Monday, 30 January 2023

Why journalist Emily Bell is calling for a civic media manifesto

 

Why journalist Emily Bell is calling for a civic media manifesto

'We need to think about journalism as part of a basic human right, as part of a civic service.'

 
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If journalism is going to survive, preeminent media scholar and journalist Emily Bell argues we need a civic media manifesto and it "should be ambitious and imaginative and radical.' (David Donnelly/CBC) 
 
Listen to Part 2:  'A civic media manifesto should be ambitious and imaginative and radical.'

'How can independent, civic-minded journalism survive in a world dominated by corporate media takeovers and fake news?  Acclaimed academic and journalist Emily Bell suggests an ambitious civic media manifesto — a radical rethink to ensure journalism has a future.

"Journalism, I do believe, really does work. But there are many things about it that are broken," she told CBC IDEAS' producer Mary Lynk. 

"The business model is broken. The publishing environment is broken. The public's belief in the reporting process and in journalism, unfortunately, is broken. And even, you might argue that the democracy that we are meant to be a part of, the functioning of that, too, is a little bit broken."

Bell confronts dilemmas the media face in her 2019 Dalton Camp Lecture in Journalism at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, N.B. She explores the state of the free press in a world where digital platforms are increasingly controlling society's news narrative.

The media scholar helped create Britain's Guardian newspaper website — which has more than 24 million monthly readers around the world —  and still contributes as a columnist. She left England 10 years ago to become the founding director of the Tow Centre for Digital Journalism at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism in New York. 

In order for journalism to thrive, Bell explains, the mission must come before profit.

"We have to put the kind of energy that we've put in to making money into fixing our civics. So I think we need to think about journalism as part of a basic human right, as part of a civic service," said Bell, a strategist on the state and future of journalism.

"And we need to be really committed."

Rupert Murdoch's 'superpower'

Bell has met media mogul Rupert Murdoch on various occasions. She considers him a fascinating character who she says prefers to operate behind close doors. She also notes he has cozy relationships with many heads of state. 

 News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch has 'a huge monopoly over journalism that we've never seen before,' says Emily Bell. (Josh Reynolds/Associated Press)

"He always talks about how much he hates regulation, but really, his superpower is understanding how to play the regulators and the governments," she told Lynk.

"And...he's very close to all world leaders, and is very close to the current president of the United States. Fox has become a sort of default state media." 

Bell also has stern words for public media, including the CBC and BBC. 

"It still behaves like a competitor to the commercial market. And that isn't really its function anymore."

But she argues the biggest danger is coming from giant and powerful digital platform companies that are scooping up most of the ad revenues and are increasingly in control of the news narrative — both real and fake. 

"Since the introduction of the share button on Facebook, which was in 2009, the spread of misinformation has absolutely rocketed, " Bell said. "Fact checkers told me that since 2010, an increasing amount of their work has been to debunk misinformation rather than keep lying politicians in check."

Emily Bell argues it's very hard to detect misinformation that has been shared on Facebook. (Toby Melville / Reuters)

It is because journalism is at such a critical crossroad that Bell argues a civic media manifesto is so urgently necessary.

"I've thought about striking similarities between the crisis in our climate and the crisis in our news environment. Although the scale and consequences of both are completely different, they are, I think, related," Bell said.

"Both have been caused by profit placed as a higher priority than civic well-being."


* This episode was produced by Mary Lynk.

 
 
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David Amos 
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Perhaps I should introduce Emily Bell to Patricia W. Elliott a professor of investigative and community journalism at First Nations University of Canada. 
 
 
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/opinion-patricia-elliott-newspapers-1.6727415

Canada's newspapers are being plundered by monopoly capitalism

Federal regulators must step up to break the chains

Patricia W. Elliott · For CBC Opinion · Posted: Jan 30, 2023 5:00 AM AST

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Emily Bell and everybody else who was in the room that nights knows I attended her lecture while I was running in the election of the 43rd Parliament last fall. Need I have been waiting patiently to see if CBC would publish our conversation immediately after she asked the audience to ask her anything they wished? 
 
 
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Emily Bell

Leonard Tow Professor of Journalism; Director, Tow Center for Digital Journalism

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Emily Bell is founding director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism (link is external) at Columbia Journalism School and a leading thinker, commentator and strategist on digital journalism. 

Established in 2010, the Tow Center has rapidly built an international reputation for research into the intersection of technology and journalism. The majority of Bell’s career was spent at Guardian News and Media in London working as an award-winning writer and editor both in print and online. As editor-in-chief across Guardian websites and director of digital content for Guardian News and Media, Bell led the web team in pioneering live blogging, multimedia formats, data and social media, making the Guardian a recognized pioneer in the field. 

She is co-author of “Post Industrial Journalism: Adapting to the Present” (2012) with CW Anderson and Clay Shirky. Bell is a trustee on the board of the Scott Trust, the owners of The Guardian, a member of Columbia Journalism Review’s board of overseers, an adviser to Tamedia Group in Switzerland, has served as chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Advisory Council on social media, and has served as a member of Poynter’s National Advisory Board.

She delivered the Reuters Memorial Lecture in 2014, the Hugh Cudlipp Lecture in 2015, and was the 2016 Humanitas Visiting Professor in Media at the University of Cambridge. 

She lives in New York City with her husband and children. 

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Dr. Patricia W. Elliott

University of Regina / First Nations University of Canada

Bio

Visiting a radio station in Kluj, Romania, 2009.
Visting a radio station in Kluj, Romania, 2009.

Patricia W. Elliott is professor of investigative and community journalism at First Nations University of Canada. She has an MA in Media Studies from the University of Regina and a PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Saskatchewan. Previously Elliott worked as a freelance magazine journalist, and was cited numerous times by the Canadian Association of Journalists and National Magazine Awards for her investigative work in publications such as Saturday Night and Canadian Living.

At work in rebel-held territory, Shan State, Burma, 1990.
At work in rebel-held territory, Shan State, Burma, 1990.

She has worked on assignments around the globe, including Pakistan, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Thailand and Burma. As a former news reporter for the Bangkok Post she covered general news, refugee issues and the drug trade, including travelling to Burma’s Golden Triangle region to interview Khun Sa, indicted by the U.S. government as the world’s largest heroin trafficker. This experience led to an interest in Burma/Myanmar, which continues to be the focus of much of Elliott’s journalism, including a book, The White Umbrella, several articles and, more recently, a documentary film, Breaking Open Burma. As well, her M.A. research focused on refugees and migrants from Burma who became involved in community radio in Thailand.

Reporting on a battle between Hun Sen and Khmer Rouge forces, rural Cambodia.
Reporting on a battle between Hun Sen and Khmer Rouge forces, rural Cambodia.

Her research also took her to Romania in 2009, where she joined a group of Central European University Scholars in interviewing journalists about their struggles to sustain independent media. In 2018 she returned to her reporting roots in Burma, on an extended research trip to Southeast Asia, interviewing local journalists in Burma and along the Thai-Burma border. Her encounters abroad have led her to highly value a free and critical press that, above all else, holds power to account.

Back in Canada, she has been active on issues around media decolonization, working alongside Indigenous journalists and community leaders to address media deficits. In 2017 she helped coordinate U of R student participation in the Price of Oil, the country’s biggest investigative journalism collaboration at the time, involving some 50 journalists, students and university researchers across the country. She also facilitated a major student investigation into First Nations drinking water issues, Broken Promises, which received awards from the Native American Journalists Association and the Emerge Media Awards for best student multimedia reporting. She currently serves as a professor of investigative and community journalism at First Nations University of Canada. 

 
E-mail: patricia.elliott@uregina.ca. Phone: 306-539-6608. Website: www.patriciaelliott.ca. 
 
 
 
 
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Canada's newspapers are being plundered by monopoly capitalism

 

Canada's newspapers are being plundered by monopoly capitalism

Federal regulators must step up to break the chains

 
Patricia W. Elliott · For CBC Opinion ·
Postmedia announced this month that it would be further cutting its editorial staff and that all Saskatchewan employees will now permanently work remotely. (CBC)
 
This opinion piece is by Patricia W. Elliott, a distinguished professor of investigative and community journalism at First Nations University of Canada.

