Ottawa Observations: February 17-19, 2024

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Saturday-Monday , February17-19, 2024

The Death of Alexey Navalny

From prison, Navalny ally Ilya Yashin accuses Puritan of murder vows to fight on

Alexey Navalny's widów vows to continue his fight against the Kremlin and punish Putin for his death 

Letters from Alexey Navalny shed light on his final months 

Nikki Hailey takes aim at Trump's silence on Putin's role in Navalny death 

Alexei Navalny's widów the latest in a line of women to take up the flight of their silenced spouses

Alexei Navalny's courage against Putin shames the Western world 

What happens now that Russia's opposition is either dead, in exile or imprisoned?

Navalny's death is a warning to Putin challengers, activist Bill Browder says 

Hamas/Israel/Gaza 

US proposes new UN Security Council draft resolution supporting temporary ceasefire in Gaza

US circulates rival UN resolution for temporary Gaza ceasefire after rejecting Arab proposal

'It's a war on children' - a Canadian surgeon's account of helping in a Gaza hospital

Anti-Semitic hate now extends to all Jews - alive and dead

Hamas needs to surrender: Israel has every right to defend itself  

Stephen Harper makes surprise 'solidarity' trip to Israel

Oliphant apologizes after video of him calling fellow Liberal MPs 'arrogant' over Israel genocide claims 

Ukraine/Russia War           

Canada sending more than 800 drones to Ukraine for surveillance, countermeasures 

Canada donating hundreds of drones to help war effort in Ukraine 

With American aid to Ukraine stuck in limbo, defence minster says others must step up

Justice Mary Moreau welcomed as the Supreme Court's newest member 

Meet some of the.6 million Canadians who don't have a family doctor 

Canada to send more than 800 drones to Ukraine

Canada to send more than 800 drones built in Ontario: Blair 

Globe and Mail

As local news outlets shutter, some journalists take ownership into their own hands 

Media cuts are not just depressing - they're dangerous 

Nurses' unions call for auditor-general probes into public contracts with private staffing agencies 

How Canadian hospitals grew dependent on expensive out of town nurses 

Statscan says cellphone bills are plunging - the truth is more complicated 

The Annual summer childcare struggle: Working parents spend thousands for day and overnight camps 

Banff, a busy tourist town, signs housing deal with Ottawa; one of six in Alberta

New Supreme Court justice proud top bench aims to make its work more accessible to the public  

As developers top to run their own small-scale utilities, advocates worry customers are vulnerable to rate spikes 

Pointe Claire demonstrates the nonsense in Poilievre's housing formula  

Former Alberta Premier Don Getty's personal story behind the first Family Day

EV's north of 60: Yukon a leader despite cold, remote location 

Duclos makes the case for renovation of the Supreme Court 

Mexican asylum seekers in Canada misled by fraudsters into making claims, Mexican official says 

CBC

81 Senators later, Trudeau has changed the Senate. Is it ready to change again?

Guilbeault stepped in a pothole - but Canada still needs to tread carefully on infrastructure 

Vast majority of permanent residents applying to join military not accepted in first year of eligibility: data 

Many Canadians are fed up with shrinkflation. So what't being done about it?

With Ontario's senior population about to spike, report predicts big demand for home care 

No more Pornhub? That will depend on what happens with a Senate Bill 

'Correcting history': Louis Riel's portrait as Manitoba's honorary 1st premier unveiled 

Toronto/Vancouver Star

Canadian governments lost more than $10 million to online scammers, Star analysis finds 

This man fell into a hole and uncovered ancient remains It raised questions about how Toronto builds on Indigenous lands 

How did ArriveCan debacle o so wrong?

Towns torn between two realities: How the Belleville overdose crisis became a reflection of what's happening across Ontario 

Here's what happened to overdose deaths in Toronto neighbourhoods with safe consumption sites 

Canada needs a national system for cancer clinical trials 

Italian PM Meloni to visit Canada less than a year after spat over LGBTQ+ issues

Tax season officially kicks off with most Canadians' returns date by April 30 

Trudeau's Liberals continue to trail Poilievre's Conservatives. Check our polling tool to track their performance 

Astronaut headed to the moon says Canada needs more visionaries 

Canada holds 'workshops' for Indian officials on rule of law amid Justin Trudeau-Narendra Modi spat 

Ontario legislature resuming with Bill 124 repeal, politically charged omnibus bill

Toronto Sun

Will Trudeau Liberals really hike your beer taxes?

Residents, visitors wary after two Jane and Driftwood bus-stop shootings

Liberals out of touch on transgender policies 

Ford's gimmicky new bills sign he's focused on Bonnie Crombie

Liberals shifting gears on green policies to win back votes 

Put the breaks on carbon rebates for EV owners 

Trudeau leading Canada down a woke path to impoverished nation 

Rinse and Repeat - more Liberal big money scandals 

These Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ride together in 2024

The painful truth about Trudeau's 'rebranded' carbon tax

Declaring an emergency for public relations reasons 

Why all political parties agree grocer code of conduct necessary

Trudeau Liberals: Let them eat lobster

One rule for ArriveSCAM, another for taxpayers 

National Post

Sanctuaries from euthanasia must be protected 

We're entering the age of permanent crisis we aren't equipped for: Canada Undefended 

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni to visit Canada less than a year after spat over LGBTQ+ issues

Anti-road Guilbeault drives down the slipper slope to climate tyranny 

Hockey rape case draws unnecessary mis-apology by London Police 

Can job postings in Canada excluded white people? Short answer: yes

Nearly half of Canadians support banning surgery and hormones for trans kids: exclusive poll

Global 

Tax filing is open: Here are the changes to know about in 2024

CN Rail workers union warns of strike over safety issues 

Mary Moreau officially welcomed as newest Supreme Court of Canada judge 

Blair 'not worried' about potential US withdrawal from NATO under Trump 

Trump's NATO threats are 'deadly serious' ' Bolton says. What about NORAD?

Canadian authorities cautious, nervous about AI in political campaigns 

What's driving New Democrats in the West away from Jagmeet Singh's NDP

District of Squamish councillor wants BC Assessment process overhauled

'No more silence': Hundreds protest in Richmond after safe consumption site debate 

Suspect in hit-and-run that injured RCMP officer wanted across BC

Diesel spill cleanup underway after train derailment near Revelstoke

Liberals to give low-cost loans for new BC Rental housing program 

Rural BC Seniors have poorer access to healthcare, housing according to new report 

TSB investigating train derailment near Field, Saturday 

Miscellaneous            

Alberta's  brutal water reckoning  

The Costa Rican Firefighters who helped us 'from the Heart'

In an age of Robo-retail, What gets left behind?

RCMP's web surveillance methods blasted by privacy commissioner