Ottawa Observations: Tuesday-Wednesday, November 28-29, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Tuesday-Wednesday, November 28-29, 2023

Hamas/Israel/Gaza 

Talks intensify to extend Israel-Hamas truce after more hostages, prisoners freed 

France opens door to EU talks on Israeli settler sanctions 

UN commission to investigate Hamas sexual violence, appeal for evidence  

Hamas senior official invites Elon Musk to Gaza, day after Israel visit

NDP, Bloc declined invitations to join recent Israel trip 

Videos purportedly show 2 Palestinian boys shot dead during Israeli raid in West Bank

Hamas frees 16 more hostages as mediators push for truce extension, Israel confirms 

Long lineups and 'abnormal exhaustion': Daily life for displaced Palestinians at Khan Younis camp 

Freed Israeli hostage faced dwindling food in 'suffocating' room in Gaza 

Hamas says 3 Israeli hostages, including infant, are no longer alive 

Israelis call for Red Cross medical access to hostages who remain in Gaza 

Israel releases more Palestinian prisoners on sixth day of Gaza truce after Hamas frees 16 hostages 

Baby Kfir and two members of Bibas family killed Gaza, Hamas claims 

Son of Hamas. founder urges Israel to 'execute' his father if hostages not freed

Mediators try to extend Israel-Hamas truce as last planned release of hostages in Gaza starts 

Ukraine/Russia War           

'No sense of fatigue' among NATO allies when it comes to support for Ukraine, Blinken says

Henry Kissinger passes at 100

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dead at 100 

Henry Kissinger, polarizing statesman who shaped US foreign policy in Vietnam War era, dead at 100

Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100 

Henry Kissinger, former US Secretary of State, dead at 100

Globe and Mail

Canada expected to unveil oil and gas emissions cap at COP28 climate summit   

At COP climate summits, Canada can't keep setting emission goals only to miss them 

US investigation into alleged plot to kill Sikh activist finds ties to Nijjar slaying in BC

US assassination case sheds light on killing of Sikh activist in Canada 

Ottawa agrees to $100 million deal with Google to keep news on platform 

Dow Chemical announces $11.5 billion project in Alberta 

Electric vehicles less reliable on average than conventional cars and trucks, Consumer Reports finds 

The NDP shouldn't get its hopes up - after blowing it in Quebec 

AFN presses Ottawa to withdraw legislation recognizing Métis governments 

Ambassador David Cohen says US  'disappointed' with Ottawa's Digital Services Tax plan 

Procurement review examining prevalence on inflated résumés after misconduct allegations against three IT firms 

Conservatives fail in bid to delay revised free-trade deal with Ukraine until carbon pricing removed 

Freeland tables motion to bring in Digital Services Tax, a plan opposed by Biden administration  

Former advisory council chair Eric Hoskins says better to get pharmacare bill right than rush it 

Ottawa made clear it understands Alberta's concerns about natural gas plants, Wilkinson says 

Alberta's sovereignty act looks increasingly like a sham

Why the Mounties need to detach from local policing 

There's a foundation to ease the housing crisis - but Ottawa needs to do more

CBC

US indictment alleges multiple Indian assassination plots across North America 

Conservative motion seeks. support to order senators to pass carbon pricing bill

Canada moving forward with sole-source contract to replace military surveillance planes 

Liberals say pharmacare legislation won't be passed this year 

Liberal MP says he didn't mean to suggest Poilievre was linked to deadly Winnipeg shooting

Canada looks for breakthrough on climate change 'loss and damage fund' at COP 28

Danielle Smith wants a fight over climate policy - whether we need it or not

Liberals announce legislation to set stage for digital services tax 

Canadian Navy in critical state, could fail to meet readiness commitments: commander 

Feds say they are still working on online harm bill following 12 year old's suicide

Three in four Canadians say higher immigration is making the housing crisis worse: poll

Federal Government reaches deal with Google on Online News Act

Conservative motion seeks support to order senators to pass carbon pricing bill 

Tories bristle at Liberal charge they're deserting Ukraine with vote against bill 

Toronto/Vancouver Star

Doug Ford's controversial plan to move Ontario Science Centre to Ontario Place would save millions: agency

US says alleged murder plotter from India spoke of three 'jobs' in Canada

Ottawa reaches deal with Google over contentious Online News Act

More international students are seeking asylum in Canada, numbers reveal

Ontario's plan to build new gas plants just got more complicated 

'There's going to be friction' : Two thirds of Canadians say immigration target is too high, poll says 

All-Canadian EV Arrow 2.0 set to take flight with new prototype to pitch to the world 

Google to pay $100M a year to Canadian news publishes in deal with Ottawa  

Online Harms bill: Don't link boy's suicide with government actions, Trudeau says 

Trial for 'Freedom Convoy' organizers tackles central question: was protest lawful?

