Ottawa Observations: Saturday-Monday, November 25-27, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Thursday-Friday, November 25-27, 2023

Hamas/Israel/Gaza 

Israel, Hamas to extend truce for two more days, Qatar says 

Qatar is the go-to mediator in the Israel-Hamas war. It's unprecedented Tel Aviv trip saves a shaky truce 

Companies under increasing scrutiny for where they stand on Israel-Hamas conflict 

York University suspends at least three employees after charges in Indigo store vandalism

Suspect in shooting of three men of Palestinian descent near University of Vermont pleads not guilty

Elon Musk visits Israel after criticism for endorsing antisemitic post 

Hamas releases third group of hostages as part of truce deal, while Netanyahu visits Gaza 

Trudeau offended Israel with call for 'maximum restraint' says Israeli President 

Israel, Hamas exchange more detainees as ceasefire extended 2 more days 

'Hamas supporters' 'Pro-Russia'  MPs hurl insults and accusations as Speaker struggles to keep order

Offensive pro-Hamas stickers at UBC further polarize campus   

Time to tone down the hateful rhetoric 

It's time to stop tolerating intolerance 

Hamas slaughter warrants Israeli actions 

Israeli girl who attended Ontario summer camp among hostages released by Hamas 

Ukraine/Russia War           

Russia says it downed dozens of Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow, following a mass strike on Kyiv 

Globe and Mail

Alberta deploys sovereignty act, floats its own power corporation to defy federal clean-energy plan 

Dear Justin Trudeau: Resist the temptation to moralized on the climate transition

BC says court should certify class action lawsuit against opioid industry 

AG blames BC Conservatives after SOGI protest tractor crash 

Toronto dropping Ontario Place opposition in exchange of province takeover of Gardiner and DVP costs

Hiring foreign workers at battery plant will cost Canadian contractors $300 million in lost wages, fees: union leader 

Mother says family shattered after daughters are among four killed in Winnipeg shooting 

BC parents warn of 'predators' after sexual extortion suicide  of 12 year old son

Quebec teachers' strike could last until Christmas, union leader says 

Pierre Poilievre's lousy week of leadership 

How have we grown numb to the suicide of Indigenous children?

In Alberta, what's old is new again on health care reform  

Why government mandates on electric cars will not work

On Bill C-18, Canada has a clear choice: flourish like Australia or flounder like Spain 

NDP open to waiving end of year deadline for pharmacare legislation

The government's IT contracting pays middlemen to get around the system

Corrections Commissioner says she regrets 'pain and concern' caused by Bernardo transfer 

CBC

NDP tells Liberals to sweeten the deal if Pharmacare legislation is delayed 

Nearly  2.5 million Canadians sign up as potential organ donors, thanks to tax form change

'Absolutely no talk' of moving Paul Bernardo to minimum security: corrections head 

With millions of mortgages coming due, finance minister expects banks 'to work with' Canadians 

Not opening books on Windsor NextStar EV plant is 'injustice' to Canada's skilled trades, House committee told 

The Conservatives may be headed for their best fundraising year ever 

'Regressive' carbon capture tax credit open to projects that extract more oil, climate change experts say 

Messed up Maple Syrup: Crafty tactics complicate Canada's fight to stop illegal drugs at the border 

With Sovereignty Act, Danielle Smith serves as judge, jury and power company executive

Alberta invokes Sovereignty Act over federal clean electricity regulations 

Alberta premier tells climate conference renewable powered grid by 2035 'fantasy thinking'

COP28 host used climate talks to push for oil patch deals, including Canada 

Police link suicide of 12 year old Prince George BC boy to online sexual extortion 

2 sisters among 4 victims of West Broadway mass shooting

Toronto/Vancouver Star

Thousands of Canada's permanent residents are afraid to leave the country. Here's why

Doug Ford's $9 billion lifeline helped save Olivia Chow's mayoralty 

Doug Ford takes on costs of Gardiner, DVP in 'new deal' for Toronto 

Can Doug Ford buy his way out of the political mess he's in? Olivia Chow is happy to let him try

Danielle Smith uses Sovereignty Act in a stroke of theatre - with an eye on her next act 

Ontario getting its first major snowfall of the season as some parts could see up to 35 cm of snow 

Doug Ford says he'll give RCMP whatever it needs in Greenbelt probe - including personal phone records 

Five key take-aways about the 'new deal' between Toronto and the province

Ontario Place advocates vow to keep battling Doug Ford's revamp, even as the city concedes the fight 

Four Chinese students killed in Huntsville crash, Chinese consulate says

Toronto Sun

Province to take control of Gardiner Expressway, DVP in 'new deal' for city

Jagmeet Singh and his Versace bag set Canadians off 

Ford and Chow meet in the middle for better deal for Toronto 

Liberal MP 'unhinged' for linking Poilievre to Winnipeg killing, deputy Tory boss says 

Trudeau continues to fall in the polls as Poilievre holds lead

Police across Canada dropping the ball when it comes to tackling hate crimes 

Canadians getting ripped off 

NDP to demand 'more results' if Liberals need more time on pharmacare 

UN holding climate talks in a petrostate

MPs better be praying that Senate passes farm carbon tax relief  

Ontario Liberals choosing power over principles if Crombie becomes leader 

Trudeau Liberals reek of desperation 

Trudeau's green energy policy means more mining    

National Post

Canadians have surprising patience for Poilievre's prickly side, but it isn't limitless 

Jagmeet Singh spotted with Versace bag and people are annoyed 

Life expectancy for Canadians falls for third year in a row in 2022: Statcan

Meet the man Justin Trudeau hired to clean up his image 

Liberal MP 'unhinged' for linking Poilievre and Winnipeg mass killings: Conservative deputy leader 

Opposition parties demand Liberals release EV and battery production contracts 

Alberta is Canada's angriest province, Quebec the least, poll finds 

Guilbeault surprised Alberta using Sovereignty Act to block electricity regulations, but says he's undeterred 

Alberta, Saskatchewan push back against regionally destructive Liberal government  

Rapist, murderer Paul Bernardo can be safely handled in medium-security prison, insists Corrections Canada 

No direct evidence linking Tamara Lich to illegal activities, defence lawyer tells Freedom Convoy trial  

Pensions push back on Liberal government pressure to invest more in Canada 

Global          

Canadian committee studying top women's health issues. What are they?

Alberta premier invokes sovereignty act on green electricity, concedes it's for symbolic effect 

Panel begins review into victim services in wake of Paul Bernardo transfer 

Special interlocutor 'waiting' for MP bill criminalizing. residential school denialism          

Ottawa needs to 'watch our purse strings' while supporting Canadians Anand

What is biomass? The latest fuel source to get clean tech tax credits 

Gun control advocates urge senators not to broaden handgun freeze exemption   

Kelowna businessman selected as new BC United candidate for Kelown-Lake Country-Coldstream 

Minister accuses Surrey officials of pulling out of police transition meetings  

Largest First Nation in BC votes to take over child and family services for its citizens 

12 year old boy in BC dies by suicide in response to online extortion, police say 

BC woman gets surgery in US, says wait times at home could have cost her life 

Police watchdog probes BC tractor crash during anti-SOGI protest 

Crown seeks up to 1 year behind bars for man who sexually assaulted woman in BC park 

Concerns grow over Vancouver island wolf dog after family pet killed 

Miscellaneous            

Please advise! Will tractors be the next weapon of Mass Destruction?

Police Board dismisses complaint media were denied access to camp clearing 

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