Canada
Bloc leader Blanchet vows to push for early election
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet is now vowing to work with other opposition parties to try triggering an early federal election. Mackenzie Gray explains the policy demands behind Blanchet's frustration with the Liberals, why the minority government is unlikely to be toppled anytime soon, and the growing push for a secret vote on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's leadership.
Freeland nixes Liberal calls for secret Trudeau ballot: ‘Not how we do things’
Some dissenters within the Liberal caucus are calling for MPs to vote in a secret ballot on whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should remain leader.
Poilievre says 'not fair' for Liberals to oust Trudeau now
When asked whether a change in Liberal leadership would affect the Conservative’s election strategy, Poilievre said it wouldn’t, but “it's not fair for them to just put on a new coat of paint to pretend like they're something different." “Let’s not kid ourselves. All the Liberal MPs went along with the carbon tax,” Poilievre added. “They're all to blame for his catastrophic record, and they should all have the integrity to stand by him.”
“You should be ashamed”: Indigenous services minister grilled over procurement problems
Canada's Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu is facing questions about the federal government's beleaguered Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business (PSIB). It’s intended to boost First Nations, Métis and Inuit economies, but there are allegations that hundreds of millions of dollars in government contracts may have been awarded to companies with no Indigenous ownership. Melissa Ridgen looks at the fiery exchanges between Hajdu and Conservative MPs from a parliamentary committee meeting over the program’s vulnerabilities.
Poilievre would release names of MPs engaged in foreign interference
Asked by the National Post whether Poilievre would release names should Conservatives form government, which many polls suggest may happen whenever a federal election is called, a spokesman said “yes.” “For those who are deemed to have knowingly participated in foreign interference, yes,” wrote Poilievre spokesperson Sebastian Skamski.
“Living rent-free in his head”: Poilievre, Fraser have rowdy exchange on housing proposal
A day after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre unveiled his housing plan, which includes a proposal to scrap the goods and services tax on some new homes, a rowdy exchange between Poilievre and Housing Minister Sean Fraser took centre stage during question period on Tuesday. “The very angry housing minister's been up all night trying to dream up some snarky comment,” Poilievre said. “Will he accept this common sense plan to axe the tax?” Fraser responded by saying that “With all the time and energy he spends on me, I'm going to have to send him a cheque for the time I've been living rent-free in his head.”
Conservative nomination fight in London-area riding heats up
Andrew Lawton, who wrote an admiring biography of Pierre Poilievre, can't understand why the Conservative Party is not handing him the nomination in a Conservative-friendly riding. "It’s clear the local nomination committee, which is stacked with old guard gatekeepers, is trying to tilt this contest for their preferred candidate,” Lawton said. -DA
The Provinces
Ontarians to get $200 rebate cheque next year, Ford announces
Queen's Park is planning on sending Ontario taxpayers a $200 rebate cheque in the mail by early next year, Premier Doug Ford announced Tuesday. OMG. Ontario is so having an election "early next year" just as these cheques land.
Can Tim Houston run against Justin Trudeau?
Nova Scotia political junkies’ answer to the first question appears to be: he’ll try. The second question will be answered Nov. 26.
Scott Moe, Saskatchewan Party re-elected with majority government
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is staying put as Canada's longest-serving premier after the Saskatchewan Party won its fifth straight majority. But as David Akin explains, some of Moe's former cabinet ministers lost their seats, as the election results reveal the province's sharp rural-urban divide.
Citing threats to safety, Quebec politician closes riding office indefinitely
A legislature member with the Coalition Avenir Québec government is closing her riding office north of Montreal indefinitely because she fears for her safety and the safety of her employees.
Mayor didn’t expect tight result in Ontario community vote to host nuclear waste site
The Municipality of South Bruce held a vote putting the question to its residents and the results released late Monday show they voted 51 per cent in favour of the proposal.
Elsewhere
Donald Trump says he’s ‘not a Nazi,’ calls criticized NYC rally a ‘lovefest’
Donald Trump felt the need to clarify he is not a Nazi after recent news reports and remarks that he is a 'fascist.'
