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May 13 2024

Threat measures. Wildfire panic. Famous Typewriters: The Roundup

May 12, 2024
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
RCMP boss expresses desire for new law to deal with threats against politicians
The Mounties are seeing an increase in invective directed at politicians, including comments from the same individuals on multiple occasions, Duheme said in an interview. However, often the behaviour does not meet the Criminal Code threshold for laying a charge of uttering threats. [CP]

After a several arrests at a pro-Palestinian campus protest, federal Diversity Minister Kamal Khera supported rights to speech and protest. "But that must not cross the line." [Global]
From the Provinces
‘Panic and anxiety’: Western Canada continues evacuations as wildfires rage on
Smoke from the numerous wildfires has also been causing reduced visibility and air quality issues in several prairie cities. [Global]

Premier Legault has lauded it as the 'greenest electric battery factory in the world,' but since then, the $7-billion project has angered environmentalists across the province. [Global]
John Herron was named Liberal candidate for Hampton-Fundy-St. Martins on Saturday in an uncontested nomination. Herron was a Progressive Conservative MP for the region from 1997-2004, refused his party's merger with the Canadian Alliance, ran as a federal Liberal in 2004 and lose to Conservative Rob Moore.  [CBC]
Elsewhere
Republicans in many of the most important down-ballot races are turning away from Donald Trump’s election lies in ways that GOP candidates didn’t two years ago. [WaPo]
In the months following return-to-office mandates, an increased number of senior employees departed Apple, Microsoft and SpaceX, often to work for competitors. Memo to Minister Anand... [WaPo]
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Media
The barrier to influencing is lower than ever, meaning viewers are more discerning, and content creators have to think about what they're offering. [Business Insider]
Science and Tech
Hemingway, Jack London and Unabomber Typewriters Go to Auction
Coming to auction is a clattering collection of machines once owned by the likes of Ernest Hemingway, Shirley Temple, Andy Rooney and … the Unabomber. [NYT]
Macs have a clipboard problem. Even Windows has built in support for 20 items at a time but us Apple Fanboys are stuck with the native one at a time clipboard. Fortunately we have a lot of utilities to choose from to solve the issue .. A very comprehensive Reddit discussion of clipboard managers for the MacOS. I love Copy'Em and have been using that for years but might explore some of these options. [Reddit]
The Calendar
  • 840 ET: Ottawa  - LPC MP Yasir Naqvi speaks about methane management.
  • 900 ET: Dartmouth, NS - LPC MP Darren Fisher marks the opening of the Facility for Intelligent Marine Systems
  • 900 ET: Quebec City  - Public Services and Procurement Min Jean-Yves Duclos makes a funding announcement. 
  • 1000 ET: Happy Valley--Goose Bay, NL - LPC MP Yvonne Jones  makes an infrastructure funding announcement.
  • 1000 ET: Sydney, NS - LPC MP Jaime Battiste  makes an infrastructure funding announcement.
  • 1100 ET: Washington, DC - Defence Min Bill Blair meets with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
  • 1100 ET: Guelph, ON - LPC MP Lloyd Longfield makes a funding announcement. 
  • 1100 ET: Edmonton,  - Veterans Affairs Min Ginette Petitpas Taylor makes a funding announcement. 
  • 1100 ET: Southwestern Ontario  - PM Trudeau , Deputy PM and Fin Min Chrystia Freeland and Families and Social Development Min Jenna Sudds speak about child care.
  • 1200 ET: New Liskeard, ON - LPC MP Anthony Rota makes a funding announcement. 
  • 1215 ET: Thunder Bay, ON - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh meets with Fort William First Nation Chief Michele Solomon
  • 1230 ET: Wesleyville, NL - LPC MP Clarence Rogers makes a funding announcement. 
  • 1230 ET: Plantagenet, ON - LPC MP Francis Drouin makes a funding announcement. 
  • 1300 ET: Location not disclosed  - Transport Min Pablo Rodriguez and CEDQR Min Soraya Martinez Ferrada make a funding announcement. 
  • 1330 ET: Burnaby, BC - Citizen Services Min Terry Beech  makes an infrastructure funding announcement.
  • 1330 ET: Surrey, BC - Immigration Min Marc Miller participates in a citizenship ceremony.
  • 1345 ET: Regina  - Crown-Indigenous Affairs Min Gary Anandasangaree and Diversity Min Kamal Khera makes a funding announcement. 
  • 1400 ET: Washington, DC - Defence Min Bill Blair speaks at a Canadian Embassy event.
  • 1520 ET: Victoria  - Environment Min Steven Guilbeault and Energy and Natural Resources Min Jonathan Wilkinson make an announcement.
  • 1530 ET: Washington, DC - Defence Min Bill Blair speaks to reporters.
  • 1800 ET: Whitehorse  - ACOA Min Gudie Hutchings makes a funding announcement. 
  • 1900 ET: Ottawa - LPC MP Marie-France Lalonde attends an event to honour Veterans of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy.
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