Ottawa Observations: Thursday-Friday, March 14-15, 2024

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Thursday-Friday, March 14-15, 2024

Hamas/Israel/Gaza 

Toronto police make arrest as pro-Palestinian protesters rally outside Trudeau event 

A mass exodus at a literary magazine reels the censorship the Israel-Hamas war has wrought  

Protesters with hateful messages fail to stop Trudeau event 

Team Trudeau has abandoned Israel to clearly join Team Hamas

Melanie Joly visits Israel only to trivialize Hamas's sexual violence

Photo of Jewish Liberal minister holding hands with Abbas called 'absolutely shameful'

Ontario owes public sector workers $6 billion and counting in Bill 124 compensation

Israel can't afford to let Hamas win, no matter what Joe Biden says

Ukraine/Russia War           

Globe and Mail

Supreme Court ruling makes tribunal decisions subject to expanded judicial review

Tsunami of Indigenous identity fraud cases heading to courts, warns BC judge 

UBC researchers think they've found a new population of killer whales in the Northeastern Pacific 

'Canadians with long COVID are struggling with myriad symptoms and patchwork treatments

Quebec woman gives birth outside after finding hospital door locked 

Field of six finalized in Alberta NDP leadership race 

Trudeau rules out Quebec's request for full control over immigration   

Privacy Commissioner launches new ArriveCan investigation, pushing number of probes to over a dozen

Quebec's must-watch talk show is tailor-made for Justin Trudeau's talents 

Brian Mulroney leaves behind a contentious legacy with Indigenous peoples 

Trudeau accuses NL premier of 'bowing to political pressure' in carbon pricing spat 

Canadians should't worry about using TikTok despite security review, Champagne says

GCStrategies co-owner rejects Auditor-General's findings, admits he hasn't read report \

The ArriveCan of worms: public-service problems spill out 

Canada pulls Haiti embassy staff as gang violence intensifies 

Ottawa reveals it ordered national security review of TikTok in September 

Alberta First Nations want Ottawa to class oil sands tailings component as toxin

CBC

Longtime Conservative MP Ed Fast says he won't run in next federal election 

GC Strategies partner pleads ignorance while being questioned by MPs looking into ArriveCan 

Freedom Convoy trial of Lich, Barber headed to closing arguments 

Quebec asks Ottawa for full power over immigration, Trudeau says no

Wayne Gretzky to deliver eulogy at Brian Mulroney's state funeral in Montreal 

Probe clears military police in case of pilot charged with sexual assault who took his own life 

Is the carbon tax suffering from a failure to communicate?

The land that law forgot: Can outside forces turn the tide of violence in Haiti?

Canada's consumer watchdog has ideas about how to crack down on greenwashing 

Toronto/Vancouver Star

'The best judge on any court': The longest serving judge on Ontario's top court retires - with parting words for Doug Ford 

What is happening in Haiti? How gang-led violence erupted into a crisis 

Canadians are going to pay for climate change with or without a carbon tax 

Why police chases are so rarely worth the risk. For anyone 

Dollar Tree says it will leave Canadian stores alone as it looks to shutter 1,000 stores in the US

His family fled to Canada for safety. Bur bureaucratic delays could force a return to Hong Kong

Here's what you need to know about the state funeral for former PM Brian Mulroney 

ArriveCan contractor disputes damning auditor general report he says he didn't read

Conservative MP who once criticized Pierre Poilievre won't seek re-election 

Joe Biden wants to raise corporate taxes and Justin Trudeau should do the same, NDP urges

Toronto Sun

Time for Common Sense to replace Trudeau's wokester era 

With friends like this, who need Photoshop?

Is Canada about to ban TikTok?

Forget police advice - we shouldn't surrender to car thieves 

Toronto Police officer suggests leaving car keys by door for thieves

Trudeau needs to explain his concerns bout the TikTok app

Cops tell public to surrender, leave care keys at front door 

Has Trudeau read his climate plan?

National Post

Trudeau's carbon pricing secret weapon; Axe the Tax means Ruin the Rebate 

UK professor's talk on sex and gender allegedly cancelled by Canada's Justice Department 

One person arrested for mischief at pro-Palestinian protest outside Trudeau even in Toronto

Trudeau appeals ruling ordering Liberals to fill judicial vacancies in a 'reasonable time

How asylum claims by students at these two Ontario colleges became 'alarming'

Parent's shouldn't worry about kids using TikTok, despite security review; industry minister 

'Kids getting shot': Alberta man in Haiti says 'really despicable' things happening as violence consumes country 

'No': Trudeau rejects Quebec request for full powers over immigration

Canadian embassy staff relocated from Haiti amid 'volatile' security situation

Alberta creating a new Canadian police force is a huge opportunity 

Kim Campbell becomes darling of the Liberals after attack Poilievre

What CBC could have done with all that bonus money 

Windsor Children's Aid Society fired to house 'abandone' youth in hotels and even offices

Global 

Neurological conditions affect 3.4B people worldwide. What about Canada 

Brian Mulroney's state funeral to take place at Notre Dame Basilica. What you should know

Charities saw fewer Canadians donate in 2022 as cost of living surged: StatCan

Leave car keys by the front door to avoid home invasion, Toronto police officer says 

What a TikTok ban could mean for Canadians - and could it happen here?

Ford on Toronto police officer's auto theft advice:'Might as well leave cookies and milk

Canadians shouldn't worry about TikTok security review: Champaign  

Trudeau rejects Quebec's ask for total powers on immigration  

40% of Canadian industries 'highly vulnerable' to supply shocks: StatCan

Pension funds are Canada's 'Crown Jewels'. Should they invest more at home?

Canadian Housing starts rose 14% in February, CMHC says

Financial stress taking a toll on international students, advocate say 

BC Hydro power pole deliberately set on fire, Nanaimo RCMP say

BC makes changes to Sunshine Coast dock management plan, but opponents unconvinced 

'Chewing on him': Vancouver Island wolf-dog strikes again 

Balmy BC weekend ahead, but 'very dangerous' avalanche conditions forecast 

YVR food workers approve potential strike, seek Metro Vancouver living wage 

New Middle School to be built in Langley as part of annual BC Budget 

Surrey early learning program at risk of cancellation 

BC mulling oversight committee amid pressure on drug diversion concerns 

BC wine industry at a crossroads after  'catastrophic' losses

Telus' plans to disconnect BC rural residential landlines on hold - for now

VPD officer stabbed saving 2 year old boy receives top honour 

Victoria police officer's lost notebook contained personal information of 54 people 

Penticton first city in BC to offer free ride for youth transit riders 

Miscellaneous            

Finding Heaven Hell and Parking at Crystal  Mall 

Why Danielle Smith sounds just like an Australian Billionaire 

Vancouver's Airport could face strike action during spring break 

A Conservative MP helped spread misinformation about safe injection sites

A future of Arctic Rain  

Alberta's Stealth move to create a Provincial Police Force 

Outlaw Compassion Clu argues it merited Health Canada's support

The case for Taxing BC's Giant Land Value Gains 

Naheed Nenshi is loving the UCP Freak Out

Eby pledges Unions will help shape BC's Forestry Future