Ottawa Observations: Tuesday-Wednesay, September 27-28

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Tuesday-Wednesday, September 27-28, 2022

Ukraine/Russia War

 

In Ukraine, these women are high powered professionals. In Poland, they struggle to earn a living

Ukrainian men in Russia held regions flee to avoid conscription 

EU vows retaliation for Nord stream pipeline explosions Russian claims were not its doing

With Russia in crisis, could Putin be forced out?

Moscow tried to draft fleeing Russian men at the borders

Staring down Putin's threats  

Globe and Mail

Opioid-related deaths in Canada nearly doubled during COVID-19 pandemic 

In Kitimat, Canada's first LNG terminal rises

Ontario to extend life of Pickering nuclear plant 

Indigenous consortium to acquire minority stake in Enbridge Alberta pipelines 

Two Canadian budget airlines Flair and Lynx, announce service expansions 

Legault says accepting more than 50,000 immigrants a year 'suicidal'

Jeremy MacKenzie, leader of online group 'Diagolon' arrested in Nova Scotia: RCMP

Liz Truss's tax slashing mini budget may not be as crazy as it seems

Should Poilievre be the one taking on the media, or Trudeau?

Welcome to the resistance, Pierre Poilievre

CP Rail says Kansas City Southern merger will create jobs, improve service, in pitch to US regulators

Critic of Bill C-11 should be investigated for failing to disclose funding from YouTube, says Liberal MP

Ottawa urged to work to boost trade ties and military presence in Indo-Pacific

How a German stem cell donor's extraordinary gesture helped save Dominic LeBlanc's life

It's high time for the Bank of Canada to become more transparent

Creator of Super Simple Songs, one of Canada's most successful YouTube Channels, warns Bill C-11 could slash global reach

BC Liberals ponder name change to BC United

Bank of Canada to publish summaries of meetings in bid to increase transparency

CBC

Conservative deputy leader says party supports calls for regime change in Iran

Bank of Canada to reveal summaries of rate-decision meeting starting next year 

Trudeau surveys aftermath of Fiona in Port Aux Basques 

Adapting to climate change faster will save Canada billions, new analysis shows

Feds deploy more troops to Fiona hit areas, promise compensation

Speaker won't rule on freelance journalist's accreditation after Conservative MPs call tweet threatening

Black civil servants file discrimination complaint against federal government with United Nations 

NDP calling for probe of grocery store profits as food prices continue to rise

CRA offering amnesty period for businesses hit by Fiona

Poilievre replaces top lawyer at Conservative Party 

Federal government warns Canadian hockey players in Russia, Belarus to leave 

As the East Coast picks up the pieces post-Fiona, MPs ask themselves what an army is for

Toronto/Vancouver Star

BC Cabinet Minister Melanie Mark resigns and takes medical leave 

BC officials push flu, COVID-19 vaccines ahead of possible surges late fall

Granddaughter's handcuffing haunts Indigenous man, even as police settle rights case

Lawyer for First Nations says goal of BC land claim case is reconciliation  

Transportation Safety Board probes tour boat sinking on Haida Gwaii 

Early fall heat wave shatters daily temperature records in 20 BC communities

Far-right group leader Jeremy Mackenzie arrested near Halifax on weapons charges  

Pierre Poilievre îs building bridges he was expected to burn

Prices for liquor, food - even holidays - to soar higher as loonie tumbled against US dollar

Canada Post quietly moves into banking with national launch of personal loans

Journalists must explain our work to our readers 

In dark times, there are glimpses of hope in Ukraine, Iran and even Canada's relations with China 

Toronto Sun

Report shows Ontario government workers are very well paid after all

Trudeau government needs to act, not talk on Iran

Unvaccinated Toronto Firefighters deserve compassion

Poilievre demands end to military vaccine mandate, but some say it's more complex

How to fight climate change without national carbon tax

Ford government's surplus is pure luck but NDP wants a deficit

Trudeau's 'luxury tax' will hurt the economy and Canadians

Poilievre's Conservatives ahead of Trudeau's Liberals, third poll shows

Is Pierre Poilievre already overtaking Justin Trudeau's Liberals?

Poilievre's latest target of social media monsters 

Food Bank usage shows families are hurting 

Label Iran's security thus as terrorists  

National Post

Conservatives' attempt to cancel carbon tax hikes fails in House of Commons

Federal court throws out lawsuit of Ontario illegal pot farmer who sued CRA for $10M

How to govern like the Trudeau Liberals: talk big, do little and spend lots of money

Surely nothing could go wrong with Trudeau's hastily cobbled-together dental care plan

Our failed COVID response

Red tape, barriers keeping BC's 'legacy' craft pot farmers out of legal marketplace 

MPs should investigate high food prices as Canadians 'losing faith' in system; expert

Liberal minister accuses Alberta of 'abdication' for resisting gun buybacks

New poll shows Poilievre Conservatives in dominating lead over Liberals

Nova Scotia premier blasts cellphone companies for poor service after Fiona

More than 1.6 million travellers arrived at border without using ArriveCAN bot fewer than 200 were fined

After heated debate, Saskatchewan NDP votes to cancel plan to invite Jagmeet Singh to its convention

Global          

BC could move 1,800 patients out of hospital to free up beds for COVID, Flu

Flu shots available in BC after Thanksgiving as provide prepares for 'winter surge'

NDP leadership hopeful David Eby pitches 'flipping' tax, secondary suite legalization 

Activist's challenge turns BC NDP leadership race from coronation into competition  

Man hits woman with pole in possible racially motivated attack: Vancouver Police

First Nations man, granddaughter handcuffed at bank in 2019, make ground-breaking agreement with VPD

Vancouver mayoral candidates face off with just over 2 weeks until election day 

TransLink launches SkyTrain recruiting blitz as major expansions get underway  

Sixty wildfires  still burning in southeast BC

Nearly 1,500 drug deaths in BC this year, including 5.5 per day in August

BC tourism and sport minister Melanie Mark resigns to focus on 'personal matters'  

Fall heat wave continues to topple BC temperature records 

'We fear for the tsunami of cancer cases': Radiologists pen urgent letter to Adrian Dix

TSB sends team to examine Haida Gwaii boat sinking

Jeremy Mackenzie, 'Diagolon' found and far-right figurehead, arrested 

Military not looking to end COVID-19 vaccine mandate amid pressure from Poilievre 

Legault, Boulet criticized for comments on immigration 

Quebec's 'completely post COVID' election campaign has few mentions of deaths, emergency powers

1 in 3 Canadian believe Trudeau should stay in power as Tories edge ahead: poll

Miscellaneous            

BC Liberals announce that 'BC United" will be put before members as the new party name

WorkSafeBC imposes highest penalty ever for asbestos violations 

Eby promises Big housing changes to "Level the Playing field'

One afternoon, everything changed 

How can local politicians stem the Toxic Drug crisis?

Vancouver Election Controversy: What's in a 'usual name'

The coming COVID brain wreck?

Will the BC Liberal Rebrand work?

Why are railways allowed to police themselves?

Colleen Hardwick wants to be Mayor of Vancouver

Changing the culture of suicide care