Ottawa Observations: Thursday-Friday, June 23-24, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Thursday-Friday,  June 23-24, 2022

Ukraine/Russia War

Mistakes were made: Why Germany may freeze in the dark this winter

'They're hanging on desperately to their country': Canada's ex-military chief, Rick Hillier, joins effort to help Ukraine in fight with Russia

Air raid sirens, coffee and cake: How life goes on in the Ukraine-Russia war zone

Russia warns that EU candidate status for Ukraine, Moldova will have 'negative consequences'

From Ukraine's front lines, exclusive interview with a Canadian Forces veteran

Former Canadian Military Chief to head Ukraine defence advisory council

Ukrainian troops begin retreating from besieged eastern city to stronger positions

Total cut off of Russian gas looms as EU leaders meet

Globe and Mail

Roe v Wade's fall sets a 'frightening precedent,' retired Canadian Supreme Court justice says  

Canadian Insurance firms in US move to extend health benefits after Roe v. Waste overturned

Ottawa withheld allegations against RCMP Commissioner, Nova Scotia mass murder inquiry says 

Canadian ERs face record wait times, closures amid labour shortages and resurgence of viruses

Hamilton teen banned from crypto for a year after hacking $48 million from 'bitcoin  pioneer'

Canada needs 5.8 million new homes by 2030 to bring prices down to affordable levels, CMHC says

Doug Ford reveals Ontario cabinet that includes a new health minister - and his nephew

The vacuum at the centre of Canadian politics: an incompetent, unethical government faces an intemperate, unhinged opposition

A Junior Hockey sexual assault scandal that should sicken us all

Passport delays, customs chaos, lost baggage all wreaking havoc on travel industry

Ottawa withheld allegations against RCMP Commissioner, Nova Scotia Mass murder inquiry says

Trudeau pledges to defend abortion rights after US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade

Patrick Brown expresses concerns about Conservative MP's talk with soldier facing charges over vaccine-mandate criticism

Liberals leave disability benefit bill in limbo as Parliament breaks for summer

Online streaming bill could make YouTube 'manipulate' its algorithms CRTC chair says

Prince Charles urges Commonwealth leaders to learn from reconciliation efforts in Canada

Liberals fail to act with urgency before a long hot summer of inflation

Liberal-NDP deal changed dynamics in Parliament, where hybrid sittings will go on

Conservative MPs meet soldier charged with criticizing COVID-19 vaccine requirements while in uniform 

China may have tried to discourage Canadians from voting Conservative in last election, federal unit says

Trudeau announces $250 million in new food aid, blames Russia for skyrocketing prices 

Ottawa allowing thousands of Afghans entry to Canada through Pakistan, which has relaxed border restrictions 

CBC

Trudeau calls US court decision overturning Roe v Wade 'horrific'

Federal Government scrambles to address hordes of passport applicants at overwhelmed offices

Extreme intoxication bill receives royal assent after Senate, House expedition its passage

8 months in, Afghans stuck in Islamabad may finally have a path to Canada

Trudeau says Ottawa 'had a lot of questions' after Nova Scotia mass shooting but didn't interfere in investigation 

Trudeau defends vax mandates, Emergencies Act decision, in interview. 

In Rwanda to meet with Commonwealth leaders, Trudeau remembers a genocide 

Pope Francis's visit to Canada will go ahead despite ongoing health issues

Commonwealth countries could learn from Canada's reconciliation efforts, Prince Charles says

Almost 100,000 mail ballots not counted in federal election: Elections Canada

The Liberal government's single-use plastic ban, explained

Almost 100,000 students to get break on CERB repayments 

Federal government tables bill to create national reconciliation oversight body

Toronto/Vancouver Star

Canada's spy agency is briefing local Vancouver-area politicians on foreign interference 

BC watches flood risk as rains ease, but heat has potential to melt snowpack

BC Police officer charged with two counts of assault related to 2020 arrest

Vancouver approves ambitious 30 year plan to redevelop Broadway corridor

Trial by fire continues for Lytton, its residents in limbo, buildings in ruins 

BC committees $21 milion to help rebuild infrastructure in Lytton after fire

Despite the election outcome, the fight to stop Highway 413 is far from over

Rising food prices are hanging consumers out to dry

Canada's COVID-spurred immigration backlo is hurting its economic growth, survey suggests

Roe v Wade reversal is a 'devastating setback' for women's rights, Justin Trudeau says

'Meltdowns. ' Smear jobs.' Harassment': Michelle Rempel Garner is calling out her fellow Conservatives - and some are trying to kick her out of the party 

The weird and worrying return of the convoy - with support from a fifth of the Conservative caucus

Canada's inflation rate skyrockets to 7.7%, largest increase since 1983

Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner doubles down after Star reveals push to eject her for criticizing colleagues

