Ottawa Observations: Thursday/Friday, February 16/17, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Thursday/Friday February 16/17, 2023

The Emergencies Act Report 

Trudeau's use of Emergencies Act was appropriate, inquiry finds

Five key take-aways from the Emergencies Act inquiry's final report 

Ontario's response to trucker convoy in Ottawa 'troubling,' report finds

What the Emergencies Act inquiry report got right - and wrong 

What Justice Rouleau saw as he unpacked events that led to Emergencies Act invocation 

Justice Rouleau's report a sigh of relief for Justin Trudeau  

Federal government met the threshold to invoke Emergencies Act: Rouleau 

Rouleau's report redeems the Emergencies Act - but it's not the end of the story 

Four highlights from the Emergencies Act inquiry's final report 

Ford government slammed for 'troubling' inaction during convoy protest in Emergencies Act report  

Border protests in Coutts Alberta, a 'concrete manifestation' of risk to Canada: Rouleau

Doug Ford 'abandoned' Ontario's second-largest city, Emergencies Act report finds 

Justice Rouleau calls for more time, transparency in future Emergencies Act inquiries

Social media fuelled the 'Freedom Convoy' and 4 more findings you need to know from the Emergencies Act

Ottawa needs new deal with feds for policing the parliamentary precinct, mayor says 

Rouleau report addresses six questions raised during Emergencies Act hearings   

Justin Trudeau called out for labelling convoy protesters but Emergencies Act report finds he met threshold to shut them down 

'Freedom' has been a weaponized word. The Emergencies Act report finally tells us why it means 

Rouleau gives Trudeau a pass on Emergencies Act with reluctance 

Time to amend the Emergencies Act 

Rouleau Report addresses six questions raised during Emergencies Act hearings 

Emergencies Act was justified, according to commission 

Commission 'reluctantly' rules Trudeau justified in using Emergencies Act

Freedom Convoy primarily sought 'legitimate and lawful' protest against COVID lockdowns, Emergency Act report finds 

The Emergencies Act report lets the Liberals slip off the hook

'Measures were deficient': From Freeland to Ford, Emergencies Act report criticizes players 

Trudeau expresses regret for denouncing Convoy protesters as 'fringe minority' 

Emergencies Act report a slap in the face to Canadians 

Trudeau government justified in using unprecedented powers of Emergencies Act: ruling  

Police 'dysfunction' to blame for letting Freedom Convoy get out of control: commission report 

Definition of 'public order emergency' should be 'modernized' in Emergencies Act: report 

Trudeau government justified in using unprecedented powers of Emergencies Act: ruling 

Ukraine/Russia War

 

Canada still reluctant to declare Russia a terrorist state one year after Ukraine invasion

Globe and Mail

CSIS documents reveal Chinese strategy to influence Canada's 2021 election 

Norway's embrace of the petrostate paradox rests example for Canada's 'just transition' promise  

Quebec's Lion Electric Co. transforming an industry by cranking out electric school buses 

Edmonton is the latest '15-minute city' to be bought in a global conspiracy theory

Toronto's shotgun race for mayor already under way

Doug Ford is meddling with Toronto again 

Downtown Ottawa has been changed by the pandemic and trucker convoy 

Lobbyists push back at proposed $80 limit for entertaining MPs

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces support for Haiti

Sajjan unclear on whether top adviser told him he was sharing Canadian government Tavel documents with senator 

PM ethics violations likely confound ethics efforts in government: Dion 

House of Commons stops MPs from claiming home internet bills in rule change 

Liberals introduce 'Millard's Law' to create review process for wrongful convictions. 

Young and diverse anglophones will not be bullied out of Quebec 

Close the Roxham Road 'loophole' in the Safe Third Country Agreement? The whole agreement is one big loophole 

We must urgently reinvent public transit for the post pandemic world 

CBC

Alberta premier says Ottawa's 'intentions have not changed' as feds release sustainable jobs plan

Supreme Court says diplomatic immunity does not shield soldier from search that led to sex assault conviction 

Federal Government releases sustainable jobs plan 

Calgary MP Ron Liepert says he won't seek re-election 

Poilievre accuses Trudeau of ignoring election interference by China 

Hundreds of asylum seekers arrive in Windsor via the US, Ottawa confirms 

Doctors brace for a nationwide shortage of abortion pills 

Mendicino says next RCMP commissioner needs to take force 'to newer heights'

Trudeau pledges more help for Haiti, stops short of offering military presence on the ground 

