Ottawa Observations: Tuesday - Wednesday, October 25-26, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Tuesday-Wednesday, October 25-26, 2022

Emergencies Act Inquiry

Emergencies Act inquiry hears contradictory testimony on need for sweeping powers 

Ford says he won't testify at Emergencies Act inquiry because it's a policing, not political, matter 

Three police forces had doubts about use of Emergencies Act

Ex-Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly says force couldn't change much about response to convoy protest 

Doug Ford will do almost anything to avoid answering questions about the emergency in his province

Intelligence analysts warned of 'foreign adversaries' influence on convoy protest 

Police needed Emergencies Act after deal to secure tow trucks fell through, federal lawyer says 

Ottawa Police though allowing protest trucks on Wellington Street would protect rest of the city 

OPP inspector felt meeting with Federal government could help protesters 'save face' and leave, inquiry hears 

Mendicino says email from Lucki doesn't mean Emergencies Act was unnecessary

Doug Ford breaks silence on why he is refusing to testify at Emergencies Act inquiry: a 'federal ' matter

Convoy inquiry reveals another Canadian intelligence fiasco 

Emergencies Act Inquiry to hear CSIS evidence on 'Freedom Convoy' In secret 

Ottawa Police Chief ruined chance to shrink the 'Freedom Convoy' inquiry told Tuesday

Trudeau's claims for invoking Emergencies Act 'going up in smoke'

Trudeau's arguments for invoking Emergencies Act falling like autumn leaves 

Emergencies Act Inquiry a federal matter, not provincial: Doug Ford 

Ford's reasons for not testifying at EA inquiry are absurd 

Ford's testimony not key to Emergency Act inquiry's mission 

Ottawa Police had a plan and tow trucks ready to roll day before Emergencies Act invoked 

Here is what the Emergencies Act inquiry would like to ask Doug Ford and Sylvia Jones 

It's becoming clear the federal government overreached to shut down Freedom Convoy

Foreign 'adversaries' may have leveraged 'freedom movement' to advance agendas: memo

Ontario files court documents to stop Doug Ford testimony at Emergencies Act Inquiry 

Ukraine/Russia War

 

Ukraine's Foreign Legion offers a shot at redemption for fighters from around the globe 

Russia's chaotic draft leaves some out in cold, without gear

Putin shows off nuclear might with practice launches by Russian forces

Hundreds of Russians sanctioned over Ukraine war can still enter Canada 

Globe and Mail

Smaller cities, Atlantic provinces attracting immigrants, according to 2021 census data 

Bank of Canada raises interest rate for sixth time in a row, but signals campaign nearing end 

Religious affiliation, big city draw on the decline, Statistics Canada census finds

Immigrants are the great insulators agains the worst economic and political threats we face 

Young people priced out of houses should be loving the rise in interest rates 

Teck Resources exits oil sands with $1billion sale of Fort Hills stake to Suncor

Children's hospitals report major upswing in patients seeking help for RSV, other viruses

How Alberta's economy has changed, in spite of sky-high oil prices

Chinese police operatives operating in Canada, US says in new court filing 

Porter Airlines ordered to pay $130 million to operator of Toronto's Island airport terminal for non-payment of fees during pandemic

Jagmeet Singh thinks he knows why food prices are rising. He's wrong 

Bank of Canada raises key interest rate by 0.5 percentage points. Here's what to know 

Poilievre's snub of Hill media now stretches beyond 40 days

Danielle Smith's characterization of journalism as entertainment is a dismissal of democracy 

The Bank of Canada must ignore Jagmeet Singh's clueless critique 

Bank of Canada hints at turning tides in interest rate hikes 

Competition Bureau remains firm in its decision to challenge proposed Rogers-Shaw merger 

Microsoft, not ThinkOn, received $1.2 million contract for work on ArriveCan app, border agency says 

Paypal urged to cut off donations to Laith Marouf over 'hateful' tweets 

Minister Champagne's position on Rogers-Shaw is a product of Canada's weak meter laws

U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to visit Ottawa, Montreal

In Rogers-Shaw merger, the Competition Bureau wins even if it loses

Canadian songs played far less often on streaming platforms than on radio, warns royalties body

Parliament votes to help Uyghurs and condemn genocide in China 

Freeland stresses Bank of Canada's independence after NDP's Jagmeet Singh criticizes rate hikes

New Dental benefit vulnerable to fraud without verification measures: PBO

'Less talk and more action': Taiwan asks Canada for help as China threat looms 

CBC

Conservative Party fines former Leadership candidate Patrick Brown 

Canadian gymnasts slam inaction by federal sports minister after toxic culture reports 

Ottawa rejects Roger's original bid for access to Shaw's wireless frequencies  

Canadian Human Rights Tribunal says Ottawa's $20B First Nations child welfare compensation still falls short 

U of C graduate detained by Norway, accused of being Russian spy

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to visit Canada at a tense time for the world 

