Ottawa Observations: Friday, November 13, 2020

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


Canadians held in China / China tensions

Trudeau says Beijing's targeting of Canadian Chinese community has 'intensified'

China's fealty tests in Hong Kong expose the flaws in Beijing's ideology

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Long Term Care workers' exhaustion leading to greater pandemic risks, Quebec officials say

Ontario lowering thresholds for stricter coronavirus measures under colour-coded tier system

Canada could hit 10,000 daily COVID-19 cases by December: Theresa Tam

Trump hails COVID-19 vaccine development in first remarks since elected called for Biden

Calgary asks province for enforcement powers amid 'unbelievably bad' COVID-19 situation

42 cases of COVID-19 connected to outbreak at gym in Surrey

BC sets an other grim record with 617 new cases of COVID-19 and 167 patients in hospital

Doug Ford toughens controversial benchmarks for COVID-19 restrictions

Canada's top doctors say the science of COVID-19 is clear - but how to act on it is up to politicians

COVID crisis in Peel exposes the cracks in the system

Code Red in much of the GTA as COVID-19 cases spike

Mass COVID 19 vaccination will require planning and patience

'Fires are burning': Federal officials plead with Canadians to help control growth of COVID-19

Politicians are failing. Canada's chief medical officers need to step in

BC breaks records again with 617 new COVID-19 cases, 167 in hospital

COVID-19 cluster reported at 2nd Nanaimo high school

Trudeau says holiday gatherings are on the line unless people act now

New cases exceed 600 while 19 schools, 14 flights and more have new exposures

BC is confronting a COVID-19 case surge

COVID-19 hospitalizations in BC reach another record high

Globe and Mail

School closures not ruled out, though keeping kids in class is a priority: BC Education Minister

Canadians split on whether to trust RCMP's handling of East Coast fishing rights dispute: Nanos poll

Bikers descend on Port Dover for Friday the 13th, despite pleas to stay away

Ottawa to spend $1.5 billion to help Canadians in hard-hit sectors train for new jobs

Ottawa should surrender GST to the provinces and be done with transfers

The Tories reinvent themselves again - only this time, as more of the same

CBC
    

Federal government's COVID-19 support is not 'infinite,' PM warns premiers

Trudeau government close to unveiling plan to hit net-zero emissions by 2050

The least democratic aspects of Canada's Constitution may provide the best defence of our election process

Yukon's new rent relief program is nice, but misses the point

Top Environment official urges Canadians to back Ottawa's ambitious plans to tackle plastic trash

Toronto Star

Doug Ford's climbdown on Ontario's COVID-19 framework shows how grimly unscientific the plan was

Suggestions of fraudulent documents, misuse of informants and personal email accounts as longtime detainee's lawyer grills Canadian border agent

Raptors president Masai Ujiri's message: Toronto is 'where we want to be'

Justin Trudeau blames the provinces for Canada's inaction on municipal handgun bans

Lighting bridge in colours for anti-abortion group 'polarizing', Edmonton lawyers say

BC Lottery Corp. too slow on dirty money at casinos, says former regulator

Ingenuity and government aid will help. Politicizing public health guidance won't

Ontario needs 'hop and optimism' as wait continues for COVID-19 vaccine, finance minister says

Supreme Court of Canada sides with Hydro-Québec over transmission line project

Toronto Sun

Trudeau promises to get tough on hunters after boy, 12 killed in gang shootout

Inside look at Unifor's historic deal with GM to reopen Oshawa

Ford opts for lockdowns but needs second opinion

Migrant worker fired for speaking about COVID-19 wins labour case against farm

Don't forget about the harms caused by lockdown

Save on police budgets with private sector help

Trump made Trudeau look good: Biden won't do the same for the PM

Freedom of expression a founding principle of Canada

National Post

Ontario's teeter totter response to COVID-19 restrictions brings calls to change who the premier is listening to

Tough choices ahead with small businesses in crisis as pandemic worsens

Canada's 'generous' COVID-19 income supports vastly outpaced developed nations: OECD

Justin Trudeau's absence of leadership on COVID-19

We better get out vaccination program right

Industry groups call for tailer made COVID-19 programs to support hard hit sectors in second wave

Maclean's

All the ways the pandemic could change cities forever

Universities in Western Canada are going all-in on climate change research

Global

BC baby delivered by emergency C-section while mom in ICU with COVID-19

Do it at home: BC officials urge small gatherings on eve of Diwali

Premier John Horgan grappling with who will be in his cabinet

As COVID-19 cases surge in BC, why aren't masks mandatory?

Enbridge subsidiary fined $40,000 for 2018 pipeline blast near Prince George

School custodian robbed at Gladstone Secondary; Vancouver police are investigating

Strong winds prompt closure of Vancouver-area seawalls

Vancouver Islanders urged to avoid Lower Mainland amid surging COVID-19 cases

British Columbians stocked up for COVID-19,  but unprepared for storms: BC Hydro

Federal fisheries minister concerned about size of Mi'kmaq fisher in Cape Breton Bay

Miscellaneous                            

Canada Border Service Agency prevents Chinese-registered freighter from unloading steel pilings for LNG Canada

COVID-19 fines will likely make pandemic worse

My wife is disabled. BC Ferries left us out to sea

How St. Paul's Tackles the Overdose crisis, one patient at a time

After two disastrous decades, Vancouver gets serious about protecting SRO's

What's it like being a kid during COVID-19? Not Good

O'Toole: CERB has hurt small businesses

COVID preparedness creates false sense of power outage security: BC Hydro