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In the morning dark, before coffee is made and cats are stirring, you'll find me awkwardly leaning out my front door, one arm reaching for the mailbox and the comforting touch of newsprint.

In truth, I've already spent at least an hour awake in bed, phone-scrolling through a cacophony of news stories from around the globe, along with their trails of deranged comments. Algorithms have tagged a few of my interests, meaning I'll know what happened in Southeast Asia overnight along with a thin smattering of Ukraine news, but precious little about my hometown.

Those hometown stories are now spread out on my kitchen table: births, deaths, celebrations, laneway closures, tax arrears notices, city hall shenanigans, the latest provincial gossip, and the triumphs and tragedies of ordinary citizens, finished off with a brain-sharpening crossword.

Tweets and broadcast spot news are fleshed out in print with more voices, more history.  A human editor has arranged stories front to back not in order of my personal tastes, but in order of public significance, arrived at through a combination of experience, reader feedback and heated newsroom discussions. 

Sometimes I read the online edition or follow the paper on social media. The physical form matters not. What matters is its purpose — providing accurate information to help an informed citizenry make decisions, hold power to account, know each other and ensure the wellbeing of their city. 

Frustratingly, this purpose is being steadily dismantled by the paper's own masters. 

Last week's announcement of Postmedia staff cuts and property fire-sales is but the latest outrage in a scenario foretold by decades of federal commission testimonials: if you allow our newspapers to fall into the hands of a few debt-ridden would-be tycoons fronting for foreign hedge funds, the failures will be catastrophic.

Canada's Competition Bureau has miserably failed to avoid this path, greenlighting monopolistic newspaper purchases against all public interest and common sense. Meanwhile, federal officials tasked with guarding Canadian ownership stood by as the fate of more than 100 Canadian newsrooms was handed off to foreign shareholders. 

The true owner of my local newspaper is Chatham Asset Management, a hedge fund in New Jersey.

The second-largest shareholder, Allianz Global Investment, has offices from Shanghai to Frankfurt. Its main U.S. fund was shut down over securities fraud and ordered to pay back billions to bilked investors.

The third-largest investor, Leon G. Cooperman, survived insider trading allegations by taking the Fifth Amendment in court and handing a $5-million settlement to the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission.

I wonder how much of my local paper's revenues helps pay for such peccadillos.

People still crave news. In-depth storytelling from diverse perspectives has grown large audiences.
- Patricia W. Elliott

Locally owned papers tend to do comparatively well in the media market. However, as demonstrated by the sorrowful history of media concentration, press barons will shutter newspapers rather than offer them to local buyers. At best, they'll sell the whole chain to another sprawling, indebted corporation.

Sadly, we've reached a point where even if one link were broken off the chain, its physical assets will have been stripped and swallowed into the maw of CEO bonuses and company debt. All that's left to buy is a once-proud banner and a payroll liability.

The public suffers.

As a journalism instructor, I've often shown students The Paper, a 1994 film in which journalists frantically track down a rumour that two young black men arrested for murder were set up. It ends in a late-night fist fight to stop the presses and get the story right.

Last Tuesday, Postmedia announced Saskatchewan's two major urban dailies will henceforth be printed in Estevan. Not a big stretch for Regina, which lost its press to Saskatoon in 2016, but for the now-homeless Saskatoon Star Phoenix, it will be 470 km away. As production deadlines become ever-tighter and physically distant, and reporters are separated from each other in home-based pods, it inevitably becomes harder to get the story right.

While I peruse my morning paper, I know my students are waking and reading many of the same stories, albeit through social media, where it's free. Their eyeballs are drawn to ads that generate revenue not for the papers that produced the stories, but for behemoths like Facebook and Google. 

This demonstrates another regulatory gap, one that has left Ottawa trying to herd online revenue back to Canadian newsrooms while the money stampedes south, leaving Bill C-18 in the dust.     

Some fine reporting has been generated through Heritage Canada's Local Journalism Initiative (LJI), but the systemic problem of media concentration remains unabated. For Postmedia, getting public dollars to replace journalists who were laid off to increase company profits is a sweet deal.

A smart move broadened LJI funds to local nonprofit community television. But again, this is happening in an environment dominated by huge corporations — Bell, Telus, Rogers and Shaw. Since the mid-1990s, Big Cable has shuttered more than 200 community access stations, leaving an estimated 90 per cent of the Canadian public without access to genuinely local community TV.

The beast grows larger. The Competition Bureau seems powerless to stop a Rogers-Shaw merger. 

Meanwhile, people still crave news. In-depth storytelling from diverse perspectives has grown large audiences. Newspapers that still control their own budgets are responding with large-scale investigations, essays and podcasts. 

Journalism teachers can equip students with technical skills and knowledge to navigate these shifts. What we can't do is equip them for the ravages of monopoly capitalism. Federal regulators must step up, and step hard, to break the chains.

This column is part of CBC's Opinion section. For more information about this section, please read this editor's blog and our FAQ.

Interested in writing for us? We accept pitches for opinion and point-of-view pieces from Saskatchewan residents who want to share their thoughts on the news of the day, issues affecting their community or who have a compelling personal story to share. No need to be a professional writer!

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Patricia W. Elliott

Patricia W. Elliott is a distinguished professor of investigative and community journalism at First Nations University of Canada.

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David Amos
Perhaps I should introduce Professor Patricia W. Elliott to Professor Emily Bell founding director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia Journalism School and a leading thinker, commentator and strategist on digital journalism.  
 
 
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Methinks you want to close the barn door now that the horse has been long gone N'esy Pas? 

















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N.B. Power spent $4.6M on failed Moncton 'smart community' subdivision

 
 
 

N.B. Power spent $4.6M on failed Moncton 'smart community' subdivision

Utility partnered with Siemens Canada, developer on cluster of 100 homes in Vision Lands

 
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N.B. Power's plan called for a new Moncton subdivision with dozens of homes with roof-top solar panels like this one in Toronto. (Patrick Morrell/CBC)
 
N.B. Power says it spent about $4.6 million on a failed plan for what it hoped would be the province's first solar powered subdivision in Moncton.

The figure, over a four year period, is disclosed in responses last month to a series of questions posed by the Energy and Utilities Board as part of N.B. Power's request to raise power rates by 8.9 per cent.

Marc Belliveau, a spokesperson for the utility, declined to answer questions about how the money was spent because of the ongoing rate application. 

The board is set to hear the request in Fredericton starting Feb. 13.

Plan surfaced in 2020

Initial details of the North Branch smart community plan emerged through an N.B. Power rate hearing in 2020.

The utility had partnered with a local developer, which would build the homes, and Siemens Canada on a planned self-sufficient neighbourhood west of McLaughlin Road.

Details were vague, and landowners in the area said they weren't aware of the plan. City officials said at the time no application had been submitted for such a subdivision. 

The contract with Siemens called for construction of 100 high efficiency "near net zero" houses over three years in a single neighbourhood that would operate as an experimental "micro-grid" the utility can study.

Each home was to have solar panels, storage batteries, electric vehicle chargers and technologies installed largely at the utility's expense. 

In 2020, the utility had budgeted to spend $10.9 million on the project. Federal funding was expected to offset some of the cost. 

But last year, Brent Staeben, the utility's Smart Grid Atlantic director, told CBC the plan had been abandoned. 

"Unfortunately, the developer, Solaire Homes, was not able to construct enough homes for N.B. Power and Siemens to conduct the research we intended," Staeben wrote in an email. 

A document filed as part of the rate hike application says Siemens was able to construct hardware for the project, but the builder was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting supply chain problems and extra materials costs.

Instead, it is focusing its research on a project in Shediac where hundreds of customers are testing various technologies, and a solar farm has been constructed. 

The rate application documents show it expects to spend $18.7 million on the Shediac project over four years.

The Moncton subdivision isn't the utility's only "smart community" project that hasn't panned out. 

Another plan was to work with a First Nations community to construct a solar farm, install a battery bank, and install "smart" technology like thermostats and water heaters in various homes. 

While N.B. Power had an agreement in principle with a First Nations community, documents filed last fall say a community referendum was required.

The filing says the referendum didn't occur and the utility has been unsuccessful in getting a new agreement to proceed. The document doesn't name the community. 

The rate application documents don't list any spending on that plan. 

