Ottawa Observations: Thursday-Friday, September 14-15, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Thursday-Friday, September 14-15, 2023

Hurricane Lee 

Maritimers prepare as Hurricane Lee on track to pummel parts of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick

Nova Scotia prepares as Hurricane Lee looks set to make landfall this weekend

Blow-by-blow of what to expect when Hurricane Lee hits NS, NB this weekend 

'A very, very, large storm': Atlantic Canada prepares as Hurricane Lee looms 

As hurricane Lee bears down, East Coasters worried about spotty cell service 

Weather warnings issued across NS, NB as Hurricane Lee set to strike 

Three scenarios for how Hurricane Lee could affect Canada and the US

Ukraine/Russia War           

Zelensky plans to visit Washington as Congress is debating $24 billion in aid for Ukraine 

Ukrainian forces reclaim village near Bakhmut as part of counteroffensive 

Kim Jong Un vows 'full and unconditional support' for Moscow at summit with Putin In Russia 

Globe and Mail

Vancouver City Council indicates support for sweeping expansion of housing density 

Home truths about Canada's housing mess 

Nordstar to put Metroland newspaper group into bankruptcy, more than 70 weekly papers to go digital only 

Danielle Smith announces 'compassionate payment' for families affected by Calgary E.coli outbreak

Joe Biden copied Justin Trudeau's smartest economic idea. And guess what? It worked

Interest rates will stay high, 'cause the stone-cold bond market said so

Libraries must be curated, not culled with abandon

Albertans want federal climate regulation - just ton't tell Danielle Smith

Trade Minister Mary Ng postpones 'Team Canada' trade mission to India amid strained relations 

Not everything is awesome, Justin Trudeau concedes 

CEO's to meet with Industry Minister Monday as cost of living set to dominate Parliament's return

Ottawa pledges to overhaul competition rules, spur rental-housing construction in bid to tackle affordability crisis

Chris Barber's defence team points to support from former Newfoundland premier during convoy 

Ottawa refines way it counts non-permanent residents, to factor in visa processing delays

Mounting push in US Congress to bring Latin American countries under USMCA umbrella

Global progressive leaders join Trudeau at Montreal summit to discuss threats to democracy, human rights 

WestJet union should apologize for trying to 'silence' free speech, Poilievre says 

CBC

Government calls for meeting with CEO's of Canada's biggest grocery chains to talk food prices 

Saskatchewan premier ready to use notwithstanding clause to protect new school pronoun and name rule 

Poilievre releases housing plan he says would build homes, not bureaucracy 

Government to extend pandemic small business loan repayment deadlines 

Defence shows peaceful side of 'Freedom Convoy' during trial 

Atlantic Liberal MPs press Trudeau for rural carbon tax carve-out 

Poilievre fires back at WestJet union after speaking on flight's PA system 

As Canada's Navy arrives in Japan, Tokyo begins largest military buildup since Second World War 

If Trudeau wants to fix housing, London is a good place to start 

Quarantine hotel co-owner misappropriated almost $16M of public funds, lawsuit alleges 

CRTC hires private company to investigate 2022 Rogers outage 

Toronto/Vancouver Star

Metroland to cease print publication of dozens of community newspapers across Ontario 

On the passing of Peter C Newman, a deceptively complex buffoon

Canada has more family doctors per capita than ever. Here's why you can't find one anyway 

One in custody after threat sends two Toronto schools into brief lockdown: Toronto Police 

Ontario terror suspect railed against 'far-left' cited 'grooming' conspiracies immediately after killing Muslim family

Ng postpones 'Team Canada' trade mission to India amid strained relations 

Canada announces $5 million for Libya flood victims as death toll mounts 

Second bargaining unit criticizes Ontario government offer to public high school teachers   

Canada sanctions more Iran officials to mark one year since Mahsa Amino's death

Volatile world, arbitrary detentions have Ottawa seeking more friends at UN next week 

