Ottawa Observations: Tuesday-Wednesday, April 4 & 5, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Tuesday-Wednesday,  April 4-5,  2023

The Trump Indictment 

Trump hush-money case likely to stretch into 2024 presidential election

The hush-money case is underwhelming, but other charts will sink Trump

Prospect of tax fraud could be key to Bragg's strategy in Trump indictment: experts 

Donald Trump hush-money case raises thorny legal issues

Trump's tongue-wagging could threaten showdown with judge 

This arrest is not the legal threat Trump dreads most 

Trump claims election interference after being charged with 34 felony counts

What does the indictment mean for Trump's political future 

Day after arraignment, Donald Trump calls for defunding justice department, FBI

Ukraine/Russia War

West helped Ukraine mount acts of sabotage, says Russian President Vladimir Putin

United Nations nuclear chief discusses Ukraine nuclear plant in Russia

Antiwar officer from Putin's secretive elite security team defects 

Zelensky indicates Ukraine could pull out of Bakhmut if Russians close in

Putin is increasingly isolated, paranoid and afraid, defector says

The Russian propagandists amongst us

A whiff of history in a new Russian defection

China arming Russia would be 'historic mistake' NATO chief

Globe and Mail

Police move into Downtown Eastside to clear street encampment 

Trudeau leaving fate of 24 Sussex Drive to NCC amid rodent infestation reports 

Once prestigious 24 Sussex full of rodents, carcasses National Capital Commission says

Francois-Phillipe Champagne is building his case to replace Justin Trudeau

Hundreds of thousands in Ontario, Quebec without power after ice storms hit

No, that PBO study doesn't prove the carbon tax is a stealth cash grab

Canada should link with Europe, surpass 'weak'  military engagement, French envoy says

Danielle Smith's ill-advised call sends a troubling message about the rule of law

Dental hygienists prepare for influx of people who haven't had teeth cleaned for years 

Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney recovering after prostate cancer treatment 

Put Erin O'Toole on list of best prime ministers we never had 

Convoy protest in 'full swing' when emergency law invoked, federal lawyer tells court

Ottawa backs away from timeline for law to make First Nations policing essential service 

China accuses Canadian MPs of foreign interference after report saying Taiwan should decide its own future

Public service contract negotiations could cost Ottawa billions, PBO says

AFN chiefs endorse revised child-welfare settlement, call on Trudeau to apologize

Battle looms between Canadian defence officials, decision-makers after federal budget 

Ottawa has yet to pay carbon-pricing rebates to small business, but says they're coming 

                  

CBC

Repatriation of Canadian women and children detained in Syrian camps underway, says lawyer 

Hassan Diab's lawyer warns 'political trial' in France could lead to wrongful conviction

Davie Shipyard joins Irving, Seaspan in national shipbuilding program

Federal privacy watchdog probing OpenAI, ChatGPT following complaint  

Canada's police chiefs request urgent meeting with premiers following deaths of officers 

Ottawa adds $3.4B to $20B First Nations child welfare compensation deal

Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney recovering following cancer treatment 

Ottawa says it's making Canada's largest ever investment in protecting fresh water

Grocery chains boost profits by charging different prices for the same stuff

'More United than ever': NATO officially welcomes Finland into fold 

Trudeau calls for peace following Israeli raid of mosque

Loblaws paid Galen Weston $8.4M last year, up from $5.4M in 2021

Medical student's interest in being family doctors on decline even as provinces boost training spots 

Toronto/Vancouver Star

           

Tents and suitcases go into garbage compactors as Vancouver encampment is dismantled

Victim of alleged terrorist attack on BC bus had no idea of motive: brother in law

BC to boost minimum wage to $16.75 an hour, matches 6.9 per cent inflation

BC Electoral Boundaries Commission seeks 6 new BC ridings, revisions to 72 others 

BC to spend billions on pen to build more homes to ease housing crisis 

Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney recovering after prostate cancer treatment

Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney is recovering from prostate cancer, family says

Lawyer blasts Ottawa for 'preposterous' delay in assessing Canadian women in Syria 

'Clear violation': Experts say Alberta premier must explain call with accused 

Alberta regulator confirms potential oiilsands toxins in small fish-bearing waterbody

Indian man extradited from Canada to US, charged with human smuggling in Akwesasne

Feds' draft plan to enshrine UN's Indigenous rights declaration 'not perfect', says Justice Minister David Lametti

Danielle Smith is the guardian angel of Freedom Convoy zealots 

Toronto Sun

Grocers line pockets while food bank usage skyrockets 

Loblaw CEO Galen Weston's compensation jumps 55% to $8.4 million

Daily Bread Food Bank 'at a breaking point': CEO

Who will stop the gravy train at Toronto City Hall?

