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—————————————————————- This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events —————————————————————- FRIDAY, JUNE 12

** SEOUL – South Korea’s health minister, Park Neung-hoo, announces new measures related to coronavirus cases – 0210 GMT. ** BRUSSELS – Belgium’s defense and foreign minister, Philippe Goffin, attends a meeting with ambassadors from EU and Schengen area – 0700 GMT. ** BERLIN – Germany’s economy minister, Peter Altmaier, and finance minister, Olaf Scholz, speak on 130 billion euro stimulus package – 0900 GMT. ** BUDAPEST – Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orban, and Slovakia’s prime minister, Igor Matovic, hold a press conference – 0930 GMT. ** BERLIN – Germany’s health minister, Jens Spahn, to discuss EU health ministers meeting and decisions from Germany’s coronavirus cabinet – 1115 GMT. ** LAGOS – Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, will address the nation on the Democracy Day holiday amid the country’s efforts to battle the outbreak of the new coronavirus – 0600 GMT. ** BRUSSELS – EU’s commissioner for enlargement, Oliver Varhelyi, speaks at the virtual Delphi Economic Forum along with Albania’s prime minister, Edi Rama, Serbia’s prime minister, Ana Brnabic, and North Macedonia’s prime minister, Zoran Zaev – 1130 GMT. ** KALVARIJA, Lithuania – Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis of Lithuania and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki of Poland held a “no tie” meeting at the Kalvarija border crossing to mark the lifting of internal border controls.

DAKAR – Foreign and defense ministers from five West African countries and France – members of the recently-created Coalition for the Sahel – hold discussions about the deteriorating security in the Sahel region.

BRUSSELS – EU Informal video conference of ministers responsible for internal market and industry.

BRUSSELS – European Union health ministers hold a regular meeting by videoconference to discuss the bloc’s strategy to acquire, manufacture and develop possible vaccines against the novel coronavirus.

LUXEMBOURG CITY – EU finance ministers meet for monthly talks. GLOBAL – World Day against Child Labour. – – – – – – – – –

SUNDAY, JUNE 14

** ANKARA – Iran’s foreign minister, Javad Zarif, meets Turky’s foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu.

PARIS – France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, sets post-coronavirus agenda with TV address – 2000 GMT.

GLOBAL – World Blood Donor Day.

GAZA – 13th anniversary of Hamas takeover of the Gaza strip from Fatah. – – – – – – – – –

MONDAY, JUNE 15 BRUSSELS – EU Informal video conference meeting of energy ministers.

BRUSSELS – EU Informal video conference meeting of foreign affairs ministers.

BRUSSELS – EU Informal video conference of ministers responsible for cohesion policy.

GLOBAL – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD). BRUSSELS – EU-UK officials meet to assess progress in Brexit talks ahead of EU summit

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TUESDAY, JUNE 16

** MOSCOW – Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, visits Russia and holds talks with Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov.

BRUSSELS – Ministers responsible of European affairs meet via videoconference to discuss EU-UK relations – briefing by the EU’s Brexit negotiator – the EU’s recovery fund and the bloc’s long-term budget.

BRUSSELS – EU Informal video conference meeting of foreign affairs ministers (defense).

BRUSSELS – EU Informal video conference meeting of ministers for European affairs.

BRUSSELS – NATO pre-defense ministerial online news conference by Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg – 1400 GMT.

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WENDESDAY, JUNE 17

STRASBOURG – European Commission Vice-President Suica presents a report on the “Impact of Demographic Change.”

GLOBAL – United Nation’s World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. MOSCOW – Russian Energy minister Alexander Valentinovich Novak attends a conference on COVID-19 and the future of energy sector. – – – – – – – – –

THURSDAY, JUNE 18

COPENHAGEN – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at Copenhagen Democracy Summit (to Jun. 19)

BELGRADE – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to visit Serbia (to June 19).

BRUSSELS – European Council meeting (to June 19).

– – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, JUNE 19 TAIPEI CITY – Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, speaks by video link at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit – 1100 GMT.

BRUSSELS – EU video conference meeting of the members of the European Council.

