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Emergencies Act doesn’t include a hacking
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Emergencies Act doesn’t include a hacking

But this is where everything is now at

Feb 16
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Threats close Stella Luna Gelato Café after owner's name appears in GiveSendGo data leak
Threats close Stella Luna Gelato Café after owner’s name appears in GiveSendGo data leakTammy Giuliani says that she now regrets making her $250 donation.ottawacitizen.com

February 15th 2022

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The hacking of GiveSendGo unleashed the identities of donors to Freedom Convoy 2022 and revealed that half of about 93,000 contributors were American. It’s generated stories like the one about the gelato café owner in Ottawa. And due to her $100 donation, the Ontario solicitor general’s communications director is out of a job.


A clash of pandemic priorities

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The Prime Minister is in denial and he doesn't have a plan to end the mandates and restrictions.

February 16th 2022

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Conservatives lost their motion to have the Liberals present a plan to end vaccine mandates, and so interim leader Candice Bergen highlighted the “unprecedented sledgehammer” of the Emergencies Act. The plan is to activate the prohibitions before another weekend of protest in Ottawa, but civil liberties watchers are watching what happens.


“We just have to be careful, make sure we wash our hands and move forward.” Doug Ford waved off the idea of reconsidering Ontario’s relaxed restrictions in March: “Everyone’s done with this.” Meanwhile, his controversial former chief of staff Dean French was revealed as the broker of a deal that moved trucks out of residential Ottawa.


Sidewalk scenes begin again

Some members of the Sidewalk Labs squad that was imagining an arguable “data-stealing dystopia” in Toronto have established their own unicorn: $400 million was raised to launch Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners. As for the Quayside space their plans left behind, development of a different design is underway:

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Dream Unlimited & Great Gulf’s proposal for Quayside will transform the waterfront by creating: ✔️More affordable housing ✔️New public spaces ✔️A landmark cultural centre ✔️A zero-carbon development ✔️New jobs & business opportunities Learn more:
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February 16th 2022

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Tim Hortons credits Justin Bieber with all but saving the chain. Timbiebs reversed the 2020 sales decline brought on by COVID-19 and questionable menu choices. Along with further Bieber collaborations, Restaurant Brands International is expecting price increases that can’t be offset with merch.


Finally, rapped between covers

Cadence Weapon was recently contemplating the definition of band shirts in a newsletter that’s also highlighted an upcoming deluxe edition of his recent album, Parallel World. Also, after recently drawing musical and literary inspiration from the Pet Shop Boys, he unveiled the look of the book of his own:

Twitter avatar for @cadenceweaponCadence Weapon / Rollie Pemberton @cadenceweapon
Absolutely thrilled to share the cover for my memoir Bedroom Rapper, out on @McClellandBooks on May 31st! It would mean the world to me if y’all would pre-order and share the news far and wide:
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February 16th 2022

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