The current carbon tax debate is important — it’s just not serious
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by Robert Wood
2h ago
Last summer, Canada experienced the worst wildfire season in its recorded history. Nine months later, a House committee met to hear from Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, whose government is proudly defying the federal carbon-pricing law. The post The current carbon tax debate is important — it’s just not serious appeared first on Loonie Politics ..read more
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Half of Canadians support TikTok ban, with U.S. concerns ‘trickling’ north: poll
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by Robert Wood
2h ago
OTTAWA — A new poll indicates 51 per cent of Canadians support banning the social media app TikTok, after a U.S. bill aiming to do just that passed in the House of Representatives. Canada has ordered its own national security review of TikTok, something the Liberal government revealed following passage of the U.S. bill earlier this month.  Just under a third of respondents, 28 per cent, said they would oppose a ban, according to the Leger poll of 1,605 Canadians conducted March 23 to 25. The poll does not have a margin of error because online polls aren’t considered truly random samples ..read more
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Georgia joins states seeking parental permission before children join social media
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by Robert Wood
4h ago
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia could join other states in requiring children younger than 16 to have their parents’ explicit permission to create social media accounts. Lawmakers on Friday gave final approval to Senate Bill 351, which also would ban social media use on school devices and internet services, require porn sites to verify users are 18 or over and mandate additional education by schools on social media and internet use. The House passed the measure 120-45 and the Senate approved it 48-7. The bill, which Republican Sen. Jason Anavitarte of Dallas called “transformative,” now goes to Gov. Br ..read more
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Network political contributors have a long history. But are they more trouble than they’re worth?
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by Robert Wood
6h ago
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the nation’s most prominent news outlets has found itself in an embarrassing mess over the hiring — and quick firing — of someone who isn’t even a journalist in the first place. Among other things, NBC News’ brief employment of former Republican National Committee chief Ronna McDaniel has illustrated the role of political contributors in television news, and the frustration many executives feel in adequately representing the GOP point of view in the Donald Trump era. NBC News’ leadership felt it had secured a prize in the services of McDaniel to provide an insider’s pers ..read more
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Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman and VP candidate to be remembered at hometown funeral service
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by Robert Wood
6h ago
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Political dignitaries, family and friends are gathering Friday to honor the late Joe Lieberman at a funeral service in Stamford, Connecticut, the hometown of the four-term U.S. senator who grew up as the son of a liquor store owner and came within hundreds of votes of becoming the first Jewish vice president in 2000. Lieberman died Wednesday in New York City from complications from a fall, according to his family. He was 82. Services will be held at Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford. For Lieberman, a self-described “observant jew” who followed the rules of the Jewi ..read more
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Chicago plans to move migrants to other shelters and reopen park buildings for the summer
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by Robert Wood
6h ago
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago plans to close five shelters for migrants in the coming weeks and move nearly 800 people, including families, in order to reopen park district buildings hosting popular summer camps, athletic contests and other community events in time for summer. The shift is part of the city’s ongoing scramble to meet the needs of people arriving from the U.S. border with Mexico. Advocates for the newly arrived have frequently criticized Mayor Brandon Johnson, a Democrat, and argued that the available services are inadequate. Others believe Chicago is unfairly prioritizing new arrivals ..read more
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Georgia House approves new election rules that could impact 2024 presidential contest
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by Robert Wood
7h ago
ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia House of Representatives on Thursday approved new rules for challenging voters and qualifying for the state’s presidential ballot that could impact the 2024 presidential race in the battleground state. The House passed Senate Bill 189 by a vote of 101 to 73. It now goes to the state Senate for consideration. Republicans in Georgia have repeatedly floated election changes in the wake of false claims by former President Donald Trump and other Republicans that he lost Georgia’s 16 electoral votes in 2020 because of fraud. SB 189 would grant access to Georgia’s ballot to ..read more
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Georgia teachers and state employees will get pay raises as state budget passes
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by Robert Wood
7h ago
ATLANTA (AP) — Pay raises for Georgia’s public school teachers and state employees were never in doubt politically from the moment Gov. Brian Kemp proposed them, but lawmakers finally clinched the deal on Thursday, passing a budget that also boosts spending on education, health care and mental health. Senators and represenatives worked out their differences on House Bill 916, with it passing the House 175-1 and the Senate 54-1. The budget spends $36.1 billion in state money and $66.8 billion overall in the year beginning July 1. “As they say, don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good,” sa ..read more
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Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry dies after medical emergency amid cancer battle
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by Robert Wood
8h ago
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry died Thursday, a day after after experiencing a medical emergency related to his stomach cancer. He was 72. The announcement from his office that the Democratic mayor had “passed away peacefully” came just hours after Henry’s family issued a statement saying he had entered hospice care after suffering a medical emergency. “Mayor Henry was a man of the highest character – a true servant leader who devoted his entire adult life to the betterment of Fort Wayne and its residents. He was also the best dad a son or daughter could ask for,” the annou ..read more
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Bell: Hey Trudeau, don’t you get it? We don’t want your carbon tax
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by Robert Wood
9h ago
For what it’s worth, four in 10 Canadians want the carbon tax axed. A little more than one in 10 want it lowered. So that’s a majority right there The post Bell: Hey Trudeau, don’t you get it? We don’t want your carbon tax appeared first on Loonie Politics ..read more
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