Links provided to credible news sources.
Sunday- US shoots down another flying object near Canadian Border: The United States shot down another “flying object.” Reuters reports via CBC, the object was brought down over the state of Michigan, by the second of two missiles.
Monday- John Tory Continues As Mayor until budget is passed- Toronto Mayor John Tory will continue on as Mayor until the city’s budget is passed. CTV with the specifics on the $16.2 billion operating budget, and $49.3 billion capital plan.
Tuesday- McCallion laid to Rest: Hazel McCallion was laid to rest after a funeral. February 14 marked what would have been her 102 birthday. CTV with top moments from the funeral
Wednesday- Tory’s Budget Budget passes: Following a chaotic day at Toronto City Hall, the budget passed. Tory submitted his resignation letter to the City Clerk’s office kicking off the next phase in the Mayoral race. CityNews with more
Thursday-Biden Unapologetic on China Balloon downing- US President Joe Biden will not apologize for shooting down a Chinese spy balloon. But in a briefing he gave little explanation on what the other unidentified objects were. The BBC with more on the story
Friday: Roleau rubber stamps use of Emergencies’ Act. Retired Justice Paul Roleau releases the final report on the Public Order Emergencies’ Commission. “I have concluded that in this case, the very high threshold for invocation was met.”
Saturday- Lametti Admits feds could have done better with Handling of Convoy: Justice Minister David Lametti reflected on things his government could’ve done better while handling the Convoy crisis on this week’s episode of Question Period. Roleau’s reported highlighted the failings of the federal government. : “I think the point here is we might have cooperated better. The prime minister himself admitted that he had made certain comments at the outset.”
Bonus Coverage:
Everything happened on Friday: Robert Fife with an early contender for scoop of the year with a piece on Chinese espionage during the 2021 election. Below is the image of the front page of the Globe & Mail. The full article is behind a paywall, available to Globe & Mail Subscribers
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Fact Check: Glen McGregor of CTV News does some excellent fact checking of lies about Justice Paul Roleau’s background