Ottawa Observations: Thursday-Friday, May 5 & 6, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Thursday-Friday, May 5 &6, 2022

Ukraine/Russia War

EU proposes changes to Russian oil sanctions plan in bid to win over reluctant states, sources say

Diplomatic efforts seek to save Ukraine fighters in Mariupol, Zelensky says

Amnesty International says it has found evidence of war crimes by Russian forces in Ukraine

Shadow's war:  A Canadian veteran describes weeks under fire in Ukraine

World Bank President on rebuilding Ukraine and the prospect of a global recession amid Russia's invasion

Canada, US need to draw red line on nuclear chemical attacks in Ukraine, says former president

How can Canada and the US send weapons to Ukraine while maintaining stockpiles?

No changes in the works for NHL Russia policy ...

Evacuations restart in Mariupol as Biden announces more arms for Ukraine

WHO members to consider closing major office in Moscow over Ukraine war, report says

Ukrainian Neptune missile reportedly strikes Admiral Makarov Russian frigate 

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Public health agency trying to find out how many Canadians are struggling with 'long COVID'

Judge rejects BC government's bid to drop case against COVID-19 vaccine orders 

Globe and Mail

Canada's problems getting LNG to a thirsty world are allowing US competitors to thrive

Quebecor invites byRogers to join bidding for Shaw's Freedom Mobile

SNC-Lavelin strikes deal with prosecutors to settle criminal charges over Montreal bridge contract  

Pierre Poilievre's baseless campaign to 'restore' the Bank of Canada's independence is in fact an assault on it

Conservative leadership debate was more about who supported trucker convoy first

The Bank of Canada has a credibility problem, and it's not all Pierre Poilievre's fault 

Bombardier board of directors approves 25 for one share consolidation

RCMP  lay terrorism charges against steen for alleged Neo-Nazi ties in Canadian first 

CSIS had warned government of potential for violence, foreign interference in 2021 federal election 

Preston Manning voices concern over divisive tone of Conservative leadership race 

Ontario Liberals pledge to spend $1 billion, hire 10,000 teachers to cap class sizes

Pierre Poilievre, Jean Charest spar over trucker convoy, Huawei in Conservative leadership debate

Ontario Progressive Conservatives tout expansion of GO Train service to Bowmanville 

Ontario NDP, PC's promise to boost housing supply through differing measures 

Populism out of trucker convoy must be 'properly managed': Preston Manning 

Fuddle-cuddle or not, Speaker calls for respect after question period shouting match 

Canada isn't vulnerable to same forces that could imperil abortion access. Here's why

Ontario Liberal Leader Del Duca says he's open to working with other Ontario parties who share priorities

Ontario Liberals propose optional Grade 13 to help students after pandemic

CBC

BC bid for 2030 Olympics, Paralympics unofficially launches following site visit

Charest, Poilievre spar over convoy, Huawei in raucous Conservative leadership debate

Former top commander accused of sexual misconduct returns prestigious military decoration 

The fate of Roe v. Wade puts both Liberals and Conservatives on the spot 

Conservatives are in a mood to fight - with each other 

Low profile apologies from Archbishop of Canterbury amounted to a missed opportunity, says former TRC chair

Dr. Abraham Morgentaler: "You cannot tae any right for granted'

Supreme Court rules Quebec sex assault defendant must face trial despite delays

What will Jason Kenney's outspoken UCP caucus mutineers do should he win the leadership vote?

Toronto/Vancouver Star

BC money laundering report granted extension until June 3 after COVID-19 delays

He went to a bank and ended up in handcuffs. How this Indigenous Artist's work will hang on its walls

Reporter whose work sparked political scandal in BC sentenced to seven month sin jail in China for online comment 

BC government gives $2.5M for Indigenous centre after concept plan is approved

'I would have never sold it': Doug Ford say privatizing Highway 407 was a mistake

BC aims to support repeat offenders while protecting communities 

Disqualified Conservative leadership candidates say they won't appeal

Definition of 'inefficient fossil fuel subsidy' still elusive in Canada

Joel Etienne, failed Conservative leadership candidate, resolves issue with party  

Canada makes US$99M payment as part of deal to foot more of bill for developing F-35

If the other party leaders all want to be Doug Ford, does that mean he's already won?

