Politics Insider for November 12, 2021: Fears from Glasgow; Remembrance Day Precautions; and a great find in Newfoundland
Hello! Today is the last day of COP26 Summit in Glasgow. The parties have until the end of the day to finalize a draft agreement that, spoiler alert, experts already say will not be enough. A early version of the document came out on Wednesday, to a lot of criticism. The main outcome on Thursday was an agreement on zero emission vehicles.
Uncomfortable: National Thursday Remembrance day ceremony it didn’t go according to plan. While officials typically arrived at the cenotaph inside a comfortable 11am window for a moment of silence, the prime minister approached at 10:57 and the governor-general arrived… well… late. Indicate the condemnations of cruel indifference and blatant disrespect for the war dead in Canada.
It turned out that there was an official explanation for the VIP delays. According to an RCMP statement provided to Hill Journos: “A suspicious package was reported in the vicinity a few minutes before the ceremony. As a precautionary measure, our officers investigated it and the package was cleared a few minutes later. “
Let’s not forget: November 11 always provides opportunities to remember Canadian veterans and question how our country has treated them for decades. At CBC, Murray Brewster had a convincing look in “one man army” Sergeant. Samuel Moses “Moe” Hurwitz, a little-remembered but highly decorated Canadian-Jewish World War II veteran. And in the Toronto star, previous Ottawa Citizen The stalwart Tom Spears had a interesting research in his own grandfather, Private Jack Spearsand the deterioration of his health after World War I, with information from historians and doctors on what has changed since then.
Like thousands of returning Canadian veterans, he returned home damaged but was expected to adjust to civilian life and find a job at a time of high unemployment and labor unrest, without much official help. Certainly without a disability pension. The veterans got a suit and released them. He received $ 64.40 in discharge pay.
In case you missed it: Since we were last in your inbox, parliamentary circles have been in an uproar over the latest scoop. Former staff complained to the CBC that Clerk of the House of Commons Charles Robert he acts “in a partisan way that favors liberals”, sleeping in the chamber during the QP and presiding over a “disrespectful workplace.” … Annamie Paul is officially (and finally) on your way out of the Green Party … Murray sinclair Will facilitate talks on government compensation for indigenous children … and Maxime bernier have lost a defamation lawsuit against Warren kinsella.
A penny saved: The BBC saw fit to award prominent real estate (at least on its website) to a story directly from the Newfoundland government, which announced this week that archaeologists found an old English coin in Cupids Cove. “Known as Henry VII half barn or a two-cent piece, it is believed that more than 520 years ago, “By BBC report. If only something still cost a penny a bag.
—Marie-Danielle Smith
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