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de Adder’s Take: 04-26-2021
‘Social media are dysfunctional to the overall health of civil society and democracy’: Ronald Deibert, author of Donner-nominated Reset
Look at that device in your hand. No, really, take a good, long look at it. You carry it around with you wherever you go. You sleep with it, work with it, run with it, you play games on it. You depend on it, and panic when you can’t find it. It links you to […]
Bob Rae to talk about Myanmar and other global hotspots on Monday, April 26
MONDAY, APRIL 26 House Sitting—The House is sitting in a hybrid format during the pandemic, with most MPs connecting remotely. It’s scheduled to sit every weekday for the next few weeks, April 26-May 14. It will take a one-week break after that, from May 17-May 24. It will sit May 25 every weekday until Wednesday, […]
Doctor tweets ‘immunized the coolest MP in our family practice’: Jagmeet Singh gets his AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh appears to have won the race among federal political party leaders, being the first to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Mr. Singh, 42, got his first AstraZeneca jab at a family practice in Ottawa last week. “This just happened: Immunized the coolest Member of Parliament in our family practice,” tweeted Dr. Nili […]
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New consul in Nunavut even more essential without ability to travel to the North, says Danish envoy
Providing a voice for an ambassador stuck in Ottawa as a result of public health measures, Denmark named a new honorary consul to Iqaluit last month. Originally from Greenland, Navarana Beveridge was appointed by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark to the new post on March 5. Danish Ambassador to Canada Hanne Fugl Eskjær told The […]
New press secretary on board in Defence Minister Sajjan’s office
National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has a new press secretary at work tackling media requests in his office, with Daniel Minden recently hired, taking over for Floriane Bonneville, who left to work for Economic Development and Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly. Mr. Minden’s first day on the job was April 12, and he starts at […]
Atwood, Gray, Joyal among honourees at Library and Archives Canada Scholar Awards April 21
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21 House Sitting—The House is sitting in a hybrid format during the pandemic, with most MPs connecting remotely. It’s scheduled to sit every weekday for the next four weeks, April 19-May 14. It will take one-week break after that, from May 17-May 24. It will sit May 25 every weekday until Wednesday, June […]
De Adder’s Take: 04-21-2021