MINSK – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will visit Minsk on 19 June. – – – – – – – – –

SATURDAY, JUNE 20

GLOBAL – World Refugee Day. Sri Lanka – Sri Lankan Parliament election. – – – – – – – – –

MONDAY, JUNE 22 BEIJING – China’s Premier Li Keqiang will meet with European Union leaders online. – – – – – – – – –

TUESDAY, JUNE 23 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – APEC finance senior officials’ meeting (to June 25). – – – – – – – – –

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24

BRUSSELS – EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the EU’s budget chief Johannes Hahn, present the EU draft general budget for 2021 and the annual management and performance report for 2019.

BERLIN – 72nd anniversary of beginning of The Berlin Blockade. Communist forces cut off all land and water routes between West Germany and West Berlin, prompting the United States to organize a massive airlift.

MOSCOW – Abkhazia’s President Aslan Bzhania will attend Moscow’s Victory Day parade, rescheduled by Russian President Vladimir Putin for June 24

CHISINAU – Moldovan President Igor Dodon will attend a military parade commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory in the Great Patriotic War. BRUSSELS – Vice president of the EU Commission, Frans Timmermans, presents the bloc’s smart sector integration.

Mongolia – Mongolian State Great Hural Election. – – – – – – – – –

THURSDAY, JUNE 25

LOS ANGELES – 11th death anniversary of pop star Michael Jackson. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, JUNE 26

GLOBAL – International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. – – – – – – – – –

SATURDAY, JUNE 27 Iceland – President election. – – – – – – – – –

MONDAY, JUNE 29 PYEONGTAEK – South Korea observes the 18th anniversary of an inter-Korean sea clash.

BEJING/TAIPEI – 10th Anniversary of signing of a landmark trade deal between China and Taiwan.

LUXEMBOURG – European ministers for agriculture and fisheries meet for talks. (to June 30). – – – – – – – – –

WEDNESDAY, JULY 01 MOSCOW – Russian Federation Referendum Election. – – – – – – – – –

SUNDAY, JULY 5

Dominican Republic – Chamber of Deputies election. Dominican Republic – Senate election. Dominican Republic – President election.

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TUESDAY, JULY 7

Malawi – President’s election. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, JULY 8

TOKYO – IMF Deputy Managing Director Furusawa, ADB President Asakawa speak at Columbia-hosted seminar – 1200 GMT.

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SATURDAY, JULY 18 RIYADH – Saudi Arabia hosts third meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Riyadh.(to July 19).

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SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia – Russia hosts SCO and BRICS summits (to July 23). – – – – – – – – –

MONDAY, JULY 27 MANILA – Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte delivers State of the Nation address. – – – – – – – – –

FRIDAY, July 31

VALPARAISO, Chile – Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera delivers the annual state of the nation address.

HANOI – Vietnam host 53rd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting and Related Meetings (to August 5).

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SUNDAY, AUGUST, 09 BELARUS – Belarus President Election.

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Moe visiting Yorkton as Saskatchewan election campaign continues

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Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe is set to be on the road today as the provincial election campaign continues.

Moe is set to speak in the city of Yorkton about affordability measures this morning before travelling to the nearby village of Theodore for an event with the local Saskatchewan Party candidate.

NDP Leader Carla Beck doesn’t have any events scheduled, though several party candidates are to hold press conferences.

On Thursday, Moe promised a directive banning “biological boys” from using school changing rooms with “biological girls” if re-elected.

The NDP said the Saskatchewan Party was punching down on vulnerable children.

Election day is Oct. 28.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 18, 2024.

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Saskatchewan Party’s Moe pledges change room ban in schools; Beck calls it desperate

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REGINA – Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe is promising a directive banning “biological boys” from using school changing rooms with “biological girls” if re-elected, a move the NDP’s Carla Beck says weaponizes vulnerable kids.

Moe made the pledge Thursday at a campaign stop in Regina. He said it was in response to a complaint that two biological males had changed for gym class with girls at a school in southeast Saskatchewan.

He said the ban would be his first order of business if he’s voted again as premier on Oct. 28.

It was not previously included in his party’s campaign platform document.

“I’ll be very clear, there will be a directive that would come from the minister of education that would say that biological boys will not be in the change room with biological girls,” Moe said.

He added school divisions should already have change room policies, but a provincial directive would ensure all have the rule in place.

Asked about the rights of gender-diverse youth, Moe said other children also have rights.

“What about the rights of all the other girls that are changing in that very change room? They have rights as well,” he said, followed by cheers and claps.

The complaint was made at a school with the Prairie Valley School Division. The division said in a statement it doesn’t comment on specific situations that could jeopardize student privacy and safety.

