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May 18 2025

The Roundup: Catholic Carney. Poland Votes. Defining News.

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David Akin's Roundup
Catholic Carney. Poland Votes. Defining News.
Canada
How much will Mark Carney’s Catholic faith inform the way he governs Canada?
Mr. Carney is Roman Catholic, and as he noted in a statement upon the election of Pope Leo, a new papacy is a major milestone for the faithful. “This is a historic moment for the Catholic community and for all those who look to the Vatican for guidance,” he said.  His trip in turn raises questions about whether or how, as he governs Canada, he may seek that guidance. [Globe and Mail] (🎁 link)

Thirteen Canadian MPs will also attend the mass, including Jaime Battiste, who was part of a reception with Canadian Catholic Cardinals on Saturday evening in Rome alongside the prime minister. The Nova Scotia MP says he's looking forward to hearing how the Pope "sets the tone" for how he will lead. [CP]

The leaders met while in Rome to attend the inaugural mass of newly elected Pope Leo at the Vatican. [Reuters]
Mike Moffatt: The federal government has never articulated a coherent vision for the future of middle-class housing. [Missing MIddle Initiative]
Roman Baber: "The greatest spreader of misinformation is this Liberal government"
Roman Baber was born in the former Soviet Union and lived there until he was a teenager and his time there still informs his worldview. He earned a law degree from Western, was elected to the Ontario legislature in 2018, ran against Pierre Poilievre for the Conservative leadership in 2022; and just beat Liberal incumbent Ya'ara Saks in York Centre, becoming the only Conservative to win a seat anywhere in Toronto in the just concluded election. In this video posted to his Facebook account, Baber jumps right into the role of Opposition MP, railing against what he perceives to be attempts by the Liberals to censor information on social platforms. - DA
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The Provinces

“We’ve actually turned our hospitals into multi-purpose facilities and taken them away from their core job, which is to deal with emergencies and to efficiently make sure that people can get surgery and also do the convalescence there,” Smith said. [Edmonton Journal]
Aurora
Elsewhere
Poland votes in tight presidential election
The election is being closely watched for whether voters endorse the pro-European path set by Prime Minister Donald Tusk or favour a return to the nationalist vision of Law and Justice, which ran the country from 2015 to 2023. [Al Jazeera]

President Donald Trump on Saturday said that he'll speak separately to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday as he ramps up efforts to help the two nations reach a ceasefire. [NBC]
Media
CBC has escaped defunding, for now. So what happens next?
But after the political winds shifted in favour of Mark Carney’s Liberals, the public broadcaster was granted a reprieve — giving the minority Liberal government what could be a short runway to implement its proposed changes. "I do think that the Carney victory has secured the future of the CBC for now, at least as long as they're in power," said Jessica Johnson, a senior fellow at McGill University’s Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy. [CP]

As people are exposed to more information from more sources than ever before, how they define and feel about “news” has become less clear-cut. [Pew Research Center]
Science and Technology
Microsoft has quietly launched an updated Spotlight-like launcher app for Windows that provides quick access to commands, apps, and development tools. The software maker originally launched its PowerToys Run launcher for Windows 10 nearly five years ago, and the updated version — Command Palette — now includes search for apps, folders, and files, calculations, system commands, and much more. [The Verge]
The Calendar
  • 0145 : Rome - PM Carney  meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz
  • 0400 : Rome - PM Carney attends the Inauguration of the Pontificate.
  • 0550 : Rome - PM Carney meets with Pope Leo XIV
  • 0930 : Rome - PM Carney speaks to reporters.

Yesterday:

  • 1415 : Rome - PM Carney met with European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen
  • Rome - PM Carney met with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Issued this day ...
… in 1950. Sc 297. King George VI with “Postes-Postage” 1950 Coil Stamps. Design: Herman Herbert Schwarz.

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