Recent voting intentions poll shows Liberals and Conservatives are tied
According to the latest federal voting intentions poll by Léger, support for the Liberal Party is now 34%, 4 percentage points higher than last month. The Conservative Party of Canada is also polling at 34%, up 1 point from last month, while support for the NDP has decreased 2 points to 19%.
The next Canadian federal election will take place in 2025.
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According to the latest federal voting intentions poll by Léger, support for the Liberal Party is now 34%, 4 percentage points higher than last month. The Conservative Party of Canada is also polling at 34%, up 1 point from last month, while support for the NDP has decreased 2 points to 19%.
The next Canadian federal election will take place in 2025.
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Canada hosts 2023 Arctic Winter Games
The opening ceremony of the 2023 Arctic Winter Games took place on January 29. This year, the Games will be hosted in Wood Buffalo, Alberta, on Treaty 8 Territory.
An international contingent of 2,100 athletes, coaches, mission staff, officials, and artists from five Canadian jurisdictions (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Northern Alberta, Nunavut, and Nunavik), Alaska (United States), Greenland and the Sami region (Finland, Sweden, and Norway) will take part in the Games.
The Government of Canada, through Sport Canada, has invested $2.5 million in the Arctic Winter Games, one of the largest and most important sport and cultural events in the circumpolar north. A total of 20 sports will be held at 13 venues across the regional municipality.
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The opening ceremony of the 2023 Arctic Winter Games took place on January 29. This year, the Games will be hosted in Wood Buffalo, Alberta, on Treaty 8 Territory.
An international contingent of 2,100 athletes, coaches, mission staff, officials, and artists from five Canadian jurisdictions (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Northern Alberta, Nunavut, and Nunavik), Alaska (United States), Greenland and the Sami region (Finland, Sweden, and Norway) will take part in the Games.
The Government of Canada, through Sport Canada, has invested $2.5 million in the Arctic Winter Games, one of the largest and most important sport and cultural events in the circumpolar north. A total of 20 sports will be held at 13 venues across the regional municipality.
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National Arts Centre cancels much-criticized plan for 'Black-only' performance
The Art Centre, which previously invited only "black-identifying audience" to attend the Feb. 17 performance, now states that it "will welcome Black audiences" without specifying that non-Black patrons should make other plans.
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The Art Centre, which previously invited only "black-identifying audience" to attend the Feb. 17 performance, now states that it "will welcome Black audiences" without specifying that non-Black patrons should make other plans.
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🇨🇦Canadian theater sparks outrage after announcing black-only performances
A taxpayer-funded Canadian theater organization has sparked outrage after announcing an event that will only allow “Black-identifying audiences” to attend.
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A taxpayer-funded Canadian theater organization has sparked outrage after announcing an event that will only allow “Black-identifying audiences” to attend.
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⚡️Drug decriminalization in B.C. begins today
Adults are allowed to possess a total of 2.5 grams of opioids like heroin and fentanyl, as well as crack and powder cocaine, meth and MDMA.
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Adults are allowed to possess a total of 2.5 grams of opioids like heroin and fentanyl, as well as crack and powder cocaine, meth and MDMA.
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Quebec wants Trudeau government's anti-Islamophobia adviser removed over Bill 21 comments
Amira Elghawaby faces criticism over her opinion on Quebec’s secularism law, Bill 21.
🔹The law bans public employees in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols such as a kippah, turban or hijab while on the job.
In 2019 Elghawaby referenced a poll, that found 88 per cent of Quebecers who held negative views of Islam supported the secularism law’s ban on religious symbols.
“The majority of Quebecers appear to be swayed not by the rule of law, but by anti-Muslim sentiment.” - she wrote in her opinion piece.
Elghawaby has recently clarified that she does not believe Quebecers are Islamophobic and that her comments were only in reference to the Bill 21 poll.
Nevertheless, Quebec officials consider her comments "inappropriate" and call for her resignation.
#Quebec
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Amira Elghawaby faces criticism over her opinion on Quebec’s secularism law, Bill 21.
🔹The law bans public employees in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols such as a kippah, turban or hijab while on the job.
