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Zelenskyy visit. Picking Poilievre. Kinew leads. The Roundup

Sep 22, 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
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy set to address Parliament Friday
The last time Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in Canada, he was a relatively unknown leader fresh off an election win, focused on his showcasing his country's efforts to make democratic reform and integrate with Europe. [CP]
The Canadian government has amassed both human and signals intelligence in a months-long investigation of a Sikh activist's death that has inflamed relations with India. That intelligence includes communications involving Indian officials themselves, including Indian diplomats present in Canada, say Canadian government sources. [CBC]
The suspension comes days after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cited "credible" intelligence that agents of the Indian government were behind the slaying of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, [Global]
Diplomatic tensions between Ottawa and New Delhi reached new highs Thursday after India halted visa services in Canada. Many in Canada's Indian diaspora are worried. [Global]
A Canadian man who was held in China for nearly three years is calling on governments around the world to co-ordinate sanctions and travel bans on states that arrest foreigners for political reasons. [TorStar]

A new poll suggests that 40 per cent of respondents say Pierre Poilievre is their preferred choice from prime minister and 60 per cent think the Liberals needs a new leader. [Global]

As the cost of living continue to rise across Canada, many women are forced to choose between feeding their families and buying menstrual products, according to advocates. [Global]
Canada Post's gathering of personal information for a marketing program sold to businesses is “absolutely outrageous," a former privacy commissioner says. [Global]
From the provinces
NDP Takes Lead During Campaign
Currently, nearly one-half of decided and leaning voters would cast a ballot for an NDP candidate in their constituency (49%, up from 41% in June). After being tied with the NDP in June, PC support has slipped to 38 per cent province-wide (-3%). Nine per cent of Manitobans would cast ballots for the Manitoba Liberals (-1% vs. June), while three per cent prefer the Greens (-2%) and two per cent back other parties not represented in the Legislature. [Probe Research] 
Nova Scotia's premier says his government will remove the provincial portion of the harmonized sales tax from the construction of new rental apartment buildings. [Global]
The reports finds Alberta would be entitled to more than half the assets of the CPP -- $334 billion -- if it were to exit the national retirement savings program in 2027. [Global]
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Thursday he is reversing his plan to open the protected Greenbelt lands for housing development and won't make any changes to the Greenbelt in the future. [TorStar]
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Elsewhere
White House ‘firmly’ rejects any wedge between U.S., Canada over India
The U.S. has not openly criticized India in the wake of the allegations as the Biden administration seeks deeper economic and diplomatic ties with India. [Global]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy returned to Washington for a whirlwind one-day visit, this time facing pressure from Republicans questioning U.S. aid to Ukraine. [Global]

Existing U.S. military operations supporting Ukraine's fight against Russia wil continue if the U.S. government shuts down over a spending battle that threatens new military aid. [Global]

The freeze comes as Poland's ruling party faces far-right pressure ahead of next month's elections and a ban on Ukrainian grain imports to protect Polish farmers. [Global]
Media
Rebel News developed a 'guerrilla marketing campaign' to promote Ezra Levant’s book The Libranos, including lawn signs during the 2019 election. [National Post]

... Village Media’s CEO, Jeff Elgie, isn’t nearly as frustrated with the web giants over this standoff as he is at the Trudeau government. I thought it would be worthwhile to hear him out. He’s had to freeze his rapid expansion plans in their tracks, and if Google were to follow Meta in dropping news links in Canada, he’d be in much bigger trouble still. [Paul Wells Substack]
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Sci/Tech
Mastodon 4.2 has a bunch of changes, including improvements to server code and the web interface that file down some of the platform’s weirder rough edges. Say hi to me on Mastodon @davidakin@mstdn.ca  [The Verge]
The Calendar
  • 1000 ET: New Glasgow, NS - ACOA Min Gudie Hutchings and Housing Min Sean Fraser make a funding announcement.
  • 1030 ET: New Minas, NS - LP MP Kody Blois  makes an infrastructure funding announcement.
  • 1040 ET: West Block  - PM Trudeau meets with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
  • 1300 ET: House of Commons  -   Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses Parliament.
  • 1330 ET: Vancouver - LPC MP Taleeb Noormohamed makes a funding announcement.
  • 1445 ET: West Block,  - PM  Trudeau and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak to reporters. 
  • 1830 ET: Toronto,  - PM Trudeau, Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak with business leaders
  • 2030 ET: Toronto,  - PM Trudeau, Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak at a rally.

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