Thursday, January 23, 2020

Ottawa Observations: Thursday, January 23, 2020



Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Thursday, January 23, 2020 


Canadians held in China / China tensions

'Right needs to be done': Meng Wanzhou's lawyers make final pitch to judge
Defence goes on the offensive of fourth day of Meng Wanzhou's extradition hearing in Vancouver



The Chinese coronavirus

Canadian public-health officials continue tests of coronavirus; WHO not yet declaring emergency
Don't lest the coronavirus mutate into an epidemic of fear and panic
China expands lockdowns to include 6 cities in bid to stop coronavirus
The new coronavirus: Symptoms, prevention and what to do if you think you're infected
What we know (and don't know) about the new coronavirus outbreak
WHO says it's not declaring new virus a global emergency - but it may become one
Beijing struggles to keep up with a virus - and a nation on the move
Masks are flying off shelves in BC, but using them has 'no proven benefit' against coronavirus
Canadians worry about relatives in China as coronavirus cases spike
He said he had a cold. Chinese social media quickly turned it into coronavirus
China expands lockdowns to 25M people to halt viral outbreak
Lessons from SARS tells us don't panic but stay vigilant
What I learned from my SARS quarantine - we're screwed if it happens again
Doctor on front lines of SARS outbreak says Canadian hospitals prepared for coronavirus
Demand for face masks on the rise amid coronavirus outbreak - but are they effective?
Quarantining a Canadian city over coronavirus would be illegal: experts
Panic-buying of face masks in Richmond BC likely won't work: Health experts
Feds roll out education, call for self reporting to prevent coronavirus outbreak


Iranian Air crash

Canadian investigators returning from Iran after crash probe
2 Canadian investigators returning from Iran plane crash probe, say black boxes remain


Globe and Mail

Pierre Poiliervre bows out of Conservative leadership
Richard Décarie demonstrates why the National Capital Commission's LGBTQ monument is needed
New survey finds support among Canadians for broader assisted-dying law
Transportation Minister to meet with families of Canadian 737 Max Crash victims
Alberta court rules Ottawa can appeal Beaver Lake ruling
On post-secondary education funding, Jason Kenney gets it right


CBC

Prominent Tories turn on leadership hopeful who calls being gay a 'choice'
Millionaires at the World Economic Forum are demanding higher taxes
Pierre Poilievre won't enter Conservative leadership race
Alberta's looming multibillion-dollar orphan wells problem prompts auditor general probe
'Alone and lost': Family of Canadian killed in Ethiopian air crash says government 'abandoned' them


Toronto Star

Barack Obama addresses 6,000 young people in Toronto, congratulates Canada for being a country where 'facts still matter'
Pierre Poilievre shocks Conservative race by bowing out
Should BC build a new natural gas pipeline? Don't ask Jagmeet Singh
Canada's top banker on climate change, consumer confidence and what comes next
Why is it that the worst men run for leader and the best women, such as Rona Ambrose, seldom do?
A Quebec corporation asks for a right usually reserved for people
NDP to put forward private member's bill on making national pharmacare a reality
Why the Conservatives will have a difficult time finding a new leader
Facing minority Parliament, Trudeau tells Liberal MPs to play nice with opposition


Toronto Sun

Murderers getting new trials because Trudeau meddled
Poilievre drops out before the race begins
Disproportionate jailing of Indigenous in federal prisons now staggering


National Post

As big names drop out, Conservative leadership race is now Peter MacKay's to lose
Stephen Harper? Christy Clark? Talent void in leadership race leads to some strange scenarios
Pierre Poilievre says he will not run for Conservative leadership: 'My heart is not fully engaged in this'
Tory leadership frontrunners denounce claim by social conservative candidate that being gay is a 'choice'


Maclean's

The Liberal party and the rule of law
If a building isn't a disaster how can we be sure it's in Ottawa?


Global

Pierre Poilievre says he's not seeking Conservative leadership, citing family reasons
Trump is expected to sign Canada-US-Mexico trade deal on January 29: White House
'Extreme vetting' of Iranians crossing Canada-US border was local directive: CBP whistleblower
Canada, allies prepared to 'impose costs' on cyberattackers, advisers tell Trudeau


Miscellaneous
     
Top Conservatives denounce LGBT comments by leadership hopeful Richard Décarie
Green Myths Canada's LNG Sales Force tells the world




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