Ottawa Observations: Thursday-Friday, October 26-27, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for   Thursday-Friday, October 26-27, 2023

Hamas/Israel/Gaza 

Israeli military intensifies attacks on Gaza, expands round operations after phone and internet connections cut

Hamas vows 'full force' after Israel steps up Gaza ground operation; No internet, mobile service in Gaza Strip 

Families of Israeli hostages protest government failure to bring loved ones home

Prospect of war expanding to Lebanon has Cyprus preparing for more  asylum seekers  

Netanyahu must oversee near-perfect military operation in Gaza to keep his job, analysts say

Why can't Israelis and Palestinians make a deal? Too much history, and. not enough geography  

The cultural world is being ruptured by the Israel-Hamas war 

At United Nations, Canada to speak about humanitarian pauses in Israel-Hamas war 

Canadian government matching donations for humanitarian efforts in Gaza, West Bank 

Kitchener Centre NDP riding association calls for party leader Marit Stiles to resign after Sarah Jama oust 

Trudeau meets with opposition parties as Israel-'Gaza conflict intensifies 

As debate rages over the legality of Israel's actions in Gaza, how far is too far?

Private government emails reveal Palestinian Canadians' frustrations with Global Affairs Canada: "Don't know when I will die'

Ontario NDP leader under fire for removal of rookie legislator

UN rejects Canadian push to call out 'deliberate cruelty' of Hamas attacks

Real or not , cops closely monitoring potential '1Bikers for Hamas' ride

No NDP ceasefire, Hamas has to be eliminated!

Israel steps up attacks in advance of Gaza ground offensive, leaving territory in communications blackout 

Pro-Palestinian car rally not planning to go through Jewish neighbourhoods: Toronto police 

$15 million class action lawsuit filed against York University for anti semitic incidents 

We're not drawing red lines for Israel; White House says 

Israel must save the hostages and extinguish Hamas 

Canada will match donations up to $10M to Gaza humanitarian fund

Ukraine/Russia War           

 

Ukraine to rally support at Malta talks, sees no cracks in allied backing 

Blockade chokes Ukraine's once-mighty steel sector

Globe and Mail

Premiers demand more carbon-pricing carve-outs after Trudeau climbdown

Free heat pumps offered first where Liberals hurt most

CBC report raises questions about Buffy Sainte-Marie's Indigenous claim 

There's noting simple about questioning Buffy Sainte-Marie, an icon of mythic proportions 

Alberta government removes entire Banff Centre board after complaints and investigation over CEO search process

Canada's CF 18 fighter jet force 'in crisis' new study funded by DND says 

The best way to break Pierre Poilievre's media-baiting strategy: ask actual questions  

New Federal immigration targets coming next week 

Immigration Minister announces measures to combat fraud against international students 

Entrepreneurs warn MPs of extortion risks in federal contracting 

Poilievre says Trudeau's rollback of carbon policy was 'panicked' political move 

Ottawa tells CRTC not to regulate people's podcasts under Bill C-11

Trudeau softens federal carbon tax policy after backlash from Atlantic Canada 

Dentists decry being left in the dark about federal dental insurance plan  

Francophone judge from Alberta to fill vacancy on Supreme Court 

Canada Border Services Agency paid millions to IT firms after receiving misconduct complaints 

Are the Liberals trapped with Justin Trudeau, even if he fails?

Francois Legault has concocted a threat to the French language that no one else can see 

Heavy Israeli  bombardments hit Gaza, military to expand ground operations 

Israel 'cannot guarantee' safety of journalists in Gaza, military ays 

Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank are arming themselves  

'It's terrible to live like this,' says Israeli man with 8 missing family members

Israel steps up air and ground attacks in Gaza and cuts off the territory's communications  

UN General Assembly calls for 'humanitarian truce'  in Gaza leading to halt in Israel-Hamas fighting 

TMU launching review in wake of pro-Palestinian letter from law students 

With Gaza protests planned, Toronto police prepare for 'large scale' weekend demonstrations 

I ask myself, 'How can this be happening in Canada?"

