Ottawa Observations: Tuesday/Wednesday, February 7 & 8, 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 7 & 8, 2023

Ukraine/Russia War

 

Britain signals that it may send fighter jets to Ukraine during Zelensky's surprise visit

Ukrainians fear erasure of their culture as Russian bombs destroy heritage sites 

Zelenskyy lashes out at 'rumours' that he's about to fire his wartime defence minister

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells UK 'freedom will win' pushes for warplanes 

Globe and Mail

Two children dead, driver arrested after bus crashes into Quebec daycare 

Conservatives would honour Trudeau's health care offer, Pierre Poilievre says

Pierre Poilievre learned half of Stephen Harper's lesson on health deals 

Antiviral drug could be an effective COVID-19 treatment for high-risk patients, study shows

Canadian assessment team deployed to Turkey after earthquake 

Accused OPP shooter was out on bail due to Indigenous identity

Inflation in Canada: A look at who's been hit the hardest and when prices may come down

Pierre Poilievre hits back at CBC chief's 'partisan attack'

There's political precedent for Danielle Smith's 'awkward' handshake with Trudeau 

Soaring housing costs are turning cities into citadels for the rich 

Alberta to pilot oil and gas royalty breaks for legally required well cleanup

Our airline regulators should be fired for their inaction in protecting passengers 

Newfoundland finally has a strong hand to play as it seeks a new deal on Churchill Falls contract with Quebec

The concept of CanCon is pure folly. That's the problem at the heart of Bill C-11

Immigration minister has 'serious concerns' about inauthentic Canadian travel documents sent to Afghans 

Why the health care funding decision matters, quite personally, to all Canadians 

Defence, Innovation ministers team up to sell DC on merits of working with Canada

A health proposal that doesn't rise as high as its rhetoric

Canada announces $10 million in aid for Turkey, Syria after deadly quake

Emergencies Act commission granted extension , will deliver report on February 20

Canada, Taiwan to begin formal talks to spur foreign investments 

CBC signals plans to go full framing, ending traditional TV and radio broadcasts 

CBC

Premiers will meet Friday to discuss Trudeau's health-care offer

Canada providing $10 million in earthquake aid to Turkey and Syria 

Given high inflation, slowdown in Canada's economy is 'a good thing', Tiff Macklem says

CBC won't abandon TV, radio audiences as it charts digital path over next decades, says president 

Another back to office labour complaint filed by federal union

Federal government will match up to $10 million in donations for earthquake relief

Building brigades: Canada, NATO allies struggle to shore up Baltic defences against Russian threat

Lucki says she's working to convince federal government to keep controversial neck hold

Former Afghan interpreter left in the dark on immigration status after government paperwork changes 

PM and Premiers haggle over billions - but the future of health care needs more than money

Opposition parties demand answers as Liberals say little about Chinese balloon

Is Trudeau's health-care funding pitch enough for the provinces?

Trudeau pitches 10 year health care deal with $46B in new spending

Toronto/Vancouver Star

Urban Search and Rescue team from Burnaby deploys to quake zone in Turkey

Devastation in Turkey echoes past quakes and offers BC lessons: profs

BC forecasts more than one million jobs over next decade, health, tech key areas 

West Fraser Timber Co. to temporarily curtail operations at Quesnel Mill

BC's pink sea urchins are on the move to shallower waters thanks to climate change

Tug company, senior official charged in fatal 2021 sinking off northwest BC coast

BC minister says her cancer has returned, but she's confident in treatment

National reconciliation day to become September statutory holiday in BC

Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond returns second honorary degree after being told of identity review  

Mindset of those present when immigration detainee died is key, inquest hears

'I tried not to cry': Driver charged with first degree murder after bus hits daycare, killing two 4 year olds

Cigars with Doug Ford. Coffee with Francois Legault. Th inside story of what broke Canada's political stalemate on health-care funding 

