{"id":8731,"date":"2020-06-16T05:29:07","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T09:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.routineproceedings.com\/?p=8731"},"modified":"2020-06-16T00:32:06","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T04:32:06","slug":"roundup-singh-walks-back-his-demands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.routineproceedings.com\/2020\/06\/16\/roundup-singh-walks-back-his-demands\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: Singh walks back his demands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prime minister Justin Trudeau\u2019s daily presser was fairly scattershot \u2013 plenty of announcements therein, but most of them fairly small. There was news that the changes to the Canada Emergency Business Account eligibility were coming on Friday, and that the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/food-surplus-program-now-open-1.5612846\">food surplus rescue programme<\/a> was now open for applications. Trudeau spoke of a new global AI partnership, which would house a centre of excellence in Montreal, and that Mary Ng was participating in a meeting about World Trade Organization reform. Trudeau mentioned our troops headed back to Ukraine, before citing that he had agreed to a UN request for airlift support to transport medical supplies and humanitarian assistance. And finally, he raised the fact that it was World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, and spoke about its importance.<\/p>\n<p>During the Q&A is where some of the interesting developments for the day happened, because a number of reporters asked if he was going to extend the Canada Emergency Response Benefit for a few more months, and Trudeau kept responding that the programme was about ensuring people could stay home so that we could flatten the curve of infections, and that they would have Canadians\u2019 backs, and that they would <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalpost.com\/news\/canada\/liberals-to-extend-cerb-wage-subsidy-for-those-unemployed-by-covid-19\">have more to say<\/a> later in the week \u2013 not guaranteeing the same programme would carry on longer. Why this was important was because Jagmeet Singh made a big song and dance that his support for the Supply Bill coming up this week \u2013 a confidence vote \u2013 would be contingent upon the CERB being extended for four more months. And by end of day, Singh was on the political shows, walking back his unequivocal statements, instead insisting that he didn\u2019t want to be prescriptive (when that\u2019s exactly what he was), so it sounds like the Liberals have been hinting at him a little more strongly about what they will have as a transition post-CERB. We\u2019ll see on Wednesday, but it will likely be enough that Singh can pat himself on the back and claim victory like he did on Trudeau\u2019s promise to talk to the provinces about paid sick leave (which they still haven\u2019t agreed to, by the way).<\/p>\n<p>The bulk of the rest of questions for Trudeau were on the two RCMP shootings in New Brunswick last week and the issue of systemic racism and what he was going to do right away about it. Trudeau responded that they were busy looking over previous reports to see what could be done immediately, and that there was more to come in the near future. This was as Progressive Senator Lilian Eva Dyck made a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/senator-rcmp-commissioner-resign-1.5612939\">public call<\/a> for RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki to resign or be fired given that she was unable to comprehend the problem of systemic racism in her own organization, and that it was a sign that they needed different leadership at this time of trying to address said systemic racism. Trudeau says he still has confidence in Lucki, but Dyck has certainly pushed the conversation further.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Good reads:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Here\u2019s a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/saskatoon\/lac-megantic-crude-oil-train-canada-guernsey-saskatchewan-rail-1.5608769\">ongoing problem<\/a> of train derailments, because of poor track in section and weak federal enforcement.<\/li>\n<li>The Royal Canadian Navy signed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/supply-ship-navy-seaspan-1.5612770\">$2.4 billion contract<\/a> to finish building the two new joint supply ships, bringing the total price tag to over $4.1 billion.<\/li>\n<li>It appears that the military is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalnewswatch.com\/2020\/06\/15\/military-set-to-let-cyclone-helicopters-fly-again-after-stalker-22-crash\/\">preparing<\/a> to put the Cyclone helicopters back into service after the crash of one of them off the coast of Greece.<\/li>\n<li>The Heritage Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawacitizen.com\/news\/local-news\/virtual-canada-day-features-alanis-morissette-avril-lavigne-sarah-mclachlan\/\">unveiled<\/a> the line-up for the virtual Canada Day performance this year, given that there won\u2019t be a live performance.<\/li>\n<li>Here\u2019s a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/2020\/06\/15\/its-a-lot-of-lip-service-black-public-servants-in-the-hunt-for-data-change-as-anti-racism-movement-grips-canada\/252595\">state<\/a> of Black employees in the federal civil service, and the barriers that they continue to face to advancement.<\/li>\n<li>The <em>National Post<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalpost.com\/news\/as-ontario-mp-marwan-tabbara-sat-in-jail-over-easter-there-was-no-backlash-because-nobody-knew\">delves into<\/a> how a sitting MP, Marwan Tabbara, could have been arrested and charged and Parliament not notified.<\/li>\n<li>Erin O\u2019Toole was seen on video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/erin-otoole-social-conservative-leadership-1.5613399\">trying to court<\/a> social conservatives for their second-place support on the ranked ballot, citing assisted dying and conversion therapy.<\/li>\n<li>Alberta\u2019s oil sector is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-global-oil-canada-environment-focus\/canadas-oil-patch-cuts-back-climate-efforts-under-pandemic-idUSKBN23L06G\">cutting back<\/a> on their climate initiatives, which isn\u2019t exactly going to endear them with foreign investors.<\/li>\n<li>The Alberta government has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/edmonton\/alberta-justice-pcnc-court-1.5605547\">purged<\/a> their judicial vetting committee and replaced its members with old Conservative party members and supporters.<\/li>\n<li>Marie Henein <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/opinion\/article-the-state-is-kneeling-on-the-job\/\">explains<\/a> how the criminal justice system has been weaponized against minorities through over-policing and over-incarceration.<\/li>\n<li>Susan Delacourt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/politics\/political-opinion\/2020\/06\/15\/job-one-for-conservative-leadership-hopefuls-make-the-party-relevant-again.html\">looks at<\/a> how the Conservatives\u2019 usual positions have made themselves a bit irrelevant in the current pandemic situation.<\/li>\n<li>Paul Wells <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/politics\/ottawa\/liberals-are-dreaming-big-but-dreaming-is-the-easy-part\/\">tours the landscape<\/a> of the Liberals\u2019 failure to get big projects off the ground, as they giddily talk about not letting the current crisis go to waste.<\/li>\n<li>Colby Cosh <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalpost.com\/opinion\/colby-cosh-i-see-your-problem-ontario-its-that-obnoxious-habit-of-naming-things-after-people\">pokes fun<\/a> at Ontario\u2019s tendency to name streets after people (who turn out to be problematic) instead of using logical cartesian numbering grids.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Odds and ends:<\/p>\n<p>For the CBA\u2019s <em>National Magazine<\/em>, I talk to a group of lawyers about <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalmagazine.ca\/en-ca\/articles\/law\/rule-of-law\/2020\/charter-protections-in-pandemic-times\">Charter rights breaches<\/a> that have been happening as a result of emergency measures.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/cmathen\/status\/1272507136577351681<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey tweeps! 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