Roundup: Taking a “pause” when it comes to China

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In what appears to have been done by email over the long weekend, Alberta’s provincial government has asked its universities to pause any relationships with China, and wants a report on current activities, citing theft of intellectual property. And it’s a real problem, but this may not have been the best way to deal with it. With that in mind here is Stephanie Carvin with more:

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Good reads:

  • The federal government is sending assistance to Manitoba to deal with their current surge in cases (because Brian Pallister doesn’t understand exponential growth).
  • This week, Justin Trudeau will deliver an apology to Italian Canadians interned during the Second World War (but minimizes that most of them were fascists).
  • Canada joined with allied countries to condemn Belarus forcing down a plane in order to arrest a journalist critic under false pretenses.
  • There are questions about how race-based data is being collected in the census, and how it’s complicated by the considerations for how it’s categorised.
  • There are concerns that there will need to be a lot more money and enforcement mechanisms for the federal government’s long-term care plans to work.
  • A review of RCMP disciplinary measures against those who have been found guilty of sexual misconduct shows that most were able to keep their jobs.
  • Here is an exit interview with Supreme Court justice Rosalie Abella.
  • We have some more information about the UK group that Erin O’Toole hired for his election campaign, having deemed that American firms were too toxic.
  • The Star profiles Melissa Lantsman, who will be running to replace Peter Kent for the Conservatives in the next election.
  • Here’s a conversation with Avi Lewis on his decision to join the “family business” of running for the NDP.
  • Kevin Carmichael ponders the shift to the digital economy, economic history, and the possibilities that these technologies can represent.
  • Heather Scoffield walks through the different parties’ plans – or lack thereof – when it comes to dealing with the housing situation in the country.
  • Susan Delacourt talks to Mélanie Joly about trying to get pregnant while in office, as she works to recruit more women into politics (and pitches more “digital tools.”)
  • Chantal Hébert doesn’t buy the doomsaying about Quebec’s latest language laws – but she still wants to see the legal advice Justin Trudeau is getting about it.

Odds and ends:

Dan Gardner writes about the history of Victoria Day and the evolution of symbols in Canada.

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