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Jan 26 2024

Trudeau v Poilievre. Gill gone. Slimy eels: The Roundup

Jan 25, 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
Some Liberals warn that asking for votes just to protect Liberal polices or painting Pierre Poilievre as a threat to democracy likely won’t be enough next election. [National Post]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sharpened his attack on his chief rival Thursday as he tried to rally his caucus for the upcoming parliamentary sitting. [CP]

Parm Gill, the Minister of Red Tape Reduction, resigned from the Ontario government as the Milton MPP, is looking to jump back into federal politics. Gill served one term on Parliament Hill representing Brampton—Springdale until 2015 before joining the Progressive Conservative ranks in Ontario. [Global]]
Working with the Liberals on pharmacare legislation has been like wrestling eels covered in oil, as NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh describes it. [CP]

The United Kingdom hit pause on trade talks with Canada less than a month before the next round of talks towards a permanent trade deal was expected to take place. [Global]
As of last fall, officials said the military shortfall is still more than 16,000 people — in a force that's around 115,000 members at full strength. [Global]
Lametti was one of seven ministers to be ousted in the last cabinet shuffle. Among them, five have already announced that they are leaving politics. [National Post]
From the provinces
Alberta's oilsands pump out more pollutants than industry reports, scientists find
Alberta's oilsands operations produce far more potentially harmful air pollutants than officially recorded — putting the daily output on par with those from gridlocked megacities like Los Angeles, new research suggests. [CBC]
The letter demanded that the Ontario NDP reinstate MPP Sarah Jama, who blamed Israel's 'occupation of Palestine' for the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. [National Post]
 « Irresponsable et dangereux ». C’est en ces mots que le ministre Steven Guilbeault a réagi jeudi aux propos de la première ministre de l’Alberta, Danielle Smith. Elle avait demandé la veille à l’animateur américain de droite Tucker Carlson de mettre le ministre de l’Environnement « dans sa ligne de mire » parce qu’elle veut le faire congédier. [La Presse]
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs delivered his state of the province speech Thursday, singing the praises of his government's achievements and making a passing mention to the changes made on the policy on gender identify in schools as he prepares for an election this year. [CP]
B.C. Premier David Eby has rebuffed the province's retiring chief coroner's swansong pleas for non-prescription safe supply of drugs, calling it a "fundamental issue" of disagreement on how to curb the toxic drug crisis. [CP]
Elsewhere
Boris Johnson: Trump’s return could be ‘big win for the world’
Former British leader backs Republican front-runner … as long as he supports Ukraine. [Politico]

The World Health Organization is warning of an "alarming rise" of measles cases in Europe that is only accelerating, and is calling for urgent action. [Global]
Media

What would Meta and Google owe US publishers under a fair payment for the use of their content? The authors of this blog estimate that the tech platforms should be paying a total of between $11.9 and $13.9 billion annually. [Center for Economic Policy Research]

Mayor Eric Adams said New York is the first major city in the country to make the declaration. [CBS]
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Journalists at The New York Daily News and Forbes are striking amid contentious contract talks with management and a difficult few weeks in the news industry. [ABC]
Sci/Tech

Apple’s first-party Podcasts app is getting support for transcripts iOS 17.4. Transcripts will be automatically generated in English, French, German, and Spanish. [The Verge]
The Calendar
  • 0900 ET: 225A West Block, - The LPC national caucus will meet
  • 1100 ET - PM Trudeau  participates in the International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony.

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