Biden casts 2024 election ballot near his Delaware home, waiting in line with other voters
It's a bittersweet moment for Biden, who decided to end his reelection campaign in July because of growing concerns about his health and Democrats' worries about his chances of defeating former President Donald Trump. Biden voted on Monday at the state of Delaware Department of Elections, not far from his home outside Wilmington, Delaware at an early voting site, where voters were lined up down the street to cast ballots.
Fab Whack-A-Mole: Chinese Companies are Evading U.S. Sanctions
While the US is trying to prevent this through export controls on advanced technologies throughout the AI supply chain from chips to wafer fabrication equipment. A cat-and-mouse dynamic between U.S. regulators and the Chinese domestic chip supply chain has ensued: in general, the regulations capture the low-hanging fruit which has slowed Chinese progress. China has significantly fewer H100’s then they would like, but they are still available in relevant quantities from multiple clouds and marketplaces in China due reexportation by various bad actors.
Media
Global BC wins big at annual Webster Awards for journalism
The Webster Awards showcasing the best journalism in B.C. were handed out on Monday night with a number going to journalists at Global BC.
Jeff Bezos’ view from nowhere
Casey Newton: The Washington Post owner says the media must stay neutral to maintain its credibility — but misunderstands how trust is built today.
Science and tech
Why the ‘godfather of AI’ says Industrial Revolution-style job changes loom
When asked about the looming disruption to the labour force that AI has begun, Hinton says it’s difficult to gauge the seismic shift that is coming at this moment in time, but he likens it to the scale of disruption seen during the Industrial Revolution. “Potentially, it’s very big. You make it so (that) average human intelligence isn’t worth much anymore because AI can do it,” he tells Global News.
Before you buy a domain name, first check to see if it's haunted
Bryan Braun ... a domain name is “haunted” when something in its past gives it a poor reputation among search engines, affecting its ability to rank in search results, even after it changes ownership. The inner-workings of search engines are notoriously opaque*, making it difficult to 1) know if you’re being affected and 2) know how to fix it. The following are my suggestions, based on my experience with musicbox.fun.
The Calendar
- 0930 ET: 125B West Block - The NDP national caucus will meet.
- 0930 ET: 025B West Block - The CPC national caucus will meet.
- 1000 ET: 2225A West Block - The LPC national caucus will meet
- 1345 ET: HoC Foyer - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to reporters.
- 1430 ET: Toronto - Small Business Min Rechie Valdez makes a funding announcement.
- 1630 ET: 025B West Block - Natural Resources (RNNR) | Meeting 111 - Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion
- 1630 ET: 430 Wellington - Canadian Heritage (CHPC) | Meeting 135 - Protection of Freedom of Expression
- 1630 ET: 420 Wellington - Environment and Sustainable Development (ENVI) | Meeting 129 - Environment and Climate Impacts Related to the Canadian Financial System
- 1630 ET: 125B West Block - Fisheries and Oceans (FOPO) | Meeting 125 - Derelict and Abandoned Vessels
- 1630 ET: 035B West Block - International Trade (CIIT) | Meeting 124 - Canadian Women and International Trade: Selected Considerations
- 1630 ET: 415 Wellington - Public Accounts (PACP) | Meeting 148 - 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 128 - Gender-based Violence and Femicides against Women, Girls and Gender Diverse People
- Montreal - PM Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Min Melanie Joly speak at the Ministerial Conference on the Human Dimension of Ukraine’s Peace Formula.
Issued this day ...
... in 2023: Scott 3402: Willie O'Ree. Design: Underline. Born in 1935 in Fredericton, O'Ree was the first Black person to play in the NHL. Here is what Canada Post had to say when it issued the stamp: "On January 18, 1958, O'Ree broke barriers when he made his NHL debut, becoming the first Black person to play in an NHL game, with the Boston Bruins winning 3-0 against the Canadiens at the Montreal Forum. O'Ree's historic journey continued on January 1, 1961, when he scored his first NHL goal in a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens, becoming the first Black player to score a goal in the NHL." In 2020, O'Ree co-authored a memoir titled Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player with Michael McKinley. This poignant memoir offers readers a more personal look at O'Ree's life both on and off the ice, providing a deeper understanding of his incredible journey and the impact he's had.