Ottawa Observations: Saturday-Monday, January 14-16, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Saturday-Monday, January 14-16, 2023

Ukraine/Russia War

 

Canadian combat medic killed in battle in eastern Ukraine

Trudeau not ruling out sending tanks to Ukraine 

German defence minister resigns amid criticism, pressure over Ukraine arms 

Ukrainian ambassador says 'ice' is breaking on allied arms shipments

Should Canada send Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine? 'Not there yet," says Trudeau

Globe and Mail

Ottawa prepared to use 'aggressive measures' to reduce immigration backlog, policy memo reveals 

Former union leaders transferred funds to enrich themselves, OPSEU suit claims

Ontario announces plan to increase surgeries at private health care clinics

With a few simple words, Doug Ford might finally get health care funding talks moving

Ottawa approves new Quebec lithium mine, as Canada doubles down on efforts to challenge Chinese dominance 

Will the mini industry really follow Ottawa's lead on critical minerals?

Business and consumer sentiment sours, while inflationary pressure was, BoC surveys find

Home sales, prices expected to fall in 2023 as Canadians struggle with rising borrowing costs, CREA says

Vancouver tenants ordered to pay $500,000 after unit in 'near-hoarding state' catches fire 

Smith says no COVID-19 pardons because Canadian system doesn't work like the US

Ottawa's three different definitions of assault style firearms cause confusion

What does the World Economic Forum at Davos really do?

A shooting war concentrates the mind. Ottawa needs to end military procurement paralysis

Service cuts to public transit are just the first step in a death spiral

McKinsey awarded more than $100-million in contracts since 2015, officials say in new update

Military concerned by Canada's absence from American-British-Australian security pact 

CBC

Trudeau suggests 'positive' news on health-care talks with provinces could some soon

Senior military leader concerned by Canada's absence from American-British-Australian security pact

Should Canada follow US lead and make anti-impaired technology mandatory in all new cars?

The military cadet program is wrestling with its own sexual misconduct problem 

Alberta NDP leader at odds with federal emission targets 

Justin Trudeau's put-up-or-shut-up moment 

Ontario expanding number and range of surgeries offered at for-profit clinics

Premiers urge Trudeau to tighten Canada's bail system

Trudeau 'wrestling' with the question of how to help Haiti, says Bob Rae

Trudeau grapples with the problem of Haiti 

Consumers expect a recession this year and businesses expect sales to fall, Bank of Canada surveys find

Trudeau says Ottawa looking at bail reform after premiers demand action

Trudeau stakes Canada's trade policy on NAFTA's resiliency

Toronto/Vancouver Star

Tentative contract reached for thousands of health support workers in BC

Officer who survived deadly avalanche making 'incremental progress': City of Nelson 

BC tenants ordered to pay $500,000 after unit in 'near-hoarding state' catches fire 

Vancouver Council to consider wide-ranging plan to 'uplift' Chinatown neighbourhood 

BC plans to streamline housing permit approval process to get more homes built 

'They start asking if he's breathing': Officer tells inquest of chaotic scene on night immigration detainee died

OPSEU suing three former leaders for $6 million  in damages 

Should Canadians write off Mexico as a travel destination?

Doug Ford details plan to tackle surgery backlogs with private clinics: "The status quo is not working'

Liberals mum on bill to Cody standards in long-term care, despite new guidelines 

Canadian MPs say Ottawa must help women who were Afghan lawmakers escape Taliban

Trudeau says Ottawa looking at bail reform after letter from Premiers demands action

DNA and a decade of work identify Canadian soldier, 106 years after death in France 

Smith says no COVID-19 pardons because Canadian system doesn't work like the US

Trudeau should have visited First Nation during Saskatchewan stop: Indigenous leaders

As Federal workers return to the office, some decry lack of direction, long commute 

Guilbeault gives green light to James Bay lithium mine with 271 conditions 

Pierre Poilievre is unpopular in Canada's second largest province - and so are his policies

Is Doug Ford recklessly poisoning Ontario's health-care system  - or might he help fix it?

Toronto Sun

Hospitals, doctors, health execs back Ford's bold health reforms for faster access to surgery

Ottawa looking at bal reform after letter from premiers: Trudeau

OPSEU files lawsuit alleging financial improprieties against three former execs

Sobey's chicken is even more expensive than Loblaws

The Premier's are right, bail system must change 

Just the gas stove? No, green zealots want your furnace, hot water tank, too 

Vaughn mayor calls for memorial to honour 5 victims of fatal condo shooting

Taxpayers should be mad at the government  

Premier Ford announces publicly funded, privately delivered surgeries 

Trudeau government gets $2B to buy shares in company that doesn't exist 

Ontario to expand cataract surgeries by nearly 20,000 in year

Time is now for youth to hold established politicians to account  

Bail decisions must protect the public  

Private health care is a fact of life?

Toronto tax hike makes life harder

National Post

As elites arrive in Davos for the World Economic Forum, conspiracy theories thrive online 

Carbon capture is the major lever to get to net zero. Environmentalists  must recognize that

'Disappointing': Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe says he was not aware of Trudeau's visit 

Supreme Court to decide if police need court order to obtain IP addresses

CRA workers seeking wage increases of almost 30 per cent over three years 

Gun ban will silence Olympic-level competitive shooting in Canada, advocates fear 

Doug Ford brings only modest health-care reforms and the left goes bezerk anyway

Arrests in India for deaths of a migrant family found frozen on Canada's border

Federal memo shows shocking scope of 'just transition' in Canada

The green druids gather in Davos for the World Economic Forum 

Ontario's College of Physicians and Surgeons limits building access after slew of threats 

Purchase of new planes to replace 50 year Twin Otter military aircraft now on hold 

Canadian agency to participate in Nepal crash investigation

Global          

Rockslide  west of Keremeos closes Highway 3 in both directions to 'heavy traffic'

Aging dam causes concern about future of Sasamat Lake in Greater Vancouver  

Vancouver's  Chinatown gears up for first Lunar New Year parkade in years

BC Government streamlining permit applications to build more homes

BC tenants ordered to pay $500,000 after 'foreseeable' fire 

BC avalanche survivor making 'incremental progress'

Repairing Jericho Park likely to require federal funds, park commissioner says 

BC Health support workers reach tentative contract agreement

Progress made following Okanagan College cyberattack

Nicola Valley Hospital emergency department closed again

BC Premier looking at Quebec program to increase housing 

Vancouver business closing due to Broadway subway construction. 

Protesters, supporters face-off during Drag Queen Story Time at Coquitlam public library

Soaring grocery prices in Canada spark increase in thefts from stores: researcher 

When will Canada end blind bidding? Still no timeline for Home Buyer's Bill of Rights 

As public servants return to office, some decry lack of clarity, long commutes 

Canadian firm's axed 2019 deal raises questions about working with regime

Ottawa OKs lithium mine project as Trudeau visits rare earth elements plant 

Miscellaneous            

'Professional' Undergraduate Programs favour affluent students 

Critics say River protection is lacking on pipeline route 

Will Canada  lead a Psychedelic Renaissance?

New Questions raised about deadly Winters Hotel fire