Ottawa Observations: Saturday/Sunday, October 3 & 4, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Saturday/Sunday, October 3 & 4, 2020


Canadians held in China / China tensions

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The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

White House sends mixed messages on Trump's health

How a COVID diagnosis can affect a leader's chances

Doctors: Trump's blood oxygen level dropped twice recently

Trump to receive more doses of antiviral drug Remdesivir Sunday

Doctors hope to send Trump home Monday, as Canadian experts question his COVID-19 treatment

Toronto's medical officer says COVID-19 rates won't slow without interventions

Theresa Tam urges Thanksgiving caution amid recent rise in cases of COVID-19

Quebec braces for grim month of isolation

Students at several schools isolated after itinerant teacher tests positive for COVID-19

Canadian health care workers hit harder by COVID-19 because of lack of N95 masks, report finds

Hospitals warn of 'enormous growing risk' as they urge stronger COVID-19 measures

Toronto reduces contact tracing capacity due to high COVID case surges

Quebec reports more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for third straight day

Health officials shutter Delta distribution centre as 23 infected in COVID-19 outbreak

Canada 'desperately' needs people to dig in, stay home in coronavirus fight: Qualtrough

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Globe and Mail

Green Party Leader Annamie Paul has lived a life unlike other politicians

With Annamie Paul, the Greens decide to compete for votes and seats

Pope Francis says free market, 'trickle-down' policies fail society

Alberta's recovery plan favours men - and that is likely a deliberate choice

Will corporate headquarters survive the pandemic?

Canada's second-wave priority: Protect small business, RBC CEO says

For Irwin Cotler, neither a pandemic nor retirement from politics can slow his fight for human rights

CBC
    

Annamie Paul says this is the moment for the Greens and now begins the task of convincing voters

Green Party's executive director resigns after internal probe of his past conduct causes turmoil

A new leader for the Green Party of Canada

Toronto lawyer Annamie Paul elected leader of the federal Green Party

For the next leader of the Greens, the hard part comes next

Canadians have returned 830,000 pandemic benefit payments

Why Erin O'Toole is accusing the Liberals of pushing 'social experiments' in a pandemic

Bob Rae brings tough talk to UN diplomacy, including Security Council

Liberals say they rushed relief bill to help Canadians

Parliamentary district protest camp leads to tighter security - and a criminal complaint

Toronto Star

Poll suggests Ontarians do not want an early provincial election

When White Canadians think of racism, they think of America. These Black MPPs know better

Toronto lawyer Annamie Paul elected Green party of Canada leader

Erin O'Toole shows he's now Andrew Scheer in smart Commons debut as Conservative leader

Toronto Sun

O'Toole vows Conservatives will look after families

GTHL on pause until 2021 amid surging COVID-19 cases

Moving forward without fear

Not what we do: Ontario classic car culture under fire

More shameful Uncle Tom label thrown at Black Conservatives

The last thing Ontario needs is a snap election

We all have a role to play in tackling anti-Indigenous bias

Trudeau recreating McGuinty's green energy disaster

Coping with COVID confusion

National Post

Green Party of Canada set to elect first new leader in 14 years after contentious leadership race

Maclean's

New Green leader Annamie Paul on who she is and what's next for her party

Global

North Vancouver dam tragedy prompts calls for emergency warning system

ICBC may review cases in wake of former employee's racist Facebook posts

Demands for justice renewed as Canada marks MMIWG day of awareness

Green Party policies would have made 'all the difference' in pandemic, new leader says

Experts, national parents group, call for specialized proton therapy clinic Canada

Green Party pioneer Elizabeth May's political legacy

Miscellaneous                            
         

Annamie Paul becomes new Green Party of Canada leader

RBC Economics forecasts drop in condo prices in major markets in 2021