Ottawa Observations: Thursday, October 1, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Thursday, October 1, 2020


Canadians held in China / China tensions

Washington urges Canada, Western nations to defy China, deepen ties to Taiwan

With Chinese relations on the rocks, is it time for Canada to take a closer look at Taiwan?

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Quebec cities face first day of new COVID-19 restrictions as Ontario contends with testing backlog

Halloween a go despite COVID-19, says Alberta's chief medical officer

EU regulator launches real-time review of AstraZeneca's experimental COVID-19 vaccine

What happens if China gets a COVID-19 vaccine first?

'A trail of havoc': Bar crawl by two men blamed as five Ottawa restaurants shut down over COVID fears

BC parents watching closely as number of COVID-19 positive kids climb

Surge in calls to Kelowna COVID-19 test site causing delays

BC reports 82 new COVID-19 cases and 1 death, sets new testing record

20 million Canadians still don't have full access to the COVID Alert app. Why?

Case number levelling off, and Dr. Bonnie Henry defines school exposures, clusters, and outbreaks

BC conducts record 10,899 COVID-19 tests in a day; identifies 82 new cases

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Globe and Mail

Protecting Indigenous women should take priority when applying Gladue principles, Quebec court rules

How many more Joyce Echaquans must die before Francois Legault recognizes Quebec's systemic racism?

'A country's shame': Indigenous woman's cries for help, abuse before death spur calls for action on systemic racism in health

Travel experts warn out-of-country medical insurance may be insufficient for COVID-related illnesses

Ontario rejigs testing rules for schools, daycares

Dear Americans: Move here if you want, but we're racist too

Canada needs to pick a side as Nagorno-Karabakh tensions rise, Armenian PM says

Canada issued permits for export of target acquisition gear to Turkey in May despite arms embargo

Trudeau's gamble: Is the revamped Infrastructure Bank ready to help carry his climate agenda?

Trudeau announces new plan for Canada Infrastructure Bank focused on broadband, retrofits and agriculture

Trudeau would be forced into delicate balancing act if Trump prematurely declares himself winner of contested US election

Jason Kenney, his ears plugged, shouts his Throne Speech critique into the wind

The Flash, Riverdale among TV productions halted in BC over COVID-19 testing dispute

Bearded RCMP officers cleared to return to front-line policing

Senators open up spending, expenses to external oversight

Ottawa reintroduces legislation to ban conversion therapy

Singh talks up NDP role in COVID-19 aid legislation

Promise of hybrid sittings clears way for Senate to deal with worker aid bill

Scott Moe doesn't rule out appeal after teepee court case loss

The disputed Mi'kmaw lobster fishery has the law on its side

CBC
    

Ottawa opens door to First Nations fisheries Authority

RCMP reverses mask policy for bearded officers

Liberal government to spend $10B on infrastructure to fuel pandemic economic recovery

Liberals revive bill that seeks to outlaw forced LGBTQ conversion therapy

Federal Government offering Red Cross support to COVID-19 hotspots:  sources

For the NDP, being the Liberals' 'junior partner' may come at a cost

RCMP watchdog raises serious concerns about strip searches

Schools might be the best place to teach mask culture - and fight racism

Toronto Star

Toronto officials push province for new restrictions as rate of new COVID-19 infections soars to highest ever

'This treatment is not unique to Joyce': Indigenous medical workers say Joyce Echaquan's death is the latest tragic symptom of a longstanding health-care crisis

Labour relations board won't hear Ontario teacher unions' case challenging Doug Ford's back-to-school plans

Can green projects help restart Canada's economy? This man is betting $10 billion of your money that they can

Erin O'Toole says he supports a ban on conversion therapy - just not the ban the government is proposing

Doug Ford boosts pay for personal support workers as Ontario records 538 new COVID-19 cases

On election day, cancer derailed his plans. A year later, this Manitoba MP is back at work - with a new view on life

Toronto Sun

It took court action for Toronto to admit tent cities are problematic

Trudeau makes you sweat over CERB so he doesn't have to

'Heck of a job': Ford gov't hikes pay for PSW's

More safety in tents than Toronto shelters, homeless tell court

Drug and alcohol use rising during COVID

Increasing outbreaks cause for 'concern:' province

PM's climate pledge just more hot air

The rock and hard place betwixt debt, green energy ripoffs

Rapid approval of testing can save lives and protect the economy

National Post

O'Toole accuses Liberals of deliberately introducing divisive anti-conversion bill at start of his leadership

Canada launches $10 billion infrastructure plan that aims to create 60,000 jobs

Senate gets promise it can hold hybrid sittings, clearing way for debate to start on COVID aid bill

If Liberals fail during this next phase of COVID so do many businesses

Infrastructure bank to unveil plans to invest billions in priority areas like agriculture and broadband access

Maclean's

Farewell, then, Canada Infrastructure Bank

How much to Canadians dislike Donald Trump? A lot

Global

Man accused of helping migrants into Canada claims he's an ICE informant: court docs

Multiple BC film and television productions paused amid COVID-19 testing crunch

White Supremacy clippings littered near North Okanagan schools denounced by local officials

Surrey movie theatre that reopened amid COVID-19 closes 200% rent increase, says owner

On eve of leadership choice, Canada's Greens confront anti-Semitism in their ranks

Retroactive CERB will still be available despite questions over rules: official

Newfoundland health officials investigating whether essential worker broke isolation orders

Trudeau pledges $10B he says will create 60K jobs in infrastructure, clean tech

Miscellaneous                            
         

A better and faster way to build schools

'Another Safety Net': Safewalk Group forms in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant

Vancouver Eyes First Overdose Prevention Site Outside the Downtown Eastside

Access to legal services continues to widen in BC