Ottawa Observations: Tuesday-Wednesday, February 21-22, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Tuesday/Wednesday, February 21-22, 2023

Ukraine/Russia War

 

War's anniversary rings hollow for Ukrainians who have felt under siege since 2014

China's top diplomat touts 'rock solid' partnership with Russia

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

How Canada helped Ukraine learn to stop fighting wars the Soviet way 

In Ukraine, she left her home, her heart and her husband turned soldier. Here's what she found in Canada

On the one year anniversary of Russia's brutal invasion, can Hollywood keep Ukraine in our hearts and minds?

The only way to stop Putin's invasion of Ukraine 

Lessons from a grim anniversary

Watch Canadian soldier's videos that show Ukraine war's frontlines in real time

Putin is losing grip on reality, Joly tells UN assembly ahead of vote to condemn Ukraine invasion 

 Ukraine desperately needs Canadian drones but we're not offering

The Canadian 'suburban mom' arming Ukraine against Russia

Chinese foreign minister visits Moscow amid Ukraine war anniversary

Ottawa urged to expel Russian diplomats as Ukraine war anniversary nears 

Globe and Mail

Canadian military found Chinese monitoring buoys in the Arctic

CSIS found specific Chinese interference in Canada's election. What happened next?

Non-binary person says OHIP discriminated against him, denying coverage for phalloplasty surgery

Google tests blocking of news sites in response to Canada's online news bill

Canada's no frills airlines offer eye-popping deals, but can you handle the ride?

'Irregular migration' larger issue than Roxham Road: US ambassador to Canada 

China, Russia targeting Canada's artificial intelligence know-how, CSIS warns

NDP MP urges federal government to create "Red Dress Alert' for missing Indigenous women 

Liberal MPs decry Vancouver Port Authority truck program in letters to minister 

Trudeau should close Roxham Road within 30 days: Poilievre 

Emergencies Act's freezing of bank accounts reflects wider mess at Finance Canada 

Ontario Green Leader Mike Schreiner says he won't cross the floor to Liberals

Conservatives woo ethic minority, newcomer voters, in. bid to flip key seats from Liberals 

The Emergencies Act proved its mettle 

Trudeau can no longer avoid tough choices on Roxham Road

Rouleau's Emergencies Act report raises troubling questions 

Justin Trudeai's Liberals have entitlement problems. Big Ones 

Stand up to China, Mr. Trudeau

What is this government doing to protect Canada's sovereignty against China?

With poultry stocks devastated is there a whiff of the next pandemic in the air?

Billionaire Jimmy Pattison is 94 and does to work every day.What's his secret?

Canada should show more enthusiasm for King Charles's coronation 

CBC

Trudeau calls for renegotiated border treaty to halt Roxham Road migrants - US envoy pushes back

Canadian military says it has tacked, stopped China surveillance in Arctic waters 

Poilievre adds to Legault's call for Liberal government to close Roxham Road border crossing 

Bank of Canada might have to raise rates if companies keep raising prices, Macklem warns

Security agencies, ministers called to testify on alleged 2021 election interference 

New tax on foreign property owners will hurt Canadian border community, mayor warns 

Canada's inflation rate slowed to 5.9% in January, but food costs continue to rise 

US remains hopeful Canada will hit NATO defence spending target: ambassador  

Under equipped and under fire, Haiti's police await delayed shipments of Canadian armour 

Jully Black's change to Canada'a anthem is how true reconciliation works 

Toronto/Vancouver Star

Former BC NDP cabinet minister Melanie Mark to resign Vancouver seat, cites health 

Icy winds, snow, hit much of BC, weekend snow possible for south coast: forecasters 

Taseko Mines to increase its stake in the Gibraltar copper mine in BC

Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers reports Q4 profit and revenue up from year ago

'You're not the only one': Vancouver's Black population rising fast, census shows

A timeline of events since the detection of possible unmarked graves in Kamloops 

BC adds 180 million to help communities prepare for natural disasters 

Canada aims to build new Arctic surveillance systems to counter potential threats 

Insiders say Conservatives debated going public with election misinformation warnings in 2021

'The risk of harm is real': Ford government criticized for proposing a change to how elderly residents get medicine

Doug Ford grilled over daughter's stag-and-doe party: 'Does the Premier understand how bad this looks?"

