Ottawa Observatons: April 11-12, 2024

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Thursday-Friday, April 11-12, 2024

Hamas/Israel/Gaza 

Canada advises against all travel to Israel, West Bank due to heightened risk 

Biden says he expects Iran to attack Israel soon, warns Tehran: "Don't"

Dozens of Palestinians killed in Gaza refugee camp as Hamas official vows to 'break' Israel 

The Tragic Middle East miscalculation: Mistaking Netanyahu for Israel

Israeli settlers rampage through a West Bank village, killing 1 Palestinian and wounding 25 

Ireland says it's moving closer to recognizing a Palestinian state 

Canada says avoid all travel to Israel as the country braces for potential Iranian attack  

Dead or Alive: how the purported mastermind of the October 8 attacks came to be one of the most hunted men on earth 

Man arrested for making anti-semitic statements at Nathan Phillips Square, police say

A Palestinian is killed as Israeli settlers rampage in his village and troops fire on stone-throwers 

Canada advises against all travel to Israel, West Bank due to heightened risk

Silence is acquiescence  

Israel braces for unprecedented direct attack by Iran within days 

The evidence linking UNRWA to Hamas that Otrawa say before resuming its funding 

Hatred on our streets abetted by Hamas terrorist supporting politicians 

Ukraine/Russia War           

Thousands of Russian soldiers fleeing war in Ukraine have nowhere to go

US says China is boosting Russia's war machine in Ukraine

Russian soldiers who quit Putin's war get no hero's welcome abroad as asylum claims surge 

Globe and Mail

CSIS director pushes back on notion he did not fully brief Liberals on Chinese interference 

CSIS director says he warned Trudeau about foreign interference so many times it didn't need to be said again 

Supreme Court rules Ottawa acted dishonourably in reneging on 1877 land promise to Indigenous community 

Supreme Court of Canada says treaty entitles Alberta First Nation to larger reserve 

Ottawa is funding affordable rental projects that aren't actually affordable. 

Liberal plan to build 3.87 million homes by 2031 includes new pledge to stem real estate fraud 

Ottawa's easing of mortgage lending rules is the last thing the housing market needs

Alberta distillery behind jumbo vodka jugs wants apology after getting 'load of hate'

Trudeau slams NDP for distancing itself from carbon pricing, conceded it's an 'unpopular position'

Locked boxes, rotary phones and app controls: Canadian parents try anything to curb kids' phone use

Justin Trudeau brings That Guy with him to the public inquiry on foreign interference 

The curious case of the incurious Prime Minister 

Bringing workers back downtown won't make Toronto great again. But making if fun might

Alberta Premie Danielle Smith touts proposed law limiting access to federal funds, calling it 'stay out of y backyard bill'

Ottawa says all options on the table for solving Sudan's humanitarian crisis

NDP, Liberals low popularity creates a unique opportunity to unite the federal left 

Pierre Poilievre criticizes Trudeau on intelligence briefing-notes disclosure 

Canada needs to build 1.3 million additional homes by 2030 to close housing gap, budget watchdog says 

CSIS sued for alleged false reports that cost two men security clearances 

Former Commons speaker Rota urged to explain invitation to Waffen-SS veteran Hunka

CBC

Canada broke its treaty promise, but Blood Tribe is barred from suing, Supreme Court rules 

Federal government plans to lease public lands for construction through new housing strategy 

Freeland announces housing affordability measures for first-time buyers, current owners 

Liberals accuse Conservatives of using AI for amendments to jobs bill as votes loom

CEO leaves Native Women's Association of Canada engulfed in turmoil 

PM says he doesn't 'understand'  NDPs climate stance as Singh appears to shift on carbon tax 

CSIS chief defends his spies' work after PM casts doubt on reliability of agency's reports 

NDP, Green Party call for new law to fix problems with Indigenous class action lawsuit settlements  

Alberta Premie says she expects Poilievre to work with provinces to give cities housing cash 

Bell Canada CEO Mirko Bibic defends job cuts in Commons committee testimony 

Trudeau says its his job to quesdotn CSIS intelligence, call out contradictions 

New report slams RCMP treatment of homeless Indigenous women in Northwest Territories  

Federal government use of AI in hundreds of initiatives revealed by new research database  

Toronto/Vancouver Star

Toronto officer stabbed near College and Lansdowne,, suspect shot. Both in stable condition 

Justin Trudeau launches sweeping plan to help 'solve' Canada's housing crisis. Here's what's in it 