In 2019 Elghawaby referenced a poll, that found 88 per cent of Quebecers who held negative views of Islam supported the secularism law’s ban on religious symbols.
“The majority of Quebecers appear to be swayed not by the rule of law, but by anti-Muslim sentiment.” - she wrote in her opinion piece.
Elghawaby has recently clarified that she does not believe Quebecers are Islamophobic and that her comments were only in reference to the Bill 21 poll.
Nevertheless, Quebec officials consider her comments "inappropriate" and call for her resignation.
#Quebec
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Canadian province tries decriminalizing drugs to fight overdose crisis
British Columbia began a three-year pilot program to stop prosecuting people for carrying small amounts of heroin, meth, ecstasy, or crack cocaine, as part of an effort to fight a drug overdose crisis.
B.C. is at the epicenter of Canada's drug overdose and trafficking crisis that has killed more than 32,000 nationally since 2016, when the province declared it a public health emergency.
Preliminary data released by the province showed there were 2,272 suspected illicit drug toxicity deaths in 2022.
The fed government said in May it would let B.C. decriminalize the drugs in a first-of-its-kind exemption. By not prosecuting people carrying small amounts of drugs, the B.C. government hopes to tackle the issue as a health problem rather than through the criminal justice system.
#BritishColumbia
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British Columbia began a three-year pilot program to stop prosecuting people for carrying small amounts of heroin, meth, ecstasy, or crack cocaine, as part of an effort to fight a drug overdose crisis.
B.C. is at the epicenter of Canada's drug overdose and trafficking crisis that has killed more than 32,000 nationally since 2016, when the province declared it a public health emergency.
Preliminary data released by the province showed there were 2,272 suspected illicit drug toxicity deaths in 2022.
The fed government said in May it would let B.C. decriminalize the drugs in a first-of-its-kind exemption. By not prosecuting people carrying small amounts of drugs, the B.C. government hopes to tackle the issue as a health problem rather than through the criminal justice system.
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🇨🇦🇺🇸Quebec police rescued man trying to cross U.S. border on foot through woods
A man tried to cross the border on foot in the Mansonville area, in Quebec’s Eastern Townships, in hopes of claiming asylum.
When found by police, he was conscious, but appeared to be suffering from hypothermia and frostbite.
Police are concerned that some people are putting their lives at risk to cross the border in “incredibly dangerous” conditions.
Meanwhile, U.S. officials are reporting a surge in the number of people trying to cross the border from Canada in between official crossings.
#US
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A man tried to cross the border on foot in the Mansonville area, in Quebec’s Eastern Townships, in hopes of claiming asylum.
When found by police, he was conscious, but appeared to be suffering from hypothermia and frostbite.
Police are concerned that some people are putting their lives at risk to cross the border in “incredibly dangerous” conditions.
Meanwhile, U.S. officials are reporting a surge in the number of people trying to cross the border from Canada in between official crossings.
#US
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Toronto opens fourth warming centre as temperatures drop
The new centre will offer space for 30 unhoused people to spend the night.
The location brings the total number of indoor spots being offered at city-run warming centres to 142 — 75 of which are downtown.
According to the Shelter and Housing Justice Network, it’s hardly enough to meet demand in a city where more than 10,000 people have no place to stay on any given night.
Toronto’s Board of Health urges the city to keep its warming centres open 24/7 until April 15.
Currently, the city-run centres open at 7 p.m. after an extreme weather alert is declared and remain open for the next 24 hours only.
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The new centre will offer space for 30 unhoused people to spend the night.
The location brings the total number of indoor spots being offered at city-run warming centres to 142 — 75 of which are downtown.
According to the Shelter and Housing Justice Network, it’s hardly enough to meet demand in a city where more than 10,000 people have no place to stay on any given night.
Toronto’s Board of Health urges the city to keep its warming centres open 24/7 until April 15.
Currently, the city-run centres open at 7 p.m. after an extreme weather alert is declared and remain open for the next 24 hours only.
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🇨🇦🇵🇪Trudeau government’s interest in supporting Peruvian coup regime
Canada’s Ambassador to Peru, Louis Marcotte, is actively trying to cooperate with the new President - Dina Boluarte. Canada shows clear support of the new government. Why?
