Ottawa Observations: Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for   Tuesday, November 3, 2020


Canadians held in China / China tensions

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The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Canada's top doctor announces new recommendations for non-medical masks

Ultimately, selfishness is behind the latest COVID-19 surge

'Every little thing that you do' could impact spread of COVID-19 over winter: Dr. Theresa Tam

Ontario unveils new system for determining COVID-19 restrictions

Ontario reports 1,050 new COVID-19 cases, 14 new deaths

BC reports 229 new COVID-19 cases, three deaths as active cases top 3,000

Long-term care residents would rather see loved ones than be safe from COVID-19, BC advocate says

Sports, performing arts organizations in Chilliwack shut down as COVID-19 cases surge

New COVID-19 testing centre to open in Surrey as cases rise in Fraser Health region

17 schools with new exposures, Chilliwack superspreader outbreak, and more

COVID-19 outbreak at Chilliwack dance studio leads to over 26 cases and 11 schools notified

BC's Long-Term Care Visitor Restrictions Have Devastated Residents and Families

COVID-19 hospitalizations in BC rise to highest level in more than six months

                                                                          

Globe and Mail

Legault on same page as Macron, suggest Trudeau giving in to terror 'blackmail'

Ontario unveils new criteria for COVID-19 restrictions; businesses in some hotspots to re-open soon

Ottawa says Broadcasting Act changes will raise over $800 million annually from streaming services like Disney + and Netflix

Oil sands companies are consolidating - and that could spell disaster for Calgary

Trudeau asks Blair to follow up on status of RCMP's response to watchdog report on Boushie investigation

More federal funding needed to address inequalities harming COVID-19 response, AFN regional chief says

CBC
    

Trudeau, O'Toole vow to work with Trump, while Singh calls on Americans to vote him out

Trudeau defends freedom of speech after outcry over comments on Paris attack

Conservative leader demands changes to COVID-19 business support programs

More funding to address inequalities harming COVID-19 response, AFN chief says

Toronto Star

Justin Trudeau learned to live with Donald Trump - and has the scars to prove it

Ontario already had a losing strategy in fighting the pandemic. Doug Ford just made it a lot worse

Ford government to ease COVID-19 restrictions as Ontario posts record 1,050 cases

Public health units from other regions come to the rescue as Peel experiences surge in COVID-19 cases

'Keep calm, consult with the allies:' Canadian political analysts on US results

Canadians in US fearful, anxious about outcome of American election

As the US election teeters, the Canadian government prepares for every outcome

Canada's economy has weathered a pandemic and an unpredictable president. I t can handle some post-election chaos

Erin O'Toole sets his sights on Justin Trudeau's turf

Liberals propose law forcing Netflix, Spotify and others to support Canadian content

RCMP commissioner Brenda Lucki says she's 'learned a lot' about systemic racism in policing

Toronto Sun

Sun gets action, Ford government shows its work and agrees to reopen

Premier tosses a bone to long-term-care advocates

Omar Khadr's sister claims no-fly list violates her rights

How Trudeau's relief includes harmful work disincentives

The pandemic and Charter rights

Why we oppose Yonge Street bike lanes

National Post

No matter they outcome of the US election, Canada needs to get serious about the Western alliance

Trudeau's incoherence has disappointed the French and all Muslims

'I hope he loses today': NDP's Jagmeet Singh says it would be better for world if Trump defeated

Be patient Conservatives. Your time will come

Prepare for the worst? No, prepare for multiple worsts - and better scenarios too

Taking on the tech titans means fostering Canadian innovation

Liberals limited retroactive pay for small business 'unfair', industry says 

Doug Ford has finally realized Onatrio's COVID sprees need to be

Conservatives protest new assisted dying bill argue justice minister should have appealed court ruling

Maclean's

Peter MacKay won't run to defeat the Liberals in the next campaign

Global

Senior BC official walked off when asked about money laundering, investigator says

'Murder hornet' spotted in Abbotsford

Penticton pharmacist faces $20K fine, suspension following investigations

RCMP destroy $8 million worth of unauthorized pot plants near Merritt

Veterans can now park for free in Vancouver

BC NDP nearly doubled BC Liberals in political donations leading into provincial election

Campbell River daycare trashed in 'willful act of destruction,' police say

Miscellaneous                            

Alberta's grassroots fight against overdose deaths

BC party insiders on campaigning in a Pandemic

Tumbler Ridge: A coal mining town's fight for Survival

Casino investigator felt he had 'very little authority,' Cullen Commission hears

BC complaint halts Ottawa's plans for earthquake warning system