Ottawa Observations: Friday, August 7, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Friday,  August 7, 2020 


Canadians held in China / China tensions

Two more Canadians were sentenced to death in China. What happens next?

Canada 'knows the root cause': Chinese court sentences fourth Canadian to death

Justin Trudeau must ban Huawei from building Canada's 5G network

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

More COVID-19 warnings posted for US and Canadian flights to BC

The COVID-19 pandemic could make us healthier in the long run
Ontario records fifth day in a row with fewer than 100 COVID-19 cases
Yukon reports first coronavirus case since April

Three Vancouver cops contract COVID-19 after responding to 'out-of-control' party: union
BC reports 53 new COVID-19 cases as total nears 4,000
New case numbers increase, underground party organizer arrested and more flights with cases
BC continues upward climb of COVID-19 cases


WE have a problem Boss

Cabinet Ministers to appear at House of Commons committee investigating WE Charity deal

WE scandal shows government's true character

Liberals' WE debacle shows why ethics in government matter

The Canada Student Service Grant's unusual cabinet ride

                                                                             
Globe and Mail

Spouse of PM's chief of staff had meeting on Liberals' rent-relief program

Canada to retaliate with $3.6 billion in measures against US over aluminum tariffs

With his Canada-bashing, Trump treats an ally like an enemy

Canadian economy adds 419,000 jobs in July; more than half of pandemic losses now recouped

Toronto considers shorter school day, as more Ontario public-health units call for small classes

Masks to combat COVID-19: Which countries are embracing, requiring or rejecting them? A global guide

Former Saudi intelligence chief faces new death threat

Why it's good to be a polite Canadian when a pandemic strikes

The myth of cultural fingerprints: In this pandemic, Canada has just as much in common with the US

Treatment of army corporal at BC hospital underscores anti-Indigenous racism in health: advocates

CBC

Trudeau government refuses to support Governor General Julie Payette while under scrutiny

Canada to impose $3.6B in tariffs in response to Trump's move against Canadian aluminum

Alleged Rideau Hall intruder was well-stocked with ammunition, RCMP documents say

Better ventilation, fewer cellphones called for in federal back-to-school guidelines

Nova Scotia politicians begin kicking the tires on Liberal leadership

Toronto Star

Class sizes vital to curbing spread of COVID-19 in schools, Sick Kids experts say

Canada fires back with $3.6 billion in tariffs after Donald Trump revives trade spat

'The EI program is not up to the task': Millions of CERB recipients will transfer to EI next month and many will fall through the cracks

Here's one thing the pandemic might change forever: Officewear

'Hit them where it hurts': Here's how Doug Ford wants you to fight back against Donald Trump's aluminum tariffs

Doug Ford is sticking with his back-to-school COVID-19 plan despite warnings over class size

Ontario, federal governments announce $236.4M in new funding for child care

Donald Trump wants a protectionist world. Don't let him win

Toronto Sun

Ford denounces Trump, backs Trudeau in new trade war

Ontario government's autism program not enough, families and critics say

Love sick Alaskan faces jail time, fine for visiting Banff beau

Questions arise about Quebec company's federal contract fo masks

Canada to impose $3.6B in retaliatory tariffs against US

The tariff game is back

National Post

Canada to impose $3.6 billion in tariffs against US in retaliation for aluminum duty

Ottawa's retaliatory tariffs on US made aluminum could hit everything from washing machines to golf clubs

Cineplex welcomes back moviegoers across Canada, with 137 cinemas slated for reopening

'Entire cities are that size': Canada's last fully intact Arctic ice shelf collapses

Trudeau government paying $84M to firm employing Katie Telford's husband to manage rent assistance aid program

Doug Ford calls US aluminum tariffs a 'slap in the face' to Canadians, urges Ontarions to buy local

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Global

How the tariff battle between Canada and the United States will impact Canadians

Canadian parents are setting up 'pandemic pods' during coronavirus: what are they?
Public office holders should spend carefully, Freeland says after report on Rideau Hall renos
Approval from Health Canada crucial for CFL in quest for federal money
Trump's aluminum tariffs 'absurd,' Canada to hit back with measures worth $3.6B: Freeland
Could Europe's Cyprus halloumi dispute derail CETA? Maybe, but solution likely
Surrey RCMP crack down on after-hours clubs, arrest operator of lounge linked to COVID019 exposure
BC premier not sorry for closing Haida Gwaii weeks after reopening it



Miscellaneous                            
        

Grouse Mountain to receive approximately $2.5 million in government funding for trail improvements

Second fatality at Northern BC mine brings calls for new safety regulator

Coastal GasLink gets Green light to start pipeline work near Unist'ot'en Healing Centre

Tent Cities aren't going away. Why not provide Sanctioned sites?

Where are the Greens going? Leadership Hopefuls chart different courses

Now would be a great time to drop tuition fees

Vancouver's own Port explosion was fuelled by Sodium Chlorate and Whisky

Probe of Vancouver officers' alleged racist comments hits roadblock