Canada
A Grave Mistake
Very little federal politics news this morning so, given my interest in Canadian postal history, let me lead with this fresh blog post from Library and Archives Canada about the first spelling mistakesever made on a Canadian stamp. Bilingual postage stamps were not consistently issued until the commemorative series of June 1927, depicting subjects such as the Fathers of Confederation and the then not-yet opened new Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings, with equal prominence given to the French language. As the former federal Translation Service (now the Translation Bureau) provided translations for the text used on stamps, there was usually no problem with the French used. All that was to change with a small error in 1946, producing the first Canadian postage issued with a spelling mistake.
Liberal, Conservative MPs to speak at Oct. 7 march to Parliament Hill
Among the speakers at the event on Parliament Hill will be Ottawa-Vanier MP Mona Fortier and Calgary-Heritage Conservative MP Shuvaloy Majumdar.
The Provinces
Eby promises $75 million rural health loan forgiveness plan at Okanagan campaign stop
Eby's provincial election campaign pledge comes as hospitals in rural B.C. face periods of emergency closures due primarily to staff shortages. "We need to win the competition for doctors and nurses, both nationally and internationally," Eby said at an outdoor news conference at a municipal park in Vernon on the shores of Lake Okanagan.
Elsewhere
Zelensky to Attend 25th Ramstein Defense Talks in Germany With Biden
President Zelensky said he would attend the 25th Ramstein meeting in Germany next week in person, along with leaders of nations allied with Ukraine.
Trudeau repeats ceasefire call but doesn’t condemn Israel sending troops into Lebanon
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pleaded for peace in the Middle East Saturday, as he decried a civilian death toll he blamed on Hamas, Hezbollah and Israel.
Nikol Pashinyan and Justin Trudeau meet in Paris
The Prime Minister of Canada noted that it is always a pleasure for him to meet with Armenian leader Nikol Pashinyan and added that today's meeting is a good opportunity to talk about the dgrowing relations between the two countries, people-to-people contacts, and the strong Armenian community in Canada. Justin Trudeau highlighted the opening of the embassy in Armenia, which gives the parties wide opportunities for cooperation.
Georgia judge rejects lawsuit from GOP officials raising concerns about voting machines
The failed lawsuit, filed by GOP officials in DeKalb County and a familiar cast of pro-Trump lawyers just weeks before early voting begins in Georgia, argued the Dominion voting machines are not in compliance with Georgia law. The officials wanted the secretary of state’s office to make voting records and ballot images available for public inspection within 24 hours of the election.
The campaign’s hottest design trend is stacked, repetitive typography
In a tutorial for how to make stacked, wavy text, Kettl, a German design software provider, said earlier this year that the style is “making a big comeback” thanks in part to its retro-vintage look. A ban made single-use plastic bags history in New York state, which could say something about a newfound nostalgia for repeating “Thank You”-inspired graphics. Warren’s “Tax the Rich” line was first released in 2022, but its style has since appeared in other campaigns too.
Don't Leave Your Fundraising on Autopilot During GOTV
What is one thing we see campaigns forget that costs them victory? Forgetting to add GOTV language to their fundraising appeals. A message from a US Republican campaign operator but this is probably good advice for any of campaigns up and running in BC, SK and NB -- and, as I know some of the folks running those campaigns, I suspect they are doing just this. It's all about voter contact, identifying your vote, and getting your vote. Fundraising is great -- the federal Conservatives dominate here -- but it's all about winning campaigns -- and here, the federal Liberals have won three in a row against their much richer rivals.
Media
The true inside story of Pierre Poilievre’s war with CTV
Stephen Maher: And Canadians should know that all the evidence I have been able to gather so far, through dozens of off the record interviews with people familiar with the details, suggests this is a story of bungling brought on by Bell cost-cutting, not the one Poilievre is peddling, of systematic bias against the Conservatives.
Google threatens to remove links to New Zealand news and ditch local agreements as threats ramp up over Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill
News publishers have hit back at global tech giant, accusing it of 'corporate bullying'.
Reader Notes
This newsletter is curated by David Akin, chief political correspondent at Global News. The headlines, excerpts, and photos are generated by the publishers of the clipping. The publisher is at the bottom left of the clipping. If I've got a comment, you''ll see that in italics. But if I've generated the headline and the excerpt, you'll see me taking attribution by finishing with -DA in bold. The stuff about the stamps at the bottom — that’s all me. -DA
Science and tech
OpenAI’s Canvas can translate code between languages with a click
On Thursday, OpenAI unveiled Canvas, a new interface for ChatGPT designed to enhance collaboration on writing and coding projects. The feature bears similarities to a feature called Artifacts in Anthropic's Claude AI assistant, introduced in June. Canvas displays content in a separate window alongside the AI chat history, allowing users to keep an eye on working document drafts or programming code while collaborating with the AI assistant.
[Product description] Canvas is a new way to write and code with ChatGPT
A new way of working with ChatGPT to write and code.
