Ottawa Observations: Tuesday-Wednesday, November 21-22, 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 21-22, 2023

Hamas/Israel/Gaza 

Israeli official says talks continuing, hostage release won't take place before Friday

Israel-Hamas hostage deal offers hope for longer-term peace in Gaza, Trudeau says 

Indigenous curator's departure from AGO underscores tensions over Israel-Hamas war at art institutions 

Quebec court orders pause to ratification of McGill student union pro-Palestine vote

In Gaza, civilian evacuation looks like forced displacement. That cannot be the way forward 

No hostage release under temporary Israel-Hamas true before Friday, says Israeli security official 

Arrests in vandalism at Indigo store sparking pro-Palestinian protest at Toronto Police Station 

'First stage' or 'historical mistake'? How Israel-Hamas deal is being viewed on both sides of the conflict 

Justin Trudeau says Israel-Hamas truce creates opening for more Candians to leave Gaza

Canadian woman missing amid Israel-Hamas war: Global Affairs Canada 

Harper had moral clarity about Israel that Trudeau lacks 

Anti-Semitism has been allowed to fester online for too long 

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on hostage deal: 'The war continues'

Security changes, investigation coming after Gaza protest at Saskatchewan legislature 

Israel attacked, mass confusion about free speech ensues 

New poll shows Palestinians are the impediment to peace - not Israel's war 

An ideology that claims to overflow with love yet excuses genocidal rape is truly evil

Lawyers contextualizing Hamas attack is a threat to rule of law

Jewish union members complain CUPE polluted with anti-Israeli bigotry 

Ukraine/Russia War           

Federal Financial Statement 

'Fiscal objectives' in fall economic update would anchor future budgets - if the Liberals can stick to them

Federal Government urges pension funds to invest more assets in Canada  

The Trudeau government has a cure for your housing depression 

The fall economic statement from my own family's household ain't pretty

The Liberals' new definition of restraint: overspending by less than they had previously  

Canada's fall economic statement spending proves Ottawa is unserious about public finances 

The Liberals finally feel 'the squeeze' set new tone for spending 

Freeland's economic update pledges to cap future deficits at 1 per cent of GDP

Fall economic statement includes $129-million for news organizations 

Six highlights from the fall economic statement as Canadians struggle with affordability issues

Faced with an economic downturn, the Liberals fiscal framework could easily derail 

Federal efforts to solve Canada's housing crisis are but a drop in the bucket 

New 'Canada Mortgage Charter' among housing measures in fall economic statement 

In an uncertain economic climate, the federal government banks on hope 

Canada's debt charges are ballooning as Freeland tables a gloomy fall economic statement 

Chrystia Freeland delivers a (relatively) restrained economic update 

Feds promise long-awaited Indigenous loan guarantee program, but offer few details 

Federal Government's new fiscal guardrails 'helpful for monetary policy: Tiff Macklem

Wave farewell to pharmacare plan 

UBC banner links "trans liberation' to "Palestine liberation' 

Federal Liberals failing to grasp fiscal responsibility 

Liberal debt bomb explodes on taxpayers 

Trudeau launches assault on property rights to answer housing shortage 

Trudeau's Liberals just made sure carbon pricing will live on after they're gone 

Liberals expand payroll tax credit for news publishing in fall economic update 

As affordability worsens, the government has a solution: cheaper therapy 

'There is no more fiscal room': Deficits expected to rise as the government projects dark economic clouds 

Mayor asks Trudeau for help battle against anti-Semitism and Islamophobia in Edmonton 

Ottawa vows 'next steps' on Indigenous Loan guarantee program, but few details 

Canadian cities warn fiscal update 'does not reflect' scale of housing need

Where's the money going? Breaking down the fall economic statement 

Globe and Mail

Explosion of vehicle at Rainbow Bridge border crossing puts Canadian, US governments on alert 

No sign of terrorism in Rainbow Bridge blast that killed two, injured border officer, NY Governor says   

Former RCMP intelligence official Cameron Ortis found guilty on all counts 

Senator Bernadette Clement receives online abuse, threat after Andrew Scheer tweets 'wanted poster'

Washington presses India on alleged plot to kill Sikh activist in US

Fewer than 5,000 bottles of Turkish children's medication purchased by Alberta made it to pharmacies

As incidents of hate speech rise, where can employers legally sanction workers?

Canadians met with Global Affairs unit linked to two Michaels' imprisonment before being detained by China in 2014

Conservatives vote against upgraded Canada-Ukraine free trade deal, citing concerns over what they allege is 'carbon tax' in it

India restarts suspended tourism and business e-visas for Canadians 

Global Affairs faces calls for oversight after Michael Spacer's allegations 

When is a spy not a spy?

