Ottawa Observations: Saturday-Monday, March 30-April 1, 2024

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Saturday-Monday, March 30-April 1, 2024

Hamas/Israel/Gaza 

Israel allegedly strikes Iranian embassy in Syria, Revolutionary Guard commander among dead

Three UN military observers, a Lebanese interpreter wounded in blast while patrolling southern border

Palestinians want April vote on full United Nations membership  

Biden administration weighing $18 billion in arms transfers to Israel, sources say

Netanyahu vows to shut Israeli office of Qatar's Al Jazeera TV 

Israelis agree to consider US concerns about Rafah offensive 

Israelis rally in their largest anti-government protest since the war in Gaza began 

5 aid workers killed in strike while delivering food in Gaza, Palestinian officials say 

Rookie constable praised for her 'great policing' during chaotic protest 

Defining 'genocide' isn't easy 

Safety zones needed to protect Canada's 400,000 Jews 

'Target on my back' - Selina Robinson on the NDP's surrender to antisemites 

Ukraine/Russia War           

Ukraine's energy system far from collapse despite weeks of Russian strikes 

Two dead as Russia launches attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure 

Zelensky fires more aides in a reshuffle as Russia launches drones and missiles across Ukraine  

Ukrainians with Canadian visas face agonizing decisions about the future 

Canada's Ukraine emergency visa program is ending, What now?

Globe and Mail

Carbon pricing 101: What today's increase could mean for you 

Premiers making 'political hay' out of carbon pricing increase, Justin Trudeau  

The premier's accidental clarity in carbon taxes

Doctors seek novel remedies for ERs stretched thin by homeless patients 

Canada's Haiti airlift expands to include relatives, residents and charter flight 

Panic in Haiti as wild shooting fills downtown Port-au-Prince's streets 

Carbon price protesters slow traffic on Trans-Canada Highway west of Calgary 

Pierre Poilievre's popularity is having a major impact on BC politics, new poll suggests 

Ontario may see non-tech teachers in new mandatory tech ed classes 

When you play with FIFA matches, expect to get burned 

Towns along solar eclipse's path of totality look to benefit from tourism frenzy

Trudeau announces national school food program

Niagara Region pre-emptively declares state of emergency ahead of solar eclipse 

Canadian Armed Forces deployed to Jamaica to help train Caribbean soldiers for Haiti mission 

Vancouver wastewater treatment plant four times over budget and 10 years late 

CBC

Newfoundland's Liberal premier calls for emergency meeting with PM as anti-carbon ax protests snarl highways 

Some consumers, businesses are feeling more optimistic about the economy, say BoC surveys 

Alberta NDP leadership candidates torn about automatic ties to federal party 

Federal government commits to creation of a national school food program 

National Indigenous women's organization accused of union-busting as it lays off dozens of staff 

Canadian Forces personnel deploy to Jamaica to train troops for Haiti mission 

Why the federal carbon tax is 'a very emotional policy' for Canadians  

'There will be a carbon tax election': Poilievre tells supporters in BC

Saskatchewan is taking a smaller cut from growing potash profits and this former minister is calling for change 

Toronto/Vancouver Star

Early Spring Storm could bring power outages to GTA

Ford and Downey refuse to meet with Ontario legal groups over 'like minded judges' controversy 

Carbon tax critics have the slogans. But where is their plan for the climate crisis?

Canada relies heavily on exports and should look to Australia to expand its trade in these turbulent times

Justin Trudeau announces national school food program amid rising grocery prices 

Canada's Haiti airlift expands to include relatives, residents and charter flight 

Doug Ford's housing plan is unravelling - and he is the reason why

Canadian Armed Forces deployed to Jamaica to help train CARICOM troops

Former Quebec Liberal cabinet minister Benoît Pelletier dies at 64

Toronto Sun

Trudeau makes life more expensive for you as MPs get pay hike

Lawfare project sorely needed as anti-Semitism continues to surge 

Cost of car ownership in Toronto skyrockets 52%: Report 

More white stuff could blanket GTA later this week

Ontario School Boards take on social media giants 

Food sales tell us Canada is getting poorer at alarming rate 

With Trudeau's polling, it's time for Libs to break the glass

Explaining the truths behind the lies in Gaza 

Trudeau government driving economy into the ground 

Liberals ' carbon tax woes only getting worse 

Trudeau's climate plan makes no sense - according to Trudeau 

Surviving to watch the sun come up

National Post

'This is just the beginning' : Carbon tax protests block traffic on  Trans-Canada Highway 

Is the carbon tax hike costing you or making you money? The PBO says both 

Toronto renters are paying tens of thousands of dollars to win competitive bidding wars 

Liberals promise $1 billion to provinces for new national school food program 

We asked Canadians: Which party leader would least like to sit beside on a plane?

Social workers are told to push progressive climate, gender politics - or else

Rivals for Alberta NDP leadership torn on federal party ties 

Global 

'We've had enough': Protests over carbon price hike halt traffic across Canada 

Some premiers would rather 'complain' than make carbon price alternative: Trudeau

Carbon price increase officially comes into effect despite controversy 

More than 400 Canadian artists sign letter denouncing 'anti trans' policies 

Terror threat in Canada 'elevated' after Moscow attack, says Petraeus

'Axe the Tax' convoy hits BC's roads, drivers could face disruptions 

Vancouver has highest fuel prices and highest fuel tax in North America, expert says

Poll shows BC Conservatives making inroads among Federal Conservative voters 

African-descent committee ends contact with Vancouver Police Board 

Wet weather, poor conditions extend clean up timeline at CRAB Park 

Why did the Vancouverite carry a brick to cross the road? Safety campaign is no joke 

Residents of Kelowna housing complex devastated by displacement 

Historic aircraft, veterans on hand to mark RCAF's 100th anniversary in Langley 

Point-blank range : Video captures brazen shooting in downtown Vancouver 

Miscellaneous            

No, AI wont't outsmart our climate calamity 

Are we bored by disaster? Call it "Drennui'