Trudeau’s Quebec. HInshaw’s move. Hotel bills. David Akin's Roundup

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Trudeau’s Quebec. HInshaw’s move. Hotel bills.

Feb 2, 2022

David Akin's Roundup

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Canada

Quebecers are ‘not racists,’ Trudeau says amid Amira Elghawaby backlash

Amira Elghawaby said she is "extremely sorry" for the impacts of her words and how they hurt the people of Quebec, adding that she will listen carefully.

Side deals on health funding may be reached alongside national agreement: B.C. premier

Premiers are expressing optimism that an overall deal will be reached at next week's meeting with Prime MInister Justin Trudeau, with room to also address specific priorities.

From the provinces

Former Alberta CMOH appointed to public health leadership role in B.C.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw is moving into a new role on the public health leadership team in B.C. and will assist the work of provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.

First ministers' meeting 'a tremendous opportunity' for Smith on national political stage

Organizers of first ministers' meeting say they expect all premiers to attend, Smith's office has refused to confirm she will be there.

Hundreds of protesters drown out speaker Frances Widdowson at University of Lethbridge

Controversial former Mount Royal University professor Frances Widdowson was getting set to speak at the University of Lethbridge, but protesters took over the space.

Elsewhere

Australia is removing British monarchy from its bank notes

Australia is removing the British monarchy from its bank notes. The nation's central bank said Thursday its new $5 bill would feature an Indigenous design rather than an image of King Charles III.

Dangerous or Goodly Passions: The Role of Emotion in Parliament and Politics

The introductory essay to the latest issue of the UK journal Parliament History: This volume will provide an insight into the various ways in which passion and politics intersected between the 16th and 20th centuries as well as proposing the potential for new perspectives on parliamentary history. The emerging literature on the history of emotions has largely focused on aspects such as feeling, the body, identity and technology but has been more reticent on the emotion attached to and embodied within institutions such as parliament. However, as the collected articles demonstrate, parliament, parliamentarians and parliamentary politics offer fertile ground for exploring emotions such as passion (as well as others including anger, jealousy, fear and happiness).

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