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https://www.cp24.com/news/trudeau-returns-to-ottawa-as-mps-get-set-to-vote-on-non-confidence-motion-1.7051026
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Cp24
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre made his appeal to MPs during a debate in the House of Commons Tuesday, saying a future Tory government would bring back the "promise of Canada." The Bloc wants to leverage its newfound position in the minority Parliament to get the government to increase old-age security benefits.
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https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/debate-gets-testy-as-mps-consider-confidence-motion-in-pm-trudeau-1.7049584
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Ctvnews
MPs debated the first non-confidence motion of the fall House of Commons sitting today, seeing Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre push once again for a snap election. But with votes secured to keep them afloat, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals were quick to turn the discussion into a...
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https://theweek.com/politics/instant-opinion-manchin-rfk-jackson-un
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Theweek
'No, Senator Manchin, the filibuster is not the 'holy grail of democracy' Jonathan Chait at New York There have been "some strained and ahistorical defenses of the filibuster," but Joe Manchin's "holy grail of democracy is a new level," says Jonathan Chait. There is "no serious definition of the...
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https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/mps-to-vote-today-on-poilievre-s-motion-of-non-confidence-in-pm-trudeau-1.7051050
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Ctvnews
Members of Parliament will cast their first confidence vote of the fall sitting on Wednesday, but with it poised to fail, political posturing is already ramping about future tests of the Liberal minority government.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is back in Ottawa and expected to be in the House...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is back in Ottawa and expected to be in the House...
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https://www.rawstory.com/jim-jordan-2669265349/
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Rawstory
Donald Trump ally Rep. Jim Jordan appeared on the right-wing media company Newsmax on Tuesday evening to cast doubt on federal law enforcement efforts to investigate an assassination plot against Trump in South Florida. Ryan Routh was apprehended by the Secret Service after authorities said he tried to attack Trump at his Mar-a-Lago property with a high-powered rifle.
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https://www.biv.com/news/economy-law-politics/mps-set-to-vote-on-non-confidence-motion-with-similar-votes-to-come-9568946
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Biv
OTTAWA — Members of Parliament will vote today on a motion that could — but likely won't — bring down the minority Liberal government, and the Conservatives have already put the House of Commons on notice that more such votes are coming. The NDP and Bloc Québécois say they will oppose the motion in a vote that's set to happen after question period today.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93pg0gnkvxo
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Bbc
Canada's Trudeau faces no-confidence vote in parliament Canadian lawmakers are set to vote on a motion that could bring down Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government and trigger an election, though it is unlikely to pass.Wednesday's no-confidence vote is the first in a series of similar...
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https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/09/24/37753
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Globalissues
He noted that while the world has seen many conflicts over the years, "there has never been a time of greater peril than this." Even the UN is under attack, both literally and figuratively, with its sky-blue flag "powerless" to protect civilians from Israeli military bombardment, he stated,...
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https://theconversation.com/nzs-government-plans-to-lift-a-ban-on-gene-tech-outside-the-lab-heres-what-people-think-239707
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Theconversation
The government's recently announced plan to end New Zealand's effective ban on the use of gene technologies outside the laboratory has reignited debate about this historically contested topic. While the government aims to pass legislation and introduce a gene tech regulator before 2026, opposition parties want broad conversations with New Zealanders to gauge their opinions.
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https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240924050496
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Koreaherald
Starting in the second half of 2026, the US will ban the sale of connected cars using Chinese-made software, with further restrictions on hardware to begin in 2029, a move that will pressure global automakers, including South Korea's Hyundai Motor and Kia, to diversify their supply chains.On...
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https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3279820/canadas-justin-trudeau-faces-no-confidence-vote-major-test
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Scmp
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's main rival in Canada's parliament on Tuesday introduced a motion of no confidence in the ruling Liberals, in the first major test of his unpopular minority government. Following a debate in the House of Commons, a vote on the long-shot Conservative motion is scheduled on Wednesday.
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https://thediplomat.com/2024/09/reclaiming-trust-how-bangladeshs-student-movement-outpaced-traditional-parties/
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Thediplomat
In recent years, political movements led by established opposition parties like the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) have lost their effectiveness in Bangladesh. Although these parties have long claimed to champion democracy, they have struggled to gain traction,...
