Ottawa Observations: Saturday-Monday, February 18-20, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Saturday-Monday February 18-20, 2023

Ukraine/Russia War

 

Biden makes surprise visit to Kyiv  in show of support ahead of anniversary of Russian invasion

The secret operation to sneak Joe Biden to Kyiv without anyone noticing

A tiny border town in Norway's Arctic is one of Russia's last links to Europe

Biden's surprise visit to Kyiv is 'a true miracle' says Ukrainian MP

Life in limbo: Millions of people displaced inside Ukraine wait and hope 

Why Washington ton 't send fighter jets to Ukraine 

Biden's surprise Ukraine visit signals commitment - and sends message to Moscow 

US will remain with Ukraine for 'as long as it takes' Biden says on surprise visit to Kyiv

Ukraine woman in iconic war photos recalls deadly Russian attack that almost blinded her

Globe and Mail

Commons Committee seeks to expand hearings to probe Chinese interference in 2021 election 

CSIS reports outline how China targets Canadian politicians, business leaders 

CSIS documents show China warned 'Canadian friends' of foreign-interference investigations

'Our home on native land': Jully Black makes a small change to O Canada lyrics at NBA All Star game

Canopy Growth's downsizing leaves Smiths Falls, a once-booming Ontario town, in limbo

BC's changes to prescription rules have reduced family doctor calls

Deputy Conservative leader Melissa Landsman relishes being a different type of Tory

The failures of politics and empathy, before the Emergencies Act 

Lawyers working on Rogers, Shaw merger could nab bigger share of $100-million plus fee jackpot 

Alberta, Saskatchewan methane emissions almost four times more than reported: research

To find one of Ontario's big pandemic wins, just look down your toilet 

To fix out $1.1 trillion debt, Canada must rethink the principles behind government spending 

Canada's vanishing health care crisis

Tory has left the building. What happens to his housing plan?

National Gallery spent more than 2 1/2 years

Trudeau's Emergencies Act invocation a result of multiple failures 

A new golden age for competition and antitrust is takin hold - and Canada can be part of it

CBC

Trudeau's Caribbean visit didn't break Haiti logjam

Peter Herrndorf, 'Renaissance man' of Canadian journalism and arts, dead at 82

A hobby club in Illinois is missing a balloon. Was it shot down over Yukon?

Sustainable Jobs Plan: Albertans pulled out their hair for this?

Government communication on COVID-19 contributed to 'Freedom Convoy' origin: report

Send all asylum seekers to other provinces, Quebec premier tells Trudeau 

Lobbying commissioner proposes new rules - but critics aren't happy 

NDP MP calls for hate speech law to combat residential school 'denialism' 

Claiming MAID for disable is 'coercive' and 'eugenicist' gives opponents ammunition to end the program

Singer Jully Black's one-word change to O Canada at NBA All-Star game draws praise

Toronto/Vancouver Star

Probe begins after pedestrian killed by truck in New Westminster

'Wonderful awakening' as totem pole is returned to Nuxalk Nation after a century 

Surrey budget proposes 9.5% property tax increase for policing transition costs 

Surrey Police Chief wants audit of city's 'inflated and mischaracterized' costings 

This city repealed its coffee cup charge. Was it stirring idealism or refill madness?

Well-intentioned? Danielle Smith's new plan hits a nerve in Alberta 

This Danielle Smith handout might be a step too far for Albertans 

Yes, the John Tory affair was the public's business. But not for the reasons you may think 

Chinese consulate-general says report could damage China's relationship with Canada 

Government communication on COVID-19 contributed to 'Freedom Convoy' origin: report 

Feds' hiring of international group to advise on unmarked graves called 'misstep'

Researchers hope wrongfully convicted database will lead to reforms, more releases 

Alberta, Saskatchewan methane emissions almost 4 times more than reported: research

Quebec town votes no to Lac-Megantic rail bypass project as expropriation looms

Toronto Sun

Singer Jully Black makes small change to "O Canada' lyrics at NBA All Star game

Lemieux says her breasts are real -- not prosthetic

Court must reject demand for payment stopping subway construction 

Justice Rouleau may have old Liberal Party ties but he's not Justin Trudeau's uncle or related at all

Housing 'a right' but at whose expense?

Failing to fix what's broken would be a nightmare

Universities should be promoting truth not fiction

With Roxham Road, Trudeau is importing an American political problem 

Report on use of Emergencies Act is Liberal biased 

Trudeau's $6K per night hotel stay shows he has no respect for your money

China's assault on our democracy shouldn't be state secret 

Some things got manifestly worse in the city under John Tory's watch

China's interference in our elections exposed 

Trudeau ignores China syndrome 

'Just transition' just a plan to have a plan

National Post

Court orders BC woman to pay dead boyfriend's estate $400,000 after she spends his money  

Rise of localism will usher in a new era of capitalism and democracy 

Canada's stubbornly unethical Liberal government 

What Canada can learn from the health crisis down Under

What to do about the oilpatch's abandoned wells

Trudeaus finger-in-the-eye politics is what sparked the Freedom Convoy 

Freedom Convoy report sets dark precedent on freezing bank accounts 

The time Jimmy Carter helped save Canada from nuclear disaster 

Mother of ISIL suspect hopes book's 'secrets' will help free him

Pierre Poilievre îs the future. His trouncing of the CBC proves it

Emergencies Act report provides little protection against Ottawa using it again 

Canada's democracy died a little Friday afternoon

Canada sending two small, slow naval ships to Haiti: Here's what they might do there

Reports of China's election interference plans show need for foreign agents registry: Poilievre  

'What did they expect from a fire cracker like me?" Inside the thoughts of Toronto's John Tory

Global          

One man injured, one arrested after shooting on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside: Police 

Chinatown businesses call for more safety measures after latest shooting

Heavy rainfall, winter storm warning in effect for parts of BC

40 years later, Chilliwack RCMP ID man in probe of missing Jo-Anne Pedersen 

BC's new model for predicting runoff into Okanagan Lake has a very different forecast for 2023

Proposed double-digit propter tax hike in Surrey draws ire 

Coast Guard responds to fuel spill from partially sunk fishing vessel in Fraser River 

BC School District to launch Safe Places program 

Nakusp senior dies while waiting for ambulance 

Okanagan search and rescue teams dealing with high number of tasks 

BC Indigenous coalition opposes Ottawa's decision to shut down 15 salmon farms

Feds' contract for advice on residential school unmarked graves a 'misstep' advocates 

Canada will soon get a new electoral map - and it may have a blue tint

New wrongful convictions database spurs hope of reforms, change in Canada  

Fumbled messaging on COVID-19 vaccine mandate spurred Freedom Convoy: report 

Quebec Premier says Roxham Road must be 'priority' for Trudeau at meeting with Biden

Atlantic Premiers create regional doctor registry as federal health funding talks begin

Chinese spy balloon puts 'sharp focus' on why Canada mustt modernize  military: MacKay

Mendicino mum on if election integrity panel saw reports on Chinese interference

Should Canada's notwithstanding clause exist? Liberals MP says it's time to debate 

Canada's spy agency failed to fully consider human toll when disrupting threats: report 

Miscellaneous            

The cartoonist who blazed a trail for black womanhood 

Revive Tourism? an answer form one Japanese village 

BC's slow action aids ship breaker's case, says expert 

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