The City of Moncton has been seeking development in an area known as the Vision Lands for years. (City of Moncton)

The North Branch subdivision in Moncton was planned in what's known as the Vision Lands. 

The Vision Lands covers a largely undeveloped track of about 1,400 acres bounded by Mapleton Road, the Trans-Canada Highway, McLaughlin Road and Wheeler Boulevard.

For decades the city has sought to develop the area. 

Municipal planners are now updating the plans for the area in consultation with landowners. 

Among the ideas being considered is a regional park. Moncton councillors recently approved spending $150,000 for a consultant to study that idea. 

Moncton's Mayor Dawn Arnold has said she would like the city to consider a national urban park in the Vision Lands. 

Bill Budd, the city's director of planning and development, said it will likely be well into 2024 before the city has the results of Vision Land studies.

  Information Morning - Moncton

 9:41 Moncton to study creation of a new regional park for Vision Lands

Josh Adams is a senior planner for the City of Moncton.

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Shane Magee is a Moncton-based reporter for CBC. He can be reached at shane.magee@cbc.ca.

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David Amos
Deja Vu anyone?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/energy-efficient-environment-greenhouse-gas-solar-grid-electrical-net-zero-1.5452840

Net-zero-energy home sits empty as builder struggles to find buyers

Builder says mortgage and appraisal system keeps families out of low energy homes

Connell Smith · CBC News · Posted: Feb 06, 2020 7:00 AM AT 
 
 
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Funny , mortgages with low mortgage rates were never easier or cheaper to get over the past couple of years !  
 
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Not anymore   
 
 
 
 
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Also note, that parties are permitted to observe, but the public forum is for those not participating in the hearing.

The first session of the Virtual Public Forum will take place via Zoom videoconference on January 30th, 2023, from 2 pm until 4 pm.

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N.B. Power to spend $3.4 million of proposed rate hike on higher industrial subsidies

Utility's planned 8.9 per cent rate increase applies to all customers, except 6 pulp and paper mills

 
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Acting N.B. Power CEO Lori Clark told reporters last week that the 8.9 per cent rate increase the utility has applied for will be applied equally to all customers "across the board." (Ed Hunter/CBC)
 
New Brunswick's six pulp and paper mills will not be made to pay the same 8.9 per cent increase for electricity next April as other customers of N.B. Power, evidence filed with the Energy and Utilities Board shows.

Last week the utility announced plans to raise rates 8.9 per cent "across the board" to all customers to address its rising expenses.  Acting N.B. Power president Lori Clark said financial problems the utility faces in the next year are significant and require every customer to contribute equally to address them.

"The 8.9 per cent is to cover our current costs. We are not making significant progress on debt reduction. It is only to cover our costs," said Clark

"We decided it was in the best interests of all of our customers to put an average rate increase in place."

But in a 200-page evidence package submitted with the application to the EUB, the utility revealed it will be using $3.4 million of the $135.8 million higher rates are expected to generate to raise subsidies it supplies to six New Brunswick pulp and paper mills. 

Under a mandatory provincial requirement, N.B. Power has lost more than $100 million buying electricity from pulp and paper mills at high prices and reselling it back at a discount over the past decade. (Mike Heenan/CBC News file photo)

Part of that will cover an expected increase in the consumption of power by the mills next year, but some will partially shield facilities from having to pay the full cost of increased rates. 

The mills include three owned by J.D. Irving Ltd. in east Saint John, west Saint John and Lake Utopia, two owned by the AV group in Nackawic and Atholville and the mill in Edmundston owned by Twin Rivers.

According to N.B. Power's evidence, transfers to the mills will increase 30 per cent, from an estimated $11.3 million this year to $14.7 million next year. That will help keep the price of "firm" power supplied to the mills from rising as much as it does for other N.B. Power customers.

The subsidies are the responsibility of N.B. Power to finance, but the payments are required by provincial regulation, and the increases are not the result of business decisions made by the utility. 

"It is not discretionary," N.B. Power communications officer Dominique Couture noted in an email to CBC News.

The Irving Pulp and Paper mill overlooking the Reversing Falls in Saint John is one of six New Brunswick facilities that has electricity costs subsidized by N.B. Power. The group qualified for $10 million last year, but that will jump to $14.7 million next year. (Roger Cosman/CBC News)

The transfers occur under a ten-year-old policy the province calls the "large industrial renewable energy purchase program" that despite its name serves only pulp and paper mills. 

The regulation requires N.B. Power to buy green electricity the companies self-generate at elevated prices, and then sell it back instantaneously at a discount.

Most of the power is supplied from generators fuelled by the burning of biomass in mill boilers, with a portion also supplied by J.D. Irving Ltd.'s hydro electric dam in St. George.

Twin Rivers operates a paper mill in Edmundston. It pays power rates that are tied to a Canadian average calculated by the New Brunswick government. The arrangement helps shield mills from rate increases that hit other N.B. Power customers. (CBC)

This year, N.B. Power is paying $110.54 per mega watt hour for what it buys. It then sells it back to the mills at an average of just over $77 per mega watt hour, according to information the Crown corporation has filed with the EUB. 

The utility is made to buy and sell at those price differences until it has lost enough money on the transactions to effectively subsidize the total power costs of the six mills, down to a level the province has declared to be a national average for pulp and paper facilities. 

The transactions are mostly on paper since electricity generated at the mills is consumed onsite and does not actually enter N.B. Power's transmission system.

Last year the scheme cost N.B. Power $10 million. This year that has increased an estimated 13 per cent to $11.3 million, and next year is budgeted to increase a further 30 per cent to $14.7 million. 

According to Couture, N.B. Power has to increase amounts it buys and sells with the mills to accommodate both higher electricity prices and the growing consumption of power by some of the facilities.

"Firm sales to program participants are increasing due to electrification and other growth, and the targeted amount of reduction is increasing, therefore increased purchases are required in order to satisfy the regulation," wrote Couture.

When he was the New Brunswick energy minister in 2012, Craig Leonard introduced subsidies for pulp and paper mills in 2012 to help companies he said were facing 'severe challenges.' Ten years later the department won't say if any updated studies have been done into whether the help is still required.

According to the province, the subsidy program is meant to help New Brunswick mills compete against facilities in other provinces that have access to lower power costs, especially in Quebec and British Columbia.

"The purpose of the Large Industrial Renewable Energy Purchase Program is to make New Brunswick's export-oriented pulp and paper sector competitive with their competitors in other Canadian provinces," the government explains in an online information sheet about the program.

The program only concerns itself with electricity costs and does not attempt to evaluate other expenses of pulp and paper mills, such as wages, wood costs, property taxes or other expenses, to assess if there might be offsetting benefits to operating in New Brunswick.

The Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development oversees the policy but it did not respond to questions about its increasing costs last week.

Last year, J.D. Irving Ltd. issued a statement in support of the program, calling it "critical to the long-term viability of New Brunswick's pulp and paper industry."

Last week, the company's vice president of communications, Anne McInerney, said electricity costs remain a concern. McInerney noted N.B. Power passed along large price spikes this year in the cost of normally cheap non-firm "surplus" energy large industrial customers often access to supplement their firm supplies 

"In some of our operations, we're paying as much as $60 million every year," wrote McInerney in an email to CBC News. 

"In fact, this summer, (non-firm) rates increased so sharply, four times higher than normal, Irving Paper temporarily ceased operations."

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Robert Jones has been a reporter and producer with CBC New Brunswick since 1990. His investigative reports on petroleum pricing in New Brunswick won several regional and national awards and led to the adoption of price regulation in 2006.

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Election unlikely in 2023 despite recent political posturing, pundits say

 
 

Gerald Butts returns to join Liberal re-election campaign | Power & Politics

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Gerald Butts is joining the Liberal party's re-election campaign after resigning as Justin Trudeau's senior adviser during the SNC-Lavalin controversy. 

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Methinks anyone who follows politicking knows how ridiculous this revelation was Furthermore nobody can deny that registered my indignation as I ran against them all in 2019 and have not quit doing so since N'est Pas?

 
 
 

Opposition House leaders on Parliament's return - January 30, 2023

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Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer and NDP House Leader Peter Julian join CPAC's Michael Serapio to discuss their party's priorities as MPs return to Ottawa for the House of Commons winter sitting. 
 