Six arrests in GTA robberies, nearly $1M in stolen vehicles, narcotics, cash recovered  

Guilbeault playing a dangerous political game with Ford

Poilievre would beat Trudeau today, will PM stick around?

Former PM Brian Mulroney recovering after prostate cancer treatment 

Shameful way to treat our troops

Ontario needs incentives to retain skilled labour 

Carbon Tax Rhetoric vs Reality: It hasn't delivered on Liberal promises 

Military starves while federal bureaucracy feasts 

Doug Ford plays whack-a-mole as teachers push radical politics 

Mayor's race gets dirty with attacks, fake videos on day two

Green recovery plans will impose substantial cost on economy

Paying more, getting less from feds

National Post

Safety, size prompted Trudeau to pass on moving into decaying 24 Sussex Drive 

Tents and suitcases go into trash compactors as Vancouver dismantles homeless camp

Regina citizen group demands full inquiry, CEO resignations over 'sexist' tourism campaign

Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney recovering after prostate cancer treatment 

Clumsy Canadian couldn't open his suitcase so they broke into it and found 33 kilos of weed

Canada's coronation emblem is here, and it's some triangles in a circle

Rat infested 24 Sussex the perfect metaphor for Trudeau's Canada 

Liberal MP asks for second look at carbon tax report that show Canadians will come out behind

Emergencies Act was justified because Freedom Convoy protests were in 'full swing' feds tell hearing

Quebec to only allow 'discreet' praying in schools as province moves to ban prayer rooms

Senior Canadian cop crashed his car hours after spending time at bar inside police HQ

Easy bail policies make 'much of work pointless' Canadian police chiefs warn

Alberta election could be referendum on private health care

Government seeking to quash suit seeking review into stalled PS752 investigation

Royal Canadian Navy pitches 12 submarine purchase for $60B, say defence and industry sources 

English groups 'apprehensive' as Ottawa. Quebec reach agreement on the use of French in federal regulated businesses 

Global          

'It is unsafe': Vancouver asks police to help end Hastings Street tent encampment 

Vancouver Manager 'couldn't commit' to shelter spaces for all evicted DTES residents 

Victim stabbed by alleged ISIS supporter aboard BC bus say attack was unprovoked 

3rd affordability credit to hit 85% of British Columbians' bank accounts: province

SFU alumni push back as university shuts down football program

Cost concessions needed to build enough houses to meet BC demand, say real estate groups 

BC's minimum wage will increase to $16.75 per hour on June 1

Dze L K'ant Friendship Centre leans on community to help homeless residents through winter

BC to fund green infrastructure for cruise ships as season gears up in Victoria  

Transit Operator seeks injunction against picketing Fraser Valley bus drivers  

Power outages surpass 877K as freezing rain pounds Quebec

'Clear violation': Experts say Alberta premier must explain call with accused

Majority of Canadians who don't own a home have 'given up' : poll

Call her Queen Camilla: King Charles' coronation invitation reveals royal title 

Canada top choice for oil-importing countries in part due to quality, aligned values

Canadians describe surveillance, intimidation and terror under China's shadow

International Development. Minister Sajjan talks federal budget in Kelowna

Canada should deepen Europe ties, boost military engagement: French envoy

Miscellaneous            

BC Minimum wage rising to $16.75 in June

For local Killer Whales, Chinook aren't created equal 

Inside an SRO Eviction attempt 

John Rustad likely won't win seats. But he will hurt the BC Liberals 

How is Alberta funding the privatization of public housing?

Poilievre's Big Bet on Convoy-Loving Politics 

'Creative Accounting': The NDP faces questions on its housing promises 

What's behind the New Federal Grocery Rebate 

BC and Telus in Talks on health care extra-billing 

What do Albertans demand of their politicians?