Ottawa Observations: Tuesday-Wednesday, June 14-15, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Tuesday/Wednesday, June 14-15, 2022

Ukraine/Russia War

Putin has weaponized food. The global death toll could be staggering

'No regrets': A Canadian volunteer wounded in Ukraine is coming home

Canada will send $9M worth of howitzer replacement barrels to Ukraine 

Russia to form 'new G8' with Iran and China

Issue of Canadian official at Russian embassy party 'did not come up' during talk with Zelenskyy: Trudeau

Globe and Mail

Federal anti-money-laundering agency failed to stop flow of billions in criminal activity from BC, report finds 

Ottawa will 'absolutely not' reimburse civil servants who refused COVID-19 vaccination and were placed on unpaid leave

'COVID hasn't gone away': Five things health experts say we must do to end the pandemic

Bank of Canada would be wise to match US Federal Reserve's plans for aggressive rate hikes

US Federal Reserve hikes interest rate by latest amount since 1994

Bank of Canada likely to mirror  0.75% Fed hike nest month, say economists

Canadian home sales, prices fall for second consecutive month in May as 'new interest-rate reality' sinks in 

Conservatives investigating allegations of membership irregularities by Patrick Brown campaign

Senior military officer who retired, went to Ukraine, now charged with sexual assault

Federal watchdog flooded with record complaints about access to information

Big debts threaten to ground Canada's once high-flying airports

Partying with the Russians: the message is, this will all blow over some day

If Pierre Poilievre ignores calls to pivot towards the centre, he poses a real threat to Liberals 

What was Global Affairs thinking sending an official to a Russian embassy party? Maybe it wasn't which is often the point 

Canadian attendance at Russian embassy party in Ottawa 'absolutely unacceptable' Trudeau says

Montreal based Power Corp. raises $210 million for agri-food investing amid inflation concerns 

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland accused of being evasive during committee appearance on Ottawa's use of Emergencies Act

Heritage minister says online-streaming bill's progress 'important' as Tories warn of 'undemocratic' fast-tracking

MPs pass bill removing mandatory minimum sentences from some criminal offences

Border-city Mayors and tourism industry leaders urge Ottawa to ditch ArriveCan app

Ottawa's anti-terrorism laws hinder efforts to evacuate Afghans loyal to Canada out of Afghanistan

Alberta, energy sector press Ottawa to clarify how climate targets will be reached

Ottawa seeks broad powers over telecoms, right to keep measures secret 

Federal government's $724.1 million fund to support Indigenous women and girls sits largely unused 

New drug price regulations could save Canada billions of dollars, PBO report says

US Partners with Canada and other countries to secure supply chain of critical minerals 

Canada suspending vaccine mandates for most domestic and international travel, government jobs

Canada's 2030 climate target for oil and gas industry not feasible, government analysis says

CBC

Michelle Rempel Garner 'seriously considering' Alberta UCP leadership bid

Border mayors call on federal government to scrap the ArriveCAN app

Travelling this summer? Here's what you need to know as vaccine mandates lift

Canada on board for ending subsidies that promote overfishing at WTO meeting

Former senior military officer Trevor Cadieu charged with two counts of sexual assault

Blair says police didn't ask for Emergencies Act, but did ask for help ending blockades

Personal info about military sex misconduct claimants released in error

Rideau Hall says GG 'shares the public's concern' about $93K catering bill  

Ottawa announces suspension of vaccine mandates for domestic travel, federal employees 

Questions about who wanted Emergencies Act deployed prompt Conservative calls for Mendicino to resign                                                    

Residential school survivors call on Pope to acknowledge unmarked graves 

New federal bill would compel key industries to bolster cyber security - or pay a price 

Brutal honesty meets 'prudence': Canadian and UK Parliaments dissect the Afghanistan withdrawal 

Canada and Denmark sign deal to divide uninhabited Arctic Island

MPs rush over 150 amendments to streaming bill, Senate says it won't be pressured

Toronto/Vancouver Star

Flood of atmospheric rivers in BC cost $675 million in insured damage: bureau

RCMP and FINTRAC blamed in landmark report on money-laundering 

Some highlight quotes from the BC money laundering inquiry 

Is money-laundering inflating prices where you live? BC's report on the issue, coming out today, might be revealing

Money laundering report points to government, RCMP failures, but finds no corruption  

Indigenous-led BC Olympic bid will be about respect, inclusivity, community

Federal government gives $77 million for new fire-resistant buildings in Lytton

Here's how survivors of Canada's residential schools want the Pope to apologize

Why Toronto and Vancouver will likely bel the last Canadian host cities standing for the 2026 World Cup  

The inside story of why Justin Trudeau suddenly ended vaccine mandates for travellers

Rents in cities near Toronto are soaring - with some seeing hikes as high as 54 percent. Here's where tenants face the most sticker shock

'Laura' spoke on condition of anonymity, Her story of what's happening n nursing is a warning to us all

Allegations of leadership abuses at Trillium Health Partners trigger independent probe by province 

