Ottawa Observations: Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Monday Tuesday, November 10, 2020


Canadians held in China / China tensions

CSIS warns China's Operation Fox Hunt is targeting Canada's Chinese community

Chinese Communist Party propaganda evident in Canada: Committee

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Developing a coronavirus vaccine is just the first step - distribution presents a whole new challenge

Pfizer, BinNTech COVID-19 vaccine trials raise hopes for 'early' 2021 delivery

Manitoba locks down, Toronto to impose new restrictions as COVID-19 infections surge

Manitoba closes church and non-essential stores, bans social gatherings as COVID-19 cases surge

Trudeau urges premiers not to relax COVID-19 restrictions amid record  spikes across country

Bonnie Henry contained BC's first wave of the virus. The second wave is hitting much harder

Trudeau calls on premiers and mayors to 'do the right thing' as COVID caseloads rise

COVID-19 transmission on flights 'extremely rare' Dr. Tam says

On COVID-19, Jason Kenney refuses to take responsibility

With a COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon, Ottawa's next challenge will be getting it to 38 million Canadians

COVID-19 is out there at levels we have not seen before;: Toronto bans indoor dining, group gym classes for 28 days as cases soar

SARS taught Canada how to respond to a pandemic. Why werent' those losses follow when COVID019

Toronto extends COVID ban on indoor dining, group fitness classes

Alberta doctors propose a circuit-breaker to tackle COVID surge, but no mandatory restrictions planned yet

Manitoba moves into critical COVID territory imposes strict lockdown

Enough is enough - time for a national response to COVID

BC reports 525 COVID-19 cases, three deaths as active cases top 5,000

BC's top doctor says getting and storing COVID-19 vaccine 'will not be easy'

24 schools with new exposures, healthcare outbreak involving five patients, and more

Dr. Tam's Bold Diagnosis of What Ails Canada

Hospital Admissions Creeping up in BC, but Capacity still strong

BC COVID-19 hospitalizations rise to highest since early April

                                                                          

Globe and Mail

Chrystia Freeland's policy adviser agrees to ethics screen related to lobbyist spouse

Speakers' agency purged some records of Trudeau family events related to WE Charity controversy

Ethiopia is on the brink of a potentially destabilizing war. Will Canada prove to be a true friend?

Peel board changing specialty program criteria to increase access for Black, Indigenous students

Trudeau's fast congratulations to Biden could represent hope for restoring shaken relations with US

BC Civil Liberties Association launches lawsuit against RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki

Cities ask for more housing cash ahead of federal spending update

Ottawa to give $20 million to Royal Canadian Legion, other veterans groups hit by COVID-19 pandemic

The media needs to confront racism in Canada

CBC
    

MP who left Liberal caucus made offensive remarks and mistreated staff, former employees allege

Disability advocates say assisted dying bill fails to protect vulnerable Canadians

Liberal MP out of caucus after employing sister for years using public funds

The Biden presidency could change the terms of the climate debate in Canada

The comfort of strangers: How a British family kept a slain Canadian airman's memory alive

Ex-soldiers say it's time for a Canadian to receive a Victoria Cross for Afghanistan

Why the federal government should rethink its new medical assistance in dying law

Immigration detention centres emptied over fear of possible COVID-19 outbreaks

Toronto Star

Peel board to ensure Black students have a route into elite academic programs

Canadian snowbirds find creative way to get to Florida - with their cars - despite closed border

Yukon government says it doesn't support US permit for exploration in Arctic

BC Lottery Corporation's anti-money laundering chief tells inquiry about his police concerns

'Cultural genocide:' Nunavut passes changes to education, language protection acts

Canada needs to get exports moving. It will take more than just a new US president to make that happen

Quebec's Bill 21 supporters testify that religious symbols send wrong message to kids

Justin Trudeau is 'deeply disappointed' after a Liberal MP in Toronto admits it was wrong to hire her own sister'

Toronto Sun

Businesses shut down by COVID need help, not excuses

How to mark Remembrance Day in GTA

The meaning of Remembrance Day

Liberal MP shows same questionable ethics as Trudeau

Black Canadians have served in our military with distinction

Hamilton vandals leave Sir John A. Macdonald seeing red

A plastics ban will only make the pandemic consumer pinch worse

Remembering the Dieppe raid

Comparing Canadian Health Care to other countries

National Post

Two men have been charged after they hosted a large Halloween party near Western University

On his November 11th remember the sacrifices of our vets and front line workers

Jason Kenney's best all on saving Keytstone XL may be his worst enemy

Not too much to ask for Alberta's public-sector unionized workers to take four per cent pay cut

Maclean's

Justin Trudeau, Joe Biden and a kitchen sink agenda

Global

New BC COVID-19 restrictions having a devastating impact on tourism industry

Another 'murder hornet'  spotted in BC

WorkSafeBC to step up workplace inspections following BC's new COVID-19 orders

TransLink to install copper on high-touch surfaces as part of pilot to fight viruses, bacteria

'We have multi-generational traumas': Gwa'dzi Managed Alchohol Program breaking ground in Port Hardy

Dancers, studio owners urge BC to remove them from latest COVID-19 restrictions 

Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart wants BC government to appoint homeless czar

Before we defund the police, maybe we should check their call lists

Feds create $20M fund for struggling veterans' organizations amid pandemic

Trudeau says it was 'unacceptable' for Toronto MP to hire sister with public funds

Miscellaneous                            

Apollo Global Management announces $3.3 billion takeover of Great Canadian Gaming

UBC to rebuild Museum of Anthropology's Great hall for seismic upgrades

On the path to permanent residency, migrant students are running out of road

Casinos compliant despite fear of losing VIP gamblers, says lawyer

Pandemic mental health crisis calls up, suicides down

RCMP must respond to spying allegations: lawsuit

One in 20 Surrey businesses have closed due to pandemic: SBOT survey