 
 
 

Political journalists discuss Parliament's return - January 30, 2023

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Journalists Tonda MacCharles (Toronto Star) and Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse) join CPAC's Michael Serapio with their analysis of Parliament's first sitting day of 2023.
 
 
 
 

Le chef du Bloc québécois, Yves-François Blanchet, commente Amira Elghawaby – 30 janvier 2023

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S’adressant à des journalistes à la colline du Parlement, le chef du Bloc québécois, Yves-François Blanchet, discute de la nomination d’Amira Elghawaby à titre de première représentante spéciale du Canada pour la lutte contre l’islamophobie. M. Blanchet est accompagné du député bloquiste Martin Champoux.
 
 
 https://www.ipolitics.ca/news/canada-must-disclose-contracts-with-mckinsey-co-conservative-and-bloc-leaders

Canada must disclose contracts with McKinsey & Co.: Conservative and Bloc leaders

‘This government cannot be left alone,’ Yves-François Blanchet said. ‘They have some really bad habits.’

Published Jan 10, 2023 at 4:51pm

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Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-François Blanchet holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Jan. 10, 2023. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

The Conservative and Bloc Québécois leaders are calling for public scrutiny of $84 million in government contracts with the famously secretive global consulting firm McKinsey & Company.

Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet said the Trudeau government must release those contracts without redactions, and failing that, he called for a public inquiry.


 

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Rempel, Michelle - M.P.

<Michelle.Rempel@parl.gc.ca>		Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 3:11 AM
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On behalf of the Honourable Michelle Rempel Garner, P.C., M.P. thank you for your email. Our office appreciates the time you took to get in touch with the MP. Due to the high volume of email correspondence our office receives, below is a guide on how your email will be responded to:

 

If you are a constituent of Calgary Nose Hill:

 

Queries regarding government programs, policies and operations take time to research, contact appropriate departments and collate information for dissemination to you. If you have provided your full contact details on your query, your email will be responded to as necessary.

 

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If you are contacting MP Rempel Garner to review your case work, please first contact your local MP for assistance.

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Thank you for submitting this form letter. Due to the high volume of emails M.P. Rempel Garner’s office receives, we are unable to individually reply to form letters, particularly from non constituents. Form letters are template letters generated by organizations, webforms and other sources on a given issue. However, M.P. Rempel Garner does review and consider information received from all form letters. 

 

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Angus, Charlie - M.P.

<charlie.angus@parl.gc.ca>		Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 3:11 AM
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>

*Do not reply to this email*

 

Thank you very much for writing. Please know that my team have taken note your concerns and expressed views. While my staff and I read all correspondence, the volume of e-mails we receive means that some form letter campaigns and non-critic/non-riding correspondence may not receive a direct response.

 

If you are a constituent of Timmins – James Bay, my riding offices are here to help with federal issues. You can reach my team, by calling toll-free:

 

Timmins 1-866-935-6464

Kirkland Lake 1-866-504-2747

 

As well, the following numbers may be helpful:

 

Service Canada: 1-800-622-6232 / www.canadabenefits.gc.ca

Global Affairs (International Consular Assistance): 1-800-267-8376 /sos@international.gc.ca

 

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Passport Canada: 1-800-567-6868

Veterans Affairs Canada: 1-866-522-2122

 

Again, thank you for reaching out. Please be assured that all e-mails sent to this office are treated as confidential.

 

Sincerely,

 

Charlie Angus, Member of Parliament

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Dancho, Raquel - M.P.

<Raquel.Dancho@parl.gc.ca>		Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 3:11 AM
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>

Hello,   

We appreciate you taking the time to contact the Office of Raquel Dancho, Member of Parliament for Kildonan—St. Paul. 

Our office receives 100’s of emails each week:  

·   If you are a Kildonan–St. Paul constituent, please reply to this email with your name and current address with postal code. This will ensure we expedite your correspondence. We may also be reached by phone at the Winnipeg office at 204-984-6322. We would be pleased to assist you. 

·    If your organization is requesting a meeting with MP Dancho, please allow 2 weeks for staff to process your request. 

·   Individuals outside of Kildonan—St. Paul should contact their local MP to address their concerns. You can find out who your MP is at this link: Find Members of Parliament - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada (ourcommons.ca) 

·    If you are contacting MP Dancho regarding an immigration case from outside of Canada unfortunately we are unable to assist. To avoid delays please direct your inquiry to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada at this link: My immigration or citizenship application - Canada.ca 

Sincerely, 

Office of Raquel Dancho, MP 

 

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Angus, Charlie - M.P.

<charlie.angus@parl.gc.ca>		Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 3:11 AM
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>

Thank you for contacting my parliamentary office.  This automated response is to assure you that your message has been received and will be reviewed as soon as possible, noting that constituents of Timmins – James Bay will be given priority.  Due to the high volume of correspondence received, I am not able to respond personally to every inquiry.  In most cases, anonymous, cc'd, and forwarded items will not receive a response.

 

If you have submitted a request for assistance please insure you have included your full name, your mailing address and daytime telephone number.   To reach my community offices directly, please contact:

 

Timmins  1-866-935-6464

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Je vous remercie d’avoir communiqué avec mon bureau parlementaire. La présente réponse automatique vous est envoyée pour vous informer que votre message a été reçu et qu’il sera examiné le plus rapidement possible,  la priorité étant accordée aux électeurs de Timmins – Baie James.  En raison du volume élevé de correspondance reçue, je ne peux répondre personnellement à chaque demande. Dans la plupart des cas, les lettres anonymes, copies conformes et pièces transmises resteront sans réponse.

 

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Julian, Peter - M.P.

<peter.julian@parl.gc.ca>		Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 3:11 AM
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>

On behalf of Peter Julian, Member of Parliament (New Westminster-Burnaby), we would like to thank you for contacting our office. Peter always welcomes and appreciates receiving your comments and suggestions, which are helpful to his work in both Canada’s Parliament and in the Riding.  

We want to assure you that your email has been received, will be reviewed as soon as possible and acted upon should it be required. Due to the high volume of electronic mail received, messages from constituents of New Westminster-Burnaby will be given the highest priority. Please be certain that you have included your first, last name and mailing address (including your postal code) as well as the particulars of the federal issue (s) you are concerned about. Thank you.

As always, we serve the constituents of New Westminster-Burnaby with resources, questions and concerns regarding federal departments and agencies. Please don’t hesitate to be in touch with our office with your concerns. We encourage you to reach our Constituency Office team by email peter.julian.c1@parl.gc.ca and telephone: 604-775-5707. In-person appointments can be arranged when necessary, but are subject to change according to the most recent health regulations.

Stay healthy and safe in these challenging times.

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Nous vous remercions de prendre contact avec le bureau parlementaire de Peter Julian, député dans la circonscription de New Westminster-Burnaby. Peter est toujours heureux de recevoir vos commentaires et vos suggestions qui sont utiles à son travail, tant au Comté qu’au Parlement.

Soyez assuré que, malgré le grand nombre de courriels que nous recevons chaque jour, nous accordons toujours la plus haute priorité aux messages des commettants de New Westminster-Burnaby et que nous examinerons votre courriel le plus tôt possible. NB : veuillez-vous assurer SVP de bien nous indiquer les questions qui vous préoccupent qui relève du domaine fédéral, ainsi que votre nom, votre prénom, et adresse postale, y compris le code postal. Merci.

Comme toujours, notre bureau de circonscription est disponible pour vous aider concernant toute question ou préoccupation relevant de la compétence fédérale. Nous vous encourageons à contacter notre équipe par téléphone 604-775-5707 et par courriel peter.julian.c1@parl.gc.ca pour obtenir de l’aide. Des rendez-vous en personne peuvent être fixés en cas de besoin mais sont susceptibles d'être modifiés en fonction des règlements sanitaires les plus récents.

Restez en santé et en sécurité en cette période difficile.

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Nous reconnaissons que nous travaillons sur le territoire non-cédé des nations Algonquine, Haudenosaunee et Anishinabek.

New Westminster is located on the unceded and traditional territory of the Halq'eméylem speaking Coast Salish peoples. This includes the nations of the Qayqayt, qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən̓ (Kwantlen), Katzie, kʷikʷəƛw̓əm (Kwikwetlem), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Stó:lō, sc̓əwaθn məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen), and Tsleil-Waututh.

