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Nov 9 2023

Squabbling partners. Basic income. Unhinged Ramaswamy. The Roundup

Nov 9, 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
'It’s almost tragic and heartbreaking to see these two squabbling in this way,' Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre joked. [National Post]
The Supreme Court of Canada is set to indicate today whether it will hear an appeal of a ruling that struck down third-party election advertising rules in Ontario. [Global]

Employment Lawyer Peter McSherry cautions that employers in Ontario can legally terminate you if they do not like your political views. [Sponsored content: Guelph Today]

[Podcast] Historians David Borys and Per Anders Rudling discuss the complicated story of Ukrainians who fought for the SS and how many of them ended up in Canada - DA [Curious Canadian History]
The Canadian Association of Public Employees confirmed that Camille Awada made multiple antisemitic posts on social media 'in years past' [National Post]
Blair told a defence industry summit that the group helped him realize the current plans would not adequately answer questions raised by defence companies. [Global]
Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada announced today that the Hon. Soraya Martinez Ferrada, MP for Hochelaga, and Terry Duguid, MP for Winnipeg South, will serve as Co-Chairs of the party’s National Campaign Committee for the next federal election campaign, whenever it arrives. Jeremy Broadhurst is campaign director. [Liberal Party of Canada]
From the provinces
Newfoundland and Labrador to launch basic income program for residents aged 60-64
The Newfoundland and Labrador government is launching a basic income program for residents aged 60 to 64, part of a poverty reduction plan announced Wednesday. [CP]

'Ideas shared do not reflect the opinions of the organization,' says OPP official, noting posts were made in error; 'There is no punishment in this matter'. [Guelph Today]
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Elsewhere
Meet the Arab-Israeli who saved Jewish lives during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack
Israel was founded as a homeland for the Jewish people, but tens of thousands of Arab-Israelis live in the country too. They're descendants of Palestinians who did not flee and were not expelled during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Mike Armstrong has the remarkable story of one Arab-Israeli who helped save lives during Hamas' surprise Oct. 7 attack. [Global National]
Ehud Olmert says current leader is now a danger to Israel and argues the goal should be resuming talks leading to a Palestinian state. [Politico]
A key crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt has remained closed today as hundreds of people connected to Canada await news of when — and whether — they will be able to escape the besieged Palestinian territory. [TorStar]

Vivek Ramaswamy called Ukraine’s Jewish president, Volodymyr Zelensky, a “Nazi" during Wednesday's Republican debate. [Rolling Stone]
A wall with Canada? The idea came up during a Republican presidential debate, from a candidate insisting his party's border policies aren't tough enough. [CBC]

The governor, who a year ago was the hottest commodity in national GOP politics, has failed to gain support of key Republicans in his home state. [WSJ]
Media

SAG-AFTRA has reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract with studios, a move that could herald the end of the 2023 actors strike. [Hollywood Reporter]

With tech platforms in flux, j-school students are learning both the tools and the policy and risks that will drive their online work. [J-source]
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Sci/Tech
Online publications have used a photorealistic image of a missile attack from Adobe Stock without marking it as fake. [Crikey]
The Calendar
  • 0815 ET: 125B West Block - Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food (AGRI) | Meeting  82 - Electronic Logging Device Requirements and Animal Transport
  • 0815 ET: 425 Wellington - Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage (CHPC) | Meeting  98 - Safe Sport in Canada
  • 0900 ET: B45 Senate Building -  Meeting of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry: Soil Health
  • 0900 ET: W110 1 Wellington -  Meeting of the Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans : Examine and report on Canada’s seal populations and their effect on Canada's fisheries
  • 0900 ET: C128 Senate Building -  Meeting of the Senate Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration: Rule 12-7(1)
  • 0915 ET: B30 Senate Building -  Meeting of the Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources : Drafting report
  • 0915 ET: B30 Senate Building -  Meeting of the Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources: Bill S-14
  • 0930 ET: Toronto - Veterans Affairs Min Ginette Petitpas Taylor and LPC MP Rob Oliphant make an announcement.
  • 1030 ET: HoC Foyer - BQ MP Gabriel Ste-Marie speaks to reporters.
  • 1030 ET: Winnipeg - Deputy PM and Fin Min Chrystia Freeland tours a clean energy utility company and speaks to reporters.
  • 1100 ET: 125B West Block - Standing Committee on Finance (FINA) | Meeting  115 - Policy Decisions and Market Forces that have led to Increases in the Cost of Buying or Renting a Home in Canada
  • 1100 ET: 415 Wellington - Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs (INAN) | Meeting  83 - Bill C-53
  • 1100 ET: 425 Wellington - Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs (ACVA) | Meeting  70 - Experience of Women Veterans
  • 1100 ET: HoC Foyer - Labour Min Seamus O'Regan speaks about the Canada Labour Code.
  • 1100 ET: 135B West Block - NDP MP Laurel Collins speaks about her private members' bill.
  • 1100 ET: 415 Wellington - Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (ENVI) | Meeting  84 - Briefing by the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development
  • 1100 ET: 315 Wellington - Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans (FOPO) | Meeting  87 - Drafting report.
  • 1100 ET: 425 Wellington - Standing Committee on International Trade (CIIT) | Meeting  81 - Bill C-57
  • 1100 ET: 330 Wellington - Standing Committee on Public Accounts (PACP) | Meeting  84 - Public Accounts of Canada 2023
  • 1130 ET: C128 Senate Building -  Meeting of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade: Canada's engagement in Africa
  • 1130 ET: W110 1 Wellington -  Meeting of the Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy: Study on banking and commerce.
  • 1130 ET: B45 Senate Building -  Meeting of the Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology: Bill C-35
  • 1145 ET: B30 Senate Building -  Meeting of the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs: BIll S-231
  • 1400 ET: Brampton, ON - Mental Health MIn Ya'ara Saks speaks about suicide prevention.
  • 1530 ET: 425 Wellington - Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration (CIMM) | Meeting  83 - Closed Work Permits and Temporary Foreign Workers
  • 1530 ET: 025B West Block - Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates (OGGO) | Meeting  85 - ArriveCAN application
  • 1530 ET: 315 Wellington - Standing Committee on Industry and Technology (INDU) | Meeting  96 - Bill C-27
  • 1530 ET: 330 Wellington - Standing Committee on National Defence (NDDN) | Meeting  81 - Rising Domestic Operational Deployments and Challenges for the Canadian Armed Forces
Issued this day ...
... in 1990: Scott #1301a se-tenant block of 4: Second World War — 1940 — Canada Mobilizes Its Resources. Design: Pierre-Yves Pelletier. 
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Second War, Canada Post each a four-stamp series each year from 1989 through to 1995, with each series illustrating a theme that matched what Canada was facing 50 years earlier. This series, as a result, is all about Canada in the first months of that conflict, so we have, clockwise from top left, Sc 1298 Home Front; Sc 1299 Communal War Efforts; Sc 1301 Science and War; and Sc 1300 Food Production. 

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