Ottawa Observations: Thursday-Friday, July 14 & 15, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Thursday-Friday, July 14-15, 2022

Ukraine/Russia War

Russian missiles kill at least 23, injure more than 100 in central Ukrainian city 

Liberal ministers set to testify at committee on decision to release turbines caught in Russia sanctions 

Germany's green energy hypocrisy made it an easy blackmail target 

Globe and Mail

BC Court of Appeal rules against doctor in Private health care case 

BC Court of appeal has rejected case calling for right to pay for private health care. Here's why you need to know 

A court has affirmed access to health care should be based on need, but this is no time for a medicare victory cry 

Lytton residents rear repeat of history as wildfire prompts evacuations 

Inside Amazon's strategy to shield its profits from Canadian taxes 

Canadian home prices spiral down in June 

Trudeau event at brewery cancelled as apparent convoy protesters set up outside

Danielle Smith sells a fantasy to the supporters she betrayed years ago

Danielle Smith's push for provincial autonomy in UCP leadership race driving astounding political rehabilitation  

How the pandemic broke central bankers' orderly world 

A major solar storm can strike Earth. We need to be ready

BC speculation tax brings 20,000 units back to rental market 

Why the UN is still wrong on population

Senate committee calls for criminalization of forced and coerced sterilization 

Canadiana are delusional captives to a broken health care system 

CBC

Ottawa-area Trudeau event cancelled due to 'size and composition' of protest group 

Ottawa closes special Afghan immigration program to new applicants 

Health Canada approves 1st COVID-19 vaccine for youngest kids

Mandatory random COVID-19 testing for fully vaccinated air travellers resuming next week

RCAF replacing planes used for Prime Ministers travel, refuelling aircraft 

Here's how offsite random testing will work for international air travellers

Senate report calls for law criminalizing forced or coerced sterilization 

Why you may have received an unexpected direct deposit from the federal government today 

Conservatives say they're hoping for a faster ballot count in this year's leadership race

MPs to question industry minister about nationwide Rogers internet outage 

Toronto/Vancouver Star

BC Court of Appeal rejects private health care, says Charter breach OK

BC opens registry for children, aged 6 months to 4 years to get COVID-19 vaccine

Surrey-Langley Sky Train project approved, expected to be completed by 2028 

Man acquitted in Air India bombing was ambushed at site of fatal shooting RCMP say

Vehicle waited for Ripudaman Singh Malik hours before shooting in BC: police

BC Wildfire Service responds to blaze near fire-ravaged Lytton

Overdose deaths for May reach new heights in BC, says chief coroner  

Six homes destroyed, no injuries reported in 'daunting' wildfire west of Lytton

What this years 'exceptional circumstances' means for 300,000 Canadians who got their passports late

Quarterly federal carbon price rebates appear in bank accounts with vague labels 

Does the Conservative leadership race need a third debate?

Green Party threatens to expel aspiring leadership candidate for criticizing it

Trudeau event at brewery cancelled as apparent convoy protesters set up outside 

Supreme Court nixes double royalties for streaming or downloading music online 

Ottawa announces influenza vaccine agreement with GlaxoSmithKline

House of Commons industry committee to investigate Rogers outage 

By putting the economy at risk to fight inflation, the Bank of Canada is making the usual mistake

Toronto Sun

Wilson-Raybould reveals caucus-cabinet disconnect 

Justin Trudeau needs a real friend 

Trudeau needs plan to thwart economic downturn

Trudeau government's air travel rules based on fear, not science

Random testing is just more red tape

Trudeau's carbon tax  -- the good, bad and ugly

National Post

Conservative party mulling over a third official debate in August 

BC court upholds public health system despite threat to patients' lives

Justin Trudeau on a hot tin roof

Rogers to publicly answer to MPs over massive outage

Rogers outage could weigh on $26B deal with Shaw, industry minister suggests

Rogers has its work cut out for it in outage aftermath as Shaw merger deadline looms

Worried about high energy bills, some Canadians risk discomfort, illness and even death

Danielle Smith's campaign pokes a stick into the extremist bonfire

Canada's free speech principles are more like the US than not

How Bank of Canada rate hikes will help younger Canadians 

Review warned of passport office crisis even before pandemic 

Public health docs push for Canadians to get third doses, but no rush on fourth shot 

Macleans                           

 

Global          

At least 6 homes lost as wildfire near Lytton balloons to 1,500 hectares 

Ripudaman Singh Malik shooting 'opens up the wounds' for families of Air India victims 

Police release video of suspect vehicle in Ripudaman Singh Malik shooting

BC caregiver guilty of failure to provide necessaries of life to woman with Down Syndrome

One person unaccounted for after eight rescued from East Van rooftop parking lot collapse

Interior Health diverting patients from hospital ERs in Ashcroft, Clearwater 

Surrey-Langley SkyTrain to be completed by 2028 with nearly $4 billion price tag

BC's top court upholds dismissal of private health care challenge 

Public split on BC's plan to decriminalize hard drugs, but support may be growing: poll 

Bowinn Ma bows out of NDP leadership race, pushes Attorney General David ebb to run

Pulling together Canoe Journey aims to be 'reconciliation in action' as it paddles the Shuswap

COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5 to be available in BC starting August 2

Why is Ottawa burnin away from Afghans who helped Canada? We're failing them.

Majority say Canadian airport delays 'a national embarrassment', avoiding travel: poll

Miscellaneous            

US baby deaths prompt Health Canada warning about Fisher-Price rockers 

City sponsored Olympic Village pop-up showcases solutions to False Creek sea level rise

Tseshat First Nation begins scanning for unmarked residential school graves in Port Alberni

The online abuse and harassment of women in politics must stop

Vancouver realtor cites 'massive drops not getting reported in housing market

To fund repairs, BC Landlords can raise the rent 

The Ignored Epidemic of Hate Crimes against women and girls 

Toxic Drug Toll continues deadly climb

The Sacred, the Profane ... and Shrek

'It's Hard to remember that you're not alone'