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Election unlikely in 2023 despite recent political posturing, pundits say
 

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Election unlikely in 2023 despite recent political posturing, pundits say

Parliament is set to return Monday after a six-week hiatus


Darren Major · CBC News ·
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, top left, Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre, top right, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, bottom left, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. (Sean Kilptraick/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press, Blair Gable/Reuters)
 
Even though federal political leaders have been using some heated, election-style language to snipe at each other in recent weeks, pundits say it's unlikely Canadians will go to the polls in 2023.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was active during the six-week parliamentary break, making stops in Saskatoon, Windsor, Ont. and Trois-Rivieres, Que. to talk up his government's accomplishments. He also occasionally took shots at Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his recent assertion that "everything seems broken" in Canada.

"Crossing your arms and saying 'Canada is broken' is not the way to build a better future for Canadians," Trudeau said.

Poilievre, meanwhile, toured Quebec in an attempt to boost his poll numbers in that province. He also met with Indigenous leaders in Vancouver to discuss a proposed opt-in policy for First Nations to share the revenue generated by resource development on their lands.

The Conservative leader also hit back at Trudeau on Friday during an address to his caucus prior to the House of Commons' return. He blamed the prime minister for inflation, the recent travel chaos and deficit spending while appearing to goad Trudeau into an election battle.

"If you're not responsible for any of these things, if you can't do anything about it, then why don't you get out of the way and let someone lead who can?" Poilievre said as his MPs cheered and applauded.

WATCH | Poilievre says 'everything is worse' under Trudeau

Addressing his Conservative caucus, Poilievre says 'everything is worse' under Trudeau

3 days ago
Duration 1:44
Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre addresses his Conservative caucus and highlights crime rates during Justin Trudeau's time as prime minister.

Speaking to his own caucus earlier this month, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh touted his party's confidence-and-supply agreement with the Liberals, saying that the deal was "delivering for Canadians."

But Singh also indicated that he had his eyes set higher.

"We're going to fight for every bit of help and hope we can win for Canadians and then I'm going to run for prime minister of Canada," he said.

But Tim Powers of Summa Strategies said he doesn't think any of the leaders are itching for an election right now, despite their recent posturing.

"The conditions don't exist for an election this year," he told CBC. "I don't think anybody's really going to have a breakaway moment."

WATCH | How do the federal parties stack up as MPs prepare to return to Ottawa?

How do the federal parties stack up as MPs prepare to return to Ottawa?

2 days ago
Duration 10:19
Shachi Kurl, president at the Angus Reid Institute, and Éric Grenier, writer and publisher of TheWrit.ca, joined Power & Politics Friday to discuss the latest polling data.

Powers said the Liberals are unlikely to seek a new mandate with the threat of an economic slowdown this year hanging over the government's head.

"We will only have an election this year if Justin Trudeau sees the winning conditions exist for him," Powers said. "I don't think the Liberals are yet ready to manufacture an election."

Sharan Kaur of SK Consulting agreed that an election is unlikely this year. She suggested the Conservatives will still use the economy to needle the Liberals and position themselves as a government-in-waiting.

"I would say the biggest looming issue of 2023 is going to be cost of living, a potential recession, and that will probably be the main pivot point for the Conservatives," she said, adding that she thinks the Conservative Party is the only one that wants an election this year.

But Powers said Poilievre might be happy to wait and give himself more time to pitch himself to Canadians.

"I think Poilievre is content to have the time to let the Liberals age and build a brand and a platform that can be useful to him," he said.

If the Liberal-NDP deal holds for its intended duration, the next election won't happen until 2025. 

But the agreement may face a tougher test in 2023 than it did in 2022 because it includes more benchmarks for progress — including a commitment to table pharmacare legislation. Singh also threatened to pull out of the deal if the Liberals don't address the health-care crisis.

"The confidence-and-supply agreement gets a little bit more muscular [this year]," said Brad Lavigne of Consul Public Affairs.

Snow covers a fence surrounding Parliament Hill, Friday, January 20, 2023 in Ottawa. Snow covers a fence surrounding Parliament Hill on January 20, 2023. MPs are set to return to the House of Commons on Monday. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

NDP MP Daniel Blaikie told CBC News this month that the 2023 federal budget will be a key factor in deciding whether the Liberals are holding up their end of the deal.

But even if the deal falls apart this year, Lavigne said, it wouldn't necessarily trigger an election.

"If you look back at recent history, [former prime minister Stephen] Harper had minority Parliaments in which he had no such supply agreement with any one opposition party, yet he maintained the confidence of the House for many years," he said. "That is an option that is open to Mr. Trudeau as well."

Even if an election doesn't happen this year, Kaur said she doesn't expect the political posturing to stop.

"We're going to see a lot of pandering in the next year, especially around economic challenges, cost of living for people — just like the bread-and-butter issues," she said.

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Darren Major is a senior writer for CBC's Parliamentary Bureau. He can be reached via email darren.major@cbc.ca or by tweeting him @DMajJourno.

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Methinks Yves-François Blanchet is the dude who decides when there will be an election N'esy Pas?
 
 
 
 
 

Parliament returns — with a lot of 'unfinished business' on its plate

Even if there's no election this year, the parties are busy positioning themselves for one

 
Aaron Wherry · CBC News ·
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre greet each other as they gather in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa on Sept. 15, 2022. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press) 
 
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When I spoke to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in December, he said "there's a lot of unfinished business." He was speaking about his decision to stay on as leader of the Liberal Party. But that statement also describes the parliamentary year that begins on Monday when MPs convene for the first time in 2023.

Last year was a reasonably productive one for Parliament. But those 12 months also left behind a sizeable pile of work that remains to be completed. And while the Liberal government has much left to do if it hopes to be re-elected, the major opposition parties can't quite claim yet that they've done all they can to make their own pitches to voters.

For those reasons, an election in 2023 seems unlikely. But it should still be a consequential year — and it will start with the legislation that was still in progress when MPs and senators broke for the holidays.

What's old is new again

Before the break, the government's newest firearms legislation (C-21) was stuck at the public safety committee as critics accused it of overreach. In the face of that criticism, Liberals said they were willing to consider feedback; it remains to be seen what kind of changes will be necessary to move the bill forward.

Bill C-11, the government's contested attempt to bring major Internet platforms under Canadian broadcast regulations, was still in the Senate in December. The upper chamber seems poised to send it back to the House with amendments — the Senate committee that studied the bill recommended a dozen changes.

Two men in suits sit alongside each other at a conference table. Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez prepares to appear before the Senate committee on transport and communications to discuss Bill C-11 on Nov. 22, 2022. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)

If senators agree to some or all of those amendments, C-11 would become the 24th government bill the Senate has amended since Justin Trudeau began appointing independent members to the chamber in 2016.

Legislation to create a new disability benefit, meanwhile, is nearly through the House and there are three other pieces of government legislation before House committees — bills that would enact new environmental protections, reform the Official Languages Act and create a new public complaints and review commission to oversee the RCMP and the Canada Border Services Agency.

The Senate, meanwhile, is in possession of bills to create a new national council on reconciliation (which would report to Parliament on Canada's relationship with Indigenous Peoples) and establish the Online News Act, which would facilitate payments from major Internet platforms for the use of content from Canadian media outlets.

What's new is significant

Another dozen government bills are at second reading in the House — but perhaps the most interesting of those items was only just tabled in December.

Bill C-35 sets out how and under what conditions the federal government would fund child care and early learning programs at the provincial level. In effect, it would put into law what the Liberal government started when it negotiated a series of bilateral child-care funding agreements with each province. If C-35 passes Parliament, it will make it much harder for some future government to abandon the program.

But if C-35 isn't the most closely watched legislation of the spring, it will be because of what Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is expected to table in the next several weeks: the government's "just transition" (or "sustainable jobs") legislation.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks behind a lectern bearing the provincial logo. The phrase 'just transition' signals that the Trudeau government intends to phase out oil and gas jobs, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith claimed in a Jan. 10 news conference. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)

Nothing the Trudeau government does on the question of energy and the future of the oil and gas industry in Canada is ever allowed to pass quietly. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has tried to start a fight with the federal government already over the mere name of the bill. But beyond the partisan politics, Wilkinson's bill should serve as a jumping-off point for a very real discussion about where the Canadian and global economies are headed and how Canada will get there.

