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David Baxter

@davidbaxter_

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

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'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/can… Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

natnewswatch's tweet image. '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/can…

Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com


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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/article…

theglobeandmail.com

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


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.

So long, folks. Thanks for reading my column: The old, columnist pigeon says good-bye ... and thank you leaderpost.com/opinion/column… via @leaderpost



Tapping out at 102, disappointed that I can only think of 13/14 for Saskatchewan :(

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-game

CanadianPolling's tweet image. 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-game


Canadian Alphabet Aerobics

It’s friggin’ frigid.



Canada is pausing private refugee sponsorship applications from groups of five or more individuals and community groups until Dec. 31, 2025. coastreporter.net/national-news/….


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/2024/11…


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.

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…



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.

davidbaxter_'s tweet image. 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.

The elevator emcees are free!

They’re fixed now!



Wait, so does this mean the emcees are just stuck in an elevator shaft right now?

NDP’s Matt Love and Nathaniel Teed now take the stage at @Sask_NDP Saskatoon HQ (due to the elevator debacle at the hotel, the scheduled emcees are stuck). Take a listen ⤵️ @CKOMNews @CJMENews #skpoli



Yes, we are those nerds making Pete pose with his friends back in Sask when they show up on TV.

Pete is into the analysis. @MMandryk

StephTaylornews's tweet image. Pete is into the analysis. @MMandryk


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