Liberals move to create independent commission to probe miscarriage of justice claims 

Cue the scary music: It's Alberta attack ad season for UCP and NDP

Toronto/Vancouver Star

Fisheries Department to shut 15 salmon farms off BC 's coast to protect wild fish 

University of British Columbia midwifery program expanded with another 20 seats

Earthquakes Canada reports 4.8 magnitude quake recorded west of Port Alice 

Victoria officer's lost notebook obtained by criminals, used in alleged offence: cops 

BC's Auditor General says data gaps during COVID-9 vaccine rollout posed risks

Trudeau says Canadians decided 2021 election outcome in spite of Chinese meddling 

Former MP says Canada has become 'open market' for foreign interference in elections  

Turkish, Syrian students say U of T not addressing trauma from earthquake 

John Tory's family has long been Toronto High Society -  is it time for the city's old guard to move aside?

The John Tory Affair: is a 37 year age gap too much for any relationship

Indigenous organization says Indigenous families will lead unmarked graves report 

'Freedom Covoy' trial needs judge from outside Ottawa, Crown says

Were these Canadian pilots the first to lay eyes on the Chinese spy balloon?

A wrongful conviction inspired the Tragically Hip. Now it's inspiring Justin Trudeau's government 

The leaving syndrome in politics 

What if those balloons really were from outer space?

Toronto Sun

John Tory resigns as mayor, still hopes to contribute to city

Ex-MP says Canada an 'open market' for foreign interference in elections   

Canadians decided 2021 election outcome in spite of Chinese meddling: Trudeau

Doctors and nurses are heroes treating everyone equally 

Covering up wasteful spending is the rule in Ottawa 

Lose the tinfoil hat. Trudeau isn't after your health data

China spied, our politicians lied!

Trudeau's plan to sell your health records to Klaus Schwab doesn't exist, it's fake news 

Memo to Chrystia Freeland: If Tory was right to quit, what about Trudeau?

Six Nations Chief says group behind subway injunction doesn't represent his community 

Re Freeland on Tory: Now do Trudeau 

National Post

'Just Transition' will create so many jobs there may not be enough workers to fill then, feds say

Canada has become 'open market' for foreign interference in elections, former Conservative MP says

Anand pushed $9 billion Boeing aircraft deal as Bombardier calls for competition

Lucki unable to use her best weapon because of pandemic lockdowns, RCMP union head says

$550,000 to $15 million: Cost of replacing John Tory as Toronto mayor could get steep

Trudeau to deploy Navy vessels to Haiti amid deepening crisis 

Senate expected to vote in favour of delaying MAID expansion before march deadline 

Federal, provincial justice ministers look for March meeting on bail reform 

A society that justifies child euthanasia  must question whether it truly values life 

Liberal bill aims to speed up wrongful conviction reviews by creating independent commission  

Humanitarian groups want Ottawa to expand matching charity program for earthquake victims 

'Xenophobic': US critics say Canada's foreign property tax 'a hostile act'

Ethics commissioner frustrated by Liberals' lapses: 'Act has been there for 17 years, for God's sake'

Global          

Ottawa to shut 15 salmon farms off BC's coast to protect wild fish 

'Just cruel': BC high school basketball team dropped from tournament over 'clerical error' 

Long weekend avalanche warning issued in BC amid deadly season

Student group calls for provincial funding for sexual violence centres on BC campuses 

Vancouver area faces Mobi bikes' tires slashed, call for 'parking spaces back'

BC homeowners say they've lost thousands of dollars after local contractor leaves renovation projects unfinished

How the Kelowna wastewater treatment plant helps test sewage for COVID

BC doctor says better health care services needed on search and rescue missions 

Former BC Liberal John Rustad joins Conservative Party 

Audit finds data mostly good for BC vaccine rollout, but notes key gaps 

Name, address in VicPD officer's lost notebook 'circulated among the criminal element'

It's now $2,471 a month on average to rent an apartment in BC: report

BC MLA the latest politician with mixed messaging for non-English media

We now know the path the Chinese spy balloon took over Canada 

Miscellaneous            

BC's new forest rules: A small word change may be big for Saving Trees 

A call to reform involuntary care. With personal roots 

Are climate deaths really ' Down 9&' from a century ago?

Contentious Island Quarry Expansion may get environmental assessment 

Union fears robots will kill jobs in controversial Port expansion 

Canada's Immigration elephant in the room

Everybody wants that East Van Cross  

Looking ahead to the Notley-Smith showdown 

Is the H5N1 Bird Flu coming home to roost?