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Nov 11 2023

We Remember. Gifting politicians. Kyiv attacked. The Roundup

Nov 11, 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.
VImy Ridge. April 8, 2007.
I'll be part of the Global broadcast team at the National War Memorial this morning for the National Remembrance Ceremony. Our broadcast begins at 1030 ET on YouTube, globalnews.ca, Amazon Prime and your local Global station.
Canada
On the Royal Air Force’s worst night ever, my great uncle and six other airmen aboard a Halifax bomber left for a mission over Germany. Within hours, six were dead. [Glen McGregor]

The first comprehensive, in-depth history of Canada's war in Afghanistan was quietly published last summer by a federal government printer. Canadians will have a hard time getting their hands on a copy, however. [CBC]
Shachi Kurl: The prime minister has fended off threats to his popularity before but this time he's battling voter fatigue, not just policy disagreements. [Ottawa Citizen]
'They actually jumped on to my car. They were banging on my windows, they were laying on the hood of my car' [National Post]
The House of Commons defence committee passed a motion Thursday that asks the federal government to put out a request for proposals for new military surveillance planes. [Global]
Cameron Ortis, the former RCMP intelligence official on trial in Ottawa, said he was tipped off by a counterpart at a "foreign agency" that the people he's accused of leaking secrets to had "moles" inside Canadian police services. [CBC]
Controlling or coercive behaviour between partners is being explored as a criminal offense in Canada, as concerns about domestic abuse mount in the country. [Global]
From the provinces
Alberta is proposing legislation to make it easier to change dollar limits and rules surrounding gifts for elected officials. It's a move the NDP calls a self-serving ploy. [Global]
The COO of Hydro-Québec's American arm said it would be “a real stretch” to call its activities in Maine “foreign interference” and says they presented “facts and information.” [Global]
Vaughn Palmer: Provincial health officer came under attack from two sides of the political spectrum this past week. [Vancouver Sun]

Université de Montréal has suspended one of its lecturers after he was filmed appearing to hurl insults during a confrontation linked to the Israel-Hamas war. [CP]
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Elsewhere

Ukraine and its allies' record, so far is one of extraordinary success: Russia has left 50% of the territory it occupied early in the war, has 250k casualties, and lost billions in weapons. But that success is not permanent until Russia understands that it has lost. [The Atlantic]
Air Force: Russian missile launched at Kyiv downed by Patriot
A Russian ballistic missile launched at Kyiv on the morning of Nov. 11 was shot down by a Patriot air defense system, the Air Force reported. [Kyiv Independent]

Taiwan, election interference and the war in the Middle East will be on the agenda, officials say. But the leaders will also look for ways to strengthen ties. [NYT]
Media
Gretel Kahn: While Canadian audiences are undoubtedly harmed by the blocking of journalism, for independent local news business, which the Bill aimed to protect, this new media ecosystem can be a death sentence. To find out how the law is impacting these small news organisations, I spoke with three leaders of small Canadian publications impacted by the Meta blackout as well as with Canadian journalism scholar Alfred Hermida, who’s studied digital media in the country for several decades. [Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism]
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Sci/Tech

Nvidia plans to release new artificial intelligence chips aimed at the Chinese market less than a month after U.S. officials tightened the rules on selling high-end AI chips to China. [Reuters]
The Calendar
  • 1055 ET: Ottawa - PM Trudeau and Veterans Affairs Min Ginette Petitpas Taylor participate in the National Remembrance Day Ceremony.
  • 1240 ET: Edmonton - Jagmeet Singh  NDP MP Blake Desjarlais attend a Remembrance Day ceremony.
  • 1330 ET: Sidney, BC - GPC MP Elizabeth May will attend a Remembrance Day Ceremony.
  • 1430 ET: Edmonton - Jagmeet Singh and NDP MPs Blake Desjarlais and Heather McPherson visit the Indigenous Artists Collective Market.
  • 2115 ET: Sidney, BC - GPC MP Elizabeth May will attend a Remembrance Day presentation.
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