Ottawa Observations: Tuesday-Wednesday, October 3-4, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Tuesday-Wednesday,  October  3-4, 2023

Manitoba Election

For Wab Kinew, historic win in Manitoba a personal and political triumph  

Families celebrate Wab Kinew victory after pledge to search landfill for remains 

Wab Kinew's win in Manitoba' suggests the lighting of the Anishinaaabe's eighth fire

Manitoba elected a First Nations member as Premier, a Canadian First 

Manitoba Tory cabinet minister denounces right-wing pivot in election campaign

Manitoba NDP bet big on health care, rode wave of discontent with Tories on way to victory

Wab Kinew will be Canada's first First Nations provincial premier. Here are 10 other trailblazers in Canadian politics 

New Democrats win in historic Manitoba election, PC and Liberal leaders resign  

Manitoba PCs offer case study In how not to run an election campaign  

Wab Kinew makes history as Manitoba NDP projected to form minority government

Ukraine/Russia War           

Russia says it has foiled a major Ukrainian drone attack as concerns grow about weapons supplies 

Liberals and Conservatives say there's a worrying shift in some Canadians' feelings about the war in Ukraine. here's what's behind it 

Where is the West's backbone in the fight against Russia ?

Globe and Mail

Ottawa seeks to scale back outsourcing with new guidelines         

RCMP probes alleged misconduct in outsourced CBSA contract 

Laurentian Bank board chair resined to protest sudden firing of CEO

Rapid turnover at Laurentian Bank suggests tumultuous reality in Canada's banking world 

Governor-General Mary Simon apologizes for Waffen-SS veteran's 1987 Order of Canada appointment

Neo-Nazis, white nationalists go on pilgrimage to Galicia Waffen SS memorial

Rideau Hall apologizes for honouring Nazi veteran with Order of Canada in 1987

Libya's former ambassador arrested after divulging details about Gafhafi assets in Canada  

Suncor Energy to acquire TotalEnergies' Canadian operations for $1.47 Billion

Mischief, armed assault in Montreal as residents protest new bike lanes 

Scott Moe stands against vulnerable trans youth

The Parti Quebecois is back from the dead,  and Francois Legas 

Young Canadians are staring at a bleak future of diminished economic prospectult shares the blame

Joly urges talks after India reportedly orders dozens of Canadian diplomats to leave 

String of e-mails show RCMP civilian's electronic communication with BC businessman now in Prison: Crown

Greg Fergus gives first speech as new Speaker of the House of Commons 

Joly says Canadians 'want to do more ' to help Haiti as military intervention looms 

Liberal MP Greg Fergus elected as new Speaker of the House of Commons

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

Parliament's problem isn't a lack of decorum. It's the House's lack of power 

The India debacle should prompt Canada to rethink the naive way we engage with the world

How Alberta is turning Freedom of Information into a Why Do you need to know act

CBC

Trudeau 'looking carefully' at releasing names of ex-Nazis in Canada 

Ottawa suspends $1B green fund after receiving whistle blower complaint 

Former Speaker 'broke own rules' by recognizing veteran of Nazi unit, Green leader says 

MPs are worried about Parliament's reputation - and a new Speaker won't fix things 

Liberal MP Greg Fergus elected Speaker of House of Commons 

'This is a business proposition': Crown releases emails in Cameroon Ortis trial  

Blair steals a page from the Harper playbook to justify cuts to National Defence 

Crown alleges former RCMP Director Cameron Ortis was trying to sell secrets to police targets 

$8M Alberta advertising campaign agains federal net-zero rules rolls out in 4 provinces  

Joly says Canadians 'want to do more' to help Haiti as military intervention looms 

Opposition calls for overhaul of green tech fund following critical report 

Trudeau says he's ' not looking to escalate ' tensions as Indian reportedly tells 41 Canadian diplomats to leave 

'It's a new party': How Conservatives are trying to rebuild trust in Muslim communities 

Toronto/Vancouver Star

'The exact same problem as the Green belt': Doug Ford's hammered over chances to municipal boundaries 