Manitoba Tories promise to lift the provincial sales tax from restaurant meals 

BC government, First Nations reach deal to reopen Joffre Lakes park

Saskatchewan child advocate says pronoun policy for schools violates rights  

'Hold the line' means different things to different people: 'Freedom Convoy' defence 

Bonnie Crombie comes under fire for Greenbelt comments during first Liberal leadership debate 

Critics call Ford government's pivot on regional government's a slow retreat 

Doug Ford government submits Ontario Place revamp to city, says work will begin this fall

Doug Ford's Greenbelt plan makes 69% of Ontarians angry, 'rage poll' finds

Toronto Sun

Trudeau's ridiculous promise to tax grocers to lower prices 

Don't be fooled by Trudeau's tax plan

This could be police across Canada's  biggest challenge since Freedom Convoy

Trudeau's ego puts trade with Indian and jobs at risk 

Unifor auto talks press on as US auto strike could affect Canadian suppliers 

Metroland ends print editions of community papers, keeps regional dailies 

That's not a dog whistle. It's called democracy

Common sense is making a comeback 

Voter, Voter on the wall: Trudeau government is the most incompetent of them all

Let's embrace Taiwan in the UN system and unite for peace 

Three levels of government, three different messages on masks 

Trudeau's GST removal good, but not enough amid housing crisis

Axe the tax on farms and food 

Trudeau's week from hell hasn't gotten any better

As two charged Freedom Convoy protesters sat in court, police helped another protest block streets

Crombie's leave of absence a sign her campaign needs a boost

Maybe it's time to get rid of School Boards in Ontario 

Canada rolling the dice on electric vehicles 

National Post

'Bunch of idiots': Victim relatives question psychiatric release of the 'not criminally responsible'

Thirty seven kids hospitalized: The E. coli outbreak that has raged through nearly a dozen Calgary daycares 

Public Health officers are still oblivious to their self destructed COVID credibility 

Here come the Trudeau food shortages 

Poilievre promises 'big bonuses' to municipalities that exceed 15% housing starts 

Liberals' planned changes to Competition Act gets mixed reaction from law's critics 

Canada's trade mission to India postponed amid strained relations 

Orwellian commissars can't solve racism by purging books

Liberal 'visionary' housing plan = young people still screwed

The comically ineffective ways Trudeau has tried to fix housing

Military families - the unsung heroes of our nation

Trudeau gives major grocers until Thanksgiving to come up with plan to stabilize food prices 

WestJet union should apologize for 'trying to silence freedom of speech' Poilievre says 

Don't use ChatGPT to decide policy, government tells federal public servants 

BC scaling back hard-drug decriminalization to ban possession at children's play areas 

Global          

GST removal on rental builds won't lower prices any time soon, experts say

Man sues hospital for $870M, says wife's C-section caused him 'psychotic illness'

Ontario 2018 mandate letters told ministers to limit climate aw impact on businesses 

Calgary E. coli outbreak: Province announces $2K for affected families as infections rise 

With 51% of restaurants struggling, CEBA extension not enough: industry group 

Still no date for Canada's retail gun buyback as amnesty deadline nears 

BC and First Nations reach deal to reopen Joffre Lakes park 

Ottawa summons major grocery CEOs to talk lowering food prices - or else 

Outside firm reviewing 2022 Rogers outage at CRTC's request. What we know 

Saskatchewan weighs notwithstanding clause to keep school pronoun policy

BC prohibits illegal drugs from playgrounds, spray and wading pools, skate parks 

Miscellaneous            

Sexual Harassment: Inside Calgary Police: Now there's a criminal probe 

A window into Calgary's Eviction "Gong show'

In Polarizing times, the 'Fine Art' of Tough Conversations 

Why BC's Dikes are Ticking Time Bombs 

A study shoed giving money to Homeless people changes lives. What's next?

Insite is turning 20

BCGEU backs vacancy controls to ease rental crisis 

Who's winning the Political Battle of the skies?

Danielle Smith's Carbon capture contradictions 

The Lifelines for Thousands of BC Foreign Farmworkers 

The rapid rise of Norway's Farmed Salmon industry