Ottawa Observations: Thursday/Friday, May 26 & 27, 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 26-27 , 2022

Ukraine/Russia War

Serious risk of genocide in Ukraine as Russia breaches international treaty, report says 

Russian billionaire shielded assets rom sanctions by ceding ownership of companies to his wife, sources say

Natural gas, rare earth minerals: What's at stake for Ukraine in the territory Russia is trying to conquer 

Western countries considering whether to let Russian oligarchy buy relief from sanctions 

Canada raids emergency stockpile to send medical equipment to Ukraine

Freeland floats idea of letting Russian oligarchs evade sanctions if they help fund Ukraine recovery

Win, Lose or Draw, No Good end to the Ukraine war

Globe and Mail

How Central Bankers lost their grip on inflation 

Snap out of it already! Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are not hedges against inflation 

Supreme Court of Canada unanimously strikes down life without parole for mass murderers

The Supreme Court's ruling to end the death in prison penalty isn't about the offender - it's about our own moral code 

Toronto Pearson airport chief calls on Ottawa to change screening rules causing clogged terminals, long waits 

Man shot dead by police during Scarborough school lockdowns carried a pellet gun

Ottawa wants to search your phone at the border, but its proposed rules are unreasonably suspicious 

Pierre Poilievre is right: Fire the gatekeepers, starting with the lifelong politicians  

Jean Charest calls out Pierre Poilievre's populism, but stopping his bid for the Conservative leadership seems unlikely  

Canada inexcusably absent from another Indo-Pacific initiative  

China envoy away from Ottawa post on what embassy calls official business   

Federal transport minister says he detects positive 'shift' in US outlook after meetings in Washington 

The construction of Highway 413 would negatively impact the environment, not help it, say scientific researchers 

Ontario's proposed Highway 413 outside of Toronto paves a divide between farmers, developers 

Western Premiers to press Ottawa for more sustainable health care funding 

CBC

Team Canada players raised 'concerns' about match with Iran before it was cancelled: Canada Soccer

Stéphane Dion to be appointed ambassador to France, Radio-Canada sources say

Government taking 'targeted' approach to monkeypox vaccination: health official

Ottawa directing RCMP to eliminate neck restraints, tear gas and rubber bullets: Mendicino 

Government disagrees with top court's decision on gunman's parole but will respect it: Lametti

Ottawa pitches new consumer-focused direction for CRTC

Is Canada falling behind its Five Eyes allies on national security

Cheese not on the table in Canada-UK trade talks as Britain seeks market access 

Quebec City mosque shooter must get chance at parole after 25 years, Supreme Court rules 

A third of recent cannabis users say they have driven while high: government survey

All six candidates participated in French language Conservative leadership debate last night

Conservative leadership candidates spar over trucker convoy, bitcoin in fiery French debate 

Emergency Alert system not good enough, says Bill Blair

Bill 96's stated goal is protecting French. Instead, it hurts anglophone families 

Toronto/Vancouver Star

New Skytrain, electric buses part of BC's $2.4 B for transit in Metro Vancouver

BC aims to end 'period poverty' expand access to menstrual products 

Environment Canada warns of heavy rain for parts of northern BC, flood watch posted

BC financial regulator advises three-day cooling off period for homebuyers 

Getting Canada back into the Arctic diplomacy business 

Police charge man who allegedly showed up to North York Jewish school with weapon and said 'I want to kill Jews'

Why the type of guns used in the Texas school shooting have been at the centre of debate in Canada for five decades 

Luxury mansion: Millions in suspicious bank transfers, And concern that a Chinese businessman accused of bribery helped froth Canada's housing market 

Will 2022 be the year of the strike? Many workers will walk out if inflation pay increased are not granted, experts say

Canada could help wean Europe from Russian oil and gas by shipping clean hydrogen

'What are they afraid of?' Liberals urged to support bill to decriminalize drugs

English School Board says it will file legal challenge of Quebec language law reform

Doug Ford campaigns on handyman brand after tumultuous first term, pandemic 'growth' 

In her fourth campaign as leader, Andrea Horwath tells us what's changed and what still needs to

Conservative candidates should quit feuding on Twitter and talk to us more

Does Doug Ford's ability to change account for his lead in the polls?

Ottawa refusing to provide information about law used to shut down trucker protests 

Toronto Sun

Horwath and Del Duca continue bitter battle for second place

Pellet gun no different than regular gun when police tell you to drop it

SIU investigation ramps up in shooting death of man with pellet gun

Our snowflake Prime Minister needs a thicker skin

Bissonette's sentence for mosque shooting was unconstitutional: Supreme Court

Ontario election 2022 will be remembered as the Battle of the Bleah

Del Duca claims momentum, polls show a sputtering campaign

Want guns off the street? The stop gun smuggling!

High Court ruling favours mass murderers 

How political rhetoric affects political protests

National Post

Del Duca owes Horwath - and a Liberal candidate - an apology

Canada's clean hydrogen could help wean Europe from Russia oil, Liberal ministers tell G7

Alberta energy minister calls out US ambassador over lack of enthusiasm for Canadian oil and gas

Liberals to 'review' Supreme Court decision on mass murders, but will respect ruling

How Doug Ford's union approval reflects right's inroads with working-class voters 

Liberals inexplicably clinging to travel mask and vaccine mandates

The Bank of Canada's growing obsession with woke identity politics

The Evil Empire strikes back

Big Tech won't like paying for Canadian journalism, Stand firm, Canada

Are Conservatives finally comfortable criticizing Quebec's attacks on minority rights?

Elites attacks on Pierre Poilievre only make him stronger 

Canadian politicians import American culture wars to exploit tragedy

The year of the graves: How the world's media got it wrong on residential school graves 

Macleans                           

A soldier's story: From Canada to Ukraine

Global          

'My sunshine:' BC parents want answers in son's death one day after doctor sent him home

'I kept it hidden': Survivor of Kamloops Indian Residential School speaks for 1st time

BC NDP faces pressure over staffing crunch at urgent and primary care centres 

Alberta man caught with 650kg of meth in waters between BC, Washington state: police

Two injured in 'small avalanche' off Howe Sound Crest trail: North Shore Rescue

BC government commits $2.4B to transit in Metro Vancouver

Environment Canada warns of heavy rain for parts of northern BC, flood watch posted

Kelowna seeks 'appropriate levels of consequence and monitoring' of prolific offenders 

Last minute deal reached to keep Ucluelet's only clinic open for next 18 months  

BC financial regulator advises three day 'cooling off' period for homebuyers

Former BC legislature clerk to be sentenced July 4 for $1,900 misspending

BC councillor says charge against Surrey mayor shows need for civic integrity commission 

Western Premiers call on Ottawa to discuss health-care dollars 

Political discourse has weakened during the COVID-19 pandemic, in Canada and the US

Ottawa unveils new CRTC rules at lowering phone, internet prices 

Conservative leadership hopefuls shift to membership push as debates end

Miscellaneous            

Park board officially opens new Grace McCarthy Plaza in Queen Elizabeth Park

Grouse Grind reopens this weekend for summer and fall 2022

CIBC expects new 0.5 percent interest rate hike amid signs of Canadian housing market 'starting to slow'

Report forecasts Vancouver home prices to hold steady' "Why would owners sell for less if they don't have to?'

A Year after Kamloops, What's changed?

Will Vancouver's Broadway plan hurt renters?

Inside Kenney's University Power play

Canadian Conservative's gun Problem

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