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https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/a-carbon-tax-election-mps-debate-conservative-non-confidence-motion-in-liberal-government-1.7049584
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Ctvnews
MPs in the House of Commons are debating the Conservatives' promised non-confidence motion today, with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre calling for "a carbon tax election," and a renewal of "the Canadian promise" in a 20-minute speech.
"That's why I welcome, every single time they talk about...
"That's why I welcome, every single time they talk about...
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https://allafrica.com/stories/202409240447.html
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Allafrica
The decision follows an investigation into a complaint filed by the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation. Keywords: Samoa agreement, Daily Trust, FG. The National Media Complaints Commission (NMCC), also known as the media Ombudsman, has directed Daily Trust newspaper to issue a formal apology following inaccuracies in its report on the Samoa Agreement, which suggested the deal included provisions relating to LGBTQ+ rights.
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https://noyb.eu/en/firefox-tracks-you-privacy-preserving-feature
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Noyb
Firefox follows Google? With a recent Firefox update, Mozilla seems to have taken a leaf out of Google's playbook: without directly telling its users, the company has secretly enabled a so-called "Privacy Preserving Attribution" (PPA) feature. Similar to Google's (failed) Privacy Sandbox, this...
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https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/09/24/osano-privacy-management/
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Helpnetsecurity
Osano announced advanced capabilities within its platform, including tighter integration of its data mapping and assessment modules and powerful reporting and risk management capabilities.
Privacy teams are often under-resourced and overwhelmed by manual work. According to the IAPP-EY Privacy...
Privacy teams are often under-resourced and overwhelmed by manual work. According to the IAPP-EY Privacy...
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https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2024/09/24/telegram-bends-the-knee-will-share-user-data-with-law-enforcement-following-ceo-arrest/
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Breitbart
Encrypted messaging company Telegram announced it will now share user data with law enforcement to combat illegal activities on the platform. This massive U-turn in privacy policy comes after the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in France last month. Decrypt reports that Telegram, the widely popular messaging app known for its strong encryption and user privacy, is making major changes to crack down on crime in the wake of the recent arrest of its CEO Pavel Durov.
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https://www.theadviser.com.au/lender/46182-tech-partnership-to-optimise-onboarding-and-origination
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Theadviser
The partnership will provide banks and lenders with a "complete, end-to-end solution".
AI-driven document processing and verification platform DocuScan Australia (DocuScan) has announced a partnership with process automation provider Cloudcase Software Solutions (Cloudcase) to provide banks and...
AI-driven document processing and verification platform DocuScan Australia (DocuScan) has announced a partnership with process automation provider Cloudcase Software Solutions (Cloudcase) to provide banks and...
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https://www.financialexpress.com/business/brandwagon-are-data-clean-rooms-the-key-to-a-fine-balance-between-privacy-and-marketing-3618534/
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Financialexpress
With almost all of the world moving online, it is seemingly understood that data privacy concerns are reshaping how companies handle consumer data. Over 65% of the global population will have its personal data protected by privacy regulations by 2025, a report by Gartner revealed. This shift has...
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https://www.futurity.org/browser-extensions-privacy-3249712/
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Futurity
New research reveals that thousands of browser extensions pose significant threats to privacy, and hundreds automatically extract private user content from within webpages—affecting millions of Internet users.
Browser extensions, the software add-ons that help users customize and enhance their...
Browser extensions, the software add-ons that help users customize and enhance their...
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https://www.metafilter.com/205612/Malicious-data-sharing-to-be-outlawed-in-Australia
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Metafilter
Malicious data sharing to be outlawed in Australia as part of privacy law update. The malicious release of personal data online, known as doxxing, will be outlawed and attract up to seven years in jail under new legislation being introduced to Federal parliament. The bill will impose a maximum six years' imprisonment for publishing private details such as names, addresses and numbers, with the intent of causing harm.
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https://www.rplt.it/en/wikipedia-gdpr-data-protection/
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Rplt
Does Wikipedia have to comply with the GDPR and privacy rules? The Italian Data Protection Authority ('Garante') recently expressed its views on the concepts of de-indexing and deletion of a news item related to a judicial matter dating back to 2017 published on a webpage of Wikipedia, the well-known online encyclopaedia.