RCMP running short of officers to protect cabinet ministers from growing number of threats 

Freeland is trying to get ahead of a recession - but EI reform might not come fast enough 

Mark Holland discusses personal trauma in plea to make politics more compassionate 

Hockey Canada will not collect participants' fee for 2022-23 season

Canada Infrastructure Bank contributing $970M to fund small modular nuclear reactor in Ontario 

Ottawa reviewing student-on-student abuse cases at St. Anne's residential school

Recession or a coming financial crisis? Economists say the difference is vast

Ombudsman slams military's treatment of injured reservists, Rangers 

Bloc leader condemns 'racist' and 'humiliating' monarchy while calling for Canada to cut ties with Charles 

Toronto/Vancouver Star

BC Premier-designate David Eby meets lieutenant-governor before transition

BC poised to recognize Indigenous communities' right to provide child welfare 

West Fraser Timber earnings decline due to inflation, supply chain pressures

Arson suspected as police vehicles, ambulance torched in BC fire

Funeral march and service at Olympic Oval for Constable Shaelyn Yang: RCMP

Vancouver council approves UN declaration on Indigenous rights strategy 

Lengthy pandemic closure ends for BC park straddling Washington state border 

Atmospheric river forecast in BC days after temperature records and drought 

Three new BC Supreme Court judges in Vancouver, another raised to appeal court 

RCMP investigating China's 'Police stations' in Toronto region

Election winners and losers: Andrea Horwath, Steven Del Duca and Patrick Brown win big

Toronto's real estate market will crash 30% or more by the spring, economists say. How bad will it be?

Why Alberta's election pitting Danielle Smith against Rachel Notley will be a ferocious but uneven fight 

Bank of Canada is crushing the economy with tis latest rate hike. And this is just the beginning  

How Canada opened the door 30 years ago to the dissent that threatens the nation today  

Trudeau government's $1B nuclear reactor investment shows the political bargains that have to be made

France denies extradition for priest facing sexual assault charge in Nunavut 

Jagmeet Singh and Pierre Poilievre are attacking the Bank of Canada. But Singh says he's doing it differently 

Mulroney wants Université Laval to train next cohort of Quebec leaders on world stage 

Toronto Sun

Who stayed in the $6,000 a night hotel room? It has to be Trudeau!

Peel cops make biggest drug bust in force's history

Bad events for Trudeau nudge Poilievre closer to power 

The Competition Bureau is Canada's blind watchdog 

Still no word from Trudeau's PMO on who stayed in $6,000 a night hotel room

Trudeau and the Bank of Canada to thank for inflation 

Ottawa's net-zero transit plan disconnected from reality 

UK turmoil has lessons for Canada

Liberals living the high life

National Post

The real reason Trudeau admires  China's sexist, rights-abusing 'basic dictatorship'

Canada cowers as the people of Iran demand change 

Doctors warn of 'tripledemic' this winter, with COVID, Flu and Respiratory infections on the rise 

Danielle Smith's ever shifting views on the World Economic Forum

Convicted killer Colin Thatcher attends Saskatchewan throne speech after invitation from MLA

Lithium, global turmoil on agenda as US Secretary of State Blinken makes first official visit to Canada this week

Spy agency staff accuses CSIS of bad faith bargaining, discrimination 

Man accused of being Russian spy in Norway attended universities in Ottawa, Calgary

Global          

'So slow, so casual': Thief uses U-Haul to steal Surrey family's patio furniture 

BC Emergency Vehicles torched in Smithers, police say: 'This is an arson'

Surrey Police still adding officers, despite incoming mayor's pledge to scrap it 

Metro Vancouver, coastal BC under wind, rainfall warnings as seasons 1st storm arrives 

Regimental funeral for slain BC RCMP Constable Shaelyn Yang set for November 2

Historic changes to BC child welfare laws will remove barriers for Indigenous people 

Quebec man subdued after allegedly shooting at Mounties outside Trail ambulance station 

BC's next premier meets with lieutenant governor 

South Okanagan food bank, community fridge grappling with rising demand 

BC Hydro prepares for atmospheric river, possible power outages 

Vandalism in downtown Vancouver has become so common, a non-profit has stepped in to help 

Vancouver Council green lights UN Indigenous rights plan

Threats against public figures an issue feds 'carefully' looking to address: Trudeau

Trudeau to met African Union chair. What the visit means for Canada's role in continent 

Canada's premiers turn up the heat in new push for more health funding 

Gun control advocates say Canadians must choose between hobbies and children's lives

Ottawa denies transfer of Shaw wireless spectrum, threatening Rogers merger 

Miscellaneous            

We still haven't learned to Live with Wildfires

Industry Carbon-Capture Steamroller Could crush BC First Nations 

Why we're doubling down on Dangerous Division 

Why the NDP cleared a union. local's pro-by effort

'Parent's Rights' Platforms didn't sway voters 

BC is prioritizing Coastal GasLink's interests over the public's

David Eby's plan for BC