Ottawa Observations: Saturday-Monday, September 16-18, 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 16-18, 2023

Canada/India relations - Foreign interference

Trudeau accuses India in killing of Sikh leader on Canadian soil

Canada once more forced to reckon with era of foreign intimidation

'I can say goodbye once justice is done': Family, friends react to revelation on Sikh leader's death 

What we know about the killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar

Read statements from the Prime Minister and Opposition leaders on  slaying of Sikh leader

Trudeau accuses India's government of involvement in killing of Canadian Sikh leader

Justin Trudeau reveals possible India link to assassination in Canada, Ottawa expels diplomat

Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar - whose killing Trudeau says may be linked to Indian government agents?

'Credible' intelligence links Indian government to BC Sikh leaders' death: Trudeau

BC Sikhs ask for protection after Trudeau links Nijjar killing to India

Violence must stop after India linked to assassination on Canadian soil

What we know about slain BC Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar 

'Credible' intelligence allegedly links Indian government to BC man's slaying: PM

Targeted assassination in Canada is an outrage 

'A pretty large blow': Ottawa implicating India in Canadians' murder enflames already strained relations 

What is Khalistan and why has that battle in India created boiling tensions in Canada?

Trudeau says intelligence links Indian government to BC Sikh leader's murder

What we know about the man India allegedly killed on Canadian soil 

Intelligence suggests agents of India behind killing of BC Sikh leader: Trudeau 

Who is Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Sikh leader Indian agents allegedly killed?

Sikh group vows Indian consulate 'shutdown' over link to high profile BC gurdwaras murder 

Ukraine/Russia War           

In Ukraine's grinding war, whispers of a stalemate grow louder 

Canada commits $33 million to buy air defence equipment for Ukraine 

Human rights in Russia have 'significantly deteriorated' since Ukraine War: UN expert 

Globe and Mail

Liberals make affordability, public safety top priorities as grocery executives meet with minister 

Ottawa can balance housing agenda, new home for Prime Minister: Public Services Minister 

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith non-committal on public inquiry into E. coli outbreak 

The lessons of Walkerton were lost on Danielle Smiths' government

Ottawa urges US appeals court to reverse order threatening to shout down Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline 

Calgary pastor gets 60 day sentence for role in Alberta border blockade 

Will oil hit $100 a barrel? It already did in some markets

Vancouver abruptly loses fourth city planner in ongoing housing crisis 

Builders call Ottawa's tax break 'major needle mover' on construction of rental units 

Liberals make affordability, public safety top priorities as grocery executives meet with minister 

Immigration isn't just a Conservative issue, Brtiain's labour leader tells Canadians 

There is only so much Ottawa can do about Canada's housing crisis 

Canada must better protect immigrants, refugees from foreign intimidation, report says 

Changes to lobbying rules could spell end to 50 years of free trips to Israel for Canadian MPs, Senators

More immigration will make Canada wealthier - we just need to do it right 

Parliament must do better on Artificial Intelligence and Data Act

Katie Telford, long-serving chief of staff, is the last woman standing in Justin Trudeau's inner circle 

Ottawa struggles to keep election promises in remaining parliamentary time 

With inflation cooling, politicians turn up the heat to address Canada's affordability crisis  

Canada looking to safeguard 'sensitive skills and information' that Forces veterans could pass on to foreign militaries

 

CBC

Liberals hope focus on housing, crime halts their plummet in the polls as Parliament returns. 

Minister says Canada's largest grocery chains have agreed to 'work' on stabilizing food prices

CMHC examines 1970s tax shelter as agency seeks solutions to rental crisis 

Trudeau says he 'should have,  could have' moved faster on housing

Ex-diplomat says Poland asked him to keep tabs on Alberta politician

Backlog of air passengers complaints tops 57,000, hitting new peak

RCMP, other employers exploiting human rights 'loophole' to stall complaints, lawyer claims 

Danielle Smith has embraced the electric vehicle. No, not the EV you're thinking of

Alberta premier brands federal minister's net-zero speech at oil conference 'tone-deaf'

Trudeau says progressive parties must prioritize everyday needs over lofty rhetoric

Will voter fatigue and inflation be Trudeau's undoing?

