Roundup: How to remove a central bank governor

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It is now approximately day seventy-nine of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and war crimes trials are beginning in the country, hearing from one youth who whose father was murdered in front of him, and who was shot by Russian soldiers but who survived. Shooting at civilians—and children especially—is a war crime, and Russians will be hard-pressed to come up with justifications for them. As well, the UN is declaring a “child rights crisis” in the country, given how many children have been killed in the invasion. Meanwhile, here is a look at the “partisans” fighting on Ukraine’s behalf from behind Russian lines, which may or may not be the cause of all of those fires and explosions.

Elsewhere in Europe, Finland’s president and prime minister are urging the country’s parliament to vote in favour of making their application to join NATO, while Sweden is expected to follow suit days later. If Putin’s fig-leaf excuse for invading Ukraine was to stop NATO’s expansion, well, he’s just done the opposite, so good job there. There will be some sensitivity in managing the time between Finland applying for membership and when they are granted it, as they could be particularly vulnerable to Russian aggression during that period.

Closer to home, Pierre Poilievre’s attack on the Bank of Canada is not going unnoticed, but it helps for the rest of us to know just what he’s trying to suggest. To that end, Kevin Carmichael provides needed context to what exactly Poilievre is threatening to do to the Bank of Canada governor, and why he’s wrong on inflation. As well, this thread is a good take on the mechanism for the how governor is appointed and what it would take to remove him.

Good reads:

  • Justin Trudeau met with Latvia’s prime minister, and pledged more Canadian troops to the region as Latvia wants to expand NATO’s mission beyond a trip-wire.
  • Trudeau also warned that any attempt to close Roxham Road would just lead to other asylum seekers crossing in other, more dangerous places.
  • Trudeau took the occasion to take a swipe at Poilievre, and wondered if he cares about Canada’s economic reputation at all given his attack on the central bank.
  • Jonathan Wilkinson insists that the White House and US senators have “significant sympathy” for Canada’s defence of Line 5 as it faces another court challenge.
  • Sean Fraser appeared at committee to say that they hope to clear the immigration backlog by the end of the year, and that Afghanistan remains a challenge.
  • We are back to debating what will or will not be considered reasonable amendments to the online streaming bill, which critics say is still too overbroad.
  • CSIS is warning MPs of the rise in ideologically-motivated violent extremism.
  • The new head of CSE’s Cyber-security Centre says that his first eight months on the job has been dealing with one cyber-attack after another.
  • CBC delves into why the federal government has essentially abandoned their new PMPRB regulations to lower drug prices.
  • New Zealand is taking its own kick at the Supply Management can under the auspices of CPTPP, and Canada not living up to the terms of the agreement.
  • An HR firm is suing the Senate after they cancelled a contract regarding a survey on workplace harassment when the company could not meet their promises.
  • As part of her visit to Nunavik, Mary May Simon toured a community “safe house” designed to help families in crisis avoid child welfare intervention.
  • Peterborough police are investigating the incident where Jagmeet Singh was accosted and harassed.
  • Doug Ford will be bringing his briefing binder to the Ontario leaders’ debate Monday when every other leader agreed not to.
  • Heather Scoffield laments the tepid economic chatter on display in the Conservative debate, after Poilievre sucked the oxygen out of the room with his threat.

Odds and ends:

Princess Margriet of the Netherlands is visiting Ottawa, where she was born during the Second World War, and resided at Stornoway in her early years.

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