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Aug 27 2023

Student cap. Kinew’s pledge. Musk mission.

Aug 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
Conservatives lead by 12 as only 27% think the Prime Minister should run again
The latest reading of political opinions in Canada from pollster Abacus Data finds the Conservatives opening up a 12-point lead over the Liberals, the largest lead for the Conservatives we have measured since the 2015 federal election. 38% would vote Conservative (up 1 since early August), 26% Liberal (down 2) and 19% would vote NDP (unchanged). [Abacus Data]
Wascana MP Michael Kram says Ottawa's proposed visa hike for international students should be done on an institution-by-institution basis. [Regina Leader Post]

Immigration Minister Marc Miller says that while the high number of international students entering Canada does have some effect on housing, his primary concern as minister is the integrity of Canada's immigration system. [CBC]
There is growing disconnect between Canada’s national self-perception as an established middle-power and successful promoter of development and democracy in the region, and how Canada is increasingly regarded in Southeast Asia: as a mostly peripheral aide-de-camp of Anglo-American global hegemony. [Canadian Foreign Policy Journal]
From the provinces
Hay River, N.W.T. in ‘much better condition’ following evacuation: mayor
The territory's government said late Friday night that neither Hay River's town centre nor any of the most populated residential neighborhoods have been damaged. [Global]
Manitoba New Democrats are promising to increase a tax credit for renters and make it harder for landlords to raise rents above the province's annual guideline. [CP]

A longtime minister for the Saskatchewan Party has announced he is retiring from provincial politics and will not be running in the next election. [CP]
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Elsewhere
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says his country’s role as the G20 host this year would focus on highlighting the concerns of the developing world, and has proposed the African Union to become permanent members of the forum. [AP]

Kansas City schools rent homes to teachers starting at $400 a month to recruit more amid a national shortage. [WSJ]
Sci/Tech
Note-taking apps were supposed to help us learn, remember, and think. AI could change that, but apps like Notion, Mem, and Obsidian still have a ways to go. [The Verge]
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Media
How a small-town feud in Kansas sent a shock through American journalism
The inside story of the events leading to the police raid on the Marion County Record, according to Editor Eric Meyer, Chief Gideon Cody and others. [WaPo] 

The billionaire wants his platform to play a key role in the 2024 campaign but faces a changed landscape from previous elections. [WSJ]
The Calendar
  • 1200 ET: Chester, NS - LPC MP Andy Fillmore makes a funding announcement. 
  • 1830 ET: Ladysmith, BC - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and NDP MP Lisa Marie Barron attend the Arts on the Avenue Festival.
Issued this day ...
... in 1980: Scott #864: Alberta. Design: Chris Yaneff Ltd.
One half of the pair of stamps issued this day in 1980 to mark the 75th anniversary of the creation of the provinces of Saskatchewan and, in the case of the stamp here, Alberta. The stamp features a painting of “strip farming in the Rocky Mountain foothills at Cowley. AB.”

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