Ottawa Observations: Thursday, October 8, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for   Thursday, October 8, 2020


Canadians held in China / China tensions

US-China tension will persist after this election and Canada will feel it

A closer look at the Huawei case

Judge upholds most of Canada's privilege claims in Meng Wanzhou extradition case

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Is anyone taking the second wave of COVID-19 seriously?

New restrictions recommended as Ontario sets new one-day record with 797 more COVID-19 cases

COVID-19 test results reveal two-tier health care in Ontario

As physicians, mothers and daughters we have concerns with COVID-19 rules

Ontario's COVID testing system slowed by shortage of key chemical from Swiss company

Trump has finished COVID-19 treatment and is free to resume public events on Saturday: White House Doctor

New declaration calls for 'focused protection; to achieve COVID-19 herd immunity. Critics say it would be deadly

BC tops 10,000 COVID-19 cases, 110 new infections reported

BC passes 10,000 case mark, and six schools with exposures in Vancouver, West Van and Burnaby

COVID-19 hospitalizations in BC rise to 22 week high

See Notes on the BC election from our   ... Victoria Viewpoints Archive 

                                                                           

Globe and Mail

The jail is just a death trap': Stories of overcrowding, understaffing and violence in Thunder Bay

'Shut it down now': First Nations Leader, MPP alarmed after another death at Thunder Bay Jail

Thunder Bay inmates, union leaders question institution's safety after lack of coronavirus information

How much more pain does Canada need to see before progress is made for Indigenous people?

Emergency meeting to be convened on systemic racism in health Marc Miller says

More Scarborough elementary schools losing teachers to virtual learning than elsewhere in Toronto, data show

'Give Thanks, not COVID': Some universities ask students to stay put this Thanksgiving weekend

Singh calls for Second World War style excess profits tax to pay for pandemic spending

Nunavut minister stripped of portfolios says he does not regret social media post

Ottawa planning out responses to various US election outcomes, sources say

Bill to ban conversion therapy deserves to be passed despite its flaws

Without other policies, carbon tax must rise substantially to meet climate goals, PBO says

Marc Garneau unveils new safety measures after probe into fatal 2017 incident at Saskatchewan rail yard

Federal government doubles emergency funding to help victims of gender-based violence

CBC
    

Trudeau says government is braced for 'disruptions' in event of unclear US election result

Most military cadets say they've seen unwanted sexualized behaviour at college

Federal ministers, Indigenous leaders plan to discuss systemic racism in health system

Armenian community mourns Canadian killed in fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh

Governments unveil details of $590M investment to help Ford Oakville plant make electric cars

COVID-19 pandemic reveals major gaps in privacy law, says watchdog

For the Liberals, taxing the rich might be politically popular - and risky

Men accounted for more than two-thirds of Order of Canada appointments last year

International couples plan reunions in Canada under new travel exception

No new trial for 2 men convicted in VIA Rail terror case: Supreme Court

Toronto Star

We know what it will take to get to net zero-carbon emissions. so why isn't Canada doing it?

Lower carbon price for industry may mean the rest of us pay more, watchdog warns

Doug Ford reverses opposition to electric vehicles, says he's 'all in' with investment in Oakville plant

Canada is preparing for possible 'disruptions' following US election, Justin Trudeau says

It's hard for Canadians with disabilities to get work. Ottawa is working on a plan to help

Online privacy is even more at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic, federal watchdog warns

A leader goes, a leader comes: John Turner and Annamie Paul

Toronto Sun

Bringing down community spread is up to you, not tough new rules

Ford auto announcement a building block for a new industry

Ford Canada doesn't need subsidy, CTF says

Report advocates for Toronto's struggling live music venues

Another COVID lockdown will crush small business: Survey

A dark and stormy night befalls Trudeau's wanted 'storyteller'

Trudeau's carbon tax is fake environmental policy

Answers needed on plastic waste ban

National Post

After decades of failed searches, the 'holy grail' of Avro Arrow artifacts uncovered at the bottom of Lake Ontario

Federal privacy commissioner 'frustrated by obsolete laws not up to protecting our rights'

Should we be calling him Deputy Prime Minister Singh?

Snowbirds should fly away on their own dime, not the taxpayers'

Why the COVID critics against reopening Ontario's are wrong

Circumvent the bureaucrats and give cash directly to the homeless

Maclean's

Ben Harper, son of Stephen, has been wetting his political feet in Alberta

Global

Canadian doctors call for day of action against gun violence

Human error cited in Cleveland Dam incident that left one dead, one still missing

About 25% of Metro Vancouver companies don't expect to survive past a year in current economy: poll

Canada preparing for possibility of 'some disruptions' in US election results unclear

Miscellaneous                            
         

Human error involved in fatal release of water from North Vancouver dam into Capilano River

Parents deserve faster, fuller disclosure of school COVID cases

Tribunal rejects alleged homophobic, anti-Semitic remarks, orders Vancouver pub to refund expelled guests

Hootsuite quit its ICE Deal, but not the business of helping Police spy

'It felt like someone was punching me in the chest and trying to rip my heart out'

No driving with earbuds connected to dead phone