Ottawa Observations: Tuesday-Wednesday, May 17 & 18, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Tuesday-Wednesday,  May 17 & 18 , 2022

Ukraine/Russia War

Fleeing war with few options, refugees from Ukraine without citizenship face discrimination in legal limbo

Ukraine hopes for prisoner swap as fighters at Mariupol steel mill face uncertain fate 

Russian soldier pleads guilty to killing an unarmed civilian at war crimes trial in Ukraine

Fear and hope: Mariupol's defenders walk into Russian custody and an uncertain future

Sanctioned Russians will be banned from entering Canada, government says

Russia shuts down CBC's Moscow bureau in retaliation for Canada's ban of its state broadcaster

Aeroplan funded flights bringing Ukrainians to Canada expected to begin in June

Ottawa moves to formally ban sanctioned Russians from entering Canada 

Russia closes Moscow bureau of Canadian broadcaster CBC

Jason Kenney resigsn

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney resigns after winning slim majority in UCP leadership review

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney resigning as UCP leader after narrow win in leadership review

What politicians and experts - and the other Jason Kenney - are saying about the Alberta premier stepping down

Jason Kenney joins list of past Alberta premiers to resign amid party strife 

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney step-in down as leader of UCP

Jason Kenney quits as Alberta's Conservative movement eats itself 

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney resigns as UCP leader after getting 51.4% support in leadership review

After remarkable political success, Kenney is defeated by his own party

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney intends to step down as UCP leader after narrow leadership win

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces resignation after leadership review 

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Is it time to end Canada's last remaining COVID travel restrictions?

COVID infections among Canadian adults tripled during Omicron wave compared to previous waves: study

BC's latest COVID wave has peaked: independent report

Globe and Mail

NATO talks over Finland and Sweden's membership falter, but will continue despite Turkey's objections

Canada's inflation rate hits new 31 year high in April as grocery prices soar

How the housing slowdown could hobble Canada's economy  

Ed Fast out as Tory finance critic after criticizing leadership candidate Poilievre 

Two members of Saskatchewan legislature kicked out of assembly over language 

Canada's Supreme Court is losing a criminal law expert. With Trudeau's next pick for the highest court, who can fill the gap?

Russia shuts down CBC/Radio Canada's Moscow bureau, removes journalist accreditations 

The Canada Infrastructure Bank: good idea in principle, bad idea in practice 

Trudeau's advantage: His house united, the other divided 

Prince Charles and Camilla meet with Ottawa's Ukrainian community as royal tour continues for second day

Passport officers facing verbal abuse, stress, long hours as demand for passports skyrockets: Union

Time for potential political leaders to say which conspiracy theories they reject 

Advocates fear federal government's changing vape strategy will shift focus away from cigarettes 

CBC

Crown trying to put Freedom Convoy leader Tamara Lich back in jail

AFN national chief calls for Queen to apologize for past wrongs 

19 year old reservists dies after collapsing during training march

Without colonization there would be no residential schools, says BC regional chief

Families of Flight PS752 victims call for cancellation of soccer match with Iran

Ed Fast says Pierre Poilievre supporters tried to 'muzzle' him on monetary policy 

Expanding parliamentary precinct would improve safety, police tell MPs

Ottawa's interim police chief didn't ask for Emergencies Act during Freedom Convoy

Conservative Party investigating racist email sent to Brown campaign

Tensions rise over passenger delays at airports

In line to join NATO, Sweden and Finland are facing some 'vulnerable' months

Prince Charles praises 'remarkable' Canada during his tour of Ottawa with wife Camilla

Monarchists criticize Canada's 'lacklustre' and 'embarrassing' Platinum Jubilee plans

China has lifted a 3 year ban of Canadian canola, Ottawa says

Toronto/Vancouver Star

A report on wildfire in Lytton, says more community fireproofing needed

Wind knocks out power, weather warnings issued for southern BC

Timeline of event since the finding of unarmed graves in Kamloops last May

Unmarked graves finding triggered Canada's year of reckoning over residential schools 

