Roundup: Support for Charlie Hebdo

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In the wake of the deaths at French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris yesterday, we saw an outpouring of support from Canadian officials yesterday. Stephen Harper drew parallels to the attacks that happened here and in Sydney, Australia, in his statement, while Thomas Mulcair took the National Press Theatre to make his own statement, which also had the added symbolism of speaking to journalists in our own space after members of our profession were just gunned down. Justin Trudeau tweeted his support, but as he was flying off to the Arctic, wasn’t available for the media, and Marc Garneau was out in his stead. Editorial cartoonists around the world mourned the loss of their compatriots. Some of the better reaction pieces include Ishmael Daro, Colby Cosh, Scott Gilmore, Aisha Sherazi, Andrew Coyne, Matthew Fisher, and Terry Glavin.

Good reads:

  • Thomas Mulcair says he’s received threats, but the RCMP has not yet responded to his request for an increased threat assessment.
  • Elections Canada will be spending $1 million to help First Nations communities deal with the new voter identification laws.
  • It sounds like the government has agreed to resettle some 10,000 new Syrian refugees over the next three years, despite the problems with their initial commitment of 1300. Rachel Brown talks to three who resettled in Toronto, and the group sponsoring them who faces delays.
  • The Canadian Press finds another board stuffed with Conservative donors – this time, it’s the Nutrition North advisory board, and an idea of what those donations were.

Odds and ends:

Pro-life Conservative MP Rob Bruinooge has decided he won’t run again, citing family reasons. NDP MP Ryan Cleary is also contemplating running for the leadership of the provincial NDP in Newfoundland and Labrador.