Ottawa Observations: Saturday-Monday, September 9-11, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Saturday-Monday, September 9-11, 2023

Conservative Policy Convention 

Enough is enough for Pierre Poilievre and Conservatives on the rise 

Pierre Poilievre must reject the transphobic policies his party has adopted 

Transgender Conservative candidate says vote against gender-affirming care could cost lives 

Conservatives leave national convention with package of policies, including vaccine and gender issues

Poilievre has to make an 'emotional' connection with Quebeckers, says Éric Duhmaime

From opinion polls to party faithful, Poilievre's Conservatives are riding high. But is it too soon?

Pro-choice, gay father, Montrealer wife: Here's why Conservatives think Pierre Poilievre can break through with Quebec voters

Conservatives are lining up behind Pierre Poilievre: 'They're getting behind something they believe in'

Pierre Poilievre's push to keep convention focused on economy falls to grass roots votes on social policies 

Challenges and a to-do list: Five takeaways from the Conservative Party convention 

Pierre Poilievre was flying high as Justin Trudeau was stuck on the ground 

Poilievre wows crowd in Quebec, Trudeau invisible in India 

Tips for Conservatives to finally end Trudeau's reign 

Poilievre takes aim at the Bloc ans to an end, not the end itself

Conservatives pass prickly resolutions oin Quebec

Vanquishing Trudeau should be a men cultural issues including gender and vaccines

Poilievre world's most impressive centre-right leader': Daniel Hannah tells Conservatives 

The new Conservatives: 12 to watch on Canada's rapidly rising right 

'Social' issues distract from Poilievre's focus on economy, affordability 

Ukraine/Russia War           

Ukraine says it regains more territory in counteroffensive, control of offshore drilling platforms near Crimea

Elon Musks's moves in Ukraine show he's no master of geopolitics  

Canada will not recognize 'sham' Russian election results in Ukraine, says Trudeau 

Globe and Mail

Modi scolds Trudeau over Sikh protests in Canada against India

Replacement plane, parts sent to India to biring Justin Trudeau, Canadian delegation home 

Accused in London attack told police he was white nationalist, had planned 'rampage,' Crown tells jury

As E coli cases rise from Calgary daycare outbreak, frustrated parents search for answers 

The horrific food poisoning of Calgary children underscores the unravelling of public health in Canada

BC considering adopting Australia's use of volunteers to bolster fire response, Eby says 

Poll finds more than half of Canadians want fewer immigrants than Ottawa's target 

Former Conservative MP who criticized Poilievre is leaving politics 

NDP wants Suncor CEO to explain to MPs company's shift from clean energy focus 

Hurricane anxiety increasing on East Coast as Lee's track remains unclear 

Italy's bank tax fiasco: Canada must learn lessons on the evils of populist tax policy

Blame Trudeau for housing, sure - but the real fault belongs to your local mayor 

Convoy organizers' lawyers seek to block Ottawa residents from testifying at criminal trial

Liberals retreat in London as headwinds grow for their government 

For the foreign-interference inquiry to be effective, Justice Hogue needs the right tools 

How did the pandemic go from apocalypse to afterthought in Canada?

CBC

Replacement plane sent to India to pick up PM, delegation after maintenance issue

Trudeau and Canadian G20 delegation still in New Delhi after plane grounded

Ex-Conservative Quebec MP, 'political orphan' Alain Reyes won't seek re-election 

Retired corporal says she's lost faith in the justice system after sex assault stayed 

Federal government issues new rules for public servants using AI

In 3 years, Crown lawyers spent 1,672 hours keeping Doug Ford's leaked mandate letters secret 

Patrolling the high seas: An inside look at working living and playing on board a Canadian warship  

RCMP equipment purchased form company linked to China not a security risk, audit concludes 

Tax incentives, GST removal, favourable financing still on table as government hopes to ease housing pain

'We could hear the burning': Canada's top soldier remembers the Battle of Medak Pocket 

Federal government apologizes to Williams Lake First Nation for illegal settlement of its lands

