Canada
House of Commons paralysis threatening government finances, Anand warns
Business in the House of Commons has been deadlocked for nearly two months as the Conservatives press the Liberals to hand over documents to the RCMP.
Ottawa removed 1,100 companies from Indigenous procurement list: Hajdu
Indigenous Services Canada previously could not say how many businesses were determined to be ineligible for multi-billion dollar Indigenous procurement program.
Conservatives call on Boissoneault to resign amid apology over Indigenous ancestry claims
Monday in the House of Commons, seven different Conservative MPs peppered more than a dozen questions toward Boissonnault on the issue.
Trudeau offers words of support to embattled minister Randy Boissonnault
Reporters at the summit pressed Trudeau to explain why he maintains confidence in Boissonnault in light of new fraud allegations made against Boissonnault’s former business partner and other accusations that Boissonnault misrepresented his family’s Indigenous ancestry. “Minister Boissonnault has addressed these and will continue to answer directly for those,” Trudeau told reporters.
Police investigating Randy Boissonnault’s former company, business partner
Edmonton Police are investigating an allegation that cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault’s former company defrauded a U.S. company of around $350,000.
The Provinces
Manitoba NDP lays out plans to freeze hydro rates, commission bison statue
ackling high grocery prices, freezing hydro electricity rates and commissioning a new statue reflecting Manitoba's past and present are some of the priorities for the coming year the NDP government highlighted Tuesday in its second throne speech.
N.S. election: party leaders spar over immigration, housing and health
The leaders of Nova Scotia’s NDP and Liberal parties are taking aim at the PC's immigration policies, which they say are outpacing the province's health care and housing capacity.
Early voter turnout down compared to 2021 as Nova Scotia campaign enters last week
Liberal Party Leader Zach Churchill told reporters Tuesday the decrease in early voting may be a signal of "election fatigue" as the provincial campaign comes on the heels of municipal and U.S. elections. A postal strike, meanwhile, has prevented voters from receiving cards in the mail detailing where to vote early, he added.
‘Hogwash’: Premier Doug Ford dismisses Toronto’s $48M bike lane removal estimate
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is dismissing the City of Toronto's estimates to remove bike lanes from three major Toronto streets, calling the $48 million price tag 'hogwash.'
Elsewhere
Trudeau not satisfied with G20 leaders' statement on Ukraine
As he wrapped up his participation in the G20 summit in Brazil Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was pleased with the U.S. decision to allow Ukraine to use long-range U.S. missiles against targets in Russia but, as David Akin reports, he also said he was disappointed G20 leaders did not collectively take a stronger stand on Russian aggression. David Akin reports for Global National.
Putin, ascendant in Ukraine, eyes contours of a Trump peace deal
Vladimir Putin is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with Donald Trump but rules out making any major territorial concessions and insists Kyiv abandon ambitions to join NATO, five sources with knowledge of Kremlin thinking told Reuters.
As Ukraine war hits 1,000 days, uncertainty for what lies ahead
After 1,000 days of death and destruction with no end in sight, consensus is growing that the war will end through peace talks, but what that looks like remains to be seen.
Argentine President Milei pivots to pragmatism in first talks with China's Xi Jinping
Critics in Rio saw the Argentine president as a saboteur. Supporters back home cheered Milei as a leader of the “new world disorder.” Fresh off a trip to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida where he ranted against socialism and rubbed shoulders with the president-elect and tech billionaire Elon Musk, Milei initially seemed immune to such concerns in Rio. Milei’s office issued a harsh statement citing his objections to the G20 declaration. But the president ultimately signed onto it under enormous international pressure.
Media
Persecution of the press is the new normal in Bongbong’s Philippines
President Marcos Jr shows the same disdain for media freedoms as the country’s past dictators, fueling a dangerous precedent for Filipino journalists.
Two-thirds of news influencers are men — and most have never worked for a news organization
A new Pew Research Center report also found nearly 40% of U.S. adults under 30 regularly get news from news influencers.
Science and tech
The Radical Plan to Build a Spaceship to Carry Humans For Generations
When it comes down to it, there are only two ways to send crewed missions to exoplanets. The first is to develop advanced propulsion systems that can achieve relativistic speeds (a fraction of the speed of light). The second involves building spacecraft that can sustain crews for generations – aka. a Generation Ship (or Worldship). On November 1st, 2024, Project Hyperion launched a design competition for crewed interstellar travel via generation ships that would rely on current and near-future technologies.
Apple says Mac users targeted in zero-day cyberattacks
In a security advisory on its website, Apple said it was aware of two vulnerabilities that “may have been actively exploited on Intel-based Mac systems.” The bugs are considered “zero day” vulnerabilities because they were unknown to Apple at the time they were exploited.
The Calendar
- 0900 ET: Ottawa - Innovation Min François-Philippe Champagne speaks at the North American Manufacturing Conference
- 930 ET: 125B West Block - The NDP national caucus will meet
- 930 ET: 025B West Block - The CPC national caucus will meet.
- 1000 ET: 225A West Block - The LPC national caucus will meet.
- 1045 ET: 349 Wellington - GPC MP Elizabeth May speaks about National School Food Policy
- 1330 ET: 135B West Block - GPC MPs Elizabeth May and Mike Morrice speak about emissions targets.
- 1345 ET: HoC Foyer - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to reporters.
- 1630 ET: 125-B West Block - Fisheries and Oceans (FOPO) | Meeting 129 - Impact of the Reopening of the Cod Fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec
- 1630 ET: 330 Wellington - the Status of Women (FEWO) | Meeting 132 - Gender-based Violence and Femicides against Women, Girls and Gender-Diverse People
- 1630 ET: 430 Wellington - Canadian Heritage (CHPC) | Meeting 139 - Protection of Freedom of Expression
- 1630 ET: 425 Wellington - Environment and Sustainable Development (ENVI) | Meeting 133 - Briefing by the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development - Fall 2024
- 1630 ET: 420 Wellington - International Trade (CIIT) | Meeting 127 - Canadian Women and International Trade: Selected Considerations
- 1630 ET: 415 Wellington - Public Accounts (PACP) | Meeting 152 - Report 6, Sustainable Development Technology Canada, of the 2024 Reports 5 to 7 of the Auditor General of Canada
