Ottawa Observations: Friday, February 28, 2020

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


Canadians held in China / China tensions

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The Chinese coronavirus (COVID-19)

Canadian nursing unions demand better protective gear amid coronavirus outbreak
COVID-19 'not beyond control' says Canadian WHO official Bruce Aylward
Ontario health officials report eighth confirmed case of novel coronavirus
What's next for Canada if the WHO calls COVID-19 a pandemic?
Fear of coronavirus' impact in Iran overshadows Iranian-Canadians' New Year's plans
Ontario confirms new case of coronavirus in Toronto
Canadian doctor and WHO senior adviser says that four groups need to work together to contain coronavirus outbreak
Confessions of a coronavirus stockpiler
Be prepared for coronavirus measures
BC has tested more people for COVID-19 than the entire United States, premier says
The coronavirus can't be contained. Are you ready?



Coastal GasLink protests

Talks resume between Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs, BC and Ottawa in bid to end impasse
Indigenous people face racist backlash over pipeline protests
Injunctions have only served to prove the point: Canada is a smash and grab country for industry
Nationwide disruptions - such as the co-opted Wet'suwet'en protests - cannot be consequence-free
There's no 'quick fix' in BC pipeline talks says government liaison
The key players in the Wet'suwet'en dispute - and how they're involved in the push for a resolution
Talks continue for second day between Wet'suwet'en chiefs and government ministers
Benefits start to pour into Wet'suwet'en through pipeline contacts while community remains divided
Killing hope where it's most needed - among Aboriginal youth
Canadians will tire of disruptions and Indigenous people will suffer
During Wet'suwet'en crisis, AFN National Chief Perry Bellgarde has been notably quiet
Minister prepared to stay in northern BC for Wet'suwet'en talks 'as long as it takes'


Globe and Mail

As the coronavirus outbreak infects global stock markets, investors should favour caution over panic
Don't cancel the Olympics because of the coronavirus - it's times like these we need sport most
The Teck megaproject is dead, but there's still hope in the oil sands
Supreme Court rules mining company Nevsun can be sued in Canada for alleged abuses abroad
The symbolic meanings - and literal death of Teck's Frontier mine project
North American markets suffer worst week since financial crisis as investors find few safe havens
Peter MacKay 'will never apologize' for mandatory victim surcharge ruled unconstitutional
Prosecutor says no deal was offered to SNC-Lavalin due to severity of charges and past behaviour
Lithuanian Foreign Minister asks for Canada's help in combatting Russian disinformation
Privacy Commissioner opens investigation into RCMP's use of facial-recognition technology
Federal government gives shipyards two weeks to make their cases for building heavy icebreaker
Federal deficit stood at $11 billion with three months left in fiscal year


CBC

RCMP's use of Clearview AI facial recognition technology under investigation 
Canadians finding hundreds of dollars in unclaimed cheques on CRA website
Over 20 years ago, we had a plan to repair the Indigenous relationship. What happened?
Separate policing services would not solve Indigenous-Crown tensions on their own, critics say
See you at the Supreme Court, Ottawa says after Alberta demands carbon tax be killed
Joe Biden leads in South Carolina, but Bernie Sanders still the favourite to win Super Tuesday
Lawsuit over African mine can be heard in British Columbia-Supreme Court



Toronto Star

MPs call for parliamentary investigation as Canadian military and police forces confirm they've tried facial-recognition technology


Toronto Sun

Stock markets hit hard by coronavirus fears
It's time Canada's First Nations got their acts together
Pipeline protesters losing public support
Ottawa's carbon tax dealt a huge blow in Alberta

National Post

Coronavirus fears, rail blockades could widen already ballooning federal deficit, analysts say
Expanding capital gains tax would be very short-sighted approach to fighting federal deficit
Canada is broken, say majority of Canadians in poll taken in wake of rail blockades


Maclean's

Nearly half of Canadians are in a 'psychological recession'
Canada is not broken


Global

Manitoba to push ahead with carbon tax challenge in court, says Premier Brian Pallister
Attacks on resource extraction strike at the heart of what built Canada




Miscellaneous
     
Blockades aren't the Crisis: It's the Crumbling Legitimacy of Canada's Democracy