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The colour of summer drama in Ottawa

An election date must be looming

Jun 16, 2021
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Green leader Annamie Paul faces leadership challenge as party falls into 'conflict and discord'
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June 16th 2021

An emergency meeting of Green party federal council ended in reprieve for Annamie Paul. But a non-confidence vote over her leadership could still come this summer, as she rejected calls to resign. Jenica Atwin, the MP who crossed the floor to the Liberals, adjusted her own position on Israel—but Elizabeth May wants Atwin back.


Ready for retirement at 27

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I just gave my farewell speech in Parliament. I didn't hold back. You can watch the whole thing here:
Mumilaaq delivers a Farewell Speech in the House of CommonsThis is Mumilaaq Qaqqaq’s last speech to the House of Commons, June 15, 2021.youtube.com

June 16th 2021

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Nunavut’s sole MP, Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, announced she won’t seek re-election prior to a farewell speech to parliament about how she never felt welcome in less than two years as an Indigenous politician with the NDP.


Ottawa Redblacks defensive lineman Chris Larsen cleared over an alleged homophobic assault. Social media postings identified the CFL player at the scene of a brutal assault at a Toronto Islands ferry dock, which led to a suspension as police investigated. Larsen’s lawyer said his client might be considered a witness to the attack.


A frustrated return from Florida

The end is near for Canada’s quarantine program for returning travellers, as reflected in Justin Trudeau getting a quick hotel check-out. But the fully vaccinated are still required to spend 14 days in isolation, an absurdity that Steven Page recently sang about. Enraged by the rules is the urbanist who lived free before returning to Toronto:

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7. We have to fill out online forms everyday. The health agencies call us multiple times a day, as many as 10 or 20, often asking for our 4 year olds test result (she does not have to test), or to speak with the 4 and 5 year old.

June 15th 2021

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VerticalScope’s initial public offering created a windfall for Torstar. Debuting on the Toronto Stock Exchange at $22 per share proved lucrative for new owners who inherited a 56 per cent stake in the Toronto-based online message board company. And that stake ended the day worth three times the $60 million that Torstar was sold for.


Finally, a spot is marked again

RBCx is the name of Royal Bank’s new platform for technology entrepreneurs, launched to serve what’s become a booming sector. But attaching an “x” to the branding of a bank is a tactic that the Bank of Montreal tried 25 years ago. The four-year run of “mbanx” notably began with buying Bob Dylan’s most famous protest song:

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