Ottawa Observations: Tuesday-Wednesday, August 22-23, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Tuesday-Wednesday, August. 22-23, 2023

BC, NWT Wildfires

BC mayors welcome decision to lift some travel restrictions after rain douses Wildfires

Yellowknife mayor says it's too unsafe for residents to return to NWT capital

Shelves emptying as road, airport closures leave some NWT communities without groceries 

181 properties confirmed damaged or destroyed by wildfires in BC's Okanagan region   

NWT will step up enforcement to prevent people from entering evacuated communities 

What's a 'fire tornado'? Video of rare phenomenon captured in BC

'In my blood to fight': Shuswap residents tell why they defy fire evacuation

Northwest Territories grappling with 'astronomical' cost of fighting wildfires 

BC wildfires: Why some British Columbians say they won't leave the fire zone

Want to understand BC Burning? Read these articles  

Facebook News ban is risking lives in Wildfires, say Eby and Trudeau

Should politicians pander as cities burn?

Ukraine/Russia War           

Wagner leader Prigozhin was aboard plane that crashed, leaving no survivors, Russian agency says

Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is presumed dead after a plane crash outside Moscow 

Officials say jet crash in Russia kills 10. Wagner chief was on passenger list 

Rebellious mercenary leader presumed dead after Russian plane crash 

Ottawa 'assessing situation' after Russian mercenary leader killed in crash

Canada's latest sanctions target Russia's banks, defence companies and nuclear sector 

Globe and Mail

Trudeau ends cabinet retreat with no timeline for revamped housing policy 

Toronto area home building shifts into low gear ad developers pause or cancel projects 

The Greenbelt saga is a long way from over  

Ontario court rules against Jordan Peterson, upholds social media training order 

Trans Mountain pipeline project runs into fresh construction-related hurdle

There's no quit in Trudeau. With an election loss, he could still be Liberal leader 

Canada's climate adaptation plans were built for a world that no longer exists 

Capping foreign student visas isn't as simple as it sounds

The Liberals broke the education visa system, but they had lots of help 

Quebec rejects cap on student visas floated by Ottawa to address housing crisis

Ottawa looked at changes to land claims process, acknowledged issues, documents show

New Federal Addictions Minister accuses Pierre Poilievre of 'capitalizing on people's suffering'

The Liberal housing plan is overdue 

Ottawa nearing 'final stages' to launch foreign interference inquiry 

CBC

Trudeau defends himself against internal and external criticism, but announces no new housing measures

Feds in talks with sitting judges about leading public inquiry into foreign interference: LeBlanc

Experts say they've given Trudeau's cabinet a strategy to tackle the housing crisis 

Federal NDP targets blue seats in Alberta, bets on urban appetite for change 

Federal Finance Minister, who does not own a car, fined for speeding 

Some Conservative grassroots supporters press Poilievre to take on the gender debate  

Canada to seek judicial review of latest US decision on softwood lumber duties 

Poilievre calls on Trudeau to recall MPs to Ottawa to address the housing crisis 

Experts say they've given Trudeau'a cabinet a strategy to tackle the housing crisis. 

Trudeau promised opposition parties fresh facts on foreign meddling - did he deliver?

RCMP now in charge of potential investigation into Ford government's Greenbelt land swap

Ontario court rules against Jordan Peterson upholds social media training order 

Toronto/Vancouver Star

Former chief of staff in Greenbelt scandal breaks silence, as Doug Ford was caught off guard by his resignation 

Doug Ford's Greenbelt scandal demands a bigger resignation than the one we got 

Doug Ford hits a new low by using immigrants to sell his Greenbelt scheme 

As pressure mounts, Justin Trudeau offers no new help for housing crisis as cabinet retreat ends 

'No trucks in, no truck out' Striking Metro grocery workers turn up the heat with picketing at distribution warehouses 

Striking workers rally as Steve Paikin warns TVO is the last of its kind: "The rest have al been sold, shut down or starved"

'If there is ever a time for action, it is now' GTA sees lost new condo sales in 23 years in July 

As COVID cases spike in Toronto, anxious business groups push government for early response plan 

Saskatchewan's pronoun and naming changes at school part of larger trend: professor

LeBlanc to update Trudeau on government's response to Emergencies Act report  

Liberals look to tackle international student rackets as part of housing crisis 

Cabinet Minister leave retreat without new plans to address housing crisis

Toronto Sun

Think times are tough? PM says not 'easy' for him either 

Peterson denounces court's attack on free expression

Jordan Peterson in a fighting mood after court ruling

They're back! Tent city Toronto growing again in downtown core 

School boards must respect will of parents 

Memo to Trudeau: Higher immigration means more greenhouse gases

Trudeau government ignores problems by spinning tales

Rapid transition to low-carbon world simply not realistic 

RCMP confirms they are looking into Ford's Greenbelt moves

Trudeau Liberals link housing crisis and immigration  

We pay more in taxes than on housing, food and clothing combined, says report

Trudeau Liberals are gaslighting Canadians 

National Post

Steven Guilbeault goes to China and burns his climate credibility  

The needles and the damage done: Inside our neighbourhood's battle over unsafe injection, crime and murder 

'I won't do it again': Chrystia Freeland handed $273 ticket for speeding on Alberta highway 

CRTC halts radio work for two years, citing Online Streaming Act implementation  

Jordan Peterson losing free expression case puts us all at risk

Jordan Peterson can be ordered to undergo social media training, Ontario court rules 

Federal cabinet wraps up retreat without new plans to address Canada's Housing crisis 

Quebec to ban 'distracting' cellphones from classrooms 

Military committee leads the way on declaring vaccine mandates unconstitutional 

Trudeau sold out millennials and pushed them into Poilievre's arms

Toronto's judgmental politicians invite their own future cancelation 

First Nation in Saskatchewan compensated with $150M over century old land dispute with Ottawa 

'I'm not a dogmatic person': Federal minister says impact of immigration on Canada's housing being examined 

Ontario housing minister's chief of staff resigns days after auditor general report on Greenbelt 

Global          

Millennials set to face most economic pain in months ahead, RBC says. Here's why

Canada 'likely at the start' of new COVID-19 wave. How big will it get?

Ontario court rules against Jordan Peterson, upholds social media training order

Chrystia Freeland fined for speeding in Alberta: 'I won't do it again'

'Different factors' fuel housing crisis, not international students: Trudeau 

RCMP looking into the Ford government Greenbelt controversy

Canada exploring new solutions to end US softwood lumber trade dispute: Ng

Federal NDP targets seats in Alberta, bets on urban prairie appetite for change

Foreign interference inquiry talks nearing 'final stages' LeBlanc says

Liberal cabinet set to hear from housing experts at PEI retreat

Miscellaneous            

BC RCMP officer  facing manslaughter trial charged with assault

The revitalizing power of Indigenous Typography 

'Not enough' Tugboat owner to pay fine after two died 

How does Prime Minister Rachel Notley sound?