Ottawa Observations: Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Wednesday, November 25, 2020


Canadians held in China / China tensions

Instead of action on China Trudeau's liberals again offer vague platitudes

Canada leads multilateral move to fight China's 'hostage diplomacy' foreign affairs Minister

RCMP sergeant claims officer told her Meng Wanzhou's electronic device info sent to FBI

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Britain prepares COVID-19 vaccine rollout with hopes for a gradual return to normal in the spring

Kenny threatens serious action on COVID. And shit time, he says he means it

Alberta's semi-lockdown COVID response 'too little, too late' critics say

COVID vaccines show we can still do Big things

BC reports 13 more deaths and 738 new cases of COVID-19

New LifeLabs antibody test announced for British Columbians

44 Schools with new exposures in Vancouver Coastal, Interior, and Fraser Health regions

Dr. Bonnie Henry condemns anti-maskers, data correction, physical activity update

Kenney dithers as the Coronavirus Crushes Alberta

Bonnie Henry hopes for COVID-19 vaccine roll out in BC in January

BC sees record 13 deaths from COVID-19 within a day

Globe and Mail

Deficit on the rise as Liberals plan sector-specific support in fall update

Freeland has the power to impose her own economic vision as Finance Minister

Canada's top pension funds issue rare joint call for better ESG disclosures

Former Justice Minister Irwin Cotler name Canada's envoy for Holocaust remembrance, fight against anti-semitism

CBC
    

Trudeau Liberals pressed for vaccine delivery plan by Moe, Opposition

Federal Government to table bill to legalize single event sports betting

Singh says violent messages, death threats directed at Bloc MP don't help to fight systemic racism

Erin O'Toole's Conservatives are not immune from the struggles of pandemic-rattled premiers

Delays, conflicts and confusion hampered Ontario's COVID-19 response: auditor general

Terry Fox favoured to appear on new $5 bill survey says

Ombudsman says police, first responders must do more to inform crime victims of their rights

Irwin Cotler named special envoy for Holocaust remembrance and the fight against anti-Semitism

Top public servant says few redactions of cabinet confidences made to WE documents

Toronto Star

OPP doing 'major fraud' investigation into alleged theft of $11M in COVID-19 aid   

Canada audited $450B in international money transfers. Could there really have been none that broke the rules?

Why Canada can't make its own COVID-19 vaccine - and how to 'fix' the problem before the next pandemic

'We can't take chances,' celebrate the holidays only with other members of your household, Doug Ford urges

Ontario's auditor general stuck to the facts in criticizing COVID response. Doug Ford didn't take it well

Two supply ships alone not enough to ensure Navy can resupply fleets: documents

Professional athletes the main beneficiary of national interest exemptions at border

Toronto Sun

Exotic dancers demand anonymity in fight against shutdown

Toronto's BBQ revolt is cooking at a slow pace

Trudeau pranked by Russians as Greta Thunberg!

Auditor isn't a doctor and shouldn't pretend otherwise

Freeland's ambivalent view of Israel is Trudeau's policy

Trudeau's vaccine boast still means Canadians will have a long wait

Profane acronym trips up Toronto Liberal MP Adam Vaughan

Canada's COVID rules have to make sense

National Post

Stick to your own homes for Christmas, Doug Ford tells Ontario residents

Auditor's weak criticism of Doug Ford's response to pandemic misses the mark

Made in Canada solution to COVID-19 vaccine availability delayed due to unfinished construction

Liberals not inoculated from vaccine criticism as questions over rollout mount

Government has right to keep info from MPs, top civil servant tells committee probing WE Charity

Did Trudeau's first wave spend leave the cupboard bare for the second?

Maclean's

Dr. David Williams is called out - and Doug Ford doubles down on him

COVID vaccines: When will Canada approve one? When will you get it?

Global

Vancouver to ask Feds to decriminalize drug possessions within city boundaries

5 people a day in BC died from an overdose, latest numbers show

'Disgusting': Abbotsford kids told to research positives of residential schools

Chilliwack teachers pass motion urging trustee Barry Neufeld to resign over 'R- word' comment

'It's horrific': Interior Health sees record breaking number of drug deaths in October

Majority of Canadians back Terry Fox as the new face of the $5 bill, poll finds

Langley Christmas lights event delayed but undeterred by COVID-19

Okanagan dance studio owner fears BC setting stage for future closures, pleads to stay open

Almost 1,300 people exempted from coronavirus border restrictions: officials

MP says he was unaware of CSIS allegations against Iranian businessman when they met

Mexican ambassador slams vaccine 'selfishness' following Tories' comments

Miscellaneous                            

Vancouver council approves Mayor Kennedy Stewart's motion seeking to decriminalize possession

Yaletown party host fined after irreverent guests ignore COVID-19 health warning from Vancouver police

Why this skyscraper idea (still) is not cool

How Magic Mushrooms are changing the lives of Terminal Cancer Patients

The big banks' Green bafflegab

COVID hurts lower-income legal help availability: survey

Overdose deaths reach 1,386 in BC