Progressives like Jean Charest are the new fringe in today's angry Conservative party 

'We have seen some goodwill" Jagmeet Singh says his deal with the Liberals is working  - so far

Ontario's election won't really start until the Liberal-NDP fight is settled

Federal Conservative leadership candidates go head to head on abortion rights, convoy protest in inaugural debate

To F bomb or not F bomb? Why that word Justin Trudeau did or didn't say still matters

Playing for keeps - Inside the Liberal-NDP deal

Toronto Sun

What themes and travel of first week tell us about Ontario election

Expect to get hosed at pumps with $2 per litre gas

Here's why Canada needs more moms in politics

Ottawans face an onslaught of political campaigning. That's a good thing

Canada's woke elites need to wake up

A welcomed, pragmatic shift on Federal enviro policy

What themes and travel of first week tell us about Ontario election 

Conservative leadership debate was a poor performance 

Trudeau's 'disinformation' campaign more worrisome than F-bomb

Del Luca's education plan fails the test

To many thousands of alumni, it will always be Ryerson

Trudeau's job is to fix our health care

National Post

Conservatives won't attract disaffected Liberals by being "Liberal-lite': interim leader

Canada vowed to cut 'inefficient fossil fuel subsides' 13 years ago. The government still doesn't know what that means

What the death of the penny teaches us about the future of money

Line 5 pipeline still 'non-negotiable',  Canada's natural resources minister says amid latest court challenge 

Former staffer fired after convoy donations sues Ford government, media

Defence minister says military chaplains will stay after diversity report calls for limits 

Jason Kenney tells federal Tories to mind party unity after 'nervous jitters' at debate 

Jean Charest sees a divided nation - and a divided Conservative party

With pointless policies the Ontario Liberals are running for second place

Toronto schools ruined with woke fake fairness

Macleans                           

This Winnipeg art gallery is a monument to Inuit culture 

Global          

Peer-based North Shore team aims to divert police from mental health calls 

BC money laundering report granted extension until June 3 after COVID-19 delays

BCGEU to hold strike vote for 33,000 public sector employees amid wage impasse

Whistler area bus drivers go back to bargaining table as transit strike continues

Major concerns with flooding, landslides after wildfire on Westside Road

BC government give $2.5 million for new Indigenous centre in Vancouver 

Bear advocates raise concerns after documents show 77 cubs killed inBC last year

Significant loss, Midwives, mothers concerned by midwife shortage in Abbotsford 

Man in his 40s dies in police-involved shooting in Vancouver 

BC anti-gang initiative leads to seizure of guns, drugs, cash and cars 

BC, mayors launch probe to crack down on repeat offenders, random attacks 

Landslide threat prompts evacuation alert for mobile park in BC Interior

BC First Nations man, granddaughter reach settlement with Bank of Montreal for wrongful arrest 

General Jonathan Vance stripped of Order of Military merit after guilty pleas, discharge

Alberta granted intervener status in legal challenges against Emergencies Act

Poilievre, Charest trade barbs in Conservative leadership's first unofficial debate 

Visited the liquor store more often during COVID? Canada's health agency traced that 

Conservatives could hit 500K members as leadership campaigns scramble for supporters

 

Miscellaneous            

Family doctor crisis - Let's use Family Doctor Day to advocate for primary healthcare in BC

Militant Mothers of Raymur celebrate historic victory this Mother's Day weekend in Vancouver's East End

Canada's four biggest housing markets shoe 'early sins of softening demand': RBC Economics

Now is the time for Canada's feminist foreign policy

Indigenous man and granddaughter settle with Bank of Montreal over 2019 handcuffing and detention

Through the roof: Canadian home construction costs shoot up 22.6 per cent

BC's Abortion Problem is access, not laws

What to you say to a thinking forest?

How Sky Train derails affordable housing 

Degrowth: A New Economic Hope

Some Canadian Tough Love for Yanks?

Goodbye, Apples of Metrotown

Why Doug Ford will once again win the Ontario Election 

Shh! Don't ask Canadian Conservatives about Abortion 

Just How Conservative is Kevin Falcon?

He escaped an SRO Fire. Two weeks later, he died