Tech

Dozens of civil society organizations, experts and academics are calling on the Liberal government to remove proposed measures on artificial intelligence from a federal privacy bill, saying they must be considered separately. [CP]
The Calendar
  • 0915 ET: Ottawa - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh meets with the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne
  • 1000 ET: 135B - BQ MP Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné speaks to reporters.
  • 1000 ET: West Bock - PM Trudeau meets with his cabinet.
  • 1030 ET: 135B -  Music industry representatives speak to reporters.
  • 1100 ET: 420 Wellington - Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (ENVI) | Meeting  75 - Committee business | Drafting report
  • 1100 ET: 315 Wellington - Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans (FOPO) | Meeting  FOPO 78 - Drafting report
  • 1100 ET: 415 Wellington - Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs (INAN) | Meeting  INAN 73 - Election of Chair
  • 1100 ET: 025B West Block - Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) | Meeting  PROC 87 - Committee business
  • 1100 ET: 225A West Block - Standing Committee on Public Accounts (PACP) | Meeting  PACP 74 - Drafting report
  • 1100 ET: 425 Wellington - Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (SDIR) | Meeting  SDIR 34 - Election of vice-chairs | Committee business
  • 1115 ET: 135B - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to reporters.
  • 1115 ET: Ottawa - LPC MP Julie Dabrusin makes a funding announcement. 
  • 1200 ET: Ottawa - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh meets with BC Premier David Eby.
  • 1300 ET: Ottawa - Deputy PM and Fin Min Chrystia Freeland , Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, Housing MInister Sean Fraser, and Treasury Board President Anita Anand make an announcement and speak to reporters.
  • 1500 ET: Toronto - PM Trudeau speaks to the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association.
  • 1530 ET: 410 Wellington - Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration (CIMM) | Meeting  CIMM 73 - Committee business
  • 1530 ET: 315 Wellington - Standing Committee on Industry and Technology (INDU) | Meeting  INDU 86 - C-27 - Innovation, Science and Industry Min François-Philippe Champagne testifies
  • 1530 ET: 330 Wellington - Standing Committee on National Defence (NDDN) | Meeting  NDDN 70 - Review of the Impact of Canada’s Procurement Process on the Canadian Armed Forces
  • 1530 ET: 420 Wellington - Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (JUST) | Meeting  JUST 74 - Election of Chair
  • 1600 ET: 425 Wellington - Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs (ACVA) | Meeting  ACVA 60 - Drafting report
  • 1600 ET: Ottawa - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh meets with Metro Vancouver mayors.
  • 1930 ET: Toronto - Deputy PM and Fin Min Chrystia Freeland speaks to the 2023 Elevate Festival.
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