Ottawa Observations: Tuesday-Wednesday, August 16 & 17, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Tuesday--Wednesday, August 16 & 17, 2022

Ukraine/Russia War

 

Canada is falling short on its promises to Ukraine

Russia replaces Black Sea fleet chief after attacks in Crimea

Globe and Mail

Census shows slight decline of French speakers in Quebec, reviving fears about the language's survival

Official bilingualism is officially dead in Canada 

More homeowners cancelling listings, turning homes into rentals as housing market cools 

Food price inflation in Canada starting to peak, say experts 

Union leaders frustrated by Bank of Canada's advice for companies not to adjust wages to inflation

Lisa LaFlamme deserved more from Bell Media 

The business of journalism is ruthless. Lisa LaFlamme is just the latest casualty 

It's true: Zellers is coming back. Here's what you need to know

Releasing oilseeds tailings into Athabasca River is only one among several options, Guilbeault says

Quebec pension fund manager Caisse loses $33.6 billion in first half of 2022

Alberta is on the verge of the constitutional abyss

With public finances back on track, Quebec's parties line up to promise tax cuts in advance of fall election 

UNESCO team in Alberta to determine if Wood Buffalo National Park should go on endangered list 

A highly contagious political virus is pouring over the Canada-US border

Strong-mayor powers will actually make cities like Toronto and Ottawa weaker

Canadian lawmakers plan Taiwan trip amid rising China tensions 

Opposition MPs, non-profit groups urge Ottawa to step up efforts to help stranded Afghans 

CBC

Negotiator behind deal with Freedom Convoy says Ottawa was too quick to use emergency powers 

Afghans are suffering and dying while Canada plays politics, says aid worker  

Canadian parliamentarians planning fall visit to Taiwan 

Mountie who showed sexual photo to assault victim during investigation got his job back 

1 in 4 border officers witnessed colleagues discriminate against travellers: internal report 

Callers reporting misconduct to helpline were referred to law firm chosen by Hockey Canada 

Record number of Canadians reporting first language other than French or English: StatsCan

As Afghans go hungry, the West contends with the Taliban's broken promises 

Value of frozen Russian assets in Canada slightly lower than 2 months ago

Public inquiry into use of Emergencies Act during convoy protests to start September 19

A year after the fall of Kabul, Canadian veterans urge Ottawa not to abandon Afghans trying to flee

Ottawa to offer passport pickup service in 4 additional cities, says more locations coming 

Intelligence report flagged possible 'violent revenge' after Ottawa protest shutdown 

Slowing inflation does not mean you get your spending power back

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will visit Canada to talk Ukraine, energy co-operation

Centre Ice Conservatives are warming the bench for now

Toronto/Vancouver Star

All evacuation orders rescinded for Keremeos Creek wildfire near Penticton

Wolf enclosure was damaged to let animals escape at Greater Vancouver Zoo, RCMP say

BC drug death toll passes 10,000s since declaration of emergency in 2016: coroner

Sunken fish boat off BC shifts into deeper water, leaks fuel in key orca habitat

RCMP commissioner 'made me feel as if I was stupid' Mountie tells probe into allegations of political interference by Liberals  

Lisa LaFlamme ouster leaves tensions high at CTV News. "Colleagues are sad and scared'

Gone Girl: Why did CTV News drop famed anchor Lisa LaFlamme?

Jason Kenney squares off with Danielle Smith for the soul of Alberta's United Conservative Party

NDP deal to prop up Liberals depends on more support for fossil-fuel workers, MP says

Mayors, Police and Businesses push Ontario for help on homelessness and opioid crises

Toronto Sun

Mounties counter Trudeau Liberals claim of no political interference in mass shooting probe 

The full story behind Lisa LaFlamme's surprise departure from CTV

Peterborough mayor drops F bombs after protesters tried to arrest police

Pharmacists fear run on children's cold medicines amid shortage 

How the Canada Child Benefit shifted help away from low-income families

More stats showing Canada doesn't have gun crime problem

Government policies should encourage - not stifle - economic growth

Canada's continued airport turmoil 

RCMP political interference concerns remain 

Inflation still hurting Canadians 

National Post

Canadian MPs hope for trade visit to Taiwan this fall despite tensions with China 

That Lisa LaFlammes's only option may be the CBC is an outrage all its own

StatsCan report suggesting French use is on the decline in Quebec, sparks debate, controversy 

'99% chance' that crowding in Ontario ERs will be worse this fall, doctor says on OMA panel

Another case of a sick Canadian offered death instead of treatment - this time, a veteran

Liberals pretend only the church is to blame for residential schools 

Private health care for profit - it's coming to Canada 

Sex assault accusations hit the man who could have become history's first Canadian pope

Eviction warnings handed to longtime encampments outside Manitoba legislature

Macleans                           

 

Global          

Alcohol running dry for restaurant industry as BCGEU goes on strike

New Surrey Police officer arrested by RCMP, may face breach of trust charge 

More public servants issue strike notice as cannabis shops feel impact of BCGEU action

Homeless advocates want fence around shady area of park removed due to heatwave

Search continues for at least 1 wolf following 'suspicious' escape from BC zoo

Physicists and business figures gather in Vancouver to crack theory of everything

Ex-BC journalist and democracy activist placed on Chinese 'wanted ' list

Report shows wine tourism slow to recover from the pandemic pause 

BC leads provinces for residents whose primary language at home isn't English or French

BC fire crews tackling 'highly visible' wildfire 20 Kim north of Kamloops

Township of Esquimalt opts not to renew policing agreement 

Jack Sundial withdraws from Surrey municipal election campaign

"Where are we supposed to go?" Downtown Eastside rally opposes tent city eviction

Canadians not keen on trading privacy for intelligence sharing: polling data 

Potential Taiwan stop by Canadian MPs would be part of Singapore trade trip: officials

Nearly 60% of Canadians doubt Hockey Canada's plan to tackle sex abuse: Survey

Canada's Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra tests positive for COVID-19

Miscellaneous            

Kevin Falcon's appointment of John Rustad as forests critic shows true BC Liberal priorities around the climate 

Women are not acceptable casualties in the response to the housing crisis 

RBC cites two factors that will 'protect against a full blown housing crash'

Attention civil servants - strikes not the only way to boost wages. Why not leverage NDP leadership race?

Want to be mayor of Vancouver or run for City Council? Here's how to become an official candidate 

The latest COVID wave may have peaked. But risks remain high

When media erases places of colour 

Anjali Appadurari: 'A total reframing is needed'

Danielle Smith isn't nuts, says Kenney. Just her policies 

Why We need to say Monkeypox is mainly affecting Gay and Bisexual men

Poilievre blamed climate taxes while Big Oil guzzled profits 

Flyers threaten homeless people in Vancouver's Downtown east side