Ottawa Observations: Tuesday-Wednesday, November 1 & 2, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Tuesday-Wednesday, November 1 & 2, 2022

Emergencies Act Inquiry

Convoy protesters received leaked information from police, lawyer tells Emergencies Act Inquiry 

Two Chris Barbers came to the public emergency commission: a self-professed internet troll and a wide eyed naif

Convoy protest organizer Chris Barber tells Emergencies Act inquiry that other leader's violent comments were not a concern 

Court hears arguments on whether Ontario premier needs to testify at Emergencies Act Commission  

Top Mountie can't explain text messages in which she suggested federal government wanted retroactive support for Emergencies Act

Convoy Leader says protesters were receiving a 'steady stream' of leaked police information 

Convoy inquiry hears of death threats against Freeland as organizer describes 'Power struggle' among protesters 

Ford lawyers argue irreparable harm to rule of law if Emergencies Act inquiry summons not stayed

Convoy protesters testifying at Emergencies Act inquiry this week 

Airport 'slow roll' intended as signal to city, convoy organizer tells inquiry 

Little oversight during Ambassador Bridge blockade led to 'panic buying' by Windsor police: internal report 

King is questions about his 'Trudeau is going to catch a bullet' video 

Pat King, Diagolon, and 'legal nonsense'" Prominent 'Freedom Convoy' leaders downplay controversial elements of their protest movement at Emergencies Act inquiry 

Trudeau tells Ford use of notwithstanding clause is 'wrong and inappropriate' in call

Using Emergencies Act shows Liberals are out of touch 

Freedom Convoy received 'constant' leaks from sympathetic police, reveals lawyer for organizers

Ukraine/Russia War

 

UN says Russian invasion has uprooted 14 million Ukrainians  

Judges under fire: Defending rule of law with a pen and a gun in Ukraine 

Growing wave of unaccompanied minors among Ukrainians fleeing to Canada

Russia rejoins deal on wartime Ukrainian grain exports 

'Ukraine's very survival is at stake': How Ukrainian-Americans could influence the US midterms 

Globe and Mail

Ottawa orders Chinese divestment in three Canadian critical minerals companies 

Ontario CUPE workers vow to defy ban, go on strike if no deal struck

What Ottawa should say to the provinces: See your notwithstanding clause, raise you disallowance

Freeland's fall economic update to include measures for students and workers, pledge fiscal discipline 

'Can you fell it? This is Uganda. ' 50 years after fleeing Idi Amin, my family sees home on our own terms 

Slate of candidates backed by anti-mandate group with ties to border blockade elected to Alberta UCP board

Ontario's Chief Medical Officer weighs upcoming flu season in decision on mask recommendations 

Former Japanese Navy Commander calls on Canada and West to prepare for Chinese invasion of Taiwan

Trudeau weighs options as NDP calls for action on Ford use of notwithstanding clause

Parents are in no mood for a school strike, Doug Ford knows it

Do we have a conspiracy-theory problem on our hands?

Several injured, including police, a hundreds attend Halloween mayhem in Delta 

Using the notwithstanding clause to negotiate a union contract? That's like cracking eggs with a jackhammer

Opposition MPs prepare to amend online news bill to aid community newspapers

House of Commons votes in favour of Auditor-General review of ArriveCan app spending 

Federal contract outsourcing increased by 24 per cent to $14.5 billion last year

Feds urge Facebook to pick up phone, as Liberal MPs accuse tech giant of threatening Canadian's wellbeing and safety

Elected Canadian officials at all levels being targeted by hostile countries: CSIS

Ontario's use of notwithstanding clause for strike-busting is bad business across the board

Special committee of MPs will see secret documents on firing of two Winnipeg infectious disease scientists

Ottawa aims to welcome 500,000 immigrants per year by 2025

Clean energy is clean energy - so why does nuclear get such inconsistent government support?

Thousands of officers honour BC Mountain Constable Shaelyn Yang

CBC

Trudeau condemns Ontario government's intent to use notwithstanding clause in worker legislation  

Ottawa reveals plan to welcome 500,000 immigrants per year by 2025 

Canada failing Black, Indigenous prisoners as overrepresentation persists: report 

NDP slams Ontario's 'outrageous' plan to use notwithstanding clause with education workers

Court, government bills are unravelling Harper-era crime laws 

Ottawa says it's willing to hold big banks accountable for their climate pledges 

Ontario education workers to strike 'until further notice' as Lecce says talks won't proceed 

Hundreds of Canadian are still dying of COVID-19 every week. Who are they?

