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David Baxter @davidbaxter_

Reporter at The Canadian Press Parliament Bureau. Lurks for work mostly, sometimes tweets.

Joined March 2011
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David Baxter@davidbaxter_
27 Jul 2022
Pete, a great explore pup
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Stuart Benson
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“To boldly go, where no man or canine has gone before!”
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The window is open! Come on down to the @CanadasNAC if you want to get pumped full of Hopium and the Triumph of the Human Spirit!

ALT Cold Cruelty GIF

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Good afternoon Ottawa. Bonjour Ottawa.
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Christopher Nardi@ChrisGNardi
Mar 24
Me to most people: Ottawa is way better than you think, you just gotta dive in a little bit! Ottawa mayor: look upon this apocalyptic wasteland, and witness the field of sadness and decay over which I rule.
Mark Sutcliffe
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Good morning Ottawa. Bonjour Ottawa.
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Reached out to a few MPs, no response at this point
Damien C. Kurek
@dckurek
Mar 6
So... are we going to hear 'inside Liberals sources,' 'unamed MPs,' and 'senior officials' talking to the press gallery about the drama in the Liberal caucus? Fair coverage anyone?
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Terrific work from @judyatrinh in getting this. The silence at the end speaks volumes
Judy Trinh@judyatrinh
Feb 24
OpenAI’s head of policy Chan Park met with AI Minister Evan Solomon today. The U.S. tech company did not flag concerns about the Tumbler Ridge Shooter until after the killing spree. I asked Park repeatedly if he has a message for victims. Here’s what happened.
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At least I can see my bald spot hasn’t grown that much since I last got a good look at it
Ian Bailey@ianabailey
Feb 11
Waiting for ⁦@MarkJCarney⁩ arrival on Parliament Hill this morning and comments on #TumblerRidge tragedy. #cdnpoli
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National Newswatch
@natnewswatch
26 Aug 2025
'Who let her in??!' Minister's staff accidentally text deliberations about 15 per cent spending cut to reporter, @StephTaylornews reports. msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/wh… Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
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Nojoud Al Mallees@nojoudalmallees
4 Jul 2025
A group of Canadian academics is calling on the federal government to speed up approvals of student visas for Palestinians after two students who were accepted at a Canadian university died before they could leave the region. From @davidbaxter_ theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…

Academics call on Ottawa to speed up visa approvals as Palestinian students left stranded amid...

Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk Network helps connect Palestinian students at the graduate level and above to research projects in Canada

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Congrats on an amazing career Murray, and the legislature and Sask news landscape will be an emptier place without you. Thank you for being a mentor and a friend to so many reporters who made there way through the Sask Press Gallery.
Murray Mandryk@MMandryk
27 Jun 2025
So long, folks. Thanks for reading my column: The old, columnist pigeon says good-bye ... and thank you leaderpost.com/opinion/colum… via @leaderpost
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The Globe and Mail
@globeandmail
11 Jun 2025
Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal criticizes Modi’s G7 invitation in meeting with Carney theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…

Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal criticizes Modi’s G7 invitation in meeting with Carney

Dhaliwal says he has shared concerns raised by constituents over the decision

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Critic calls out border bill’s proposed new cabinet powers on immigration ckom.com/2025/06/05/border-b…

Critic calls out border bill’s proposed new cabinet powers on immigration

OTTAWA — An NDP critic says a provision in the federal government's border security bill that would give cabinet the power to cancel immigration documents looks like an attempt to "mimic" measures...

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CMG - La Guilde@CMGLaGuilde
5 Jun 2025
In solidarity ✊ @CanadianPress @globeandmail @TorontoStar @LP_LaPresse @FTQnouvelles #cdnpoli #canlab #onpoli #canmedia #polqc #bcpoli #abpoli #skpoli #mbpoli #nbpoli #nspoli #peipoli #nlpoli #yukonpoli #nwtpoli #nunavutpoli
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Don Davies chosen as NDP interim leader #cdnpoli torontosun.com/news/national…
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NDP national council scheduled to meet Monday night to pick interim leader toronto.citynews.ca/2025/05/…

NDP national council scheduled to meet Monday night to pick interim leader

Jagmeet Singh announced on election night that he would step down as soon as an NDP interim leader was chosen.

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Tapping out at 102, disappointed that I can only think of 13/14 for Saskatchewan :(
Polling Canada
@CanadianPolling
13 Jan 2025
Did you know there's an MP name game on the Polling Canada site? How many MP's can you list off the top of your head? (If you get over 40, I'm legally required to tell you to log off and touch grass) canadianpolling.ca/mp-name-g…
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Canadian Alphabet Aerobics
Letterkenny Problems@LetterkennyProb
3 Dec 2024
It’s friggin’ frigid.
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Canada is pausing private refugee sponsorship applications from groups of five or more individuals and community groups until Dec. 31, 2025. coastreporter.net/national-n….

Canada is pausing private refugee sponsorship applications until 2026

OTTAWA — Canada is pausing private refugee sponsorships from groups of five or more people and community organizations to help clear a backlog of applications.

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For the last two days, the NDP have said they would only support this legislation if the bill separated the proposed GST holiday and the $250 rebate for working Canadians. winnipegfreepress.com/canada…

Nov 2024: Liberal GST holiday expected to pass soon as government introduces solo bill

OTTAWA - The Liberal government introduced a stand-alone bill to implement its proposed GST holiday Wednesday, hours after the NDP threatened it would not pass the legislation if it was linked to a...

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When I worked as a chase producer on CTV Morning Live in Saskatoon a decade ago we pre-interviewed every guest. When I worked on The West Block we would pre-interview non-political guests. These shows have set interview lengths, so a big part of a pre-interview is to hit time.
The Food Professor
@FoodProfessor
11 Nov 2024
I am a committed supporter of @CBCNews -@RadioCanadaInfo. Yes I am, but... What I find particularly concerning is the reliance on pre-interviews—a practice unique to CBC—which allows the network to pre-select and shape expert commentary for broadcast. This is what happened to @mikalskuterud and many others. This approach serves CBC's narrative control rather than adding real value to expert contributions. We are now seeing more academics openly criticizing CBC for this practice, as it often results in filtered messaging rather than authentic, informed perspectives. Frankly, CBC-SRC could strengthen its credibility by ending these pre-interviews altogether. Either you genuinely want an expert's input on your show, or you don’t.
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Always privilege to be able to cover the national Remembrance Ceremony. Met a 98-year old WWII vet named John who is pleased so many are here. Some veterans of the peacekeeping era are left wondering what they fought for given the state of conflict in the world today.
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