Ottawa Observations ;Thursday-Friday, November 3 & 4, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Thursday-Friday, November 3 & 4, 2022

Emergencies Act Inquiry

Creator of far-right, anti-government group testifies that he received police information during convoy protests 

Tamara Lich disputes knowledge about Ottawa convoy protests during contradictory Emergencies Act inquiry testimony

Tamara Lich vs Pat King: A tale of two convoy protest leaders 

Former Mountie denies leaking Prime Minister's schedule 

Ottawa police launch internal investigation after inquiry hears of leaks to convoy 

Former Mountie tasked with protecting Trudeau may have leaked PM's schedule: police report 

Money flowed to convoy protesters through envelopes of cash, cryptocurrency campaign, inquiry hears

Police officers leaked information to 'Freedom Convoy' organizers , lawyer says 

Ottawa Protesters are really a convoy of the clueless

'Never told to leave': Freedom Convoy protesters say they didn't expect arrest after Emergencies Act

Freedom Convoy raised $24 million but frozen funds didn't make it to truckers 

Tamara Lich 'did not control' convoy demonstrators, inquiry hears 

Ukraine/Russia War

 

Russian soldiers reportedly spread into Kherson's homes

How Russia missed its window to crash Ukraine's electrical grid by stealth 

Putin is a murderer, tyrant and hypocrite 

G7 agrees to fix, defend Ukraine's infrastructure amid Russian missile attacks 

Globe and Mail

Education workers protest at Queen's Park as Ontario files labour board application to stop illegal strike 

How long can CUPE afford the education worker walk out?

CUPE's initial wage ask ambitious but expected when inflation is considered, labour relations experts say

Ontario's trampling of worker rights damages our democracy 

The bullies are taking over our politics and our culture 

From groceries to auto loans, here's how much more it costs to live right now

Hockey Canada review calls for transparency, public disclosure of lawsuits

Ontario planning development of 50,000 new homes on protected Greenbelt land 

Grizzly bear killed in BC after entering Indigenous elder's cabin 

Poilievre criticizes fiscal update's higher spending, pledges to fast-track energy projects in speech to business leaders 

Twitter layoffs hit Canadian office, involve at least two of the country's top staff

Canada's economy added 108,000 jobs in October, blowing past expectations in show of resilience 

Why does RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki still have her job?

Here's what true reconciliation looks like

Elon Musk is getting too big to avoid being left alone by governments as he enters the cultural and geopolitical realms 

Educational assistants make it possible for children to learn, For that, they deserve a living wage

Ex-RCAF members working at African flight school that trains Chinese pilots

CSIS official tells MPs China 'formats aggressor' in foreign interference

Canada sanctions Haitian officials as MPs told gangs are wreaking 'civil war'

A money spending Liberal version of restraint, with bigger choices coming soon

CBC

US Congress members ask Canada to save the NEXUS trusted traveller program

Flu cases 'increasing steeply' Public Health Agency of Canada reports 

Duclos says he wants to be the province's ally - but the health care debate is getting fractious 

Storage of Children's pain relievers is crowding the ER - but there are solutions, doctors say

Supreme Court upholds Harper-era rule denying conditional sentences for serious crimes 

Freeland's mini-budget waives interest on student loans, sends more monty to low-income workers 

Global Affairs needs to get a grip on its most sensitive intelligence activities, committee says

Ottawa to introduce 2% tax on stock buybacks starting in 2024

Canada sanctions two Haitian politicians suspected of enabling 'illegal activities'

Toronto/Vancouver Star

BC long-term care changes aim to give residents and families more say in policy

BC health science workers reach contract agreement with province

Bears that attacked two women in Squamish won't be captured

Heavy rain, snow, ease drought in some BC areas as forecasters watch rising rivers 

China's agents promise 'endless misery' to targets abroad, alleges US indictment with a Canadian connection 

Justin Trudeau says citizens, not Ottawa, should protest province's use of notwithstanding clause

A pregnant Indigenous woman went to the hospital for help. She says she endured a horror story of racism and negelct 

CUPE school workers will walk out Friday even as Ford government passes law banning strike  

Chrystia Freeland details financial help for students, low-income Canadians and homeowners, as deficit projected at $36.4B in fall economic statement 

Doug Ford is turning public education omits a combat zone 

Doug Ford's war with CUPE risks throwing Canada into a unity crisis

Sure, Doug Ford 'like' his education workers. But does he respect them?

Toronto Sun

Ontario seeks to have education workers' walkout declared illegal

Some parents march with their children in support of CUPE workers 

Strike shows it's time to consider school choice and vouchers 

GO Transit workers plan to strike Monday  

Ford to allow land swap to expand Greenbelt and build 50,000 homes

Mini-budget told us what we know 

Ontario education in chaos, time for a change?

Benefits for older doctors would curb health care shortages  

Ontario should revise process for school bargaining 

Winter is coming Trudeau can't weather the storm 

Big Tech will threaten, but Canada doesn't have to listen  

Taxpayers to pay billions subsidizing green energy investors 

Trudeau's spending problem persists despite promises of balanced budgets 

Trudeau can't pick and choose when to defend charter rights 

Ontario's centralized education system to blame for labour woes 

Ford's use of notwithstanding clause the result of an activist court and a bad decision

There's more than two sides of Ontario labour  dispute involving education workers 

Students don't want to get screwed 

Mini-budget told us what we know  

Tories on wrong side of tech bill

National Post

Canada's Bill C-18 could lead to 'global spread' of similar laws targeting Big Tech, MPs hear 

'At a crossroads' Hockey Canada governance review calls for more accountability 

Top court finds conditional sentence curbs are constitutional in Indigenous case 

Canadians fed up with homelessness and governments making it worse: exclusive poll 

Chrystia Freeland brings Chinese-capitalism to Ottawa 

National Post sanctioned by Iran along with eight other Canadian individuals 

Race-based student census to 'dismantle' oppression reviewed by Toronto School Board 

$42M to help CBC recover from the pandemic, and other fiscal update highlights 

With bacon on her mind, Chrystia Freeland defends new spending measures 

CBC closes China bureau after 'monthslong silence' on visa applications 

Global          

Gusty winds batter BC's South Coast

'Livid BC Paramedics say they've yet to see promised new pay hikes

BC teacher's prop firearm prompts police response, lockdown at secondary school 

18 month sentence for BC Mountie  who exposed himself to schoolgirls 

BC Prison locked down due to fears a drone dropped a gun on the grounds 

PNE announces new $9-Million roller coaster investment for 2024 

BC Premier John Horgan falls short in pitch to make Daylight Saving Time permanent 

British Columbia permanently caps food delivery service fees 

Latest atmospheric river prompts flood preparations on Vancouver Island 

Vancouver police identify 2 of their top 10 suspects in PNE Festival Riot 

Little progress on long-term care A/C in Interior Health sites since 2021 heat dome 

Okanagan Connector closed by Mounties as heavy snowfall stymies travel

Plan to demolish Vancouver's viaducts needs a fresh look, ABC councillor says 

Trudeau weighing 'all options' on notwithstanding clause use amid CUPE Ontario strike 

Notley asks Smith to confirm promise to hold Alberta provincial election May 29, not seek delay 

Opposition parties support calls for Veterans Affairs minister to resign: 'Untenable'

Conservatives, NDP slam governments 'out of touch' fall economic statement 

Global uncertainty means Canada must rise, compete in new 'friend shoring' era 

Inflation will chart Canada's economic fate, Ottawa's fiscal update shows 

Miscellaneous            

Ontario declares war on workers 

Some BC Old Growth review findings blocked by Forestry Execs 

BC promises a better deal for injured workers