Canada
Liberal cabinet wraps up Halifax retreat as Trudeau lags far behind Poilievre in polls
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet is wrapping up its annual retreat, focusing on potential policy changes regarding trade, immigration and Canada-U.S. relations. Meanwhile, new polling shows the Liberals lagging far behind Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative party. On Global National, Mackenzie Gray reports on how the Liberals are trying to get back on track before next year's federal election.
Behind closed doors, Trudeau ponders the road ahead
But one of the prime minister’s key former advisers, David MacNaughton, Trudeau’s former ambassador to Washington who briefed cabinet Tuesday, says Trudeau faces a massive challenge to persuade a weary electorate. MacNaughton told the Star it’s up to the prime minister if he wants to stay or go, but if he stays “you’re going to have to do stuff that is really tough” because all the polls show voters have an intense desire for change.
Canada’s consul general agrees to attend committee on ‘Billionaires’ Row’ condo
The government is selling its old Manhattan residence, which it has listed for $13 million, a move that Global Affairs says will actually save the government money.
Activist who took over Khalistan campaign from Hardeep Singh Nijjar warned life at risk
Inderjeet Singh Gosal said he received a 'duty to warn' notice from the OPP.
The Provinces
Premier Danielle Smith reveals plans to transfer some Alberta hospitals away from AHS
Premier Danielle Smith says her government’s plan to restructure health care includes removing AHS as the operator of some hospitals and turn facilities over to Covenant Health.
Alberta NDP leader slams premier’s plan to possibly transfer control of some hospitals
Alberta's Opposition leader says Premier Danielle Smith needs to explain her plan to potentially transfer control of underperforming hospitals to third parties.
B.C.'s unofficial election campaign is in full swing
While we're a month away from the official start of the election campaign, party leaders are already making their pitch to voters on how they'll address the top issues facing British Columbians.
Conservatives Poised to Dominate in British Columbia
The past year and a half has been unusually eventful in British Columbia politics: multiple floor crossings in the legislature, a major party rebrand, and dramatic movement in public opinion polls. In fact, polling from multiple sources confirms that, with only weeks to go before the fall campaign for the provincial election kicks off, BC politics may be undergoing a massive generational realignment.
Parti libéral du Québec | Pablo Rodriguez prépare en coulisses sa campagne à la direction
Bien qu’il refuse toujours de confirmer publiquement ses intentions quant à la direction du Parti libéral du Québec (PLQ), le ministre fédéral des Transports, Pablo Rodriguez, s’active en coulisses avec l’aide de proches collaborateurs en vue de faire le saut dans la course pour succéder à Dominique Anglade, a appris La Presse Canadienne.
Elsewhere
Mexico freezes relations with U.S., Canadian embassies in judicial reform spat
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador clarified that the freeze was just with the embassies and not with the United States or Canada as a whole.
I am all for Ukrainians returning from abroad, but without coercion – Zelenskyy
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expects Ukrainians, particularly men eligible for military service, to return from abroad without coercion.
Female journalist silenced on air apparently in compliance with Taliban morality law
Tuesday’s muting of the female reporter’s voice has raised concerns it could mark the first public enforcement of the Taliban's more restrictive morality law .
Media
A note to readers [of the former SaltWire papers in Atlantic Canada] from Postmedia CEO Andrew MacLeod
We will bring the historic mastheads back to the forefront, as both a symbol and a signal of our deep commitment to local journalism in each of our communities. Those titles, especially in the digital space, have been de-emphasized in recent years, especially on digital platforms that became the “SaltWire” brand.
Why The New York Times Covers What Politicians Wear
For both men and women, clothes can be an important tool for communication. Often, there’s strategy behind the style.
Threads Experiments With Posts That Expire After 24 Hours
Posts and all their replies disappear after 24 hours, which might come in handy for commenting on live events or wiping heated discussions off your feed.
Reader Notes
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Science and tech
Chinese government hackers targeted U.S. internet providers with zero-day exploit, researchers say
A group of hackers linked to the Chinese government used a previously unknown vulnerability in software to target U.S. internet service providers,
The Calendar
- Winnipeg - PM Trudeau , Northern Affairs Min Dan Vandal and Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon meet with members of a union.
- 0845 ET: St John's - Women and Gender Equality Min Marci Ien makes a funding announcement
- 1000 ET: Ottawa - Employment Min Randy Boissonnault and LPC MP Mona Fortier make some funding announcements.
- 1000 ET: 225A West Block - Public Safety and National Security (SECU) | Meeting 116 - Review of the Foiled Terrorist Plot in Toronto and of the Security Screening Process for Permanent Residence and Citizenship Application. Public Safety Min Dominic LeBlanc to testify.
- 1030 ET: Gaspé, QC - BQ Leader Yves-François Blanchet and BQ MP Kristina Michaud visit a factory.
- 1100 ET: Eliot Lake, ON - LPC MP Terry Sheehan makes a funding announcement
- 1130 ET: Leamington, ON - Intl Development Min Ahmed Hussen and LPC MP Irek Kusmierczyk make an infrastructure funding announcement.
- 1230 ET: 225A West Block - Public Safety and National Security (SECU) | Meeting 117 - Review of the Foiled Terrorist Plot in Toronto and of the Security Screening Process for Permanent Residence and Citizenship Application
- 1300 ET: Calgary - LPC MP George Chahal makes a funding announcement
- 1300 ET: Toronto - Deputy PM and Fin Min Chrystia Freeland tours a housing development.
- 1330 ET: Sherbrooke, QC - LPC MP Elisabeth Briere makes a funding announcement
- 1630 ET: Percé, QC - BQ Leader Yves-François Blanchet and BQ MP Kristina Michaud visit the Géoparc Mondial UNESCO
Issued this day ...
in 2023: Scott # 3394i: Québec Feminists. Design: Paprika Last year, Canada Post issued a trio of stamps on this day to honour three women. Here is the first, with the bio as provided by Canada Post at the time of release:
Born in Montréal, Simonne Monet-Chartrand began her activism in the 1930s when she joined the Jeunesse étudiante catholique (part of the Catholic youth movement) and its women’s branch, Jeunesse étudiante catholique féminine. A devout Christian, her efforts to modernize the institution underpinned her lifelong mission for social justice In the 1950s and 1960s, Monet-Chartrand worked as a writer, researcher and panelist on Radio-Canada programs such as Fémina and Femme d’aujourd’hui. She participated in the founding of the pacifist organization Voice of Women in the 1960s. She was part of the Voice of Women delegation to Moscow in 1963, for the Women’s International Democratic Federation’s World Congress of Women, which focused on peace, disarmament, unity and women’s rights. In 1966, she co-founded the Fédération des femmes du Québec (FFQ). A prolific author, Monet-Chartrand wrote several books on Quebec women, as well as a four-volume autobiography, Ma vie comme rivière. In 1992, she received the Prix Idola-Saint-Jean from the FFQ for her contributions to half a century of change and progress for women.