Ottawa Observations: Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Tuesday, December 1, 2020


Canadians held in China / China tensions

Even as political relations worsen, Canada-China trade thrives

Canada has plenty of reasons to stand up to China, Arctic sovereignty isn't one of them

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

LTC residents, staff and elderly should be first in line for COVID-19 vaccines, advisory panel tells Ottawa

Edmonton hospital double-bunking COVID patients as virus strains ICU

One Quebec hospital has an alarming COVID-19 death toll

BC immunity study to investigate mysteries of COVID-19 in children

More than 10,000 people in BC under active monitoring after COVID-19 exposures

We need a homegrown solution for making enough vaccines for every Canadian

Trudeau says vaccines will roll out 'as quickly as possible' after Health Canada approvals

Janssen seeks Health Canada approval for its COVID-19 vaccine

Saskatchewan has ignored good evidence for slowing the spread of COVID-19, which could be catastrophic

'A blunt warning': Toronto hits a record high for COVID-19 cases, as data shows dangers of visiting each other's homes

'We're in big trouble': Alberta double-bunking in ICU's, limiting oxygen due to surge in hospitalizations

How long will you have to wait for a COVID-19 vaccination? That might depend on your age

Canadians not worried other countries will get COVID-19 vaccine first: poll

Vaccine compliance a concern to employers

British Columbia reports 656 COVID-19 cases, 16 new deaths

'Like nothing I have felt before': BC COVID-19 survivor blasts virus deniers in online post

BC researchers to study how COVID-19 has spread in young people

Two BC moms urge parents to keep kids out of school to protest COVID-19 class size, mask rules

There has been COVID-19 transmission linked to religious services, Fraser Health says

'Rapid tests could be a screening tool': COVID-19 cases in BC care homes continue to rise

Your guide to COVAX, the WHO's coronavirus global vaccine plan

Over 600 new cases, 40 schools with new exposures and more

One-Third of Infected Kids Show No symptoms

A Chief's Angry Charge: Paternalism is putting his people's lives at risk

BC sets record for COVID-19 patients in hospital, ICU, and deaths in a day

The Finance Minister's Statement

Tax and Spend: Ottawa has borrowed tends of billions of dollars to pad Canadians' bank accounts

Liberal economic statement an act of deception

Canada's fiscal update fails to address the pandemic's current epicentre: Long-term care homes

Fiscal update brings more talk about help for working women, but previous few details

Trudeau touts 'historic' $100B stimulus plan, won't commit to boosting health transfers

On the edge of a bleak pandemic winter, Freeland offers a vague plan for recovery

Liberal government is placing a daring fiscal bet with its massive deficit spending plans

Federal spending plan heads to confidence vote while Premiers demand more health-care cash

Freeland and Trudeau bury the word austerity under an avalanche of spending

All the Green subways in the world won't get pilots flying again

Liberals 'don't want' fiscal update vote to trigger election: Trudeau

Globe and Mail

Finance Canada's deputy minister Paul Rochon announces departure day after fiscal update

Trudeau open to more health funding for provinces as premiers criticize fiscal update

The government knows Canada needs a child-care program. So why are we still waiting?

Liberal government plans foreign buyers tax in bid to create affordable housing

US border restrictions to remain until COVID-19 'significantly more under control,' Trudeau says

Health Canada has to discover the need for speed

Bill 21 violates right of English Quebecers to manage their eduction system, lawyer says

Trudeau confirms confidence vote looming

Trump administration silent after Canada blocks US plan to import some prescription drugs

CBC
    

Conservatives push for parliamentary committee study of failed vaccine deal

Cutting edge radar system for new frigates never used on warships, must be adapted

Toronto Star

Bonnie Lysk criticized Ontario's response to COVID-19. Behind the scenes, her staff have complaints of their own

Lisa Raitt's candour and bravery sets an example for all of us

Post-secondary students in health related studies at risk of not completing courses, graduating under lockdown measures

Ottawa is offering cities $240 million to fight gun violence. Mayor John Tory says Toronto should get a big chunk of it

Justice of the peace should be fired for criticizing courts in newspaper article, discipline panel rules

Government issues iPhone wiped in wake of alleged theft of $11M in COVID-19 funds, court documents claim

Military identifies remains of Newfoundland solider killed in Belgium in 1917

Quebec City's memorial to 2107 mosque shooting victims symbolizes defeat of hatred

Chrystia Freeland will spend billions to fight COVID-19. This Toronto bar owner says there's something he wants more than money

Trudeau tries to spin his government's lack of detail on vaccines

Retail sector makes up less than 0.1 of Ontario cases, says new data

Toronto Sun

Universal Daycare? Guess who pays

A different kind of Christmas this year for seniors in long-term care

Is Trudeau pushing Canada into a unitary state, instead of a federation?

More data will help Canadians beat COVID-19

Liberals' vaccine process the stuff of electoral defeats

National Post

Canada's cost of pandemonics tops $1.5 trillion

What we know and don't know about vaccines

Lametti says conversion therapy bill protects 'good faith conversations' despite calls for amendments

Finance Canada's top bureaucrat announces departure a day after the government's fall economic update

Adamson Barbecue and the epidemic of snobbery

Liberals' 'national childcare' plan serves unions and business interests, not parents

The case for Highway 413

Maclean's

A feel good moment for the Nova Scotia lobster fishery

With the shift to online learning, students with disabilities face new barriers

Global

Car drives off upper BC Ferries deck, crashes 30 feet onto terminal below

BC insurers agree to end practice linked to rising condo insurance rates

Note threatening 'retribution' over public health order reports found in Vernon

New records detail Ottawa's 'bold aggressive' strategy to buy vaccines and PPE

Miscellaneous                            

Applicant for BC Strata management license ordered to pay $10,000 for past credit card fraud conviction

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks out for agitating farmers in India

Wet'suwet'en call on province to close pipeline Work Camps

Women more visible in media? There's good and bad news

BC Liberal's New Climate Critic backs fossil fuels

Kash Heed Tapes: RCMP an 'unethical' network; Attorney General questioned

Smuggler's Inn people smuggling charges challenged

Megaquake would severely shake tall Lower Mainland buildings: study