{"id":5403,"date":"2017-01-31T05:33:19","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T10:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.routineproceedings.com\/?p=5403"},"modified":"2017-01-30T22:23:05","modified_gmt":"2017-01-31T03:23:05","slug":"roundup-tragedy-to-pull-mps-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.routineproceedings.com\/2017\/01\/31\/roundup-tragedy-to-pull-mps-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: Tragedy to pull MPs together"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The aftermath of the Ste-Foy mosque shooting was not atypical for when things go horribly in this country. MPs and political leaders of all stripes band together and make a show of solidarity. There are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/news\/canada\/moment-of-silence-and-solidarity-in-the-house\/\" target=\"_blank\">solemn speeches<\/a>, and a moment of silence, and for as much as everyone decries the level of partisanship that permeates the hallowed halls of our democratic institutions, they all do put on a united front, that this is our country and we won\u2019t allow it to succumb to violence and darkness based on the actions of a lone few.<\/p>\n<p>As for the facts of the incident, what we know is that the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/montreal\/quebec-city-mosque-attack-alexandre-bissonnette-1.3958559\" target=\"_blank\">suspect<\/a> is a 27-year-old white male whose social media history has a lot of far-right connections. He was charged with six counts of first-degree murder, five counts of attempted murder, and there may yet be terrorism-related charges once the RCMP and the Quebec police forces complete their investigations. Talk of a second shooter or suspect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/canada\/2017\/01\/30\/swept-up-in-chaos-innocent-man-accused-in-quebec-terror-attack.html\" target=\"_blank\">turned out to be a witness<\/a> on the scene who called 911 and was trying to help the wounded when he fled at the sight of police guns.<\/p>\n<p>And then comes the aftermath. In a scrum following QP, Ralph Goodale offered assurances of police vigilance and noted that he wasn\u2019t increasing the terror threat level from its current reading of \u201cmedium,\u201d for what that\u2019s worth. There is also speculation that this will be <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/news\/quebec-mosque-attack-increases-odds-mps-will-take-on-the-study-of-islamophobia-religious-hate-crimes\" target=\"_blank\">added impetus<\/a> for the Commons to pass that private members\u2019 motion on a study of Islamophobia in Canada \u2013 something some Conservatives like Kellie Leitch are opposed to, calling it \u201cspecial status\u201d for Muslims. And then there was the White House, cravenly using the incident to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalnewswatch.com\/2017\/01\/30\/white-house-uses-quebec-killings-to-defend-own-policies-on-muslim-country-travel-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">justify<\/a> their \u201cMuslim ban,\u201d even though the suspect is an alleged white supremacist.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/stephaniecarvin\/status\/826239354997727236<\/p>\n<p>In commentary, John Ivison notes that moments like those today were when the Commons is <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/full-comment\/john-ivison-in-wake-of-mosque-shooting-parliaments-mood-of-solidarity-one-of-its-finest-hours\" target=\"_blank\">at its best<\/a>. Chantal H\u00e9bert noted that Trudeau has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/canada\/2017\/01\/30\/trudeaus-trump-tractics-have-quickly-fallen-short-hbert.html\" target=\"_blank\">been silent<\/a> about Trump\u2019s \u201cMuslim ban\u201d while this has been going on. Deepak Obhrai, however, made the <a href=\"http:\/\/ipolitics.ca\/2017\/01\/30\/obhrai-links-quebec-mosque-attack-to-trump-muslim-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\">explicit link<\/a> between the two. Michael Chong has also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.ca\/2017\/01\/30\/michael-chong-statement-quebec-shooting_n_14504896.html\" target=\"_blank\">been vocal<\/a> in drawing links between this incident and the rise in demagoguery, which he wants more politicians to stop engaging in. Robyn Urback looks at how the first twelve hours after the shooting were a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/opinion\/mosque-shooting-narrative-1.3958357\" target=\"_blank\">giant exercise in confirmation bias<\/a> as people struggled to fit the facts with their personal narratives.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Good reads:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MPs will be holding an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/canada-trump-travel-ban-debate-1.3958698\" target=\"_blank\">emergency debate<\/a> tonight on the Trump \u201cMuslim ban\u201d and how it affects Canadians.<\/li>\n<li>The government <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/politics\/ottawa-mum-when-pressed-on-canadas-written-exemption-to-trump-ban\/article33840912\/\" target=\"_blank\">won\u2019t say<\/a> if they got written assurances from the White House on Canadians being exempt from the \u201cMuslim ban.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Harjit Sajjan is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalnewswatch.com\/2017\/01\/30\/defence-minister-downplays-threat-to-troops-in-iraq-from-trump-immigration-order\/\" target=\"_blank\">downplaying<\/a> any threats to the safety of our troops in Iraq over Trump\u2019s ban.<\/li>\n<li>Ralph Goodale seems to be open to the idea of better <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/rcmp-goodale-civilian-board-1.3956128\" target=\"_blank\">civilian oversight<\/a> of the RCMP.<\/li>\n<li>The Aga Khan\u2019s Global Centre for Pluralism is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/aga-khan-centre-global-pluralism-1.3948686\" target=\"_blank\">finally opening<\/a> in Ottawa after years of delay. I await the conspiracy theorizing around the details any minute now.<\/li>\n<li>Andrew Scheer and Steven Blaney are <a href=\"http:\/\/ipolitics.ca\/2017\/01\/30\/scheer-blaney-fundraise-off-claim-trudeau-wants-to-legalize-heroin\/\" target=\"_blank\">trying to fundraise<\/a> over the \u201chidden agenda\u201d of \u201cdecriminalizing all drugs.\u201d Not even kidding.<\/li>\n<li>If you see ads all over the Internet for get-rich-quick websites that feature Kevin O\u2019Leary\u2019s face, they\u2019re using it <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/report-on-business\/kevin-olearys-image-without-permission-for-get-rich-schemes-osc\/article33832964\/\" target=\"_blank\">without permission<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>O\u2019Leary, incidentally, says he <a href=\"http:\/\/thechronicleherald.ca\/novascotia\/1436902-exclusive-o\u2019leary-says-he-would-force-n.s.-to-allow-fracking\" target=\"_blank\">would force<\/a> provinces like Nova Scotia to drop their bans on fracking. Not sure he would have that kind of jurisdictional power\u2026<\/li>\n<li>Terry Glavin says that Trudeau should do the brave thing and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/news\/world\/its-time-for-trudeau-to-do-brave-things\/\" target=\"_blank\">resettle<\/a> some of those Syrian refugees left in the cold by Trump\u2019s \u201cMuslim ban.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Stephen Gordon <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/full-comment\/stephen-gordon-trump-launches-hopeless-game-of-trade-whack-a-mole\" target=\"_blank\">tries to make sense<\/a> of Trump\u2019s trade \u201cpolicies\u201d (such as they are) and finds them incomprehensible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Odds and ends:<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s an analysis of MPs who were <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/grenier-hecklers-regan-fall-1.3951917\" target=\"_blank\">called out for heckling<\/a> in the fall sitting of the Commons.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It's unfortunate everyone has to suffer for it, but politicians as a class certainly deserve the total lack of trust they enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>— Chris Selley (@cselley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cselley\/status\/826108474144727040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The aftermath of the Ste-Foy mosque shooting was not atypical for when things go horribly in this country. 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