Ottawa Observations: Saturday/Sunday, August 29 & 30, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Saturday/Sunday, August 29/30, 2020


Canadians held in China / China tensions

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Public Health experts criticize Health Canada's decision not to approve at-home testing

Squamish Nation closes offices amid multiple confirmed COVID-19 cases

13 percent jump in COVID-19 cases has feds 'keeping very watchful eye'

Nisga'a warn of suspected COVID-19 exposure following funeral of renowned leader Joseph Gosnell Sr.

                                                                           

Globe and Mail

Statue debate reignites after protesters topple Montreal's Macdonalds monument

Black Quebecers drive to Legault's office to protest racial profiling

With new benefits plan, Liberals move toward guaranteed basic income

Will COVID-19 be the end of globalization

With Bill Morneau's departure, Justin  Trudeau got what he wanted: a fresh rudder for post-pandemic waters

Conservative MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay apologizes for tweet linking Chrystia Freeland, George Soros

WE calls latest Conservative request for documents 'politics'

To reopen schools safely, governments need to be ready to close them, too

CBC
    

Tories call on WE to release documents requested by parliamentary committee

Watchdog lifts lid on investigation reports raising red flags about RCMP actions

Global rally against COVID-19 safety measures comes to Parliament Hill

Trump turns an election year eye on Canadian lobster

Conservative MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay apologizes for tweet linking Freeland with billionaire Soros

Can Chrystia Freeland overcome the Liberals' 'elite' problem?

Canadian commitment to Mali questioned as coup ushers in new era

Toronto Star

How did we suddenly end up talking about a fall election?

Reversing the exodus to the workplace: What's keeping people away is not the office environment so much as the getting to it

How would an O'Toole-led Conservative government handle the COVID-19 recovery?

Erin O'Toole's Conservative Party is stuck in a political wasteland

The inside story of how Erin O'Toole won the Conservative leadership  race

Ontario's blue box recycling system needs a fix

Toronto Sun

We can't let the radicals have their way in battle over police

COVID fuels 'retail apocalypse'

Driving over the speed limit? There's a trap for that

Steady as she goes, into the  fall

The ABCs of back to school

Tax hikes are the last thing we need right now

It's been decades since government employees took pay cuts

We can't allow the carnage in America's streets to come to Canada

When police are accused of racism, facts don't matter

Are employers doing enough to make workplaces safe as employees return?

Green Dreams of Trudeau and Freeland

National Post

Two Canadian Forces members test positive for COVID-19 after returning from Middle East mission

Artwork, pandemic law and politics:  Ontario universities to include COVID-19 courses in fall curriculum

Manitoba re-words six figure ad campaign after reporting several COVID-19 outbreaks

Months after one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in Canada Bobcaygen is learning to heal through music

Erin O'Tooles French Connection: How a successful  leadership strategy in Quebec could be his roadmap next election

Maclean's

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Global

Vancouver councillor pushing to keep temporary street patios open through winter

City of Victoria ordering homeless campers from Centennial Square

'Unrealistic': Critics slam BC back to school COVID-19 ad featuring Dr. Bonnie Henry

Stay out of Christie Mountain wildfire area: BC Wildfire Service

Rally held to protest COVID-19 restrictions in Kelowna

Plan to let Vancouver students learn from home a good start, but not enough: parents

Conservative Leader O'Toole says triggering fall election 'not my priority'

'Vandalism of our history': Premier Jason Kenney condemns toppling of John A. Macdonald statue in Montreal

Erin O'Toole won't say whether he believes there is systemic racism in Canada

Miscellaneous