Scrap the app: Border MPs and mayors urge Ottawa to axe ArriveCAN at land crossings, saying it threatens recovery

Justin Trudeau appears to contradict top minister over why the Emergencies Act was used'

Alberta MP Michelle Rempel Garner ponders run for UCP leadership - and walking away from Patrick Brown's federal campaign

With more kids working and getting hurt on the job, Quebec to review labour laws 

Trudeau to travel to Rwanda, Germany and Madrid for world leader summits next week 

Officer who killed Quebec teen who was holding weapon said police are patient

Get over it - Doug Ford's victory was an example of how democracy is supposed to work

Chrystia Freeland to unveil $7 billion plan to fight inflation 

Ex Tory leader Erin O'Toole speaks out and slams Justin Trudeau's vaccine mandates

'Conservatives are losing traction in ethnic communities' Will their leadership race make it even worse?

The inside story of why Justin Trudeau suddenly ended vaccine mandates for travellers

Ottawa to drop COVID-19 vaccine mandates, allowing unvaccinated Canadians to board planes, trains

Toronto Sun

Key 'Freedom Convoy' figure pleads guilty to counselling mischief, out of jail

Note to Canadians abroad  -- Don't look to Canada for help 

Border-town officials want easier access for American tourists 

Joly should resign over bureaucrat partying at Russian embassy

Trudeau Liberals ram through online censorship bill -- and only the Senate can save us now

Trudeau government threatens to bring back mandates and change definition of fully vaccinated 

Families face growing tax burden with no relief in sight 

Trudeau Liberals ram through online censorship bill -- and only the Senate can save us now

Tax Freedom Day for Canadians the latest in 15 years 

Trudeau acts on his own political science to drop travel restrictions 

Trudeau's anti-democratic way of ramming through his Internet censorship law  

Looks like travel restrictions were political all along

Online censorship bill is a big problem

Travel restrictions are about power for Trudeau

A rocky economy ahead

National Post

Bar tab on Trudeau's plane shows booze flowing freely in-flight

Salaries of suspended unvaccinated bureaucrats will 'absolutely not' be reimbursed, federal minister says 

Representing himself in court, Ottawa-area hunter fights gun seizure and wins

Alaska's salmon bounty coming at BC's expense 

Pierre Poilievre team files complaint alleging Patrick Brown supporters offered payment for membership 

Michelle Rempel Garner leaves Patrick Brown campaign to consider UCP leadership run

Calls from Mayors, business to ditch ArriveCan app grow as peak summer travel season looms

Rachel Notley admits Alberta NDP has problems with treatment of staff, volunteers 

High fuel costs, demand for fertilizer driving up costs for Canadian farmers 

Terry Glavin's critics are shredding their own credibility 

Denmark's gunboat diplomacy over Hans Island a warning for future Arctic conflicts  

The madness of Trudeau's vaccine policies foretell the end of his reign  

Mélanie Joly's all-too-Liberal dodge on official who went to Russian party 

Warnings printed directly on cigarettes won't make people butt out

'I don't regret anything': Tyson Billings (aka Freedom George) pleads guilty to convoy charge 

Nearly 15 million doses of Canada's COVID-19 vaccines have expired 

New bill would allow Liberal government to implement ba on Huawei and ZTE

Macleans                           

Global          

Federal 'failures' on money laundering prompt BC inquiry to call for provincial watchdog 

3 year sentence for random stabbing of Mexican tourist in Vancouver Tim Hortons

'Cycle of pain': 10 years after aging out of care, a BC woman searches for her place 

Thunder showers, rain could mean flooding for part of BC southern interior 

YVR wait times easing with security staff back to 'pre pandemic levels' feds say

Premier John Horan's popularity sags as Liberals and NDP release attack ads

If you smack a mosquito, slap it in an envelope for this BC entomologist 

Money laundering public inquiry finds  'no evidence' of political corruption in BC

'The hurt is going away': White Rock parish apologizes to local pride society

DTES group rallies against 'street sweepers' says area's homeless targeted 

US wants Canada to join probe of cross-border pollution from BC coal mines

Federal Government gives 77 million for new fire-resistant buildings in Lytton

Rempel Garner says she's considering bid to become leader of UCP in Alberta

Canada's military police charge retired Lieutenant-General with sexual assault 

Liberal, NDP voters prefer Charest and Brown as Conservative leader: Poll 

Freeland says Canada's economic reputation was at risk, prompting Emergencies Act

Miscellaneous            

Dragon boats represent the intersection of sport and culture in Vancouver 

New poll suggests cracks are appearing in Premier John Horgan's Teflon Shield 

Vancouver lot where 2018 fire destroyed empty home returns to market asking $4,699,000

Clark, Ministers, Police and Lottery Corporation roasted in Money Laundering report

Lawyers can't ignore Climate Change

Small City, Big Problem. Welcome to Pitt Meadows

Richmond races the rising tide

How COVID broke Canadian society 

Greedflation: Why your Grocery bills are soaring 

Unreported Job Injuries: "The Elephant in the workplace"

In Whistler, the Wolf Clan is here

The fall of Justin Trudeau has begun