Ottawa Observations: Tuesday-Wednesday, December 6-7, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Tuesday-Wednesday, December 6-7, 2022

Ukraine/Russia War

 

Kherson, liberated from Russian occupation but still menaced by shelling, steels itself for hard Ukrainian winter 

Putin says Russia could be fighting in Ukraine for a long time

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky named Time's 2022 'Person of the Year'

Ukraine will negotiate with Russia on the battlefield, MPs tell Canadian audience

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Ukraine fight is taking longer thane expected 

'We haven't gone mad': Putin backpedals on threat of nuclear war over Ukraine

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy named Time magazine's person of the year

Globe and Mail

Canada promises to toughen up scrutiny of foreign investment, citing national security fears

Bank of Canada delivers half-point rate hike, signals end of aggressive campaign may be near

Bank of Canada signals a pause to the interest rate hike 

Dozens of migrant workers in Vancouver victims of immigration scam, lawsuit alleges

How Canada became a hotbed for low-wage foreign labour 

Alberta's two deputy chief medical officers step down

Ford to Mississauga's Crombie, mayors criticizing housing law: 'Get on board' and 'stop whining'

Trudeau government to review RCMP equipment contract with ties to China

Queen Elizabeth II honoured with new black 'mourning armband' toonie 

Canada's $1.1 trillion debt is shockingly high - it threatens all that we value 

Make no Mistake - the Alberta government has been hijacked by the Freedom convoy

Ontario Auditor General finds hundreds cheated on real estate license exams

Poilievre holds second news conference since becoming federal Conservative leader 

Billions in inedible COVID-19 benefits at risk of going uncollected: Auditor General report warns

Bob Rae heads to Haiti in attempt at political consensus, amid possible intervention 

Senators vote to make platforms verify age of viewers to stop kids and teens accessing porn online

Trudeau's speech interrupted by protests at COP15

Feds shore up CBC's future funding from tech giants, but block Kremlin-run media from C-18 cash

Genocide is not in Canada's past. It is still happening, to this day

Canada needs its own bold industrial strategy - the US cannot keep carrying us

In a future of electric vehicles, Canada is driving on a low battery 

CBC

'Get on board' and 'stop the whining': Ford knocks mayors opposed to new housing bill

AFN chiefs adopt unified front, demand Ottawa pay 'minimum' of $20B to child welfare survivors 

AFN begins assembly amid still-simmering internal tensions 

Trudeau announces $800M for Indigenous-led conservation initiatives  

Ottawa not legally required to bring Canadians home from Syria, federal lawyer tells court 

Federal COVID-19 vaccine, benefits rollout swift but wasteful: AG

Danielle Smith rejects suggestion that bill giving cabinet sweeping powers was a mistake 

Government will review RCMP contract awarded to China-linked company  

Proposed changes to Greenbelt risk 'irreversible harm' Parks Canada says

14 beams of light lit above Montreal in honour of victims of Polytechnique massacre 

Visa issues at COP15 biodiversity summit in Montreal could be due to UN delays 

'This type of a ban will affect the hunters': Yukon leaders say federal gun bill worrisome

Toronto/Vancouver Star

Finance minister replaced in BC cabinet shuffle that blends old, new

Eby's new BC Cabinet builds speculation about early election call, says expert 

BC court rules forestry company must pay $343,000 cost of 2016 wildfire suppression 

Katrina Chen exits BC cabinet citing 'long-standing trauma' gender-based violence 

Environment Canada warns of heavy snow in eastern, central BC

Kamloops company slays industry giants to win acoustic guitar of the year

Canfor temporarily reducing Canadian production due to weak market conditions 

Why Canada summoned Russia's ambassador to complain - again

Marit Stiles wins an uncontested race to lead the Ontario NDP party

Doug Ford will be haunted by these 5 questions on his Greenbelt land grab 

Critics say feds taking 'scattergun' approach to investment law reforms 

Advocate asks AFN chiefs to ensure $40B settlement deal leaves no child behind

First Nations chiefs join forces to demand Ottawa 'immediately pay' underfunded child welfare system victims 

Justin Trudeau takes fire from one of his own MPs over 'problematic' firearms bans 

Alberta sovereignty bill close to finish line as government invokes debate time limit 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says 120 countries are ready to agree to '30 by 30' framework at COP15

Ontario chiefs say province failed in duty to consult First Nations on housing bill

Media shunning transparency law due to worsening delays, journalist says

MPs grill grocery giants on food affordability 

Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives defend auditor general as Liberal minister says critical report was politically motivated

The pressure is on Justin Trudeau, after the Bank of Canada signals its fight with inflation is almost over

If Justin Trudeau really values transparency, why isn't he doing more to protect whistleblowers?

