Roundup: Maybe not just an industrial price

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Because the vultures are circling around the carbon price, we’re going to be inundated with plenty of “proposals” about what to do. Like this one from Ken Boessenkool, who thinks that they should just kill the retail carbon price in favour of the industrial one, as though those costs won’t still be passed only (with less transparency), and it won’t give people incentives to change behaviour. Oh, and industrial carbon prices will disproportionately target Alberta, so I can’t see them being in favour of that either.

Meanwhile, Access to Information documents show that Danielle Smith was indeed lying about the “pause” on renewable energy products, but worse than that, she roped in the independent operators who should have maintained their independence. This is very bad, but she’ll continue to get away with it, like she always has.

Ukraine Dispatch:

Ukrainian forces say that the Russians have intensified their assault on Avdiivka, but the Ukrainians’ defensive positions remains strong. A Russian missile struck a Liberian-flagged vessel at the port in Odesa. Ukrainian drone pilots are worried that they have lost the advantage as the arms-race between the two powers accelerates.

Good reads:

  • Justin Trudeau was in Longueuil, Quebec, with François Legault to announce the $900 million in investments for Quebec’s portion of the Housing Accelerator Fund.
  • Trudeau condemned the incident of gunshots fired at Jewish schools in Montreal, but gave the useless “this is not who we are” sentiment.
  • Chrystia Freeland says the Fall Economic Statement will be tabled on November 21st while Anita Anand unveiled the plans for spending reductions.
  • Freeland announced nearly $185 million in clean energy projects in Manitoba following her meeting with premier Wab Kinew.
  • Mélanie Joly says that Canada agrees with France’s position on “working toward a ceasefire” in Gaza, and insists that’s not a change of position.
  • Sean Fraser says he’s not being dissuaded to carry on with Accelerator Fund deals after the premiers have decided to be sour about it.
  • Seamus O’Regan has tabled the government’s long-promised bill to ban replacement workers in federally-regulated industries (and the NDP is taking credit).
  • Pablo Rodriguez says the government is taking treats “very seriously” after social media posts have called for people not to fly Air India on November 19th.
  • The medical community says they’re ready to expand MAID to psychiatric disorders as the sole condition, but a number of MPs are balking and claiming it’s too far.
  • In spite of the UK’s travel advisory, CSIS says they have no credible information to suggest an imminent terrorist attack is likely.
  • The redacted transcript of Cameron Ortis’ defence is now out, and it…doesn’t add up to what he’s been accused of (and sounds tremendously self-aggrandising).
  • The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that a publication ban could remain in place in order to protect the dignity of the spouse of a deceased witness.
  • The chair of Sustainable Development Technology Canada appeared before the ethics committee to contest allegations of preferential treatment and conflicts.
  • Mona Fortier is denying rumours she’ll resign and open up a spot for Mark Carney to run in her riding. (Stop trying to make Mark Carney happen, guys!)
  • Liberal MP Ken McDonald says his office is getting death threats because of the false accusation he gave the finger during his vote against a Conservative motion.
  • NDP MP Laurel Collins is expecting to get support from the Conservatives and NDP for her bill on criminalising “coercive control” in domestic abuse cases.
  • Han Dong says he still hasn’t been told if he’ll be welcomed back into the Liberal caucus, despite it being months since David Johnston cleared him.
  • In the Ontario Liberal leadership race, Yasir Naqvi and Nathaniel Erskine-Smith are calling on supporters to vote the other at second place to block Bonnie Crombie.
  • Justin Ling has a long conversation about complexity, nuance, and polarisation in discussions around the situation in Gaza, and how we need to come to terms with it.

Odds and ends:

For National Magazine, I look at a recent report calling for more access to restorative and transformative justice for sexual violence cases.

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