Ottawa Observations: Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Tuesday, February 11, 2020 


Canadians held in China / China tensions

Conservative MPs press Trudeau on alleged Chinese role in hack of Canadian data
Most Canadians are wary of Huawei's role in 5G. Here's why some first still favour it


The Chinese coronavirus

Coronavirus outbreak prompts Canadian officials to weigh asking all travellers from China to 'self-isolate'
Coronavirus fears, lockdowns keep many Chinese factories quiet despite back-to-work order
Chinese restaurants in GTA see large drop in sales in weeks after coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus could be the global shock that economists have feared
China's food couriers provide a vital service to millions quarantined amid coronavirus outbreak
Does the plague of Wuhan portend the end of Xi Jinping's mandate of heaven?
"It felt like the end of the world': From Wuhan to Canada in coronavirus quarantine
BC health ministry provides update on COVID-19 coronavirus in province
Coronavirus aka COVID-19, infects at least 500 hospital staff in Wuhan, according to Hong Kong based newspaper
Burnaby's sister city Zhongshan in China asks for help with supply of medical masks
BC doctor calls for calm in the Chinese community


Globe and Mail

BC vows to push ahead on LNG project in Throne Speech
Beyond bloodlines: How the Wet'suwet'en hereditary system at the heart of the Coastal GasLink conflict works
CN Rail to shut 'significant' sections of track if Coastal GasLink pipeline protests continue
How Ottawa helped Newfoundland build the multibillion dollar fiasco that is Muskrat Falls
Trump names North Carolina doctor Aldona Wos as US ambassador to Canada
Canadians say it's more important for next Tory leader to be fiscally conservative than socially conservative: poll
Forgotten man Erin O''Toole needs policy to fight Peter MacKay's celebrity
Trudeau in Senegal for final African stop of UN Security Council campaigning
Ottawa to announce further measures to protect endangered right whales in coming weeks
Families with children wrongly flagged by no-fly list invited to test federal solution
Former minister Jane Philpott appointed dean of Queen's faculty of health sciences
Majority of Canadians lack confidence in Iran co-operating with flight 752 probe: poll
Duty to consult? Fine. But How? And with whom?



CBC

Conservative leadership hopeful Erin O'Toole says he will not move party to the middle
Ottawa 'very concerned' about blockades as CN Rail says it will close 'significant' parts of its network
Trump names Aldona Wos as his new ambassador to Canada
Canada's submarine fleet spent 'zero days' at sea last year: government documents
Are Conservatives offering a new approach to climate policy, or more of the same?
Canada must look beyond its borders and reject isolationism, says Dallaire
RCMP civilian employees fear joining Phoenix fray
Jane Phillpott appointed dean of Queen's University faculty of health sciences
Just how big are Alberta's oilsands emissions? That depends which government you ask
CSIS seeking former employees who trained at contaminated facility
Why legalizing medically assisted dying for people with mental illness is misguided



Toronto Star


Team assembles as John Baird mulls Conservative leadership bid
A proposed US mine could poison a pristine Ontario watershed. Will Justin Trudeau stand up to Donald Trump and stop it?
Under all that bluster, is Jason Kenney trying to make friends with Justin Trudeau?
'Reconciliation is dead and we will shut down Canada, Wet'suwet'en supporters say
Trudeau in Senegal for final African stop of UN Security Council campaigning
Trudeau to take UN Security council pitch to Caribbean next week


National Post

New Brunswick MP John Williamson decides not to run for the Conservative leadership
Canada stalled as blockades shut down rail networks and the movement of goods and people
Wet'suwet'en solidarity blockade: CN Rail says 'significant' parts of rail network may close if protests go on
Liberals 'have to do more' to free my husband after 14 years in prison, says wife of jailed Huseyin Celil


Maclean's

'Alberta has been cheated': Wexit supporters on what drives them


Global

Jason Kenney calls Coastal GasLink blockades 'a dress rehearsal' for future project fight
Wet'suwet'en solidarity protesters demonstrate at Carolyn Bennet's office
Trudeau heading south to bring Security Council seat pitch to Caribbean states
Wet'suwet'en solidarity protesters block entrance to BC legislature ahead of throne speech
Canada's desire to do good in Africa outstrips its willingness to spend, new docs reveal



Miscellaneous
     
Canada has a dismal record of locking up migrants
Singing in defiance of arrest at the Last Wet'suwet'en Post
John Horgan says 'meaningful reconciliation with Indigenous peoples is our shared responsibility'
Allies of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs shut down morning session of BC legislature in response to RCMP raids