Ottawa Observations: Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for   Tuesday, October 13, 2020


Canadians held in China / China tensions

Trudeau vows to stand up to China's 'coercive diplomacy'

Why Attorney General should intervene in Meng Wanzhou extradition case

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Carefully tailoring restrictions will be crucial during the second wave

No need to cancel Halloween, says Dr. Tam - as long as everyone follows the rules

Canada's top doctor has been reluctant to say tiny airborne particles spread COVID-19. Under pressure, she's reconsidering

'The situation is very sad and painful,' Relative of migrant worker who dies of COVID-19 speaks of 'overwhelming' grief

Ontario tracking lower than lowest COVID-19 projections

People are getting reinfected with COVID-19. What that means for 'herd immunity' and vaccines

BC reports 549 new COVID-19 cases over four days as death toll reaches 250

'Pare it down': BC's top doctor urges caution after COVID-19 exposures linked to sports

21 More Metro Vancouver Schools with exposures, concerns about sports transmission, and more

BC COVID-19 cases explode over long weekend as test backlog is cleared

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Globe and Mail

Avenging the Avro Arrow: the audacious play to build an all-Canadian electric car

Ford deal paves way for electric vehicles

Why Canadians drive the worst gas-guzzling cars on the planet, an what to do about it

Ottawa's quixotic jolt to our electric-battery industry is riskier than it's letting on

Trudeau blames cuts under Harper for Public Health Agency's ills

UCP government to cut up to 11,000 jobs at Alberta Health Services

Maxime Bernier will continue People's Party work regardless of by-election outcome

Joyce Echaquan's death 'grim reminder' of truths about Canadian health care: former MMIWG

With his poorly aimed handgun proposal, Justin Trudeau is asking cities to take a bullet for him

CBC
    

CSIS sees warrant process as 'burdensome' and a 'necessary evil': Federal review

240,000 people apply for new COVID-19 benefit on 1st day despite technical glitches

Canada ready to mediate dispute between Turkey and Greece, says Champagne

Immigration lottery process opens today for parent, grandparent sponsorship

Conservatives want anti-corruption committee to probe WE Charity controversy

Toronto Star

Sales of 'thin blue line' merchandise soar on a Canadian website after RCMP ban

Canadian businessman, Toronto real estate firm implicated in multi-million dollar offshore tax scheme in Channel Islands

Doug Ford's 'health command table' may be public health by stealth, but int's not the one pulling the strings

Erin O'Toole is making all the right moves  - at exactly the wrong time

Civil rights watchdog accuses Ford government of pandemic power grab 'by stealth'

A rare bright spot for Ontario high school students this year: no exams

Green Party leader Annamie Paul deserves to win Toronto Centre byelection

O'Toole to resume in-person fundraising events after COVID-19 recovery

The Trudeau Liberals should stop ducking a handgun ban

Sweet! No need to cancel Halloween, Dr. Theresa Tam says

Toronto Sun

Typical Ontario electricity bill going up with new rates on November 1

Appeal delayed for convicted hatemonger who's now an anti-masker

Shameless Liberals obstruct WE probes

Ford has no plans to expand COVID closures

Encampment returns to Dufferin Grove park

Let's try personal responsibility over broad lockdown

Trudeau government's plastics ban is all pain, little gain

Stop Canada from quietly going to the gallows

National Post

Rank fear mongering behind Ontario's mostly evidence-free new COVID restrictions

Travel agency wants to expand COVID-19 Atlantic bubble to include Cuban resort

Alberta outsourcing health care services axing 11,000 jobs as part of multi-year plan to control spending

This is our one-and-only shot, just like last time, and other COVID comms

He prorogued Parliament in August, but now Trudeau slams Tories for bringing back WE Charity investigations

Canadian resident status shouldn't be handed out like a game-show prize

Maclean's

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Global

Man charged in New Westminster's Pier Park

Odd waves or Ogopogo? Calgary resident captures 'weird waves' on Okanagan Lake

Canadian airports, stadiums seek pandemic resistant certification. But how is this done?

Trudeau blasts Tories, NDP for continued focus on WE Charity amid COVID-19 pandemic

Belcarra Mayor Neil Belenkie resigns over water supply frustrations

Trudeau says he'll push premiers on 'standardizing norms' in long-term care homes

Miscellaneous                            

Arson suspect charged for fire that damaged New Westminster pier on September 13

Thin house built on half size of standard city lot sells over asking for $1.5 million

Things Changed for Kids in Care Under the NDP. But has it been enough?