Technical issue temporary stops Canadian Forces Snowbirds from flight performances 

Liberals leave disability benefit bill in limbo as Parliament breaks for summer

Quebec's St. Jean Batiste Day celebrations return after pandemic hiatus

Public inquiry in Nova Scotia seeking explanation from Ottawa about withheld notes 

Passport delay warnings were ignored by Ottawa least year, workers say

Bank of Canada's slow-footed inflation response

Toronto Sun

Trudeau calls US decision to overturn Roe v. Wade 'devastating setback'

Ford's cabinet gets bigger, core economic team stays in place

Pride lauds B'nai Brith and Toronto police for alerting of potential threats 

Trudeau dodges question about own conduct thanks to American decision in Roe

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's new cabinet revealed

Public inquiry in Nova Scotia seeking explanation from Ottawa about withheld notes

Federal government needs to act responsibly on inflation

Food is getting more expensive but feds certainly aren't helping

Jagmeet Singh's legacy as Trudeau's hype man

Ford cabinet picks all about balancing competing interests

Trudeau says no 'undue influence' over RCMP Commissioner, same language he used in SNC

Trudeau government can't get anything right!

Lucki must go, but Liberals are to blame

Political interference nothing new for PM

National Post

Poll suggests Canadians confidence in Bank of Canada shaken by surging inflation

News compensation bill part of 'global movement' to regulate Big Tech, critic says  

We can learn from Canada's reconciliation effort, Prince Charles tells Commonwealth leaders 

Justice Canada says it erred in withholding critical information from Nova Scotia shooting inquiry

Trudeau calls US Roe v Wade reversal of abortion rights 'horrific' 

Ontario Premier Ford names new cabinet, including a role for his nephew

Online streaming bill could make YouTube manipulate its algorithms: CRTC Chair

Folly at the Forks 'reimagines' Canada Day right out of existence 

Canadians holidaying in Cuba are powering a regime of repression

Danielle Smith stands almost alone on Sovereignty Act, as Rempel Garner rocks UCP

Canada's top doctor Theresa Tam reappointed for another three-year term - with a pay raise

Conservative MPs want pause on MAID extension for patients with mental illness

Brown, Charest campaigns pressure Conservatives to release membership lists to track possible duplicate members

Liberal-NDP deal has been a success, both parties say, as motion to extend hybrid sit-ins for another year passes

Macleans                           

Shopping malls are dying, Here's how to bring them back to life

Cottage Industry: A rate 1960's A-frame in BC's Okanagan Valley

 

Global          

Family of Vancouver Police officer who died by suicide suing department

Defence asks for house arrest for former Kelowna Social worker

BC clinics could see more US patients following decision to strike down Roe v Wade

Arrival of hot, summer weather replaces rain as BC's chief flood risk

IIO called to Campbell River after man dies in RCMP custody 

More resources needed for Vancouver's nighttime economy plan: critic

Vancouver Police officer could face charges over takedown involving police dog

Rural area near Merritt loses firefighting services due to lack of capacity

Agreement reached in BC concrete truck drivers strike

How a little museum in Lytton is rising from the ashes

Parliament is taking a summer break. Here's what's on pause until the fall

Trudeau slams 'horrific' US Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v Wade

Extreme intoxication bill becomes law after flying through Senate

Brown campaign alleges Poilievre team sent 'misleading; emails to drum up memberships

House adjourns for summer amid questions of interference into Nova Scotia shooting probe

Hockey Canada's non-disclosure agreement in crosshairs of parliamentary committee

Canadian MPs will continue hybrid sittings of Parliament until next year

National Council would oversee Indigenous reconciliation, Liberals say in new bill

Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner not running for UCP leadership 

Miscellaneous            

Small city, big police problem - killings by cops in Campbell River

Canada is getting older, so why not make our communities wiser?

Balmoral Hotel's huge neon sign to be removed Sunday

Mayoral candidate Jinny Sims says it's time to raise the Pride flag at Surrey City Hall

Bissonnette ruling commands attention, but the rubber hits the road with the Parole Board of Canada

Canada's non-profit labour force is in crisis 

Court ruling upholds Premier John Horgan and Lieutenant Governor Janet Austin's decision to ignore fixed-election law

Michelle Rempel Garner lobs a grenade into Conservative Politics

BC's long regime os secrecy

Please advise: F*** Trudeau or let pump prices discourage driving?

A Burnaby Housing Corporation? 'Everything's on the tale," says Mayor

What the Federal government's Aquaculture News means for wild fish 

Trans Mountain Expansion a money loser for Taxpayers

On the Record: Councillors on their Broadway Plan Votes

'We see Energy Efficiency as an integral part of reducing Health inequities  

A black centred STEAM program gets a new home base in Vancouver

BC union ordered to pay $500,000 bill for Defaming Corporation