Toronto Sun

Doug Ford tells Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie to stop 'whining and complaining' over housing plan

Ford government's Bill 39 an affront to democracy

Ford right in battle with Mississauga mayor over development fees

Doug Ford no fan of interest rake hikes 

Shocking anti-Semitism at University of Toronto's medical school: report 

Dispute over Christmas tree takes the joy out of celebration

Canadiens goalie says Liberals' gun bill is unjust

Carey Prince on target with his views on Liberal gun controls 

Trudeau's COVID spending waste included money to dead people, prisoners and people who don't live here

Trudeau ignores calls from police experts on ending gun crime 

Trudeau government continues to want to overspend

Good neighbours should get along

$32 billion in COVID payments suspect

National Post

Trudeau Liberals too eager to buy into China's  green 'co-operation'

Senators pass 'surgical' change to Liberals' online streaming bill to protect user-generate content 

Pierre Poilievre: Addiction policy is broken, we must fix it

Battle brews between CRA and the auditor general over COVID program payments 

Trudeau 'questions' RCMP contract that relies on tech supplied by firm with Chinese ties 

UCP softens the sovereignty act but doesn't kill the controversy  

Yukon Liberal MP breaks ranks over gun bill, calling for clarification over which guns are targeted 

Proposed Alberta omnibus bill aims to allow legislative security to carry guns

Bob Rae heads to Haiti in attempt to was political crisis amid possible intervention 

Supreme Court of BC overturns $60,000 fine issued to Whistler woman for feeding bears 

Alberta's Sovereignty Act is constitutional but it needs nuance

Veteran's Affairs doubles down on its intolerable behaviour offering assisted death 

Trudeau government can't stop attracting anti-semites 

Danielle Smith's Sovereignty Act won't be enough for her anti-Trudeau base

Liberals focus on useless gun ban rather than addressing women's safety

Mounties mum on report of two more illegal Chinese police stations on Canadian soil 

Committee debating gun control amendments won't be hearing from independent experts 

Quebec minister introduces bill to make oath to King Charles optional

Global          

Katrine Conroy in as finance minister as BC Premier David Eby names first cabinet 

Saanich townhouse complex with no parking spaces gets the green light 

6 children in BC have died of a flu-related illness this season: BC CDC

Mother of teen charged in BC 'crime spree' says he couldn't get drug treatment until jail

Vancouver councillors cote to move ahead on body-worn cameras for police 

Former BC mayor Colin Basra charged with sexual assault

'Scary incident': Live grenade among ammo, guns dropped off at BC Police station

'I almost lost my will to live': Armstrong man speaks out about long-term care

BC First Nations receive big federal dollars for Great Bear Sea Conservation 

No 'murder hornets' found in Washington state for 1st year since 2019

Seven charged in BC anti-gan unit's latest guns and drugs probe 

Fortis electricity rates set to rise in new year

With flu season underway, BC Federation of Labour presses for 15 days of paid sick leave 

Langley Township considers separate RCMP detachment  

BC doctor pushing for flu vaccine clinics at schools across the province  

BC Ferries ban on facial hair discriminates against some members, union says

Foreign investors to face additional scrutiny under proposed changes to investment act

RCMP contract awarded to firm reportedly tied to China 'disconcerting' Trudeau says

Treaty Chiefs demand Sovereignty bills be withdrawn by Alberta, Saskatchewan governments 

Here's a first look at the new $2 coin commemorating Queen Elizabeth II

Quebec Press Council upholds complaint over question to Blanchet at leaders' debate 

Trudeau says firearms bill doesn't target hunters as Carey Price, critics attack reforms 

AFN taps Murray Sinclair to help with conflict resolution after 'turmoil' 

Miscellaneous            

Meet the new Cabinet Steering BC

The Mellowing of Laird Cronk

Whistleblower protections expanded to include BC Housing, Other Agencies 

Can Danielles Smith really declare herself Queen?

BC hasn't learned much from the pandemic 

Calls for a flu-fighting 'Vaxapalooza' But what else?

I don't want to die without finding housing for my daughter 

The path from residential schools to the downtown east side

Health Care workers are facing an epidemic of violence