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Politics in the time of a coronavirus

Mar 25, 2020
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Following pushback from opposition MPs, the Liberals can’t raise taxes without a parliamentary vote, emergency spending powers will end in six months, and said powers can be taken away.
bit.lyJustin Trudeau’s $82B Aid Package Passes Without ‘Power Grab’The House of Commons passed the emergency legislation shortly after news broke that 1 million Canadians have applied for employment insurance amid economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 crisis.
12:37 PM ∙ Mar 25, 2020
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A parliamentary session ending at 5:52 a.m. resulted in the passage of Bill C-13, an emergency legislation to bring $82 billion worth of relief to Canadians affected by COVID-19. The extra time was due to opposition parties pushing back on the Liberal spending authority, in what Conservative MP Scott Reid branded a “Henry VIII Bill,” which he sought to fix.


Lights out for these roommates

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As a result of recent COVID-19 government mandates, effective today #BBCAN8 has ended production. We’re all in the house together Canada, thanks for watching ♥️ Full Statement »
bit.lyBig Brother Canada 8: Special Statement Regarding End of Production | BBCAN8Global and Insight Productions announced today that, in light of developments in Ontario on the fight against COVID-19, effective today Big Brother Canada Season 8 has ended production.
5:03 PM ∙ Mar 24, 2020
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Its overnight live feeds going dark was a pretty good clue that Big Brother Canada wasn’t going to claim essential media service status. And so, the reality show ordered all the houseguests to sit in their own homes, and will air two wrap-up episodes that reveal what they plan to do with the $100,000 prize, as the season ends with no winner.


Doug Ford’s daughter reset her masked ambitions. While a pivot from bodybuilder bikinis to “Last Resort” coverings was offline for a time, Krista Haynes returned to explain her motivations for selling non-medical-grade masks, primarily to dissuade the touching of one’s own face. But she’s also hardly alone in making them for the fashion.


Reasons for the layoff season

Three weeks after Vancouver’s Georgia Straight officially changed hands, new owner Media Central dismissed some staffers via email, laying blame on COVID-19. The pandemic was also cited for the 12-week layoff of 250 employees from the Saltwire Network chain in Atlantic Canada, while consolidating some newspaper operations:

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NEW | Saltwire Network announces widespread layoffs, newspaper closures amid COVID-19 pandemic cbc.ca/1.5508491 #cbcnl #covid19nfld
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CBC News backpedals on its local TV show suspensions. A nightly segment on CBC News Network promises to temporarily appease viewers (and politicians) who saw national coronavirus coverage as an excuse to stop servicing specific markets. Local newscasts will be restored on the main stations over the course of the next week.


Finally, a right honourable ratio

Adrienne Clarkson is 50 years past that time when, as the host of Take 30 on CBC, she discussed a virus from Hong Kong travelling across the planet. Now, she’s advising you to dress for the office each day and to not forget to make your bed. The blowback on those tweets was surely harsher than the former governor general expected to get:

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Hey, where’s your sense of humour? Trying to live life in unprecedented times means helping ourselves cope by continuing to do the ordinary and the routine. Getting dressed to help kids trying to learn at home, or working from home is reassuring. Good heavens!
1:58 PM ∙ Mar 25, 2020
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