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Jan 14 2024

Tory tour. Frozen beef. Middle East MPs: The Roundup

Jan 14, 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
Elections Canada launches online tool to tackle voting ‘misconceptions’
Elections Canada has launched an online tool to tackle "misconceptions" related to the election process as some are warning that fake content could be rampant in 2024. [Global]
Axe the Tax tour included Thunder Bay, Timmins, North Bay, Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie. The riding that includes North Bay, now known as Nipissing-Timiskaming, tends to vote Liberal but when Stephen Harper won his majority in 2011, it elected a Conservative.  [North Bay Nugget]
Pierre Poilievre also says Sudbury and its minerals have a big role to play in providing clean energy. The last time a conservative MP represented this mining city was 1917.  [Sudbury Star]
The new billboard, outside the office of Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, criticizes the Liberal's carbon tax. The last time a conservative candidate won in a general election in Thunder Bay/Port Arthur  was 1930. [TB Newswatch]

On a cold day in Winnipeg, and with two transport trucks as a backdrop, Poilievre said the Liberal government led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to blame for higher heating and food costs. He specifically criticized Winnipeg’s Liberal MPs for voting against a Conservative motion to expand the carbon tax exemption. [Winnipeg Free Press]
From the provinces
Manitoba Tory leader to step down Monday as delegates set rules for leadership race
Manitoba Progressive Conservative Leader and former premier Heather Stefanson has announced she will resign as party head on Monday. [CP]
Alberta housing minister Jason Nixon called Edmonton mayor's efforts a political 'stunt' as war of words over homelessness continues. [Edmonton Journal]
Ranchers struggle with increased costs keep cattle nourished in extreme cold. [Global]
Elsewhere
Liberal, NDP MPs to travel to West Bank to connect with Palestinians
Five Canadian MPs have landed in Amman, Jordan to visit the West Bank and meet with Palestinian refugees and progressive Israeli groups over the course of a week-long trip. [CBC]
How William Lai manages Beijing, and how Beijing reacts to him, will determine his presidency. [BBC]
More than 50 countries are due to hold national elections in 2024, but the number of citizens exercising the right to vote is not unalloyed good news. [Global]
Three years on, databases, not tipsters, are generating more criminal charges. [IEEE Spectrum]
NASA scientist on 2023 temperatures: “We’re frankly astonished”
NASA, NOAA, and Berkeley Earth have released their takes on 2023's record heat. [Ars Technica]
Media
A Northeastern study compares the abilities of Democrats and Republicans in news discernment and whether they can identify fake news. [Northeastern University]
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