Ottawa Observations: Friday, May 8, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Friday, May 8, 2020 


Canadians held in China / China tensions

Canada should stand up to China, ex Australia PM says
Huawei argues Meng couldn't have misled bankers



The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

First Nation, Métis, Inuit leaders concerned about Indigenous COVID-19 outbreaks
How BC health authorities are undermining Indigenous governments
Scientists explore a simple question with big implications: Can people be reinfected by COVID-19?
Ottawa rejects eight million made in China N95 masks from Montreal based distributor
Obesity may be a risk factor for COVID-19, researchers find
Dear America: You're sick. Get well soon. Until then, stay home. Love, Canada
Federal government rejects 8 million N95 masks from single distributor 
Community spread of COVID-19 remains stubbornly high, Ontario's top doctor says
No, the flu is not worse than coronavirus
Heroes of the pandemic:  New Brunswick politician who cursth the COVID-19 curve is a virus whisperer
BC reports one new death, 29 new cases of COVID-19
BCIT employee tests positive for novel coronavirus
Avoid close contact with mothers on Mother's Day: BC Government


                                                                                                                                       
Globe and Mail

The case for putting seniors' care under the Canada Health Act
Canadian Labour Congress calls for end to privately owned long-term care facilities after COVID-19 deaths
A look at BC's effort to move homeless people indoors during the COVID-19 pandemic
Kenney says Alberta doctors' pay must be 'managed' post-pandemic
BRP's slow, careful restart offers a glimpse of how the factory floor will never be the same
Statistics Canada investigating leak of jobs data before COVID-19 Recovery plan
New Brunswick opens more businesses in new phase of COVID-19 recovery plan
Ottawa to extend wage subsidy beyond June 6 expiry date, Trudeau says
Canada should stand up to China, ex Australia PM says
Doctor's disorders: After COVID-19, physicians will have to face a crisis of another sort
Erin O'Toole could win the Conservative leadership race
Peter MacKay suggests Magnitsky Act could be invoked in an investigation of COVID-19's spread


CBC

Wage subsidy program will be extended past June, says Trudeau
Canada lost nearly 2 million jobs in April amid COVID-19 crisis: Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada to investigate after official job numbers leaked early
As military probes deadly crash, clues could lie in the Cyclone's troubled procurement history
Canada turning to foreign airlines to bring home citizens stranded by pandemic
Peter MacKay suggests Magnitsky Act should be used against China


Toronto Star

For profit nursing homes have four times as many COVID-19 deaths as city run homes, Star analysis finds
COVID-19 has exposed ugly failings of our politics. Here's how Ottawa can build on the lessons of the pandemic
Ontario teachers told to 'embrace' live video conferencing as school shutdown continues
Businessman defiant after Alberta accuses him of selling hand sanitizer at 200 per cent markup
Want to understand Justin Trudeau's post-pandemic challenge? Just look at April's bleak job numbers
COVID-19 slammed hourly workers but left salaried ones untouched. Justin Trudeau needs to do something about that
Ottawa has been  backing away from business for years. What a difference a pandemic makes
Premier Doug Ford made quick visit to Muskoka cottage over Easter despite vow he wouldn't due to COVID-19


Toronto Sun

TTC union wants passengers to wear masks as businesses prepare to re-open
Job numbers show only part of picture as millions hurt by COVID
Time to pull out the bolt cutters and unlock Ontario
Face coverings aren't a symbol of tyranny
Staggering unemployment numbers not the full story
Time to shift focus from relief spending to funding growth
Job numbers will worsen if lockdowns remain


National Post

Liberals add even more gun 'ban' incoherence by getting gender involved
Only Greens and separatists could find 'opportunity' in a pandemic
Trudeau announces wage subsidy extension as job-loss figures explode
Fear of COVID-19 is overblown, it's time to get the economy moving again
'Why would he pick a fight with us?" COVID-19 raises tensions between Trudeau government and Quebec
Anti-abortion group investigated by federal election commissioner for providing volunteers to 2019 candidates
COVID-19 devastates local farm-to-table industry


Maclean's

COVID-19 has created a debt crisis for Canadian households
Lives on the line
If Harrington Lake is everyone's house then I'll see you all there

Global

BC fitness clubs, yoga studios, gyms not expected to be reopened until summer
No break on 14 day quarantine for Hollywood stars, says BC Premier
'The park is going to close': BC to Vancouver homeless campers who refuse COVID-19 housing
TransLink rescinds 1,500 layoff notices and suspends planned service reductions
BC Search and Rescue crews see spike in calls, face new dangers amid COVID-19
BC supermarkets ask customers to wear masks
Wildlife cameras in closed BC Parks capture animals  roaming freely


Miscellaneous

Thousands of health care workers register for online BCIT course teaching critical care skills
Vancouver park board reopening tennis and pickleball courts across city
Police watchdog wants answers on VPD's response to Lord Byng Racists Video
Rediscovering Traditional Ways during a pandemic
BC Housing tells Oppenheimer Park Homeless to vacate grounds by 6 PM today
Ottawa extends federal wage subsidy program beyond June
BC unemployment rate spikes to 11.5% as nation reports worst job losses in recent memory