Conservative party investigating complaint by Patrick Brown team about racist email 

Parliament creates day to remember Tamil genocide in Sri Lanka 

Elizabeth May is holding the Green Party back and needs to leave, says former leadership contender  

'CSIS is broken' lawyer says in support of spy service employee's claim 

There's only one person left who can defeat Doug Ford

Canada doesn't need another report - we already know that climate change is here

What does Justin Trudeau have to do with Ontario's election campaign? Just ask Doug Ford

'Dumpster Fire': Here's why Conservatives fear Pierre Poilievre or one of his rivals could split the party

I'd fire Canada's top health official for her COVID-19 response, Conservative leadership candidate says

Public safety minister won't say if police asked for Emergencies Act to help clear the trucker protests 

Toronto Sun

Ford targets blue collar support on Horwath's Steeltown turf 

Trudeau spreads misinformation after cops say they didn't ask for Emergencies Act 

Trudeau's government is neither open or transparent 

War Room Secrets Unleashed memo to Ford, Del Duca Horwath: Do attack ads really work 

Charest and Poilievre as hospitable as oil and water 

Construction unions are abandoning the Liberals for Ford

Knives out in Conservative leadership race and it only helps Trudeau

Canadian suffering from Trudeau government's 'fairy dust' approach

Stop being judgmental about Charles and Camilla 

Inflation in Canada rises yet again

Going in circles on 'banning' handguns 

National Post

Conservative finance critic out after slamming Poilievre's plan to fire BoC governor 

BC to demolish 'racist' museum and build unprecedentedly expensive replacement 

A duty to reject conspiracy theories about white replacement 

Liberal MP announces resignation from GTA seat to take UN job

Canada on 'upward trajectory' with NATO spending and modernizing NORAD, defence minister says

Liberals show to realized vaccine-mandates are past their best by date

A compassionate government would kill its carbon tax right now 

Pierre Poilievre listens to the alienated - his unhinged critics can't handle that 

Why so shocked? Calling for the early departure of a Bank of Canada governor is nothing new

Steven Del Luca's fast failing quest for second place 

Don Cherry's cruel exclusion from the Order of Canada 

Macleans                           

Canada offers the Royals a reset after Caribbean tour fiasco

Global          

Public hearings begin on Vancouver's divisive Broadway plan

Scores of people camp overnight for passport renewal as ling lines, service delays continue 

The 215 missing children 'brought us together' says Kúkpi7 Casimir ahead of memorial 

'We don't understand it': Advocates slam Vancouver police raid of low-barrier cannabis program

BC Liberals vow to scrap Massey Tunnel and go back to a bride if elected 

ICBC warning drivers to slow down over May Long weekend

BC Liberals promise to scrap Royal BC Museum project if elected in 2024

Pacific Western Transit, union restart negotiations to end Sea-to-Sky strike

US confirms monkeypox case in man who recently travelled to Canada 

Kelowna RCMP: 20 per cent vacancy levels remain a challenge 

BC Search and Rescue Association launches video series to help reduce call volume

Alleged BC Gangster fights extradition from the US to Canada

Vancouver Tenants Union fears Broadway plan will lead to evictions, masse rent hikes

Telus says it plans to invest $34.5B in BC, Alberta and will create thousands of new jobs 

Tory Finance critic ED Fast Steps down after criticizing Poilievre's attacks on central bank

The NDP says it's 10 seats away from toppling Doug Ford. Does the math add up?

Joly meets with UN leaders to address global food insecurity amid Ukraine war

Miscellaneous            

Vancouver townhouse listed over $1.8 million sells for a steal at only $828,000

Chinatown heritage location of Vancouver's famed Kiefer Bar lists for nearly $2.5 million

Philippines president-elect Marcos Jr. wins big among Filipino voters in Canada 

Why Canada's largest federal union is talking strike 

Is the Doctor in? BC Can't say for sure

Guaranteed Basic Income is still a great idea

New CBC Podcast series on Kuper Island Residential School seeks justice

Prioritizing Indigenous knowledge about wild Pacific Salmon 

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