The opposition agenda

With each of these bills, the Liberals will be putting some pressure on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to either support the government's agenda or explain what he would do differently. But the Conservatives will have their own moves to make, particularly at various House committees.

The government operations committee was already investigating the creation of the government's ArriveCan app and it will begin hearings Monday on the federal government's use of private contractors and consultants like McKinsey. Conservative members of the ethics committee are also pushing for hearings into Trade Minister Mary Ng's breach of conflict-of-interest rules.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh needs to demonstrate that his party got something out of its deal with the Trudeau Liberals. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

The NDP has shown little, if any, reluctance to go along with such investigations — and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has rivalled Poilievre lately in his willingness to denounce the Liberal government. But the New Democrats also have other things to play for lately — namely, that confidence-and-supply agreement with the Liberals.

Singh surely wants to be seen holding the government to account. He also no doubt wants to show that the NDP was able to achieve something with that deal. And he may need at least another year to do that.

The new dental benefit the government promised the NDP is still a work in progress and New Democrats have given the government until the end of this year to table pharmacare legislation, which would at least set out broad parameters for what eventually could be a national program.

Beyond Parliament Hill

And then there is merely everything else on the agenda. 

Justice Paul Rouleau has until February 6 to present cabinet with a final report from the public commission probing the government's use of the Emergencies Act to end the convoy protests that snarled downtown Ottawa and multiple border crossings a year ago. (Cabinet will then have until February 20 to release that report.) On Feb. 7, the prime minister is scheduled to meet the premiers to discuss a grand bargain on health-care funding.

Even if Trudeau and the premiers broadly agree on what to do with health care, the prime minister is signalling an increasing willingness to engage in the fight over the notwithstanding clause. And even when Trudeau's not looking for a fight, Danielle Smith will be trying to start one ahead of what could be a very consequential election in Alberta sometime this spring.

Even if that's the biggest election in Canada this year (Manitoba and Prince Edward Island are also due to go to the polls), the next 12 months will be full of the sorts of debates and challenges that leave a mark and will shape the next national vote.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR


Aaron Wherry

Senior writer

Aaron Wherry has covered Parliament Hill since 2007 and has written for Maclean's, the National Post and the Globe and Mail. He is the author of Promise & Peril, a book about Justin Trudeau's years in power.

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David Amos  
Why all the talk about what Jagmeet Singh thinks about everything?

Methinks Trudeau The Younger has to keep Yves-François Blanchet Happy Happy Happy too N'esy Pas?

 

Réponse automatique : Bill C-21: Call to Action by OFAH

Blanchet, Yves-François - Député

<Yves-Francois.Blanchet@parl.gc.ca>		Wed, Dec 7, 2022 at 12:07 AM
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>

(Ceci est une réponse automatique)

(English follows)

Bonjour,

Nous avons bien reçu votre courriel et nous vous remercions d'avoir écrit à M. Yves-François Blanchet, député de Beloeil-Chambly et chef du Bloc Québécois.

Comme nous avons un volume important de courriels, il nous est impossible de répondre à tous individuellement. Soyez assuré(e) que votre courriel recevra toute l'attention nécessaire.

L'équipe du député Yves-François Blanchet

Chef du Bloc Québécois

Thank you for your email. We will read it as soon as we can.

 
 
