Ottawa Observations: Wednesday, August 12, 2020

 

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for   Wednesday, August 12, 2020 


Canadians held in China / China tensions

Paralyzed by inaction, the Liberals are playing right into Xi Jingping's hands

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Child at Toronto day-camp tests positive for COVID-19; Toronto records eight new COVID-19 cases

Ontario back up to 95 new cases of COVID-19 after one-day drop

BC records 85 new coronavirus cases, its third-highest ever single day total

BC government to hire up to 500 additional contact tracers amid COVID-19 pandemic

Coronavirus exposure reported on 2 nights at Vancouver nightclub

Ontario, Quebec only provinces with federal prisoners tested positive for virus

New BC case numbers surge to levels not seen since March

BC reports 85 new COVID-19 cases - most in more than 15 weeks

Province of BC to hire 500 COVID-19 contact tracers

WE have a problem Boss

WE Charity says it will pay back remaining money for student volunteer program as soon as Ottawa can take it

Federal minister in charge of student volunteer grant program can't say how much of $30 million paid to WE has been reimbursed

                                                                             
Globe and Mail

Welcome Biden and Harris, as Canada can't take four more years of Trump

As back-to-school anxiety mounts, Canadian parents turn to private pods - and critics warn of class divisions

Ontario's deficit to hit record $38.5 billion in 2021, as Finance Minister declares a recession

BC schools to reopen two days later to allow time for briefing on new protocols, minister says

Who deserves premium pay for being on the front lines fo the pandemic?

Carleton criminologists end student internships with police, prisons

Scheer marks final day in House of Commons as Conservative party leader

Would drafting Mark Carney save the Liberals, or sink them?

BC's at-risk Site C dam is an omen for energy projects across Canada

Canada failing to address rising complaints about foreign intimidation of rights activists, Amnesty International says

Federal government announces $18 million in funding for small food producers  

Innu Nation files human-rights complaint over federal government's child protection funding

CBC

Blanchet will push for election if Trudeau, Morneau, Telford won't resign

Psychologists speaking to Rideau Hall staff following harassment claims

Question for wounded Trudeau is whether vulnerable Morneau is the right choice to chart post-pandemic future

The eye-popping number that bears watching in what has been a Sleepy Conservative leadership race

Ottawa seeking private consultant to design, run firearm buyback program

Ottawa to provide additional $305M to Indigenous communities for COVID-19 support

Andrew Scheer likely marking last day in House of Commons as Opposition leader

Guelph Police admit error with media officers about MP Tabbara's arrest

Toronto Star

COVID-19 plunges Ontario into recession as budget deficit forecast to hit a record $38.5B

Threats against Justin Trudeau and his ministers are on the rise, RCMP data shows

Bloc will try to force and election unless Justin Trudeau, Bill Morneau and Katie Telford resign

As BC delays start of school year, Ontario is urged to follow suit

Schools are the best place for kids' mental health? Not so fast

The TTC will get $400 million emergency bailout. Tory says Toronto no longer facing 'four alarm' budget crisis

New Tory leader must build a strong team in Commons and for the campaign: Scheer

Ontario's optometrists should stop penalizing patients in their fight over funding

Toronto Sun

Governor General the target of a smear campaign

COVID-19 dumps Ontario into an Ocean of red ink

Don't count on a fall election

Ontario facing $38.5 billion COVID-19 deficit

Pass the gravy, Morneau's cooked

Ontario's schools can operate safely despite COVID-19

The burden of proof and COVID-19

National Post

The bus approaches Bill Morneau

Carleton University's indictment of police creates controversy among criminology schools and law enforcement agencies

Half of Canadians say 2020 has been the worst year of their lives: with young people more pessimistic

Unreported deaths in COVID-19 outbreak at seniors residence adds to Quebec's pandemic toll

Employment minister says millions of Canadians will be 'seamlessly' transitioned from CERB to EI by month's end

Government seeks to clarify updated $80B subsidy prograa amid complexity concerns

Paths to victory for the four Conservative Party leadership candidates

In Carney, the Liberals have found their latest saviour

Maclean's

Chinese Canadians share their experiences of racism during COVID-19

How long can Bill Morneau keep this up?

Global

SFU officially drops 'Clan' team name, plans to announce new nickname by year's end

St. Paul's Hospital site sold to Concord Pacific for nearly $1 billion
BC students to return to the classroom by September 10 a two-day delay to the start of school

Vancouver paramedics fired after encouraging Downtown Eastside patient to crawl along floor

'A call out to Deadpool': BC Premier wants stars to help fight surge in younger coronavirus cases

Complaints filed against Edmundston officers in fatal shooting of Chantel Moore

NS Mountie faces questions over redacted warrants in mass killing case

Miscellaneous                            
        

Provincial school plan shifts to gradual reopening approach

SFU will no longer call its varsity athletics team the Clan

Alberta's Environment Minister Cheered on Coal Mining in New Areas before restrictions were dropped

Open Schools help vulnerable students and families. But at what cost?

What's been taken from the North - and what remains

It's a pandemic myth that density makes us sick and suburbs are healthier

His name is Sugar. Fishing is his lift. Are the Sweet Days over?

Concord Pacific pays $1 billion for St'. Paul's Hospital site