ICYMI: Jan. 14-20
Your weekly roundup.
Take Back Alberta refusing to co-operate with Elections Alberta investigation
Take Back Alberta (TBA) founder David Parker is refusing to cooperate with an Elections Alberta probe into his organization’s activities until the government agency is purged of all its employees, he told supporters at a Jan. 18 “emergency meeting.”
Federal scab ban a moment of truth for NDP-Liberal confidence agreement
Federal legislation banning the use of scabs to replace workers striking in federally regulated workplaces was introduced by the Liberals in November and will make its way through committee at some point after the House of Commons returns from its winter break.
I went on Polite Conversations to speak with Eiynah about Israel, Jewish identity, antisemitism, propaganda and the media. Our conversation was long. Here’s part one.
For the first Forgotten Corner episode in two months, we did a two-parter with Mousa Qasqas, the Edmonton-based spokesperson for the Canadian Palestinian Cultural Association, if you’re interested in another long discussion of the situation in Israel and Palestine.
Pre-order Kenneyism
If you haven’t yet pre-ordered my first book, Kenneyism: Jason Kenney’s Pursuit of Power, whose Feb. 6 release date is fast approaching, please do so.
Pre-orders are important for a book’s sales trajectory, because they signal to booksellers how many copies to purchase and how prominently they should place it in their store or online.
Through my publisher Dundurn Press, you can easily find a local independent bookstore you can pre-order Kenneyism to.
Just go to the book’s webpage, scroll down and hit the “shop local” tab. It will prompt you to put in your postal code and will then list the closest bookstores where you can purchase it.
If you live in Edmonton, alternatively, I’m hosting a book launch on Feb. 6 at the Aviary. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door and include a copy of the book.
I’ll be speaking about the book with long-time Alberta politics columnist Graham Thomson, and then doing some signing and schmoozing.
You can buy a ticket here.
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