On 12/7/22, David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> wrote:
> https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2022/11/things-got-crazy-as-rod-giltaca-spoke.html
>
>
> Sunday, 6 November 2022
>
> Things got CrAzY as Rod Giltaca spoke to the Public Safety Committee
> on Bill C-21
>
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVucO7BQNTs&ab_channel=CBCNews
>
> Bill C-21 that would ban some hunting rifles, shotguns gets pushback
> CBC New
>  3.22M subscribers
> 16,991 views Dec 5, 2022
> The Liberal government's proposed firearms legislation which would add
> a new list of long guns to be banned is receiving widespread pushback.
> Marco Mendicino, minister of public safety, says the intent is to not
> go after law-abiding hunters while the opposition Raquel Dancho,
> Conservative public safety critic, says the Liberals are not being
> clear with Canadians on what guns will be banned.
>
> 606 Comments
>
>
> David Amos
> David Amos
> Methinks the plot thickens rather nicely N'esy Pas?
>
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrYWSQPl4u4&ab_channel=cpac
>
>
>
> MPs join Michael Serapio to debate firearms bill – December 5, 2022
> cpac
>  123K subscribers
> 13,791 views Dec 5, 2022
> MPs Rachel Bendayan (Liberal), Raquel Dancho (Conservative), and Peter
> Julian (NDP) join Michael Serapio to debate Bill C-21 and which
> firearms should and should not be banned in Canada.
>
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvN8Dck9dGc
>
>
>
> Question Period – December 5, 2022
> cpac
> 123K subscribers
> 16,317 views Streamed live 20 hours ago
> Witness all the action in the House of Commons as Canada’s elected
> officials debate the issues of the day.
>
>
> https://www.ofah.org/firearms/c21-action/
>
> Bill C-21: Call to Action
> NOTE: Due to the overwhelming use of the form, our service provider
> has shut us down. We apologize for the inconvenience. Our team is
> working to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
>
> Liberal MP Paul Chiang (Markham-Unionville) has introduced a
> significant amendment to firearms Bill C-21 at the committee stage
> that, if adopted, would significantly expand the definition of a
> prohibited firearm to include many centre-fire semi-automatic rifles
> and shotguns “designed to accept a detachable cartridge magazine with
> a capacity greater than five cartridges of the type for which the
> firearm was originally designed”.
>
> Among other things, the OFAH is concerned about:
>
>     The potential impact of adding hundreds of models and significant
> cost to the proposed buyback program
>     The impact on hunters, as many of these firearms are used by
> hunters across the country
>     The introduction of an amendment of this magnitude at such a late stage
>     The lack of transparency – there is no opportunity for individuals
> or groups to submit evidence about the amendments
>
> More information about the impact of this amendment will be available
> in the coming days as the Standing Committee on Public Safety and
> National Security continues its clause-by-clause analysis.
>
> WHAT CAN YOU DO?
>
> Below we have provided concerned citizens with an easy-to-use form to
> email their MP.
>
> How does it work?
>
>     Select your Member of Parliament from the drop-down list
>     Respectfully express your concerns in the comment box. We’ve put
> some of our comments in the box below if you’d like to use them to
> support your own commentary.
>     Hit send.
>
> NOTE: Your comments will be emailed directly to your MP, along with
> the Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino, all Ontario Senators,
> all members of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National
> Security, and Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau.
>
> https://www.ofah.org/zonej/executive/
>
>
>
> Here is a tip for any Proud Canadian
>
> Just Press Print on one old file of mine and give it any cop or lawyer
> or politician and demand that they explain it to you real slow
>
>  https://www.scribd.com/doc/2526023/DAMOS-Integrity-yea-right
>
>
>
> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/guns-bill-c-21-federal-government-ottawa-windsor-1.6675455
>
> Federal gun control bill ruffles local rifle owners
> Prime minister says hunters not being targeted, vows to review
> amendments to Bill C-21
>
> Dale Molnar · CBC · Posted: Dec 06, 2022 4:00 AM ET
>
>
> Windsor author says federal legislation would ban widely owned rifle
> Duration 1:16
> A.J. Somerset shows his SKS semi-automatic hunting rifle, which is one
> of the rifles that would be banned in Canada under the proposed Bill
> C-21 in its current form. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the
> legislation is now under review to ensure it does not go after hunting
> rifles.
>  Area hunters, anglers and sport shooters are angry over proposed
> additions to the federal government's gun control legislation, Bill
> C-21.
>
> After the bill passed second reading, the Liberals introduced
> amendments to strengthen the legislation and make some long guns
> illegal.
>
> A. J. Somerset is an author on gun culture and the owner of an SKS
> semi-automatic rifle. He says it is one of the most commonly used guns
> in hunting and adding it to the list of banned weapons doesn't make
> sense.
>
> "We can say that banning assault weapons, whether you agree it's
> necessary or not, at least it's a legitimate policy goal. But the way
> in which this is being done is banning a lot of guns that really don't
> fit the definition," said Somerset.
>
>     Bill C-21 being reviewed to ensure it doesn't affect hunting
> rifles, shotguns, says Trudeau
>
>     How Bill C-21 turned from banning handguns to hunting guns
>
> Somerset surmises the SKS Soviet-era weapon was added to the list
> because of its use in recent high-profile shooting incidents.
>
>     A. J. Somerset owns one of the rifles that could be banned under
> the proposed legislation. He also authored a book on gun culture.
> (Dale Molnar/CBC)
>
> Ray Boilard, 1st vice chair of Zone J of the Ontario Federation of
> Anglers and Hunters, says Bill C-21 is going after the wrong people.
>
> "The law abiding sport shooter and hunter is not holding up corner
> stores or partaking in mass shootings," said Boilard. "The Liberal
> government with this Order in Council is not going to be taking away
> guns from the average criminal."
>
> Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday afternoon the
> government's gun control legislation is being reviewed to ensure it
> does not target legitimate gun use.
>
> Trudeau says they are not trying to target hunters and sport shooters.
>
> Boilard says he will believe the government when he sees the hunting
> long guns taken off the list.
> ABOUT THE AUTHOR
> Dale Molnar
>
> Video Journalist
>
> Dale Molnar is a video journalist at CBC Windsor. He is a graduate of
> the University of Windsor and has worked in television, radio and
> print. He has received a number of awards including an RTDNA regional
> TV news award and a New York Festivals honourable mention.
> CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices
>
>
> Comments
>
>
> David Amos
> At last a comment section to study
>
>
> Buddy Wallis
> Having Liberals write gun laws is like having someone who has never
> driven and hates cars writing all the traffic laws.
>
>
> David Amos
> Reply to Buddy Wallis
> C'est Vrai
>
>
>
> John Swanson
> Time to move to Alberta only Province with guts.
>
>
> David Amos
> Reply to John Swanson
> Madame Bell of SK stepped up to the plate and began swinging last week
>
>
> Robby Butler
> Reply to John Swanson
> We will not comply
>
>
> Stu Grimsone
> More legislation that will do nothing for Gun crimes... nobody robs a
> bank with a 4ft long shotgun that people hunt with. This is complete
> idiocy. Meanwhile, Criminals keep getting smuggled guns from the US to
> shoot up our streets and the Government has no answer for that.
>
>
>
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMVqZuO22ZA&ab_channel=BarelyTactical
>
>
> Top 5 Guns Every Canadian Owns
> Barely Tactical
> 1.1K subscribers
> 22,362 views Jan 3, 2022
> It's a brand new year so we thought we'd kick things off with a brand
> new series! This is the first video in our "Top 5" videos in which we
> look at the guns that every Canadian firearm owner likely already has
> in their collection!
>
> 143 Comments
>
>
> David Amos
> Methinks you forgot the old faithful lever action 30 30s N'esy Pas?
>
>
>
>
>  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/federal-gun-ban-1.6674663
>
> London-area gun owners glad PM wants review after federal weapons ban
> targets ordinary guns
> 'They didn't do their homework," said Tory MP Karen Vecchio of the
> C-21 Liberal gun bill
>
> Clement Goh · CBC News · Posted: Dec 06, 2022 5:00 AM ET
>
>
> Among the rifles included in the sweeping federal weapons ban aimed at
> prohibiting military style weapons are Benelli shotguns (shown here at
> a trade show in Germany), designed for hunters, not soldiers.
> (Michaela Rehle/Reuters)
>
> Gun owners in London, Ont., say they're happy the federal government
> has agreed to review its last minute changes to a proposed list of
> banned of firearms, which many critics say would unfairly target
> hunters by outlawing ordinary guns and not "assault-style" firearms.
>
> Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the review on Monday while at
> the reopening of the CAMI manufacturing plant in Ingersoll, Ont.,
> promising his government would take a step back and give the
> controversial list a second look.
>
> Last week, Liberal MP Paul Chiang expanded the scope of the
> legislation after the bill passed second reading, introducing the
> following changes to the list of federally-banned weapons:
>
>     Any rifle or shotgun that can potentially accept a magazine with
> more than five rounds
>     Any weapon that generates more than 10,000 joules of energy
>     Any gun with a muzzle wider than 20 millimetres
>     A large number of semi-automatic firearms that do not have
> detachable magazines, including a number of long gun models in wide
> use by Canadian hunters
>
> Critics say the changes to the bill, which was originally meant to
> target handguns and powerful military-style weapons, would now ban
> everything from blackpowder muskets, semi-automatic shotguns — even
> some low-calibre varmint rifles, designed primarily to kill rodents.
>
>     How Bill C-21 turned from banning handguns to hunting guns
>
>     Why this female firearm instructor says she wants more women to
> learn the sport
>
> "Maybe they got enough backlash," said Brian Kington, a firearm and
> hunting instructor with the East Elgin Sportsmen's Association said of
> the review announced by Trudeau on Monday.
>
> "Some of the guns they got on there, they're sporting guns, hunters
> use them all the time."
>
> The expanded scope of the weapons ban was meant to build on an initial
> proposal in May 2020 that banned more than 1,500 models and variants
> of what the government considers "assault-style firearms."
>
> But critics point out that, among the weapons on the expanded list,
> are a number of semi-automatic shotguns, capable of shooting up to a
> maximum of three shots, designed for duck hunters; not soldiers.
>
> "They're not designed the way the government suggests," said Fred
> Staub, registration representative at Rueger Firearm Safety in
> Dorchester, Ont., and a member of London's gun community.
>
> Staub said the last-minute change to the list was reactionary — aimed
> at trying to keep specific weapons out of a criminal's arsenal without
> considering the potential implications for law-abiding gun owners.
>
> "Somebody goes out and commits a heinous crime using that gun, then
> they go and look at the gun the person has and says 'nobody should
> have that gun.'"
>
> "You think for a second that person wouldn't have killed somebody with
> a different gun?"
>
> Some vintage hunting rifles face prohibition for exceeding a rule that
> bans guns that produce over 10,000 joules of energy. One example is
