Ottawa Observations: Saturday/Sunday, February 8 & 9, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Saturday/Sunday, February 8 & 9, 2020 


Canadians held in China / China tensions

Is there a halfway house for Huawei? Western Allies can't agree on role for Chinese giant in 5G networks
Canada's Ambassador to China's priorities in community Beijing


The Chinese coronavirus

Canadian evacuees from Wuhan pass time in quarantine at CFB Trenton with video chats, parking lot walks
Canada ready to help China contain coronavirus if it asks: PM
Was Ottawa right to quarantine Canadians evacuated from Wuhan?
Canadian public health veteran leading WHO coronavirus team to Beijing to investigate epidemic
Coronavirus economic impact offers lesson for Canadian businesses: expert
Canadian government asks travellers from Hubei province to self-isolate
Here are the top places that viruses are found in a major airport: report
Pandemics show we are all modern


Globe and Mail

Federal tax court rebuffs appeal in one of the biggest tax scams in Canadian history
RCMP arrests prompt Coastal GasLink pipeline protests across Canada
Protesters continue to block railway traffic near Belleville Ontario
John Baird confirms he's thinking about running for federal Conservative leadership
Jason Kenney's 'kamikaze candidate' controversy continues. When will Albertans care?
Trudeau says he pressed Egypt's president on detained Canadians
Iran doesn't have expertise to analyze PS752 recorders: Francois-Phillipe Champagne
Alberta gets all the attention. New Brunswick faces its own climate test with Maritime Iron


CBC

Protesters block ports, streets and rails in support of Wet'suwet'en in BC
Trudeau headed to Kuwait to meet with Canadian soldiers
Deputy PM Freeland to meet with western leaders in Edmonton
Ottawa and Alberta's delicate dance as Teck Frontier  mine decision rears its head
Federal government warning of voter coercion, foreign election interference through private messaging services
US politics may be in a state at the moment - but Canadians can't afford to be smug about it
Indigenous leaders should have keys to former US embassy, Métis leader says
Canada, Ethiopia starting talks towards investment agreement: Trudeau
As Trudeau campaigns in Africa for UN Security Council seat, Norwegian PM is steps behind
Conservative leadership hopefuls pitch party faithful at event in Halifax
Kenney criticizes Democratic hopefuls aiming to block Keystone XL pipeline
Will the government overhaul the way wrongful convictions are reviewed?
Retired MP overcame hurdles to secure Black History month designation



Toronto Star

Is Regina's Co-op lockout a watershed moment for Canada's labour movement?
Jason Kenney and Doug Ford's bad bromance: Why the Premiers' close friendship seems to be cooling
Teck Frontier oilsands project pits Trudeau's climate credibility against concerns for Alberta's economy
Canada wants to phase out fossil fuels. First, it needs to learn from phasing out coal
Conservative leadership contenders set to take the stage in Nova Scotia


Toronto Sun

Just say yes to Frontier mine
Trudeau  must choose between Climate Change pledge and Alberta's economy
PM should treat Alberta like Quebec and approve Teck Frontier
Make no mistake about it, press freedom is under attack in Canada

National Post

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Global

Court grants injunction against Wet'suwet'en supporters blocking BC ports
Justin Trudeau heads to Kuwait to visit Canadian troops relocated from Iraq
John Baird weighing Conservative leadership run, says party must be 'modern'
Iran must admit it lacks 'technical capability' to analyze plane crash black boxes: Champagne
What a national action plan on gender-based violence might achieve - if Canada gets it right
Pay inequity, support for abortion access among promises Liberals urged to act on

Miscellaneous
     
Wet'suewt'en Nation sympathizers block ports and railways as Greta Thunberg signals support for BC Legislature demo
Premier John Horgan and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are going to look awfully foolish if LNG Canada plant is cancelled
Wet'suwet'en supporters light ceremonial fire at steps of BC Legislature