More than anything, Michael Spavor was the victim of a coercive Beijing 

We need to consider Indigenous loan guarantees' impact on Canada's debt situation 

CBC

2 dead after blast at Rainbow Bridge linking Ontario-NY, governor says 'no sign' of terrorism 

Right wing US media covered fiction as fact: A non-existent terrorist attack from Canada at Rainbow Bridge 

It was just a fireball and smoke': Rainbow Bridge car blast witness 

Former RCMP intelligence official found guilty of violating secrets act 

Half of military sex offence cases never transferred to civilian police, despite government order 

The Liberals' defence policy hits a fiscal wall 

Liberals accuse Conservatives of playing politics with Ukraine after caucus rejects trade deal

US reportedly thwarted assassination of Sikh separatist on American soil 

Senators say they have been bullied, harassed by Conservatives over carbon tax exemption bill

India resumes electronic visa services for Canadians 

South Koreans are eligible to work at NextStar EV factory under Harper era free trade deal 

Canada's aid for Ukraine set to surpass $800 million this year

Canada's inflate rate cools to 3.1% but the cost of living keeps going up 

Billions at stake as Doug Ford government prepares to change booze retailing in Ontario 

Toronto/Vancouver Star

 'It felt like an earthquake': Husband, wife dead as Rainbow Bridge blast causes chaos but terrorism fears subside 

'I'm just grateful to be safe': Visitors, including Americans caught in Canada after blast at Rainbow Bridge, pivot their plans 

Don't buy into the 'narrative' Bonnie Crombie will win the Liberal leadership race, campaign of rival Yasir Naqvi says

WhenToronto comes to the table to talk about the budget, we find out what's really top of mind

Police, Parliamentary Security probing threat over carbon pricing bill: Senate leader 

Former RCMP official Cameron Jay Ortis found guilty of breaching secrets law 

Tories accused of trying to distract from stating position on replacement workers ban 

No evidence to support conspiracy between "Freedom Convoy" organizers: defence 

Canadians want to see carbon pricing paused on all home heating fuel, poll suggests

Trudeau government tries to ease concerns foreign workers will push out Canadians 

Ontario elementary teachers reach contract deal with province 

Proactive climate adaptation can cut Ontario public infrastructure costs: watching

Developer asks for Greenbelt bill amendment: lawyers raise spectre of courts 

The end of the Beer Store? I'll drink to that

Toronto Sun

'No indication' of terrorism after 2 dead, 1 injured in vehicle explosion at Rainbow Bridge 

Americans have another reason to never forget horrors of November 22

Social media footage shows airborne vehicle, flames at Rainbow Bridge 

Olivia Chow's budget process sets the stage for large tax hikes  

Eliminating borders could help limit surgery wait times 

Hard to see how EV plant investment will supercharge economy  

Trudeau shatters myth of 'ideal' carbon tax

Green Agenda Falling apart: Trudeau Liberals environment plans have backfired 

Industry needs a PBO savvy on automotive issues

National Post

'No sign of terrorist activity': Video shows speeding car that exploded at Canada-US border  

Ex-RCMP intelligence executive guilty of leaking secrets after historic espionage trial 

Poilievre accuses Liberals of using race deal to push 'carbon tax ideology' on war-torn Urkaine  

Liberals promising details on green tax credits designed to compete with the US

He grew up on a cattle farm in Alberta. Now Joshua Kutryk is headed to space

Non-binary Montrealer on hunger strike to get "X" gender marker on Quebec health card 

'I am very aware Quebecers are angry with me,' Legault says as PQ surges ahead in poll 

US thwarted plot to kill Canadian Sikh separatist on American soil 

As a worried G7 rearms, Canada ... does the exact opposite  

India restores e-visa services for Canadian nationals 

'We will see minister Guilbeault in court': Alberta reacts to Ottawa's appeal of Federal Court plastics ruling 

Global          

Rainbow Bridge explosion was 'horrific accident' not terrorism: NY Governor 

Rainbow Bridge explosion: Police patrols increased in Toronto, at Pearson airport 

'Excess demand' fuelling inflation is now gone, Bank of Canada's Macklemore says 

Indigenous rights collide with $35B Western Canada pipeline extension 

Jury finds Cameron Ortis guilty on all counts in unprecedented trial 

Rogers Sugar strike shortage: the Grinch who could steal Christmas 

Senators say they have been threatened over carbon pricing bill for farmers 

Why Ottawa is making it easier for tradespeople to move between provinces  

Quebec public sector unions see 'momentum' in talks as strike enters day 2

Majority of Canadians want carbon price pause on all home heating fuel: Poll 

'No foundation in any law': 'Sovereign citizen' questions BC traffic stop 

Draft Vancouver budget proposes 7.6% property tax hike 

Outrage after BC voyeur dodges jail time for toothbrush charger spy cam 

Bomb squad deployed after reported Maple Ridge explosion 

First Skwlāx members return home, 3 months after devastating BC wildfire 

BCs transit density plans raise risk of demovictions, housing expert warns 

Climate politics heating up in British Columbia 

BC poultry farmers face growing fear of avian flu 

Daylight Downtown Eastside stabbing laves 34 year old man dead 

BC expanding speculation tax to Kamloops, Parksville and 11 other municipalities 

Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle visits Vancouver teen girl charity 

City of Vancouver seeks $66K for beached barge costs from 2021-22

Longer days, online and year round learning pitched as fixes to Surrey school crowding 

BC 'clawed back' COVID-19 benefit from thousands, report finds 

Miscellaneous            

Alberta's Oil and Gas workers have a bright future in Solar Energy 

If we've lost the climate war, what's plan B?

She organized a Starbucks. Then they fired her 

Why DULF's founders deserve awards,  not arrests 

Danielle Smith says the darnedest things