A necessary reckoning with Canada's Nazi past is overdue 

GO Train outage cause given by CN Rail 

Indigenous women, girls killed at rate six times higher than non-Indigenous: StatCan 

WestJet temporarily suspending flights between Toronto and Montreal and Toronto to LaGuardia 

Several Brampton high schools threatened with violence in post circulation on social media 

Canada is building fewer homes today than during the 2020 lockdowns -and the 'worst is yet to come'

Veteran journalist David Common taking over as new host of CBC Radio's Metro Morning 

Elon Musk says Justin Trudeau is 'trying to crush free speech.' Here's what's actually going on

Time for Bank of Canada to hold fire in interest rates 

Proper funding of Indigenous infrastructure is a path to healing, justice and equity

A leadership dropout shakes up Ontario Liberal race 

Toronto Sun

Poilievre roasts Trudeau over failure to lower food prices by Thanksgiving 

Unacceptable that Crosstown might not open until December 2024

'Internal' failure to transit system off-track, but at least it wasn't hackers 

Trudeau turning a blind eye to foreign threats 

Couple emptied bear spray can in battalion grizzly that killed them, relative says 

If climate change is a crisis, opposing nuclear power is irrational

Open letter to Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow from MP Kevin Vuong 

Trudeau Liberals urge private talks as India boots diplomats 

Marc Miller shows how low Trudeau Liberals will sink to attack 

Time for governments to boldly reduce government spending 

Defence Cost Cutting jeopardizing Canada's Armed Forces 

Lack of Military spending: Trudeau's Canada begins at the kids table 

Trudeau government's plan gives angry little men a way to silence you online 

Speak loudly and buy your own helmets 

New speaker perfect symbol of the Liberals 

National Post

Guilbeault's colonialist plan for Alberta is a desecration of Canada's Constitution 

Governor General's office has spent over $117K on dry cleaning since 2018: report 

Arms broker. Spy. Warlord lobbyist. The man who twists the world turns on Ottawa  

Disinvitation from École Polytechnique group sent Trudeau government into damage control mode: emails 

A ship named the Climate Justice just loaded up with coal in Vancouver 

Governor General apologizes for Order of Canada awarded to Waffen SS member

Indigenous women, girls killed a trade six times higher than non-Indigenous: Stat Can report 

Ottawa commits more money to studying Winnipeg landfill search 

Ex-RCMP director offered to leak information continuously in exchange for money, court records allege 

An ode to newspapers (the printed kind)

Ontario regulatory body drops inquest into COVID-critical doctor

Yes, the Liberals are absolutely coming for your podcasts 

The uncontrolled military program plundering the public purse, desperate for adult attention 

Independent MP Han Dong says he's still waiting to hear if he can rejoin Liberals after interference-related allegations 

Global          

Greg Fergus replaces Rota as Speaker, 1st Black Canadian to hold job

RCMP found secret documents, email chains in. raid of Ortis' apartment: Crown

Alberta CEOs in Ottawa to find common ground on energy, climate and economy 

'Bear attack bad;: Harrowing final message from Alberta couple killed by grizzly 

'A storybook love' Fallen BC Mountie's wife pens emotional tribute 

BC urban planner swings bid, advocates for new housing on public courses

Vancouver council wants child-care spaces paired with housing for essential workers 

Should BC speeders get traffic tickets. based on how much they earn?

BC disaster response outdated, inaccessible for evacuees: Ombudsperson 

BC Ferries to be fined for missed sailings due to crew shortages 

BC court rejects challenge to huge Squamish Nation housing project in Vancouver

Fall session starts for BC Legislature with housing a key focus

Vancouver awards $800K in grants to Atira as troubled housing non-profit touts 'reset'

BC's largest housing project moving forward in Penticton 

Miscellaneous            

Coastal GasLink is facing 11 more potential fines 

Rustad's Anti-SOGI stance is blasted in the Legislature 

Please Advise" What should we make of the Nazi Affair?

Debunking the Alberta Pension Plan 

Why pairing police and social workers makes life worse for unhoused people 

What to do with WorkSafeBC's Giant Pot of Money?

The secret to real affordability? Trust in land

Climate policy that doesn't make life unaffordable