> the Westley-Richards rifle in .460 Weatherby Magnum caliber. (Rock
> Island Auction)
>
> Last week, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino told the House of
> Commons hunters with conventional guns would not be targeted by the
> expanded list, but that wasn't the case, according to Karen Vecchio,
> the Conservative MP for Elgin-Middlesex London.
>
> "It's fine to say 'it's not affecting the rifles and shotguns of
> farmers,' but it absolutely is."
>
> "It's clear they didn't do their homework," she said. "These hunters
> are using them for hunting rabbits, small vermin, things of that
> sort."
>
> "I think what the government has done is they've come in not
> recognizing the guns they put on there."
>
> CBC News reached out to Marco Mendicino for comment, but did not
> receive a response in time for publication.
>
> According to the federal government, the amendment featuring the
> latest review of the proposed legislation will now involve
> consultations with hunting communities across the country.
> ABOUT THE AUTHOR
> Clement Goh
>
> Digital Producer
>
> Clement is a writer across TV and Digital with CBC Toronto and CBC
> London. Since 2018, he has also worked in various newsrooms across the
> GTA covering city affairs, community events and entertainment.
> Outside, he is a resident gamer and keeps his popcorn close at the
> latest movie premieres. You can reach him with tips, story ideas and
> compliments at clement.goh@cbc.ca and Twitter via @theinstaword
>
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>
>  Hey Fred Enjoy
> “A Goose That Didn’t Matter”
>
> I guess at least eight hundred ducks have fallen to my gun,
> And Charlie’s always been right there retrieving every one.
> But somehow, try as we might,no matter what our ruse,
> We failed, that old Black Lab and I, to ever get a goose.
>
> The vet had said it must be done, so bring him in on Monday.
> His eyesight’s weak and he’s too old to brave the Bay of Fundy.
> I’d picked him from the litter even though his was the runt.
> And now fourteen years later, this would be our final hunt.
> And so I asked a friend that night, who grew some corn and barley
> If I could hunt his field next day, to get a goose for Charlie.
>
> No bird came to our blind, alas, because of bluebird weather,
> But still we enjoyed the day, because we were together,
> While driving home with heavy heart, I rubbed the grizzled head,
> And looking in those big brown eyes, to him, I softly said,
> “You know a man can only do the best that he is able,
> It don’t appear there’ll be a roasted honker on our table,
> But Charlie, we’ll have porkchops, since that is your favourite treat,
> And you’ll not just have one or two, but all that you can eat”
>
> And so that night, by lantern light, we shared our final meal,
> I talked to him of days gone by, of Mallards, Scaup and Teal,
> Old Charlie wagged his tail with joy, beside his heaping platter,
> And missing from the menu was, a goose - that didn’t matter.
>
> Bill Foster
>
>
>
> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/carey-price-gun-control-polytechnique-1.6674809
>
>
> Price apologizes, says he did know about Polytechnique shooting
> Habs goalie says he did know about the massacre after team said he did not
> Verity Stevenson · CBC News · Posted: Dec 05, 2022 3:56 PM ET
>
>
> The Montreal Canadiens say goaltender Carey Price was not aware of the
> 1989 Polytechnique Massacre when he made a post in favour of hunting
> firearms days ahead of its anniversary. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
>
> The Montreal Canadiens organization and goalie Carey Price have issued
> apologies after Price posted a message on social media in support of a
> gun lobby group that recently used "POLY" as a promotional discount
> code.
>
> The team issued a statement on Monday that Price didn't know about the
> 1989 Polytechnique Massacre or its upcoming anniversary.
>
> However, Price said Tuesday said he did know about the massacre and
> regretted the timing of his post.
>
> Price published his initial Instagram post on Saturday, just days
> ahead of the massacre's Dec. 6 anniversary. In it, Price shared his
> support for a lobby group, the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights
> (CCFR), following amendments to the federal government's gun control
> legislation, Bill C-21, last week.
>
> The amendments appeared to push the bill further by including a number
> of firearms used for hunting, a move that was swiftly condemned by
> firearm advocates and that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the
> government is looking into rectifying.
>
> Price, 35, has spoken in the past about the importance of hunting to
> him. He is a member of Ulkatcho First Nation — his mother is a former
> chief — and grew up in the small remote community of Anahim Lake in
> British Columbia.
>
> "I love my family, I love my country and I care for my neighbour. I am
> not a criminal or a threat to society. What [Prime Minister Justin
> Trudeau] is trying to do is unjust. I support the [CCFR] to keep my
> hunting tools," Price wrote.
>
> But the post also came a day after one of the survivors of the
> Polytechnique mass shooting, Nathalie Provost, denounced the CCFR for
> creating promotional code "POLY" offering customers 10 per cent off of
> merchandise.
>
>     Polytechnique mass shooting survivor slams gun rights group for
> using 'POLY' promo code
>
> Provost, who is also a spokesperson for the gun-control group
> PolySeSouvient, created by survivors of the massacre, called the
> discount code "incredibly disrespectful." The code was in reference to
> the group.
>
> Provost was shot four times by the gunman who killed 14 female
> students and injured 13 others that day.
> Team apologizes for post
>
> Monday evening, Price tweeted that he only made the Instagram post in
> reaction to the Bill C-21 amendments.
>
> "My views are my own and I do believe them. The only reason I bring up
> this issue is because it is what's being brought up now and not out of
> disrespect to anyone," Price wrote. "No, I [don't] agree with the
> promotional code either."
>
> In a statement earlier in the day, France Margaret Bélanger, the
> president of Groupe CH, the company that owns the Montreal Canadiens
> hockey team, said the group had shared negative reactions to the post
> with Price.
>
> "He was not aware of the tragic events of Dec. 6, 1989, nor of the
> coalition's recent marketing initiatives," Bélanger told Radio-Canada
> in an email.
>
> Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price posted a picture of himself with
> a gun and the message 'I love my family, I love my country and I care
> for my neighbour. I am not a criminal or a threat to society. What
> @justinpjtrudeau is trying to do is unjust.' (Carey Price/Instagram)
>
> Monday evening, the team issued a statement on Price's post.
>
> "The Montreal Canadiens wish to express their sincere apology to any
> and all who have been offended or upset by the discourse that has
> arisen over this matter in recent days," the statement said.
>
> The statement also recognized the National Day of Remembrance and
> Action on Violence Against Women — saying the team's thoughts are with
> the 14 women who died 33 years ago, their loved ones and survivors.
>
> The team said it made a donation to the Week of the White Rose
> campaign to send 14 underprivileged girls to Polytechnique Montréal's
> summer science camp, Folie Technique.
>
>     Events underway to honour victims of Montreal's École Polytechnique
> shooting
>
> On Tuesday, Price posted an update to his Instagram page.
>
> "I think the people of Montreal know my heart and my character and
> know I would never intentionally cause pain to those impacted by gun
> violence," he wrote.
>
> "Despite a previous statement released, I did in fact know about the
> tragedy. I have been a member of the MTL community for 15 years and I
> understand the weight this day holds within the community."
>
> Price said he stood by the opinions he shared but acknowledged that
> "amplifying any conversation around guns this week may have upset some
> of those impacted most by the events here in 1989 and to them I
> apologize."
> Coach says timing unfortunate
>
> Canadiens coach Martin St-Louis said the timing of Price's initial
> Instagram post was unfortunate but that he did not believe the player
> meant any malice by it.
>
> "I'm not sure Carey knows the full story [of the Montreal massacre]. I
> remember it clearly; I was a boarding student at Collège Notre-Dame. I
> was 14 and it really shook me," St-Louis told reporters Monday
> afternoon.
>
> The private college is next to the Université de Montréal campus where
> Polytechnique, the university's engineering school, is and where the
> mass shooting took place.
>
> "I'm not sure people outside of Quebec know all about it. Carey's a
> sensitive guy, he's a family guy. I don't think the post was made with
> malicious intentions," St-Louis added.
> Contentious gun control legislation
>
> As for the relationship between Price and the firearms advocacy group,
> Bélanger said, "I believe Carey is best positioned to answer that."
>
> Speaking in Ingersoll, Ont., Trudeau attempted to reassure gun owners
> Monday by promising the legislation is being reviewed to ensure it
> does not target legitimate gun use.
> WATCH | Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responds to C-21 amendments pushback:
> ‘We’re not going after hunting rifles or shotguns,’ PM says
> Duration 1:50
> In response to criticism of Bill C-21, Trudeau reaffirms commitment to
> go after ‘the most dangerous weapons’ and says the government is
> listening to feedback to ensure it is ‘not capturing weapons that are
> primarily hunting weapons.’
>
> He made the comments in response to widespread pushback against
> significant amendments made to Bill C-21, a bill crafted initially to
> ban handguns that the Liberals are attempting to amend with a new list
> of long guns to be banned.
>
> It's unclear whether the firearm Price is holding in the photo he
> posted is included in that list or not.
>
> Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said on Twitter that
> Price had been convinced "that the purpose or effect of gun control is
> to harm hunting for sport, which is incorrect."
> ABOUT THE AUTHOR
> Verity Stevenson
>
> Verity Stevenson is a reporter with CBC in Montreal. She has
> previously worked for the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star in
> Toronto, and the Telegraph-Journal in Saint John.
>
> With files from Peter Zimonjic, The Canadian Press and Radio-Canada
> CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices
> Fwd: Good on you about Chinese Covid protesters
>
> Doug Wright
> <doug.freedom@icloud.com>     Tue, Dec 6, 2022 at 4:20 PM
> To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
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>
> Regards
> Douglas Wright
>
>
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>     Begin forwarded message:
>
>     From: Doug Wright <doug.freedom@icloud.com>
>     Subject: Good on you about Chinese Covid protesters
>     Date: December 6, 2022 at 1:17:13 PM MST
>     To: "justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca" <justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca>
>
>     You are the laughing stock of the world..  :)
>
>
>     Trudeau said Monday that the focus of Bill C-21 is on guns designed to
>     "kill the largest amount of people as quickly as possible.”
>
>     You mean like the kind of guns that you are sending to Ukraine?
>     The ones that you are sending that you told us were to stop the blood
> shed!
>
>     What kind of a moron are you to believe that sending more guns to
> the criminals running the Ukraine  will stop the blood shed?
>     It will create more!
>     Wake up.
>     The people are waking up!
>     Your days as leader are numbered.. or are you planing to install
> some more voting machines to steal another election?
>
>
>
>     Regards
>     Douglas Wright
>
 
 
 
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