Thursday, July 30, 2020

Ottawa Observations: Thursday, July 30, 2020



Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for   Thursday,  July 30, 2020 


Canadians held in China / China tensions

'Could I be arbitrarily detained?": Shadow of Beijing's security law looms large for Canadian politicians with Hong Kong ties

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

In bid to reduce COVID-19 risk, Ottawa will require all Alaskan travellers through BC to provide exit date
The 2nd wave is coming. Here's what public health experts say we should expect
What's happening around the world
COVID-19 spread at private parties a growing concern, OPH says
New Toronto data reveals COVID-19's disproportionate toll on racialized and low-income groups
Ontario's number of new COVID-19 cases stays below 100 for the second day in a row
COVID-19 still being underestimated in Canada
'Our COVID summer': B.C.'s top doctor urges caution over BC Day long weekend
Number of Kelowna cases rises to 130 with new counting method
Quebec and Alberta lead Canada in new reported cases
Air and land travel issues, Haida Gwaii restrictions and school restart plan concerns
28 new COVID-19 cases at Fraser Valley Packers puts outbreak total at 59





WE have a problem Boss

Trudeau says his family's financial ties to WE Charity did not pose a conflict of interest
Trudeau, Telford speak on WE Charity controversy: What you missed from Thursday's hearings
Error, not sin, Trudeau says: PM's grilling helped him state his case on WE
If WE was the Trudeau government's only option, it needed to find more options
Prime Minister Trudeau's opening remarks as he testifies on WE Charity
Prime Minister Trudeau's chief of staff, Katie Telford's opening remarks as she testifies on WE Charity
Trudeau says he 'pushed back' on WE contract due to family ties - but didn't recuse himself
7 key moments from Trudeau and Telford's WE testimony
Poilievre presses PM on family's payments from WE
NDP's Angus: PM 'hurt students'
MP to Trudeau: "Who are you going to fire?"
Liberal support continues to slide in wake of WE controversy
Justin Trudeau worried about his family's ties to WE Charity - but he approved the student program anyway
There's one big question about WE Charity that Justin Trudeau still hasn't answered
Here is what Justin Trudeau told MPs on the finance committee
Charlie Angus, Pierre Poilievre, Sean Fraser: Here are some of the MPs asking questions about the WE Charity scandal
Trudeau appears to have used WE language when announcing student deal
Kielburger actions show they have more money than sense
Committee learns WE Charity hired investigators to spy on journo's kids
Trudeau throws public service under the bus
Three key takeaways from Justin Trudeau's testimony
The WE scandal and Justin Trudeau's testimony: A primer
Prime Minister, how much broccoli did your family eat? In detail!
Five takeaways from Trudeau's testimony in WE Charity scandal investigation
'Highly unethical': Someone paid nearly 200 people to promote positive WE Charity stories on Google
Whether Trudeau's testimony worked or not, the winds of change are blowing for Liberals
Trudeau denies, deflects - and apologizes - in testimony to committee looking at WE Scandal
It's hard to imagine that any minds were changed by Trudeau's testimony
Trudeau tells MPs that WE Charity received 'no preferential treatment' from his office
Trudeau swims free, leaving Morneau to thrash


                                                                                   
Globe and Mail

Toronto's marginalized communities disproportionately affected by coronavirus, data suggest
Ontario's long-term care sector in staffing 'crisis,' needs immediate funding, report says
Ontario students to return to school full time in the fall, with no class-size limits for youngest learners
Mandatory masks should be the default option for Ontarians
Auditor General to probe lapse in Canada's pandemic warning system


CBC

Back to school: How provinces are planning for start of school year during pandemic
Air Transat to cancel all flights from Western Canada to US sun destinations this winter
"It's going to hurt': Tax break for oil and gas firms would drain rural budgets, communities warn
Elementary students will be in class full time come September, Ontario says
Officials crack down on Alaska-bound travellers crossing US-Canada border

Toronto Star

This migrant worker spoke out about a massive COVID-19 outbreak that killed his bunkmate. Then he was fired, a legal complaint says
Doug Ford is right to send Ontario's students back to school
Face masks mandatory for Ontario students starting in Grade 4
Tories must figure out what they stand for, in order to benefit from the WE Charity affair


Toronto Sun

Quebec has anti-major crime plan that Ontario must mimic

National Post

Camping in time of COVID: 'Hordes' descending on wilderness areas in 'insane' numbers
Ontario's back to school plan has some notable weaknesses
NS mass killer had hiding spaces for guns, but drug smuggling not confirmed: RCMP
Few regrets for Toronto's first black Police Chief, but criticism tails Saunders 
Federal program paid $10M for climate change studies that were never written or barely read



Maclean's

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Global

BC Teachers Federation asking for start of school year to be pushed back to address plan concerns
BC bans non-resident and non-essential travel to Haida Gwaii
BC's top doctor says some essential workers not isolating following US travel
Feds crack down on Americans using 'Alaska loophole' to enter Canada
Locals first boarding policy scrapped for BC ferries
Mask-wearing now mandatory at Vancouver Art Gallery
Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley under air quality advisory due to pollution
Osoyoos Indian Band, FortisBC open first electric vehicle charging stations within a BC First Nation
Saskatchewan Crown, Global Transportation Hub accrues $46 million in debt
Influenza rates at record low thanks to distancing during coronavirus, data suggests



Miscellaneous                            
       
Canada Border Services Agency ramps up regulations for US travellers using Alaska loophole


Inside Alberta's Advertising war to win TMX approval
Recent Immigrants describe the stress of living in a pandemic


The border isn't as closed as you may think
Strict conditions set for Alaska-bound travellers entering Canada
Canadians and Americans immune to travel bug while COVID-19 persists: poll



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