Court orders review of former informants human rights complaint agains spy agency

PM unveils list of new parliamentary secretaries, with House of Commons set to return Monday 

Waiving the GST was just a start. These 3 ideas could help get more housing built in Canada 

Toronto/Vancouver Star

'Less than nothing': Grocery store CEO's pledge to 'stabilize'  prices slammed as 'meaningless'

Police took advantage of accused terrorist Nathaniel Veltman with late-night interview, defence suggests 

Trudeau and Poilievre spar - with a brief truce  - as Parliament returns 

Pierre Poilievre's momentum is a result of strong leadership, not sinister ideology 

Doug Ford, Olivia Chow agree to find 'new deal' for Toronto  

'You're always trying to get me to cry' Olivia Chow tells Doug Ford at friendly first-meeting

Canadian autoworkers brace for strike as talks go down to wire 

Ontario elementary teachers begin strike vote 

Canadians are tired of being charged extra fees. How 'fee fatigue' is impacting the restaurant industry 

How the London terror trial will test Canada's anti-terror laws 

Hundreds of out of work Canadian film, TV workers tap into $1.2M in aid: charity 

Queen Elizabeth's statue goes up at Queen's Park, despite misgivings of Indigenous MPP

Controversial Harper era sex work laws are constitutional, court rules, dismissing sex workers' Charter challenge 

Demonstrators wouldn't leave as police moved in on 'Freedom Convoy', court hears 

Liberals, Tories compete on housing policy as MPs return to Ottawa after summer break 

BC launches 'one-stop shop' for provincial permits needed to build homes 

You want to help team the colonial beast? Well, ally up!

His poll numbers are plunging. His MPs are griping. But Justin Trudeau isn't changing course

Why Doug Ford's political woes might be good for Olivia Chow - and Toronto 

Toronto Sun

Battle lines drawn as parents protest gender issues in schools

Chow visits Ford at Queen's Park and says, 'Let's make a deal'

Jordan Peterson steps up battle against College of Psychologists sanctions 

Food fight in Ottawa, will prices fall?

Hard to imagine life without oil

No Justin Trudeau didn't give VW and Stellantis billions 

The Liberal gang of Nincompoops

We're all polluters under Trudeau's climate change plan 

Trudeau has just about run out of time 

Our House is a very bad house 

Trudeau half right on affordability 

National Post

 Trudeau tries pinning the cost of living blame on anyone but himself 

Liberals recycling election promises now that they. have 'plummeted in the polls'" Poilievre

Liberal MP pays the price for defending Quebec anglos 

Federal ethics laws have 'clear deficiency' that needs to be changed: interim commissioner

Calgary pastor gets 60 day sentence for role in protests against COVID measures in Alberta   

Air passenger complaints backlog hits record 57,000 with average of 3,000 requests for compensation per month 

Bail reform bill rubber-stamped unanimously by MPs, fast tracking it to Senate 

BC health officer urges patience with drug decriminalization, but  concerns from municipal leaders linger

Doug Ford announces $4.2M boost for portable housing benefit, majority destined for Toronto  

Next month, Wab Kinew could the 1st Indigenous Provincial premier in nearly 150 years 

US-Big Tech battle shows why Canada needs a monopoly crackdown 

Nope, parents are not 'fascists' for being skeptical of gender politics 

Housing costs, grocery bills top of mind as MPs return to Ottawa  

Chinese 'influence' and 'intelligence threat' outlined in declassified 25 year old CSIS-RCMP report 

The anti-Guilbeault: Alberta environment minister battles Ottawa's 'activist' counterpart

Astonishing scenes from Justin Trudeau's flailing Liberals 

Developers welcome GST rebate for rentals, but fear flurry of activity will drive up prices 

Global          

Trudeau heads to UN general assembly as world faces 'serious  moment'

People wave-watching during Lee 'disheartening' Halifax councillor says

Undo  Line 5 shutdown order, Canada urges US appeals court 

Liberals vow affordability bill will come 'imminently as Parliament returns 

Ontario court dismisses sex workers' Charter challenge, advocates pleased 

More than $50B in Canadian clean tech at risk with incentives in limbo 

'Freedom Convoy' protesters wouldn't leave as police moved in, court hears 

'Search the landfill' protests planned across Canada for Monday

Ford. Chow agree 'new deal' is needed to help tackle Toronto's massive deficit 

Ontario's 2018 infrastructure minister told to sell or donate 'inefficiently used properties'

Debate over pronouns pits parental rights against children's, experts say

Mayors say housing crisis is 'dire' 'desperate' Is Ottawa doing enough?

Grocery heads agree to 'support' Ottawa's efforts to 'stabilize food prices' 

'Employment relationship complaint' led to ousting of MLA Adam Walker from bC NDP: Eby

Freedom of Information? Activist questions redacted traffic study for Vancouver development 

Dr. Bonnie Henry urges patience as delegates vote on drug crisis resolutions this week 

BC to streamline permitting, offer incentive to homeowners to rent secondary suites 

Miscellaneous            

Debunking Big Pharma's myths about Pharmacare 

Choked out: The Wildfire smoke threat to Tree planers 

No insomnia is quite like Hurricane insomnia 

BC was told to fix how it buys Emergency gear. Nothing happened 

Trade workers deserve the rights tools to seek support on substance use