Canada has massive mining interests in Peru.
Canadian mining companies dominate in Peru, with 71 Canadian firms operating the country. They have $9.9 billion in assets, which was equivalent to 4.5 percent of Peru’s GDP in 2021.
When Castillo was running for President, he criticized foreign mining companies. He promised stronger environmental regulations and that some profits would go to communities in mining regions. If Castillo had achieved what he wanted, it would have had a negative impact on business opportunities for Canada.
Meanwhile, Canada has already poured tens of millions of dollars into Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines and mining related initiatives since the early 2000s.
So with Boluarte in power, Canada spends a lot of diplomatic energy into cooperating with the new government in an attempt to preserve its achievements in the Andean region.
#Peru
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Canada’s Ambassador to Peru, Louis Marcotte, is actively trying to cooperate with the new President - Dina Boluarte. Canada shows clear support of the new government. Why?
Canada has massive mining interests in Peru.
Canadian mining companies dominate in Peru, with 71 Canadian firms operating the country. They have $9.9 billion in assets, which was equivalent to 4.5 percent of Peru’s GDP in 2021.
When Castillo was running for President, he criticized foreign mining companies. He promised stronger environmental regulations and that some profits would go to communities in mining regions. If Castillo had achieved what he wanted, it would have had a negative impact on business opportunities for Canada.
Meanwhile, Canada has already poured tens of millions of dollars into Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines and mining related initiatives since the early 2000s.
So with Boluarte in power, Canada spends a lot of diplomatic energy into cooperating with the new government in an attempt to preserve its achievements in the Andean region.
#Peru
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U.S. raises concerns over Canada’s 'online news and streaming' bills
◾️Bill C-11 would update Canada’s broadcast laws, giving the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) the power to regulate streaming platforms such as Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime and Spotify.
The streaming platforms would have to promote Canadian content – including films, TV shows, music and music videos – and fund its creation.
◾️Bill C-18 would force Google and Facebook to strike deals with news organizations, including broadcasters, to compensate them for using their work.
Both bills are making their way through Canada’s Parliament. Bill C-11 reached a third-reading debate in the Senate on Tuesday.
U.S. experts and politicians have raised concerns about the trade implications of the new bills, especially when it comes to U.S. technology companies.
#US
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◾️Bill C-11 would update Canada’s broadcast laws, giving the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) the power to regulate streaming platforms such as Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime and Spotify.
The streaming platforms would have to promote Canadian content – including films, TV shows, music and music videos – and fund its creation.
◾️Bill C-18 would force Google and Facebook to strike deals with news organizations, including broadcasters, to compensate them for using their work.
Both bills are making their way through Canada’s Parliament. Bill C-11 reached a third-reading debate in the Senate on Tuesday.
U.S. experts and politicians have raised concerns about the trade implications of the new bills, especially when it comes to U.S. technology companies.
#US
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🇮🇳India raises ‘hate crime’ concern with Canada after heritage Hindu temple defaced with anti-India graffiti
A heritage Hindu temple was defaced with anti-India graffiti in Brampton. The Indian Consulate General in Toronto said that the defacing of the temple has deeply “hurt the sentiments” of the Indian community in Canada.
The Canadian authorities are currently investigating the incident.
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A heritage Hindu temple was defaced with anti-India graffiti in Brampton. The Indian Consulate General in Toronto said that the defacing of the temple has deeply “hurt the sentiments” of the Indian community in Canada.
The Canadian authorities are currently investigating the incident.
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❗️Canada spent nearly $400 million on COVID-19 quarantine hotels over 3 years
The federal government designated 38 quarantine facilities in 14 cities across Canada, all of which have been phased out.
Tammy Jarbeau, a spokeswoman for Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada, confirmed that the government spent $388.7 million on Designated Quarantine Facilities between March 2020 and September 2022.
The costs associated with this program included lodging, meals, security, traveller support and transportation.
As of now, there are no designated quarantine facilities remaining in the country.
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The federal government designated 38 quarantine facilities in 14 cities across Canada, all of which have been phased out.