“We believe all students should have the opportunity to learn and grow in a safe and welcoming learning environment,” it said.

“Our policies and procedures align with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Saskatchewan Human Rights Code.”

Asked about Moe’s proposal, Beck said it would make vulnerable kids more vulnerable.

Moe is desperate to stoke fear and division after having a bad night during Wednesday’s televised leaders’ debate, she said.

“Saskatchewan people, when we’re at our best, are people that come together and deliver results, not divisive, ugly politics like we’ve seen time and again from Scott Moe and the Sask. Party,” Beck said.

“If you see leaders holding so much power choosing to punch down on vulnerable kids, that tells you everything you need to know about them.”

Beck said voters have more pressing education issues on their minds, including the need for smaller classrooms, more teaching staff and increased supports for students.

People also want better health care and to be able to afford gas and groceries, she added.

“We don’t have to agree to understand Saskatchewan people deserve better,” Beck said.

The Saskatchewan Party government passed legislation last year that requires parents consent to children under 16 using different names or pronouns at school.

The law has faced backlash from some LGBTQ+ advocates, who argue it violates Charter rights and could cause teachers to out or misgender children.

Beck has said if elected her party would repeal that legislation.

Heather Kuttai, a former commissioner with the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission who resigned last year in protest of the law, said Moe is trying to sway right-wing voters.

She said a change room directive would put more pressure on teachers who already don’t have enough educational support.

“It sounds like desperation to me,” she said.

“It sounds like Scott Moe is nervous about the election and is turning to homophobic and transphobic rhetoric to appeal to far-right voters.

“It’s divisive politics, which is a shame.”

She said she worries about the future of gender-affirming care in a province that once led in human rights.

“We’re the kind of people who dig each other out of snowbanks and not spew hatred about each other,” she said. “At least that’s what I want to still believe.”

Also Thursday, two former Saskatchewan Party government members announced they’re endorsing Beck — Mark Docherty, who retired last year and was a Speaker, and Glen Hart, who retired in 2020.

Ian Hanna, a speech writer and senior political adviser to former Saskatchewan Party premier Brad Wall, also endorsed Beck.

Earlier in the campaign, Beck received support from former Speaker Randy Weekes, who quit the Saskatchewan Party earlier this year after accusing caucus members of bullying.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 17, 2024.

— With files from Aaron Sousa in Edmonton

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Promise tracker: What the Saskatchewan Party and NDP pledge to do if they win Oct. 28

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REGINA – Saskatchewan‘s provincial election is on Oct. 28. Here’s a look at some of the campaign promises made by the two major parties:

Saskatchewan Party

— Continue withholding federal carbon levy payments to Ottawa on natural gas until the end of 2025.

— Reduce personal income tax rates over four years; a family of four would save $3,400.

— Double the Active Families Benefit to $300 per child per year and the benefit for children with disabilities to $400 a year.

— Direct all school divisions to ban “biological boys” from girls’ change rooms in schools.

— Increase the First-Time Homebuyers Tax Credit to $15,000 from $10,000.

— Reintroduce the Home Renovation Tax Credit, allowing homeowners to claim up to $4,000 in renovation costs on their income taxes; seniors could claim up to $5,000.

— Extend coverage for insulin pumps and diabetes supplies to seniors and young adults

— Provide a 50 per cent refundable tax credit — up to $10,000 — to help cover the cost of a first fertility treatment.

— Hire 100 new municipal officers and 70 more officers with the Saskatchewan Marshals Service.

— Amend legislation to provide police with more authority to address intoxication, vandalism and disturbances on public property.

— Platform cost of $1.2 billion, with deficits in the first three years and a small surplus in 2027.

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NDP

— Pause the 15-cent-a-litre gas tax for six months, saving an average family about $350.

— Remove the provincial sales tax from children’s clothes and ready-to-eat grocery items like rotisserie chickens and granola bars.

— Pass legislation to limit how often and how much landlords can raise rent.

— Repeal the law that requires parental consent when children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns at school.

— Launch a provincewide school nutrition program.

— Build more schools and reduce classroom sizes.

— Hire 800 front-line health-care workers in areas most in need.

— Launch an accountability commission to investigate cost overruns for government projects.

— Scrap the marshals service.

— Hire 100 Mounties and expand detox services.

— Platform cost of $3.5 billion, with small deficits in the first three years and a small surplus in the fourth year.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct .17, 2024.

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