After concerns, Canada pauses work on $2 million contract for help on unmarked graves 

Respondents to Bank of Canada questionnaire largely oppose creating a digital loonie 

Canadian Navy in critical state, could fail to meet readiness commitments: Commander 

After two years of controversy, the Assembly of First Nations is set to elect a new leader. Here's who is running 

Doug Ford admits he made a 'really one sided deal' with Olivia Chow 

Ontario can require math test for new teachers, appeal court rules 

'It's going to come down to the wire': Greens Predict tight race in Kitchener by-election  

Ford government to mandate lessons on Ukrainian famine in schools

Ontario releases 'business case' for moving science centre to Ontario Place 

Justin Trudeau's government badly fumbled the Online News Act - and a deal with Google doesn't fix its fatal flaw 

Toronto Sun

Americans release details on India's assassination of a Canadian 

Emissions keep rising and we keep paying

Trudeau government misses opportunity to fight inflation 

Trudeau government clearly misstates its economic record 

Poilievre's pushes back against carbon tax 

People with uteruses? I think we used to call them women 

Ontario students will be taught about the perils of communism 

Alberta is angry, with good reason 

Teaching horrors of Holodomor, Communism the right move 

Trudeau government shuns Canadian workers again 

Freeland refuses to admit that Canada is poor cousin to US

Trudeau's woes due to overexposure 

We need to up our food recall game

Hallelujah! A victory for common sense 

The federal Liberal brand has imploded 

National Post

Liberals' regional favouritism and unconstitutional laws are beyond tolerance countrywide  

Bill carving out carbon-tax break for farmers delayed again by another Senate amendment 

Former Niagara Falls generating station to become $200M five star hotel 

Ottawa reaches deal with Google over Online News Act

'In Quebec, we celebrate Christmas': National Assembly rejects notion that Christmas is racist 

Liberals quietly fast-tracked removal of Aurora planes after spending hundreds of millions moerdnizing the fleet 

Canadians go full European on immigration skepticism 

Trudeau values all opinions - that agree with his 

Montreal bylaw allows libraries to evict patrons over 'personal hygiene issues' 

US alleges Indian Government employee involved in plot to assassinate Sikh separatist in NYC

India opens investigation after US says it disrupted a plot to kill Canadian Sikh separatist 

Three in four Canadians say higher immigration is worsening housing crisis: poll 

Liberals doing their best to make sovereignty act look like a masterstroke 

Royal Canadian Navy says it is in a 'storm, can no longer meet basic requirements' 

Canada is mot a 'leader' in green tech. That's Trudeau disinformation  

Campus hate factories are a threat to liberal democracy 

Ken Hardie - the Liberal who said the quiet part out loud 

Liberal MP apologizes for linking Poilievre to Winnipeg shootings 

Bill to exempt farm heating from carbon tax closer to becoming law after proposed Liberal amendment defeated 

Guilbeault says government won't challenge 'symbolic' moves by Alberta on clean electricity rules 

Liberals say cuts will end 'unnecessary spending' amid reports of $288K travel tab by senior official 

Conservatives argue that voting against 'bad' Ukraine trade bill did 'no harm whatsoever' 

Global          

Is Christmas 'racist'? Why the question came up on Parliament Hill

A new fake toonie has emerged in Quebec, Ontario: Here's how you spot it 

Most nearing retirement will need to make 'significant' lifestyle cuts: report 

Poll says there in four want Trudeau to go, but Trudeau insists he'll stay 

Accused gun trafficker charged in deaths of 2 Edmonton  police officers 

Smith, Freeland announce new $8.9B Dow investment in Alberta 

US indictment on alleged Sikh assassination plot makes link to Nijjar murder 

Boeing poised for soul sourced military patrol plane deal worth billions: report 

House votes down motion demanding Senate pass farmers' carbon tax exemption   

Ottawa, Google reach deal framework over Online News Act, What to know 

Bernardo victims' friends say prison transfer forced them to relive trauma 

Capital Power CEO says Ottawa's regulations mean no new gas-fired plants in Canada 

Pharmacare bill unlikely to pass by end of year despite NDP agreement: Gould

More than 16,000 cases of online extortion reported in BC this year  

Measles exposure warning issued for Vancouver airport and 2 flights 

Snow woes plague some BC ski hills, but help from Mother Nature on the way 

Sentencing hearing begins for woman who attempted murder in BC court room 

Coastal GasLink pipeline project mechanically complete before year-end deadline 

BC negotiates workaround to allow St. Paul's Hospital patients to access MAiD

Housing advocates call for moratorium on winter decampments in Vancouver 

Broken Coastal Renaissance won't return to water ahead of holidays: BC Ferries 

Lawyer for Pharma company argues against single trial in BC opioid damages case 

Viral social media post about sex assault was 'misinformation' say Vancouver police 

Vancouver Park Board approves large fee and charges increase 

BC's two largest cities facing huge cost increases due to policing 

South Okanagan General Hospital emergency department temporarily closed again 

From Hate to Hope mural unveiled in Keremeos 

Miscellaneous            

Danielle Smith heads to COP 24 to sell fossil fuels 

Rural communities want in on Wildfire response. Is BC on board?

To tackle rising costs of Living, let's move on Climate solutions  

BC cancels fall apology to seized Doukhobor children 

Danielle Smith kicks off a phoney war with Ottawa 

Developmentally disable people are being pushed into homelessness 

BC moves ahead with a National Opioid Damages lawsuit  

Report: Non-binary youth in Canada avoid organized sports