Jully Black's subtle change to the Canadian anthem at NBA All-Star game wins praise from fans 

This top court could find Justin Trudeau broke the law when he used the Emergencies Act

Justin Trudeau says his rivals are helping to undermine Canada's democracy

Google blocks news content for some Canadians in response to online news bill

Quebec Premier Legault won't meet election promise to offer pre-kindergarten 

International group asks to be given a chance on unmarked graves contract 

Haitian Group asks Canada to condemn 'racism' in Dominican Republic deportations

Justin Trudeau is losing ground to Pierre Poilievre, He's using Donald Trump to fight back

Former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi puts other politicians to shame with forceful defence of Amira Elghawaby

Toronto Sun

Trudeau tries to divert again son allegations of Chinese election interference 

239 charges laid against 28 people in Ontario human trafficking cases 

Halton teacher with huge fake breasts may just be punching us after all

Toronto Public Library joins anti-book banning movement

Justice Rouleau is a liberal, but he ain't Trudeau's uncle 

China election interference; Trudeau targets whistleblowers  

Trudeau looks like he's hiding something on China's election interference 

Poilievre blames PM for Roxham Road crossings, demands problem be fixed 

CBC is so cozy with Trudeau government because they have the same interests 

Canadians bear weight of growing government debt burden

Roxham Road in reverse 

Lower inflation hides higher coast of living 

National Post

Ontario man charged with second-degree murder after alleged shooting of home invader 

Google tests blocking news content for some Canadians in response to Bill C-18

CBC employees earning six-figures more than doubled since 2015

MPs help China undermine democracy by playing 'political games' over election interference: Trudeau

BC's First Indigenous woman cabinet minister blasts 'nastiness from white men' in Legislature as she resigns 

Viral interview between Joe Rogan and Justin Trudeau entirely created by artificial intelligence  

Trudeau's naive foreign policy shredded by reality of Ukraine invasion

Hospitals optimistic Ontario health-reform bill will stop staff from leaving for private clinics  

Ontario detransitioner who had breasts and womb removed to change gender sues doctors 

Law Commission of Canada, shuttered by Harper in 2006, revived by Liberals 

Create 'Red Dress Alert' for missing Indigenous women, NDP's Gazan urges feds 

Rise in asylum-seekers entering Canada from US becomes flashpoint again 

Reality checks on the climate change agenda

Trudeau feigns regret for attacking Freedom Convoy as a 'fringe'

Federal beer taxes are set to rise higher than ever before 

After years of cozying up toChina, Trudeau impotent in face of election interference  

Liberals considering making it hate crime to 'deny residential school genocide'

Canada's New York Consulate made to deactivate Tik Tok account it had for nearly a year 

Global          

Criminal investigation of historical allegations about Prince George Mounties remains active: RCMP

No, books in Chilliwack school libraries aren't child pornography, RCMP says 

Thousands of BC Commercial vehicles failed roadside inspections last year, data shows 

Vancouverites facing nearly 10 percent property tax hike in 2023 budget 

MLA Melanie Mark calls BC Legislature 'torture' in resignation speech

BC braces for Arctic blast, snow forecast for parts of South Coast 

Vancouver charity targeted by scam operation in fake advertising scheme, staff say

Federal minister tours Princeton nearly two years after flood 

'The future of air travel': Facial recognition might make airports a breeze - at a cost

BC teacher's licence suspended for dragging student from class 

Majority of British Columbians reject notion of bringing ack COVID restrictions: poll

Tseshaht First Nation's research says at least 67 children died at Alberni Indian Residential School

BC Liberals, Greens accuse Eby government of wasting time in the Legislature 

BC expected to unveil billion-dollar drug and mental health treatment plan

International group hired by Ottawa asks to be given a chance on unmarked graves 

Closing Roxham Road won't stop irregular migrants coming to Canada: Trudeau

House of Commons votes to expand foreign election interference probe 

Canada yet to respond to Japan's invite to rejoin timber organization 

Miscellaneous            

Black Studies 12 arrives in Surrey High schools  

'This place felt like a torture chamber'

'He was the leader of working people in BC'

They're off! Alberta NDP offers an election campaign preview 

Here's how decriminalization will help BC Drug users 

Please Advise! Does One MLA make the BC Conservatives a Force 

The case against vacancy controls for Vancouver 

The RCMP needs more than a new leader 

Temporary foreign workers hit record levels in BC

How do you solve a teacher shortage like BC's?