After Jagmeet Singh raises doubts, NDP says it still supports a consumer carbon levy

After disastrous rollout of vacant home tax, city staff propose a host of fixes 

Ottawa's new 30 year mortgage rule won't help solve the affordability crisis - here's why 

Non-profit group aims to save Kensington Market by buying building and leasing them out at affordable rates  

Justin Trudeau's grand plan will never solve our housing criss. Here's why

Ask Justin Trudeau about foreign interference and he'll tell you about Pierre Poilievre 

Former Thunder Bay Police Chief arrested and charged in misconduct probe 

CRA 'horror stories' flood social media as agency resumes debt recovery. Why you might owe more this tax season 

Trudeau government to loosen RRSP, margate rules as housing shortfall swells 

Ottawa to provide $132 million to help people fleeing civil war in Sudan 

Doug Ford defends delay in declaring an epidemic in intimate partner violence 

Doug Ford should stop subsidizing our hydro bills - because he's starving health care and education to pay for it 

Toronto Sun

Toronto cop stabbed in cit's west end, suspect shot in melee 

Ottawa politicians treating Canadian CEOs worse than criminals 

Trudeau says he doesn't understand why NDP is puling back from carbon price support 

Ottawa to provide $132 million to help people fleeing civil war in Sudan 

Building a future requires streamlined processes 

Healthcare has become too political  

Polling looks bad for Trudeau 

A Canadian success story 

Does Trudeau read his briefs or not?

Ford's PCs hold commanding lead, Liberals steal NDP support 

Bonnie Crombie thinks your money is the government's money 

Cleaning up after the elephants 

It's a sloppy way to run a country 

National Post

Trudeau's attempt to blame Doug Ford for the carbon tax isn't fooling anyone 

Jagmeet Singh is Canada's most expensive MP, Pierre Poilievre is the cheapest  

Alberta First Nation entitled to 420 square kilometres of additional territory from treaty: Supreme Court 

Why thousands of British Columbians are leaving for Alberta 

'I have done nothing wrong': Alberta distillery behind jumbo vodka jugs wants apology from UCP minister 

CSIS director. testifies Trudeau government was warned repeatedly about Chinese foreign interference  

Ontario resident who wants both a bagging and penis wins public funding for unique surgery 

Smith says Alberta gender war won't bar trans women from female spaces 

Ex-space agency engineer acquitted on charge of acting for Chinese firm 

Military drone installation to be built in Ottawa - DND says exact location will remain secret 

Walmart Canada says robots are coming to two Ontario warehouses 

The geopolitical and environmental case for Canadian LNG

Stories of those who pay the price for our freedom must be told 

Canadians should be proud of our military successes in Kosovo 

Global 

Canadian's wages took major hit in 2022 amid high inflation rates: StatsCan

CSIS director says he warned about foreign interference threat multiple times 

An Ontario renter's 'scary' situation with homelessness after landlord sell property  

Trudeau says he doesn't understand NDP position on carbon pricing 

US limits 'forever chemicals' in drinking water. What about Canada?

Thunder Bay police chief arrested and charged in misconduct probe 

'Full recovery': Toronto police officer stable in hospital after being stabbed in leg

Liberals unveil 'ambitious; housing plan to build 3.87 million homes by 2031

30 year amortizations will only impact a 'sliver' of th housing market BMO

Nearly 1 in 4 federal inmates are receiving treatment for opioid  addiction 

No competition in more than a third of GC Strategies federal deals: docs

Foreign interference inquiry to hear again from spy agency head

Tsilhqot'in National Government declares overdose emergency  

Woman who couldn't afford to satay in Vancouver for lung transplant meets with BC premier 

'No legal mechanism for RCMP to work under municipal police Surrey police : memo

Scammers already targeting new benefit for low-income BC Seniors 

Drug use in BC's hospitals sparks feisty debate  in the legislature 

Woman found in BC field was killed by dos, not a bear: coroner 

Doctor shot in Vancouver revealed to be Surrey anesthesiologist 

Dozens of BC surgeries postponed due to shortage of key operating room specialists 

Vancouver to switch firefighters to non-toxic gear 

Miscellaneous            

'Surviving Vancouver': A Global City's unlikely holdouts  

Charles Adler wonders what happened to his Conservatives 

The case for defending Canada's  carbon pricing 

An Indigenous woman was found dying on the road. What Happened? 

How the lowest snowpack in 50 years will hit BC

Worried about Taxpayer dollars? Focus on Fossil fuel subsidies 

Draining the world of Fresh water