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Nov 16 2023

Trudeau protests. Manning report. China progress. The Roundup

Nov 16, 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
Netanyahu sharply responds to Trudeau over Israel comments ahead of APEC
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in San Francisco for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. But that's being overshadowed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's fiery response to Trudeau, who called on Israel to "exercise maximum restraint" in Gaza. David Akin reports on what exactly each leader said, how pro-Palestine protesters disrupted Trudeau's night in Vancouver; and what's on the agenda at the APEC summit. [Global National]
Canada has long supported Israel but there has been the occasional disagreement. Now Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly rebuked Justin Trudeau. [National Post]
The letters for the ministers in charge of the newly minted citizens' services and sport and physical activity portfolios were posted online earlier this week. [Global]
According to the deal between the NDP and Liberals, a Canada Pharmacare Act must be passed by the end of 2023. [National Post]
A reservist's fight against Canada's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the Armed Forces came close to mutiny a court martial in British Columbia heard Wednesday. [Global]
From the provinces
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante's administration unveiled its $6.99-billion financial roadmap for 2024, with the mayor calling it a 'responsible' budget. [Gl
Sarah Jama welcomed constituents back to her office as an independent MPP Tuesday and declared she will fight the censure she received from the Ontario legislature. [Global]
A panel reviewing Alberta's COVID-19 response is calling for changes to ensure the premier and cabinet have the last word in future crises, with help from a science officer. [Global]
 It comes after LaGrange made a social media post depicting photos of children waving Pride flags and children waving Nazi swastika flags with the caption “brainwashing is brainwashing.”  [Edmonton Journal
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Elsewhere
‘Always offering a helping hand’: Family remembers Manitoba soldier killed in Ukraine
Those who knew an Indigenous soldier from northern Manitoba who was killed fighting in Ukraine say he was always the first to help someone in need. [Global]
The BBC enters hospital with Israeli forces and views small cache of weapons and other items they say were found there. [BBC]
Seth Mandel: Israel’s much anticipated raid on Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital produced far less drama than many expected, and it should reset many people’s prior assumptions about the IDF’s war conduct—and Hamas’s.  [Commentary]

The two leaders hadn't spoken for a year before Wednesday's summit, with relations between Washington and Beijing at their lowest point in decades.
Democratic strategists believe abortion will continue to be a winning issue in '24 and credit it with being the deciding factor in '23. [Campaigns and Elections]
Sarah Taylor is replacing Canada's current ambassador to Russia. The change comes as relations between Canada and Russia remain frosty. [Global]
Media
Meta will allow political ads on their platforms to question the outcome of the 2020 US Presidential election, part of a rollback in election-related content moderation among major social media platforms over the past year as campaign season for the 2024 US Presidential election heats up. [CNN]
Global BC’s Sarah Macdonald and Clayton Little won the Best News Reporting of the Year award, for the story 'Failed in Life and Death: The Story of Noelle O’Soup.' [Global]
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Sci/Tech
New technology helps celebrities fight back against AI deepfakes
Emerging tools may make it easier for the public to detect fake online videos, and more difficult for generative AI systems to create them. [NPR]
The Calendar
  • 0800 ET: Cornwall , PE - LPC MP Heath MacDonald makes a funding announcement. 
  • 0830 ET: 135B, - A researcher speaks about Worldwide Intergenerational Fairness Day
  • 0900 ET: Moncton, NB - Veterans Affairs Min Ginette Petitpas Taylor will make a funding announcement.
  • 0900 ET: Windsor, ON - LPC MP Irek Kusmierczyk makes a funding announcement. 
  • 1000 ET: Chandler, QC - Fisheries Min Diane Lebouthillier makes a funding announcement. 
  • 1000 ET: Saint-Hyacinthe, QC - LPC MP Annie Koutrakis makes a funding announcement. 
  • 1100 ET: Toronto - Deputy PM and Fin Min Chrystia Freeland makes an infrastructure funding announcement.
  • 1200 ET:  - Environment Min Steven Guilbeault speaks about COP28.
  • 1200 ET: Saint John, NB - LPC MP Wayne Long makes a funding announcement. 
  • 1240 ET: San Francisco, CA - PM Trudeau meets with Japan PM Fumio Kishida 
  • 1330 ET: San Francisco, CA - PM Trudeau meets with Thailand PM Srettha Thavisin.
  • 1330 ET: Sooke, BC - Crown-Indigenous Affairs Min Gary Anandasangaree marks the construction of a community centre.
  • 1400 ET: San Francisco, CA - PM Trudeau meets with Australia PM Anthony Albanese
  • 1400 ET: Abbotsford, BC - LPC MP John Aldag makes a funding announcement. 
  • 1430 ET: Vancouver - PACIFICCan Min Harjit Sajjan makes a funding announcement. 
  • 1515 ET: San Francisco, CA - PM Trudeau participates in the APEC informal dialogue session.
  • 1600 ET: Vancouver - LPC MP Julie Dabrusin makes a funding announcement. 
  • 1600 ET: Saskatoon, SK - Families and Social Development Min Jenna Sudds makes an infrastructure funding announcement.
  • 1800 ET: Victoria, BC - Crown-Indigenous Affairs Min Gary Anandasangaree speaks about a Settlement Agreement.
  • 1800 ET: San Francisco, CA - PM Trudeau meets with Vietnam president
  • 1830 ET: London, ON - Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre will speak to supporters at a rally.
  • 1845 ET: San Francisco, CA - PM Trudeau meets with Mexico President
  • 1900 ET: Toronto, ON - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh attends a Broadbent Institute event.
  • 1920 ET: San Francisco, CA - PM Trudeau participates in an APEC dialogue session
  • 2130 ET: Burnaby, BC - PACIFICCan Min Harjit Sajjan participates in an awards ceremony.
  • 2215 ET: San Francisco, CA - PM Trudeau attends a working dinner of APEC leaders
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