CBC

Ex-NDP MP Romeo Saganash referred to Manitoba restorative justice program in sexual assault case 

MPs defeat Pierre Poilievre back anti vaccine mandate bill

Ottawa exempting home heating oil from carbon tax for 3 years, Trudeau says 

Liberals 'dawdle' on billions in net zero investment tax credits: NDP critic 

Accused RCMP leader asked colleague to compile  top-secret report on organized crime, jury hears 

Immigration minister announces new rules to curb international student fraud  

Liberals will amend Impact Assessment Act after Supreme Court fund it unconstitutional 

Poilievre says Trudeau's carbon tax pause is a "scam" to win re-election 

Accused RCMP leaker asked colleague to compile top-secret report on organized crime, jury hears 

Number of assisted deaths jumped more than 30 per cent in 2022, report says 

Ontario has concerns over Danielle Smith's CPP exit bid, but a stark lesson for her

Toronto/Vancouver Star

Has Justin Trudeau just cut your home heating costs? Everything your need to   now about his latest changes to carbon pricing 

Intel unit focused on analysis, not criminal investigations, RCMP employee tells jury

Defence's fight for internal police documents continues in Freedom Convoy trial 

Why Bonnie Crombie thinks Doug Ford is fixated on her: "He has an issue with strong, bold women'

AFN chief warns lawyers may 'take advantage' of child-welfare settlement recipients 

Feds install temporary impact review process pending new law prompted by top court 

Erin O'Toole says CSIS told him he would remain target of China 'into the future'

Northern Ontario First Nations call for help amid mental health crisis

Toronto Sun

Mayor Chow's attempt to take out TTC boss In coup fails 

Former Toronto mayoral candidate accused of hate motivated attack 

Trudeau's flip flop on carbon tax a big win for Poilievre 

Tax break is about politics, not people 

Doubts raised over Buffy Sainte-Marie's past  roil First Nations, raise questions on harms 

Trudeau plummets in polls; some get a tax break on the carbon tax

Trudeau's home heating oil exemption shows politics trumps real affordability 

Marit Stiles failing as NDP leader, won't last long

Government spending is fuelling inflation 

National Post

Directives to military chaplains urge expunging God, religion from Remembrance Day, public ceremonies

Don't be fooled by Trudeau's 'flip flop' on the carbon tax, Poilievre tells Atlantic Canadians 

Singer Buffy Sainte-Marie says CBC report questioning her Indigenous identity is painful

How the Trudeau's kept up appearances in the months leading up to their split

Missing mariner rescued off west coast of Vancouver Island after more than week at sea 

Quebec's discriminatory tuition hike is nothing but a cash grab 

Ex-Harper adviser explains why 'transformative justice' needs to replace 'tough on crime'

Did vaccine mandates work? It depends

Liberal bill updating sex-offender registry, publication ban rules become law 

Trudeau pulls carbon tax from home heating oil as poll numbers plunge in Atlantic Canada 

Conservative heritage critic refuses to apologize for accusing CBC of being 'on the side of terrorists' 

Trudeau accuses Poilievre of wearing 'tinfoil' hat in heated ArriveCan debate 

O'Toole says Canada's been a 'frog in ... boiling water' on Chinese interference 

Global          

Feds post $4.3 billion deficit as high interest rates grow public debt charges 

Capping International students would be like 'surgery with a Hamme': Minister 

Retreat on carbon pricing policy alone won't change Liberal's political fortunes: expert 

Entire Board at Banff Centre dismissed by Alberta Government 

New Brunswick's Tory government surveys non confidence vote in the Legislature 

Ottawa to pause carbon pricing on home heating oil for 3 years, Trudeau says 

Russia, China 'consider themselves to be at war with the West:' Defence Chief

Canada not doing enough to stop foreign interference, Erin O'Toole says

Why people living in a Black Nova Scotia community are calling for respect, better infrastructure'

Danielle Smith says Alberta's CPP exit campaign to continue despite questions over key number 

Dentists decry being left in the dark about federal dental insurance plan 

'We claim her, end of story': Buffy Sainte-Marie's Piapot family hurt by allegations 

'We expect better partnerships;: Feds' heating oil carbon tax freeze catches BC by surprise

City conditions holding up long-delayed BC social housing and condo project: developer 

'I'm not happy': No time behind bars for man who beat teen with Austin in Surrey 

Conservationists rap BC for 'significant loophole' in old growth protection 

Metro Vancouver development fee hikes set up potential federal showdown over housing cash

Drunk driver in fatal Nanaimo crash gets 4.5 year prison sentence 

Vancouver police announce 258 arrests in latest violent shoplifting crackdown 

Opposition says repeat break-ins at BC jeweller show failure to address property crime 

'Way of life': First ocean-going canoe in decades being built in Haisla Nation

Fraser Valley septic waste disposal plants reach capacity 

Miscellaneous            

DULF organizers arrested for operating Safe Drug Compassion Club

Why are Indigenous Fisheries still drawing anger and violence?

Tracking the Gold Rush in the sky 

In northern BC, the case of the mummified mining town

Nature isn't outside humanity, It's part of us

No plan to reopen BC Grizzly Bear Hunt, Says Minister 

BC overhauls water management as scarcity looms