Alberta threatens new legal action over Ottawa’s revised environmental assessment act
07 Oct
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Alberta threatens new legal action over Ottawa’s revised environmental assessment act

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Politics tamfitronics "The federal government continues to play politics and cater to activists," Smith said in a Friday news release, accusing the Liberals of failing to meaningfully consult with Alberta.Author of the article:The Canadian PressLisa JohnsonPublished Oct 05, 2024 • 2 minute readAlberta Premier Danielle Smith and federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. Photos: Postmedia file and The Canadian PressAlberta Premier Danielle Smith is threatening another legal challenge against Ottawa’s environmental assessment law, a move federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is dismissing as a political stunt.The federal Impact Assessment Act was enacted in 2019, but a Supreme Court of Canada ruling last year found much of it unconstitutional.In response, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government made changes to the bill in the summer. But Smith said in a Thursday letter to Trudeau that the changes...
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Abcarian: Trump and Vance are angry about fact-checking at the debates. Here’s what voters think
07 Oct
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Abcarian: Trump and Vance are angry about fact-checking at the debates. Here’s what voters think

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Politics tamfitronics Question: When did fact-checking become an outrageous abuse of debate moderators’ power?Answer: When MAGA Republicans decided they didn’t like anyone pointing out that they’re lying.In a perfect world, it might be enough for political opponents to correct each other’s prevarications and exaggerations. But Donald Trump’s entry into presidential politics, with his incessant flights of fancy and nonstop lying, have completely changed the dynamics. While other presidential candidates have stretched the truth, only one has kidnapped it, bound and gagged it, put it in a barrel and tossed it into the East River.In the age of Trump, fact-checking has become a necessary service for moderators and other journalists to provide to voters.Take the first and probably only presidential debate between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, on Sept. 10. Some Trumpers...
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Harris talks abortion rights on Call Her Daddy podcast while bashing Trump’s ‘protector’ of women claim – as it happened
07 Oct
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Harris talks abortion rights on Call Her Daddy podcast while bashing Trump’s ‘protector’ of women claim – as it happened

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Politics tamfitronics This blog is closed – thanks for following along. Here is a summary of today’s key developments:","elementId":"a36c1749-548b-40af-9c09-c606d11e1652"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"n n Kamala Harris’s interview on Call Her Daddy with Alex Cooper aired on Sunday. The host, whose podcast targets a diverse set of audiences, and the vice-president discussed issues revolving around abortion, reproductive healthcare, housing and student debt relief.n n Donald Trump delivered his roughly two-hour speech at a rally in Juneau, Wisconsin. The former president was standing behind barriers of bulletproof glass, which is now a standard US Secret Service practice at outdoor rallies.n n Arizona senator Mark Kelly criticized Elon Musk during an interview on CNN’s State of the Union for supporting Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania this weekend.n n President Joe Biden ordered 500 more troops to...
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PAOCC warns of ‘POGO politics”
06 Oct
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PAOCC warns of ‘POGO politics”

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Politics tamfitronics Published October 6, 2024 6:40pm The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) warned of what it describes as “POGO (Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators) politics”, as it said some players may support candidates in the 2025 Midterm Elections.According to PAOCC spokesperson Dr. Winston Casio, POGOs are still operating and could possibly be backing candidates for the coming polls, even as a ban on operations has been ordered by Malacañang."There is still that POGO politics, because the Chinese are there everywhere, Chinese criminal syndicates," he said in a report by Jonathan Andal on GMA's 24 Oras Weekend on Sunday."Although we do not have any other agencies that have identified this particular person, it is not far-fetched to think that someone is...
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