Ottawa Observations: Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Tuesday, January 28, 2020 


Canadians held in China / China tensions

Canada can follow Britain's lead on Huawei - Trudeau doesn't ow Trump a thing

The Chinese coronavirus

Canadians with family stuck in Wuhan call on Ottawa for aid amid coronavirus outbreak
Canadian companies ban travel to China as concerns rise over coronavirus
Air Canada cancelling select flights to China in response to coronavirus
Coronavirus deaths in China soar to 132 with confirmed cases nearing 6,000
Health officials 'confident' first case of coronavirus has been found in BC
Government to help Canadians come home from coronavirus-hit region of China
SARS survivor, retired paramedic warns front-line workers need protection agains coronavirus
Go Inside the high-security lab where scientists search for a coronavirus vaccine
U.K. will let Huawei play role in building 5G networks, defying US pressure
Clock ticks on containing novel coronavirus
Coronavirus fears are sparking an outbreak of xenophobia and hoaxes, GTA Chinese communities warn
Canada still figuring out what to do as the number of Canadians wanting out of China surges
How Vancouver may have stopped SARS, why Toronto didn't and what it means for the coronavirus
Toronto Public Health sets up hotline to answer questions about coronavirus exposure
BC, Ontario on 'high alert' as first Vancouver-area case of coronavirus confirmed
Six questions scientists are scrambling to answer about the coronavirus
School board labels coronavirus concerns racism and hate
Nothing to fear 'but fear itself' in coronavirus panic
Virus fears trigger a run on protective masks
BC officials 'confident' man who visited China is province's first case
There is a website that tracks and displays the spread of the coronavirus in real time
Canadians stuck in China's coronavirus quarantine zones look for Canada's help to return home
First novel coronavirus case confirmed in BC - man in his 40s had travelled to Wuhan, China
Coronavirus panic prompts Air Canada to cancel some flights between China and Vancouver
Coronavirus outbreak: Vancouver's Wuhan community group urges tolerance, understanding
Coronavirus fears in Richmond sparks massive line-up for pharmacy face masks


Globe and Mail

More than 200 senior, cabinet-appointed positions sitting empty, says memo to Trudeau
Germany to buy three Bombardier Global 6000 jets instead of Northrop drones
The strange pugilistic fantasies of Peter MacKay
Thunder Bay's education system doesn't seem to have learned a thing
Liberal tax cut will cost $1.2 billion more annually than promised: PBO
Key challenges for Tory leadership will march in Pride parades
Ottawa rang up more than $1.4 million in legal costs during failed prosecution of Mark Norman
Canada's China envoy in New York to testify against 'repeated false allegations about me and McKinsey'


CBC


Peter MacKay says he will march in Toronto's Pride parade
Liberal plan to raise basic personal income tax deduction to cost $21B over 5 years: PBO
To win the Conservative leadership, Erin O'Toole needs to be what he wasn't in 2017


Toronto Star

Facial recognition technology poses 'enormous' potential for abuse, NDP says
More than 200 cabinet-appointed positions remain empty, says memo to PM
On the third anniversary of the Quebec mosque shooting, signs of fighting back against Islamophobia
Top earners could benefit from Liberals' income tax cut, parliamentary spending watchdog says
Conservatives have a chance for an easy win  - and all of Canada will benefit
Here's why a Stephen Harper loyalist regrets the tough-on-crime politics he once practiced


Toronto Sun

Conservative leadership race still looking back
Here's why bilingualism matters in Canadian politics


National Post

Canada's bilingualism myths die hard, just ask Peter MacKay
The PM has changed his look. But it's a policy change that's needed
Peter MacKay's energy policy needs some refining
Coast Guard responds to Atlantic supply ship with eight crew-members suffering flu symptoms, two 'severe': internal email
Mark Norman trial: Feds rang up $1.4 million in legal costs during failed prosecution
Leave the Legacy Party rhetoric where it belongs, in the past


Maclean's

Erin O'Toole is also a candidate for the Tory leadership


Global

Over 200 senior positions in federal government remain empty, memo warns Trudeau
Innovations minister mum on whether Canada will mirror U.K. with partial Huawei 5G ban
Cambridge Ontario lawyer launches Conservative leadership bid
Tory leadership candidate Peter MacKay plans to walk in Toronto Pride parade


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