Tammy Jarbeau, a spokeswoman for Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada, confirmed that the government spent $388.7 million on Designated Quarantine Facilities between March 2020 and September 2022.
The costs associated with this program included lodging, meals, security, traveller support and transportation.
As of now, there are no designated quarantine facilities remaining in the country.
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Canadian lawmakers pass motion to accept 10,000 Uyghur refugees
Canada’s parliament on Wednesday unanimously passed a motion to resettle 10,000 Uyghur refugees to Canada in response to the Chinese government’s efforts to forcibly return members of the mostly Muslim group back to China, where they are at risk of persecution.
The Canadian government will develop a plan to resettle Uyghurs in the country over two years beginning in 2024,
❗️The program will focus on Uyghurs from other countries (Turkey and Central Asia), as there is no safe way to take in Uyghurs directly from China, lawmakers say.
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Canada’s parliament on Wednesday unanimously passed a motion to resettle 10,000 Uyghur refugees to Canada in response to the Chinese government’s efforts to forcibly return members of the mostly Muslim group back to China, where they are at risk of persecution.
The Canadian government will develop a plan to resettle Uyghurs in the country over two years beginning in 2024,
❗️The program will focus on Uyghurs from other countries (Turkey and Central Asia), as there is no safe way to take in Uyghurs directly from China, lawmakers say.
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Saskatchewan not planning to decriminalize drug possession
Saskatchewan won't be following British Columbia's lead when it comes to decriminalizing drug possession.
"We're focused as a government here on treatment and recovery. Ultimately, we want to make sure that we are providing people with access and avenues to long-term treatment recovery," - says Saskatchewan's Mental Health and Addictions Minister.
📈In 2022, a record 421 people in Saskatchewan died due to drug overdose, according to a Drug Toxicity Report.
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Saskatchewan won't be following British Columbia's lead when it comes to decriminalizing drug possession.
"We're focused as a government here on treatment and recovery. Ultimately, we want to make sure that we are providing people with access and avenues to long-term treatment recovery," - says Saskatchewan's Mental Health and Addictions Minister.
📈In 2022, a record 421 people in Saskatchewan died due to drug overdose, according to a Drug Toxicity Report.
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British Columbia began a three-year pilot program to stop prosecuting people for carrying small amounts of heroin, meth, ecstasy, or crack cocaine, as part of an effort to fight a drug…
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Canadian farmer forced to dump 30,000 liters of milk because of quotas
“Right now we are over our quotum, um, it’s regulated by the government and by the DFO (Dairy Farmers of Ontario). Look at this milk running away. Cause it’s the end of the month. I dump thirty thousand liters of milk, and it breaks my heart.” - says Jerry Huigen, a farmer from Southern Ontario.
Meanwhile, milk prices have reached $7 per liter.
This milk can't be donated to a food bank, or to a hospital, or to a homeless shelter.
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“Right now we are over our quotum, um, it’s regulated by the government and by the DFO (Dairy Farmers of Ontario). Look at this milk running away. Cause it’s the end of the month. I dump thirty thousand liters of milk, and it breaks my heart.” - says Jerry Huigen, a farmer from Southern Ontario.
Meanwhile, milk prices have reached $7 per liter.
This milk can't be donated to a food bank, or to a hospital, or to a homeless shelter.
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Quebec’s groundhog Fred la Marmotte was found dead hours before he was expected to make his winter prediciton
Fred la Marmotte gave a Quebec crowd a real surprise Thursday when he was found dead moments before the annual weather forecasting ceremony.
Fred, 9, was found dead overnight, but officials believe he could have died during hibernation several weeks before. Groundhog Day.
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Fred la Marmotte gave a Quebec crowd a real surprise Thursday when he was found dead moments before the annual weather forecasting ceremony.
Fred, 9, was found dead overnight, but officials believe he could have died during hibernation several weeks before. Groundhog Day.
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Federal government spent more than $6M on a single Calgary quarantine hotel
In 2022 the Westin Calgary Airport hotel has only housed 15 people, which equates to a cost of more than $450,000 per person.
By comparison, just over $11 million was spent the previous year to house 1,356 travellers at the Westin and $8.9 million for rooms and meals for 119 people in 2020-21.
