Canada
Blair says he ‘expected’ CSIS warrants to be dealt with ‘promptly’
What remains unclear is why, according to testimony from a CSIS official, the warrant application targeting Michael Chan, a former provincial Liberal cabinet minister, sat with Blair’s chief of staff, Zita Astravas, for more than a month before he signed off on it in the run-up to the 2021 federal election.
Small businesses will get 5 years’ worth of carbon price rebates in December
The Finance Department says the federal government will send more than $2.5 billion to about 600,000 Canadian businesses in December.
The Provinces
BC NDP pledges rapid transit link as mayors push for cure to North Shore gridlock
The mayors of two North Shore municipalities say transit must be a top election priority, and want a funding commitment from all major party leaders.
Progressive Conservative candidate compares LGBTQ policy to residential schools
A Progressive Conservative candidate in New Brunswick's election is facing calls to withdraw after she compared the province's former policy on gender identity in schools with the residential school system.
Saskatchewan election begins with promises of tax relief, calls for change
The Saskatchewan election campaign has kicked off with voting day set for Oct. 28. The incumbent Scott Moe promised across-the-board income tax cuts; the challenger, New Democrat Carla Beck, said that, after 17 years in power, Saskatchewan deserved a change.
Edmonton mayor campaigns province for compensation of services
"We're not asking for a special favour. All we're asking for, Government of Alberta, please step up to pay your taxes," said Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi.
Office of Alberta Premier Smith responds to her comment about chemtrails
The premier said she has not found evidence chemtrails are being sprayed over Edmonton, but someone told her if it's happening it’s being done by the U.S. Department of Defense.
Elsewhere
Leave Lebanon now, Ottawa urges as most decline offer of seats on flights
Roughly 300 Canadians have left Lebanon on government-charted flights from Beirut to Istanbul, a Global Affairs Canada official said. Three more flights are scheduled this week.
Giant, naked Trump statue in Nevada branded ‘deplorable’ by Republicans
The 6,000-pound sculpture, which was held upright by a crane on an industrial estate, caused offence among members of the Nevada Republican Party.
Media
Media veterans tell inquiry of pervasive influence wielded by China, India in Canada
The inquiry heard claims of China putting pressure on advertisers and India denying travel documents as tactics to shape the content of narratives about their governments in Canada. In addition to controlling traditional media, the Chinese Communist Party has also exported its digital influence through popular Chinese social media platforms such as WeChat, TikTok and Weibo, Ho said.
CNN launches a digital paywall, charging some users to read articles for the first time
On Tuesday, the news organization is laying the first bricks in a so-called paywall that should, over time, help foot the bill for CNN’s journalism around the world.
[Press release] Independent Afghan journalists and media organizations win 2024 Canada-U.K. Media Freedom Award
Every day, independent Afghan journalists and media organizations continue to offer a platform for uncensored information and hope in Afghanistan in the face of the severe repression brought by the Taliban since August 2021. Independent reporters and media organizations navigate the risks posed by the Taliban's harsh crackdown on journalism, working bravely to ensure the continuation of free press in a difficult climate. They report on significant issues affecting Afghanistan under Taliban rule, including human rights violations and the plight of women and girls, including forced marriages and bans on education.
Science and tech
Systems used by courts and governments across the US riddled with vulnerabilities
Over the past year, software developer turned security researcher Jason Parker has found and reported dozens of critical vulnerabilities in no fewer than 19 commercial platforms used by hundreds of courts, government agencies, and police departments across the country. Most of the vulnerabilities were critical.
The Calendar
- Ottawa - Deputy PM and Fin Min Chrystia Freeland meets with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.
- Ottawa - PM Trudeau and Tourism Min Soraya Martinez Ferrada attend a Hispanic Day on the Hill reception.
- 900 ET: Halifax - Housing and Infrastructure Min Sean Fraser and LPC MP Marie-France Lalonde opens a NATO office.
- 900 ET: Halifax - Defence Min Bill Blair and Infrastructure Min Sean Fraser open a NATO OFFICE.
- 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
- 1200 ET: National Press Theatre - BQ MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay speaks about trade negotiations between Canada and Ecuador.
- 1230 ET: 135B West Block - Environment Min Steven Guilbeault makes a Canadian Environmental Protection Act announcement.
- 1245 ET: W110 1 Wellington - The Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology meets: C-64
- 1245 ET: Ottawa - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh attends the swearing-in ceremony for NDP MP Leila Dance.
- 1400 ET: HoC Foyer - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to reporters.
- 1615 ET: W110 1 Wellington - The Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy meets: C-244. LPC MP Wilson Miao to testify.
- 1630 ET: 430 Wellington - Canadian Heritage (CHPC) | Meeting 129 - Drafting Report
- 1630 ET: 420 Wellington - Environment and Sustainable Development (ENVI) | Meeting 123 - Factors Leading to the Recent Fires in Jasper National Park. Emergency Preparedness Min Harjit Sajjan testifies.
- 1630 ET: 410 Wellington - Fisheries and Oceans (FOPO) | Meeting 119 - Derelict and Abandoned Vessels
- 1630 ET: 035-B West Block - International Trade (CIIT) | Meeting 118 - The CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management System (CARM)
- 1630 ET: 025-B West Block - Natural Resources (RNNR) | Meeting 107 - Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion
- 1630 ET: 415 Wellington - Public Accounts (PACP) | Meeting 142 - Report 6, Sustainable Development Technology Canada, of the 2024 Reports 5 to 7 of the Auditor General of Canada
- 1630 ET: 330 Wellington - the Status of Women (FEWO) | Meeting 122 - Coercive Behaviour
Issued this day ...
… in 1958: Sc #382. First Elected Assembly. Design: Gerald Mathew Trottier and Carl Dair.
Issued to mark the 200th anniversary of the first elected assembly in what would one day become part of Canada — that being the election of 1758 in the colony of Nova Scotia. Mind you, only men could vote. And only those men who owned property and would swear an oath. And no Jews or Roman Catholics were permitted to vote. But it was a start … :)