Ottawa Observations: Saturday/Sunday, July 4 & 5, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Saturday/Sunday ,  July 4 & 5, 2020 




Canadians held in China / China tensions

China's threats on behalf of Huawei are becoming desperate
Boris Johnson expected to end Huawei involvement in UK 5G network
France won't ban Huawei, but encouraging 5G telcos to avoid it - report
Today's Michaels, tomorrow's Hong Kongers


The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

COVID-19 exposes the fault lines of inequality in South Africa
More than 200 experts agree: Coronavirus is airborne and can linger indoors
To halt coronavirus, Australia closes border between two most populous states for first time since 1919 pandemic
The pandemic's big mystery: How deadly is the coronavirus?
First glimpse of Canada's true COVID-19 infection rate expected mid-July
Second COVID-19 wave? That's up to you
3 new COVID-19 deaths at Vancouver long-term care home


                                                                                                                   
Globe and Mail

'I was scared to death of him': How red flags were raised over Nova Scotia killer before April's massacre
Nova Scotia can - and must - call an inquiry into the Portapique massacre
The Calgary Stampede is mostly deserted due to COVID-19, but the show must go on
Will the pandemic lead to a lost decade for the economy and investors?
How the COVID-19 pandemic may accelerate job transformation
Record debts come due for Canadian oil patch after five years of crisis
Two Americans fined $1,000 for violating Canada's Quarantine Act
It takes a special kind of hubris for Justin Trudeau to twice become enmeshed in controversy over charities
Approving Trans Mountain took forever. Canada's future is the better for it
'You have to show up': NDP MP questions virtual attendance of Alberta Tories
Mud slide cripples Seymour Arm water system, high water closes some BC roads


CBC

Financial scrutiny, back-to-work bonus among Conservative demands ahead of fiscal snapshot
Most Canadians opposed to Wexit, but poll finds new party could post challenge to Conservatives
Latvia bound military plane turned back after Canadian troops possibly exposed to COVID-19
Walking a 'tightrope': Bill Morneau and the path out of the pandemic economy
Parents, provinces call on Ottawa to help ensure schools open in the fall
NDP MP questions virtual attendance of Alberta Tories
Ottawa parts ways with WE Charity
Stop enforcing sex work laws during COVID-19, Amnesty, sex worker advocates say
Would offshore oil incentives help us right now? Be careful what you wish for



Toronto Star

How a growing corporate debt bomb is threatening Canada's recovery from COVID-19
Tories, NDP at odds over federal spending as Liberals prepare fiscal snapshot
It's getting harder to tell where America ends and Canada begins
Rideau Hall intruder is a wake-up call in the age of conspiracy theories
For Doug Ford, political science trumps medical science when it comes to masks on transit






Toronto Sun

Spotlight on long-term care home 'warrior' Anil Reddi
Former Premier Mike Harris had the right stuff
When it comes to renaming controversies in Canada, here's an idea
Canadian Rangers on front line in war against COVID-19
Trudeau won't fire himself after breaking conflict law
Another reminder of the need for pipelines
Oil, gas still vital to our economy




National Post

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Maclean's

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Global

Evacuation order issued for some low-lying properties in Cache Creek, amid flood worries
Vancouver could green-light booze in selected parks, Monday
Barkerville apologizes for ad 'making light' of epidemic that devastated First Nations
BC Wildfire Service to test night-vision goggles near Penticton
'A devastating loss': BC Charter bus companies struggling to survive pandemic
Conservative MP urges Trudeau government to increase auditor general funding
Tories won't try to force election over WE Charity controversy: Poilievre


Miscellaneous                            
       
SFU Athletics responds to rising chorus of criticism over calling its sports teams the Clan
Listed for $12.5 million, Vancouver waterfront home sells for $10 million after 52 days on market
WE Charity education program promoted by BC Cabinet minister prior to new ethics probe of Justin Trudeau