#Alberta
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In 2022 the Westin Calgary Airport hotel has only housed 15 people, which equates to a cost of more than $450,000 per person.
By comparison, just over $11 million was spent the previous year to house 1,356 travellers at the Westin and $8.9 million for rooms and meals for 119 people in 2020-21.
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Canada is slowly losing its status as one of the least corrupted countries in the world
Canara ranked 14 out of 180 countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index for 2022 and scored 74 CPI points, which is similar to 2021.
CPI measures how corrupt each country’s public sector is perceived to be, according to experts and businesspeople on the scale from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).
▪️Compared to 2012, Canada lost 10 points and dropped 5 ranks. It seems that corruption in the country is slowly increasing with every few years (or at least that's how society feels) but the most significant changes have happened over the last 5 years, as Canada lost 7 CPI points.
▪️Of course, these assessments are somewhat subjective and can vary from time to time. But with this downward trend, Canada is slowly losing its status as one of the least corrupt countries in the world. The gap between rank 1 and Canada is slowly growing: in 2022 Denmark is in the lead with 90 CPI score.
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Canara ranked 14 out of 180 countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index for 2022 and scored 74 CPI points, which is similar to 2021.
CPI measures how corrupt each country’s public sector is perceived to be, according to experts and businesspeople on the scale from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).
▪️Compared to 2012, Canada lost 10 points and dropped 5 ranks. It seems that corruption in the country is slowly increasing with every few years (or at least that's how society feels) but the most significant changes have happened over the last 5 years, as Canada lost 7 CPI points.
▪️Of course, these assessments are somewhat subjective and can vary from time to time. But with this downward trend, Canada is slowly losing its status as one of the least corrupt countries in the world. The gap between rank 1 and Canada is slowly growing: in 2022 Denmark is in the lead with 90 CPI score.
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💉Canada moves to extend exclusion of mental illness from assisted death
Canada's federal government introduced a law that would exclude people suffering solely from mental illness from pursuing assisted death for an additional year.
A 2021 legislation temporarily excluded people whose only underlying condition is a mental illness from accessing assisted death — a provision that expires on March 17.
If the bill passes, it will extend that until March 17, 2024.
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Canada's federal government introduced a law that would exclude people suffering solely from mental illness from pursuing assisted death for an additional year.
A 2021 legislation temporarily excluded people whose only underlying condition is a mental illness from accessing assisted death — a provision that expires on March 17.
If the bill passes, it will extend that until March 17, 2024.
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Canada confirms more than 50,000 COVID-19 deaths
Canada has renewed its number of total COVID-19 cases and deaths to 4,550,256 and 50,380 respectively.
The Public Health Agency of Canada states the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to evolve and is still circulating widely across Canada. The government will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation.
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Canada has renewed its number of total COVID-19 cases and deaths to 4,550,256 and 50,380 respectively.
The Public Health Agency of Canada states the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to evolve and is still circulating widely across Canada. The government will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation.
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Saskatchewan will spend more than $5 million to expand training for future healthcare workers
The Government of Saskatchewan is pledging to spend $5.5 million to create more than 550 spots for 18 post-secondary healthcare programs.
Medical laboratory assistant, continuing care assistant, primary care paramedic, licensed practical nurse, pharmacy technician, clinical psychologist, physical therapist and mental health and addictions counsellors are just some of the programs seeing an increase.
The largest increase in any program is for continuing care aides, which will see 181 more spots allotted in Saskatchewan. The paramedic program offered at Sask. Polytechnic will increase from 152 to 252 spots.
#Saskatchewan #healthcare
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The Government of Saskatchewan is pledging to spend $5.5 million to create more than 550 spots for 18 post-secondary healthcare programs.
Medical laboratory assistant, continuing care assistant, primary care paramedic, licensed practical nurse, pharmacy technician, clinical psychologist, physical therapist and mental health and addictions counsellors are just some of the programs seeing an increase.
The largest increase in any program is for continuing care aides, which will see 181 more spots allotted in Saskatchewan. The paramedic program offered at Sask. Polytechnic will increase from 152 to 252 spots.
#Saskatchewan #healthcare
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