COVID-19 vaccine uptake plunges in Canada

Expanded refugee program for Afghans now expected within weeks 

Keep Canada's doors open to Ukrainians, refugee groups urge Ottawa

City auditor criticizes Ottawa police over handling of 'Freedom Convoy' protests

Ministers defend calling in RCMP to investigate senator's Afghan refugee travel documents 

A year after "Freedom Convoy' Ottawa to reopen street in front of Parliament Hill

City of Yellowknife locks out unionized workers after mediation fails 

Jagmeet Singh slams Justin Trudeau's health care funding offer - but Pierre Poilievre says he'd honour it

Get Chinese 'authoritarian broadcasters' off Canadian airwaves, says Foreign Affairs critic

Toronto Sun

2 Children dead, driver to be charged with homicide after bus crashes into Laval daycare

Ontario premier expects to ink health care deal with feds 

To delight of Conservatives, CBC's president bad mouths Poilievre

Canada's Broken Health Care: Money alone won't make it well

Biden is not friend to Canada with his 'buy American' plan

Biden threatens Canadian jobs again with his Buy American protectionist promises 

Current crime rates in Ontario raise questions about police proposals for more money 

CBC wants to be a digital streaming service? Good, let's end the subsidy

Canada needs Discount grocery stores -- real ones

Trudeau facing increased criticism, grumbling within his own party

Is Trudeau losing his grip on the Liberal Party?

Trudeau's climate-spending tab excludes costs you'll pay

Don't look for a health deal for a generation, look for innovation 

Trudeau no saviour for health care

Money alone won't fix health care

National Post

Two children dead, driver charged with murder after bus crashes into Laval daycare 

Early signs premiers will accept Trudeau's disappointing health-care offer

Canadian assessment team deployed to Turkey as earthquake rescue efforts close

Deference to Beijing a hallmark of the Trudeau Liberals 

Joe Biden's State of the Union speech 'bad news', Canadian manufacturers

The CBC is boring and preachy an that is why there is 'CBC bashing'

Trudeau vows to pass languages bill, despite lingering concerns from Liberal MPs

PBO blasts CRA for saying 'not worth the effort' to recover $15B in COVID wage subsidy overpayments  

Jumping the queue into Canada has never been easier

Global          

'Their thing is to bury it' BC RCMP whistleblower speaks out

Police watchdog investigating Surrey Police Service member's death in Langley

Sexual misconduct allegations surface involving former BC recovery worker 

Surrey prostate cancer patient seeks treatment in Ontario, calls BC system flawed

Charges laid in fatal BC tugboat sinking that claimed 2 lives

City of North Vancouver announces $360,000 grant for displaced fire victims 

Catalytic converter thefts on the rise again in the Okanagan

Geotechnical investigation closes section of Trans-Canada Highway in BC's Interior 

Allegations against former Falkland RCMP officer debunked in civil suit

Interior Health ends employment of former top doctor convicted of sexual assault

Construction to begin this month to upgrade the Granville Bridge

Burnaby Urban Search and Rescue off to Turkey to help with earthquake relief 

BC makes September 30 'Day of Reconciliation' a paid stat holiday

Premier Smith taking her time to consider federal health funding proposal despite pressures 

House of Commons marks moment of silence for deadly Laval daycare bus crash

'We have to move quickly': Health workers urge premiers to accept Ottawa's health deal

Prairie provinces stand to benefit the most from boost to immigration target: report

Ontario signals acceptance of health deal, raises concerns about funding timelines

Ottawa still crafting Black Canadian justice strategy as advocates call for reform

Miscellaneous            

Extra Money isn't enough to fix Health care, Premiers agree

Lytton Fire Victims head to BC Supreme Court 

BC embraces a remote work future

In Chinatown, Precious few places for Seniors to Live

Breaking Down Canada's Settlement with Indigenous Day Scholars 

How to be a farmer in a climate emergency

Finding Climate fixes in the Boundary Bay Marsh