Firefighters honoured in Ottawa amid unprecedented wildfire season

CRA watchdog revises down number of complaints about pandemic benefit repayments 

G20 leaders unveil ambitious international shipping corridors for India, Africa 

Minister, advocates say they fear international students will be blamed for housing crisis   

Toronto/Vancouver Star

Replacement plane, parts sent to India to bring Trudeau, delegation home 

Does Canada function well? By British standards it sure does

Ford government closed schools even after reality of COVID became clear

Bonnie Crombie claims almost half as 80,000 members set to vote in Ontario Liberal leadership race 

'Freedom Convoy' lawyers attempt to block Ottawa residents from testifying at trial 

London terror suspect aimed to find 'Muslims to kill' wrote white-nationalist manifesto, Crown says

NDP wants Suncor CEO to tell MPs why company moving away from focus on clean energy 

RCMP boosts contract scrutiny following review of dealings with China-linked firm

Amid housing crunch, Ford government rethinking assessments of regional governments

Saskatchewan premier accuses Trudeau of risking trade with India, hiding status of talks 

Indian PM in meeting with Justin Trudeau, rebukes Canada on Sikh independence vote 

Tributes pout in for Monique Bégin, 'trailblazer' and former federal cabinet minister  

Toronto Sun

Trudeau's disastrous India trip all about domestic politics 

Trudeau Liberals handing out millions to help put crickets on menu 

'Uneasy feeling' hits East Coast as hurricane Lee churns through Caribbean

Our housing shortage is a long-term problem

Parents have right to know about kid's gender identity 

Evidence from BC and elsewhere shows drug policy not working 

Trudeau Liberals show they are desperate and out of touch 

Trudeau Liberals, BoC's Macklem seem economically illiterate. 

Canada a global leader in defusing the real carbon bomb - coal 

Politicians always have lots to say about wildfires, except when arson charges laid

Bank of Canada holds rate, Canadians exhale 

Jihadi Jack is not Canada's problem 

National Post

Trudeau stuck in India with faulty aircraft after hearing criticism from Modi 

Co-captains Trudeau and Singh running Canada into the ground

A look at Trudeau's plant that let him down and one that's being sent to rescue him 

Global Affairs signals that planned reforms may not receive all necessary funding 

'I meant to kill them': Crown details murder case against Ontario man accused of driving truck into Muslim family 

Vancouver Chinatown triple stabbing suspect was on day release from psychiatric facility: Police 

Trudeau and the equity tyrants must be stopped 

The catastrophic poll results keeping Liberals up at night 

The working class inevitably becomes conservative 

Ottawa fiddles around on firefighting while wildfires burn 

Murdered by Mistake: Still no charges after BC correctional officer gunned down in gang war 

Two years after escaping Kabul, evacuees find joy among the struggle of life in Canada 

Global          

Hurricane Lee regains strength over open waters, has eyes on Canada's East Coast   

Military planes deployed, technician on way as Justin Trudeau stranded in India 

Premier Doug Ford's 2018 mandate letter promised to hold cabinet minister accountable  

From trade to separatists, Trudeau feels heat of strained India relations 

Lawyers for 'Freedom Convoy' leaders attempt to block Ottawa residents from testifying 

Without 'the luxury of time' BC premier promises new task force on climate disasters 

Criticism hurled at pace of Surrey Police transition as report finds 'no clear plan'

BC sets maximum allowable rent increase for 2024 below inflation rate 

Former Quebec Conservative MP Alain Reyes won't seek re-election

Trudeau says G20 leaders' condemnation of Russia not strong enough

Premier Doug Ford's mandate letter promised to hold cabinet minister accountable 

Is Canada underestimiang the cost of living for International students?

Vancouver's Chinatown seeing change 1 year after delegation to San Francisco Brough back idea 

Miscellaneous            

When an ecosystem burns, How do we tally the loss?

RCMP spent record amount to Protect CGL Pipeline last year

BC Greens send a star candidate on Mission Impossible