Federal government moves to cut China out of Canadian critical mineral history

BC Mountie Shelly Yang remembered as 'more than a hero' at regimental funeral service 

Toronto/Vancouver Star

Car running over foot may not break bones, expert witness tells BC mayor's trial 

New wastewater plant for BC's shishalh Nation brings environmental, economic gains

Vancouver home sales down 46% from last year, up 13% from September: board

Dozens of recommendations in overdose and drug toxicity report by BC MLAs

Several injured, one seriously, as hundreds attend Halloween mayhem in Delta 

Video inconclusive on BC mayor's foot, but other evidence backs mischief case: RCMP

Sea of Red mourns BC Mountie Shaelyn Yang, who believed 'she could change world'

Did the government interfere with an RCMP investigation? NDP says allegation means clearer rules are needed 

CUPE slashes wage demand, sources say, but school workers will strike Friday if no deal reached 

We should be livid at how the Doug Ford government is treating school support staff 

Ontario school workers say they'll walk out Friday after province imposes new contract

Trudeau says Canadians 'have to intervene' somehow in Haiti, convenes incident group

Trudeau headed to Southeast Asia, Tunisia, leaving no time for climate conference

Chrystia Freeland to announce 'rapid reaction' help for low-income workers, students, housing sector in fall budget update

The environment minister is threatening oil and gas companies. That's bad news for all of us

'Scary' misinformation the basis of Alberta's dangerous public health policy

Quebec government says it is ready to make oath of office to the king optional 

China looms large as Canada contemplates renewed relationships in Indo-Pacific region 

Foreign interference didn't 'impact' integrity of federal election, security expert tells MPs

Toronto Sun

Toronto public schools would close in to in-person learning for duration of strike

Lisa LaFlamme fans blast CTV over special devoted to Omar Sachedina

Trudeau makes a mockery of Question Period and the Charter 

Trudeau tells Ford use of notwithstanding clause 'iron and inappropriate' in call

Liberals to propose corporate stock buyback tax in fall ecumenic statement: source

Education, not indoctrination, should be the priority in classrooms

Ford and Trudeau are eroding our democratic rights 

Milking Canadians no longer that simple

Leece to union - take strike off the table; negotiate and keep the kids in school

We only love or defend Charter rights when it suits us 

Trudeau's 'fiscally responsible' track record pure fantasy

Team Trudeau outraged over charter rights being quashed, really?

Ford should be bold and cut sales tax to counter inflation 

Obstacles ahead to reach new immigration goal

Toss Iran from UN women's rights body

National Post

Governor General's week-on Middle East trip cost taxpayers $1.3 million

Preston Manning calls for seven-city citizen's inquiry on Canada's COVID response

The 'invented' right to strike revoked by Doug Ford's use of the notwithstanding clause 

It was either give in to the union or stand up for students: Ford made the right choice 

Liberals consider amending Bill C-18 so smaller news outlets qualify for Big Tech revenue sharing

As allegations fly, Danielle Smith says she had no knowledge of Nenshi encampment plot

Three Chinese companies offered to divest as Ottawa moves to protect critical minerals industry 

Dominic Barton's disturbing McKinsey legacy propping up China 

Lametti lights a match under the notwithstanding clause 

Ahead of Thursday's economic update, Liberal's talking more and more about fiscal prudence 

Global          

Thousands of RCMP members in Red Serge Marc in honour of Constable Shaelyn Yang

'She helped everyone she could': Constable Shaelyn Yang remembered at her funeral 

'Always a hero': Thousands honour Constable Shaelyn Yang as she is laid to rest 

Young BC boy in Red Serge salutes RCMP and first responders marching for Constable Shaelyn Yang

Vancouver Police officer who shot man outside Canadian Tire gives emotional testimony during inquest

Snowfall warning issued for Coquihalla, Okanagan Connector, Highway 3

Another atmospheric river to bring heavy rain, snow to BC's South Coast, Central Interior 

Fireworks bylaw enforcement questioned after crazy Halloween night in Delta 

BC Liberals calling for PST cut on used vehicles 

Teachers in Surrey have filed 58 workplace complaints due to classroom violence 

Running over foot not expected to cause fractures, expert witness tells Doug McCallum trial 

Clerk stabbed at Vancouver Canadian Tire testifies at inquest into fatal police shooting 

Quebec Premier says province can't take in more immigrants after feds set 500K target 

Alberta NDP says BC Doctor feel a wakeup call to Smith to knock off pseudo-science 

NDP denied emergency debate request over Ford's use of notwithstanding clause 

Will Ottawa call a recession? What to expect from fed's fall economic statement 

Quebec politicians must swear oath to King Charles to sit in Legislature: Speaker 

CSIS is 'increasingly concerned' about China's interference in Canada 

Canadian study shows flu vaccine can help prevent stroke 

Miscellaneous            

Doug Ford is showing the Conservative Movement's True Colours 

Is Canada in for a New Era of Dirty Political Tricks 

BC is Flush. Why Aren't we investigating in a better future?

MLAs Demand 'Immediate Action' on Toxic Drug Deaths 

Winters Hotel Tenants Struggle with Trauma after fatal fire

How this pandemic started. Stopping the Next one

Parent's protest BC's plan to claw back disability funding 

Coastal GasLink halts work on Pipeline section 

Emails reveal a Key Forestry Regulation is 'Out of Whack'