Ottawa Observations: Tuesday-Wednesday, April 11-12, 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 11-12,  2023

Ukraine/Russia War

Kyiv compares Russia to Islamic State after beheading video

Pro-Russian cyberattacks strike at PMO, Senate websites 

Trudeau announces new military aid, bilateral agreements during Ukraine PM's visit

Canada spending $59M on assault rifles, machine guns for Ukraine

Prairie Premiers blast Lametti for suggesting Ottawa might 'look at province's power over natural resources 

Trudeau shrugs of reports pro-Russian hackers brought down PMO website

Claim a Canadian energy company was target of Russian cyberattack highlights our vulnerability, but could just be fake

The men who dare defy Vladimir Putin

Globe and Mail

Trudeau Foundation to review controversial donation from Chines billionaire

Trudeau Foundation CEO, board resign after revelation of gift tied to China

Ozempic manufacturer calls for regulation of cross-border sales to prevent shortages 

Bank of Canada holds interest rate steady again at 4.5% Here's what's next

Too many lines converge at the intersection of Trudeau and foundation

His progressive mission accomplished, Trudeau should prepare his departure

Prairie premiers balk at talk of changing provincial resource development rules 

The First Home Savings Account is a bad idea - and I can't wait to take advantage of it

Trudeau says it's up to provinces to make Orange Shirt Day a holiday

Conservatives ask Twitter to label CBC accounts as 'government funded' media

Fund for takin part in C-11 and C-18 hearings says it's going broke, may close 

Ottawa hits 30,000 Afghan-refugee milestone, but many still left in limbo

Beware of 'mutually sabotaging competition' on corporate subsidies: Freeland

A windfall tax to fight food inflation - not on grocers but commodity producers 

The state of 24 Sussex Drive is an increasingly absurd embarrassment

Using immigration to fill vacant, lower-skilled jobs is not sound economic policy

                  

CBC

Trudeau says premiers' claims about natural resources power grab have 'no grounding in truth'

Trudeau Foundation president, board resign citing 'politicization' of China linked donation

Union for RCMP 911 operators calls for recruitment plan to address staff shortages 

More federal public service union members vote for strike mandate 

2 Canadian women who returned from Syrian camp to be released on bail 

More than 300 Afghans arrive in Canada as Ottawa inches closer to 40,000 resettlement goal 

Federal department asked social media giants to drop newspaper article, documents show

Despite reforms, asylum seekers in Canada still face lengthy wait to work

Controversial Trudeau Foundation donation from Beijing-linked businessman was not reimbursed 

Bank of Canada holds interest rate steady as it forecasts inflation to slow to 3% this year

Toronto/Vancouver Star

           

BC Liberal Party name change to BC United builds bridges to the future: Falcon

BC pledges $10M funding boost for Chinese Canadian Museum ahead of July 1 opening

BC Court of Appeal quashes conviction of babysitter in toddler's drowning 

BC Chinese communities tell Mendicino of intimidation by foreign powers and proxies

At least 300 visits expected as BC's 2023 cruise ship season officially launches 

BC creates enforcement teams in 12 communities to tackle repeat violent offenders  

Pharmacists fear more drugs may fall into loophole that saw BC Ozempic sent to US

Transit patrols boosted after teenager dies in Surrey bus stabbing

'This is a badge of honour': Ontario MPPs, Governor General and former Olympians blacklisted by Russia

Justin Trudeau's most trusted advisor has always avoided the spotlight. That's about to change 

Canada's health minister calls mass exports of Ozempic to US an 'outrageous' abuse 

Canadian Parliamentarians visit Taiwan  in unites show of support against China

What's going on with the Trudeau Foundation? Here's what we know about the controversy that led to a mass resignation

Extended power outages raise questions about resilience of Quebec's power grid

Conservatives ask Twitter to label CBC accounts as 'government-funded' media

Canada inches closer to Afghan resettlement target, could reach 40,000 by end of year

Members of Public Service union vote in favour of federal strike mandate

Airport slowdowns and a tax refund 'shutdown' things to know about a possible government strike

Justin Trudeau blames 'ungrounded attacks' for resignations of Trudeau Foundation CEO and directors 

What 'Take Back Alberta' means to Danielle Smith's future as Premier 

What Danielle Smith needs to worry about isn't an ethics probe. It's Danielle Smith 

Toronto Sun

Furey says as mayor, he'll push treatment, not injection sites

How many innocent victims must die in TTC violence before alarm bells raised?

If the 'political climate' has changed, it is because of Justin Trudeau 

Trudeau's Liberals try to rewrite constitution and take resources from provinces? 

Trudeau blames conservatives for trouble at Trudeau Foundation

Prime Minister is in denial about Trudeau Foundation 

We need to fix Toronto without raising property taxes or TTC fares 

Trudeau Liberal's purpose ripping up Constitution on oil, mining 

Toronto a world class city? Try making a call from the subway?

Would anyone notice if the Trudeau Foundation disappeared?

Federal politicians running businesses would starve us all

Shots fired as Saunders and Bailao battle it out on crime

Trudeau Foundation blows itself up

National Post

Programs and services that could be affected by federal public service strikes 

Poilievre asks Elon Musk to label CBC 'government-funded' on Twitter 

Canadians feel less safe than before COVID and say governments are to blame: poll 

Beware of 'race to the bottom' with corporate subsidies to fuel green economy, Freeland tells US audience

Trudeau says Poilievre is 'very good' at YouTube videos but should 'actually propose' more ideas  

Talk of 'intimidation, harassment'  in BC Chinese community shows need for foreign agent registry: Mendicino  

Trudeau foundation pledges independent investigation of controversial Chinese donation

Trudeau Foundation board defenestrates itself  

Teen dies after stabbing on bus in Surrey, city to increase police transit patrols  

Liberals are the threat, not the solution, to Indigenous resource prosperity 

NATO getting increasingly impatient with cheapskate  Canada 

China wants to vandalize the West - Trudeau and Biden want to let it

Global          

Family identifies 17 year old fatally stabbed on Surrey transit bus

So long BC Liberals, hello BC United: BC's opposition party unveils new name

Guerrilla spider sculpture in East Vancouver may not be removed after all 

'More supports are needed': how to help those not accepting shelter after Hastings decampment  

Transit police stepping up presence following spike in violence aboard buses, SkyTrain

Vancouver trustees vote in favour of 'surplus' designation for French elementary school slated for closure

Engineering firm fined $1M over BC spill linked to 85 trout deaths 

'Apology is owed': Surrey mayor urged to correct record on Metro Vancouver Surrey RCMP motion 

Vancouver to allow public drinking in 6 plazas year round, 7th for summer 

Nothing has change': Vancouver decampment continues through Easter Long weekend

Canadian MPs arrive in Taiwan in latest show of Western support after Tsai's US trip

Amid Chinese aggression, Taiwan's fight is Canada's fight' MPs vow

Over 30K Afghans have arrived in Canada but 'significant challenges' remain, Ottawa says

Union threatens 'one of the largest strikes in Canadian history' after vote

Trudeau Foundation, CEO, board out over alleged Beijing linked donation

Katie Telford set to testify  Friday on foreign interference, PMO says

Miscellaneous            

Big risks, long hours, low pay: The lives of BC log truckers 

Why we must trad carefully on Bail reform

Who's most at risk during extreme heat?

Why coal mining the rockies is an Alberta election issue

Winters Hotel Fire Victims Sue City, Building owner and Operator 

How the pandemic affects Albertans' election mood

A year later the deadly Winers Hotel Fire, Union Questions safety issues