Trudeau Abandons Electoral Reform: Here’s What We’re Reading Today
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Here’s what we’re reading today.
1. Trudeau cites cross-country consultations as reason for reversal
“Trudeau repeatedly promised — both as a campaigning Liberal leader and as prime minister in a speech from the throne — to get rid of the current first-past-the-post voting system in time for the 2019 federal election.
“New Democrat MP Nathan Cullen, the party’s democratic reform critic, savaged Trudeau as a ‘liar’ during a news conference in the foyer of the House of Commons.”
2. As Canada transforms, an anti-immigrant fringe stirs
“Few people believe that this stirring, which is moderate by United States standards, contributed directly the shooting Sunday inside Quebec City’s largest mosque, in which six worshipers were killed and eight injured. And no evidence yet has emerged that the accused assailant, a Québécois university student, had ties to specific groups. But the attack has put many on guard that Canada’s embrace of Muslim immigration is raising tensions. Even the most radical groups seem to sense that expressing extreme views can be dangerous.”
+1: Police in Quebec have been flooded with calls about online hate mongering since mosque attack – Vice News
+1: The media treats white, male terrorists as the exception. Perhaps it should be the rule. – Canadaland
3. British MPs just officially voted to begin Brexit
“On Wednesday evening following two days of debate in the House of Commons, MPs voted by 498 to 144 to give the bill a second reading.
“The bill was introduced after the Supreme Court decided that MPs must have a say on whether or not Article 50 – the formal process of leaving the EU – should be triggered.”
4. Facebook is closing in on 2 billion monthly users
“At the current growth rate it will hit 2 billion monthly active users by the middle of this year. It’s also worth noting that the figures for total active users and mobile users is converging. 2017 may be the year that the two data points become essentially synonymous.”
+1: Facebook is working on set-top box streaming video app – MobileSyrup
5. The lost art of the meaningless tagline
“Nike’s ‘Just Do It’ meant nothing but completely took over the sneaker industry. Apple’s “Think Different” really meant nothing, ignored proper grammar and made the company the biggest computer brand on earth. Those five words conquered two of world’s biggest market categories.
“Recently, however, the meaningless two- and three-word taglines have also been both toothless and worthless.”
– Digiday
