Ottawa Observations: Saturday-Monday, September 30-October 2, 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 30- October 1, 2023

Day for National Truth and Reconciliation  

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation marked with song, marches, powwows across Canada 

Pierre Poilievre called out for tweet caption on Truth and Reconciliation day photos with Inuk elder

Trudeau's government tasked her with seeking justice for Indigenous children in unmarked graves. Now she says it's stonewalling her

Royal Saskatchewan Museum hosts conversation about legacy of residential schools 

Ukraine/Russia War           

 

With Allies like Elon Musk's - and US Congress - Ukraine knows it may increasingly need to rely on itself 

Globe and Mail

Military drops case abasing Lieutenant-General Steven Whelan

Saskatchewan information watchdog's lack of power lets institutions skirt access law

Unifor leader vows tougher fight at auto talks table 

Manitoba provincial election: What to know about the leaders and their platforms 

In colourful ruling, BC judge decries bylaw governing backyard fowl

A look at how to avoid  a bear encounter after fatal attack in Banff National Park

Grizzly bear attacks are rare, but a risk in wilderness, experts say after Banff deaths 

Arajet latest entrant to Canada's crowded budget Arline market 

Airbnb's  ravenous appetite for residential units is contributing to Canada's housing crisis 

Canadians deserve more than smug silence when public projects go off the rails 

As Canada's population booms, Alberta is growing at the fastest pace in the country 

Ottawa bid to bring Google onside over Bill C-18 falls short 

University of Alberta facing calls to return thousands more to donations connected to Waffen SS veterans 

Former RCMP civilian Cameron Ortis alleged to have shared secrets gets day in court after four years                               

Orwell would have something to say about Canada's moment in the global spotlight   

Roxham Road is closed. So why are asylum claims still on the rise?

In a transformed economy, there Liberals are still fighting the las battle               

CBC

CRTC registration for podcast and streaming companies draws criticism

Canada is the only G7 country without a national school food program, Advocates say it's time 

Canada's voluntary AI code of conduct is coming - not everyone is enthused 

The Hunka affair has embarrassed Canada - how bad is it, historically speaking?

Hunka scandal spurs renewed calls for disclosure  of alleged war criminal investigation records

Military withdraws final conduct charge against Lt. Gen. Steven Whelan 

Canada is pouring billions of dollars into the electric vehicle industry, Will it pay off?

Canada's defence budget facing cuts of $1 billion (audio)

Newly revealed threats agains Sikh activists in Canada, US boost urgency to solve Nijjar's death

Family of man who fought in Nazi unit unaware Hunka would be honoured in Parliament, friend says 

Weaponized by PCs, sidelined by NDP: Indigenous concerns largely absent from Manitoba election 

Stefanson releasees PC Platform costs afternoon before Manitoba election 

PC ad encouraging Manitobans to vote  like 'no one is watching' pulled within hours 

Indigenous voters say reconciliation in Manitoba takes more than landfill search promises 

Toronto/Vancouver Star

Rude, disrespectful and unruly: MPs say the House of Commons has turned into a circus - and someone needs to tame it

City staff think Toronto should get out of the recycling business. Why? That's a secret 

Court overturns GTA judge's COVID vaccine ruling, slamming use of 'inflammatory rhetoric' and 'personal hypotheses'

Ken Dryden: I grew up in what felt like the dawn of Canada's golden age - then shadows began creeping in

Federal ministers still lack mandate letters, two months after majority shuffled 

Diwali fireworks advisory issued despite warnings it might be discriminatory: emails 

Greenbelt dominates Ontario Liberal leadership debate 

Seven years after youth centre attacks, security fears of the time partially released 

Chief of staff to NB Opposition leader quits ahead of possible snap election call 

Who will become Manitoba's next premier? A look at party leaders vying for the job

Major events over the course of the Manitoba election campaign 

Parti Quebecois captures Jean-Talon riding in Quebec by-election, adds fourth seat 

Trial to begin for former RCMP Intelligence director accused of disclosing secrets 

Mandatory security awareness training among changes since arrest of employee: RCMP

Canadian politics was awful, awful this week. Let me count the ways

A Liberal leadership hopeful has dropped out of the race. Here's why that's a big deal

Toronto Sun

Yes, the CRTC's podcast registry could lead to censorship 

Trudeau's ministers still lack mandate letters months after cabinet shuffle 

Humber College hosts staff seminars on how to scrub 'white supremacy'

Supporting journalism from the ground up

Free speech should always be a right 

Katherine Bribalsingh is the radical we need in education

The CRTC is stuck in the past, it needs to be abolished

Toronto Police need to explain second shutdown at Quieen's Park

Liberals bailing on reforms a dangerous move 

Open letter to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Scott Moe isn't attacking Charter by invoking notwithstanding clause 

Trudeau's bad week wasn't why he's doing so badly in the polls 

Carbon taxes are money for nothing - here's why 

Smith's valid warning on energy prices and blackouts 

Click and collect isn't the way to become Canadian

The high price of forgetting history 

National Post

Teachers across Canada are reporting a rise in student violence and harassment 

Trudeau's ministry of things everybody hates

Couple and their dog killed by bear in Banff National Park experienced in outdoors: friend 

Alberta government's silence on COVID led by fear of Take Back Alberta revolt

Two months after Trudeau's cabinet shuffle, federal ministers still don't have mandate letters 

Crown shuts down private prosecution of Edmonton Police officer who kicked Indigenous teen in head 

Eight MPs on the ballot in race to become new House of Commons Speaker

Google fails to overturn  ruling that search engine law is covered b Canada's privacy law

Trudeau cuts defence spending to fund socialist pet projects 

Forget Greenbelt scandal, Doug Ford lost his best cabinet minister 

New aircraft expected to fix Canada's transport plane woes

Espionage trial of top RCMP agent to test Canada's competence in handling spy cases 

Social media, streaming services must register with CRTC by November

Government 'using every tool' to tackle opioid crisis after addictions doctors raise concerns over safe supply

Global          

Minimum wage is up in 6 provinces, but can it help ease affordability pressure?

Grizzly bear attacks a risk in wilderness but rare, experts say after Banff deaths 

Evergrande debt crisis triggers worry, rot at iconic Chateau Montebello Hotel

Interest rates expected to stay higher for longer,. What that means for your mortgage  

UN approves international mission to Haiti to counter gang violence 

Indigenous representation in health care improving - but 'enormous gaps' remain 

Mohawk Mothers worry possible evidence of human remains at McGill work site will be destroyed 

BC civil liberties group joins case against national security committee secrecy 

BC Conservative leader criticized for comparing parental rights to residential schools 

'Critically important;: BC needs safe places to inhale drugs, coroner says 

Sikh leaders from North American meeting in Surrey in wake of killing

Miscellaneous            

Firefighters won a sick pay ruling. Vancouver is fighting it

Why residential school deaths are higher than reported