Ottawa Observations: Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Wednesday, December 30, 2020


Canadians held in China / China tensions

Canada's response to jailing of Chinese journalist who chronicled COVID outbreak was woefully inadequate: experts

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The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Canada to require travellers to show proof of negative COVID-19 test results before entering country

On vaccines, Trump did everything right

Air travellers entering Canada must have a negative COVID-19 test before arrival, Ottawa says

Health Canada waiting on more data before making a decision on AstraZeneca vaccine

Now that we finally have COVID-19 vaccines, do we know enough about where they're going?

Air travellers will need a negative COVID-19 test before arriving in Canada, Ottawa announces

Ontario starts to pick up its slow pace on vaccines

What we now know and what we still don't know about the novel coronavirus

Broad testing, not contact tracing, only way to curb pandemic without damaging lockdowns: study

Hundreds of thousands of travellers at Toronto Pearson to be tested for COVID-19 in early 2021

BC introduces emergency order to stop liquor sales at 8PM on New Year's Eve

BC reports 485 new COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths

Canada to require all arriving air passengers to show negative COVID-19 test

Canada still awaiting data from AstraZenca as UK approves new coronavirus vaccine

Dr. Bonnie Henry issues health order for alcohol sales on New Year's Eve

New case count remains below 500 while Vancouver and BC prepare for New Year's Eve

Big White cluster surpasses 100 cases, four cases at Sun Peaks hotel

Liquor Sales to be restricted on New Year's Eve in BC

Globe and Mail

What the families of Boeing 737 Max disaster victims never got to say at Canada's hearings into the tragedies

Doug Ford says he knew about Finance Minister Rod Phillip's Caribbean vacation before it was public

Rod Phillip's vacation is something Ontario might not soon forgive

BC to ban liquor past 8 pm for New Year's Eve to reduce COVID-19 spread

Remote work, cheaper prices amid COVID-19 pandemic lift real estate outside major Canadian cities

Regulations to lower drug prices in Canada delayed yet again after industry cites COVID-19 concerns

Inuit, Métis groups welcome hiring of Commissioner of Indigenous Languages

CBC
  

Doug Ford acknowledges he knew finance minister was away before news broke of Caribbean vacation

Iran allocates $150K US payments to families of Ukraine crash victims

Planned January 1 increase to CPP premiums will hit some workers harder due to pandemic

Trailblazing women, rock singer, former chief among new Order of Canada appointments

Toronto Star

              

Province needs to call in the military again to help Ontario's long-term care homes, says health coalition head

'I should have said get your backside back to Ontario' What Premier Doug Ford regrets not telling Finance Minister Rod Phillips

A year without COVID: What our 2020 might have looked like with no pandemic

Conservative MP Phil McColeman says he won't seek re-election

The names and citations of the new members of the Order of Canada

Time to provide funding and real choice in long-term care

COVID depression will take a long-lasting toll on mental health

BC helps fund blueberry farmers against US Trade commission investigation

Quebec faces challenges in vaccine rollout but should still hit targets: expert

Toronto Sun

The highs and many lows of our pandemic year

Rod Phillips and the lost art of political leadership

Ford vows 'tough conservation' with jet-setting finance minister

Rod Phillips and the lost art of political leadership

Ontario government reduces hydro costs for big industrial users

Enough with the non-sensical restrictions

What's next in 2021 for Trudeau, Trump?

Phillips in hot seat but looking forward to Ajax pizza

Ford steamed over Phillips' Christmas vacation

Why is Rod Phillips on an island?

National Post

Middle income Canadians to take bigger hit when CPP premiums go up Friday, because of the pandemic

Doug Ford can't afford not to fire Rod Phillips

Doug Ford tells his finance minister Rod Phillips to come home from the Caribbean

A year ago today, our world radically changed with a bland memo in Wuhan

Canada now resettles more refugees than any other country, mostly through private sponsorship

Quebec Liberal MLA vacationing in Caribbean called home by party leader as criticism mounts

Maclean's

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Global

TransLink warns staff hackers accessed personal banking information in cyberattack

Quebec Liberal vacationing in Barbados during COVID-19 crisis called home by party leader

Doug Ford says he knew of finance minister's trip 2 weeks ago, should have asked him to return then

Miscellaneous

COVID-19 knocks down number of Canadian businesses, impact of raging second wave could be worse

Defiant Vancouver party host jailed for repeatedly violating COVID-19 public health orders

Incoming US national security adviser expresses disgust over Saudi Arabia's jailing of Loujain al-Hathloul

Families Fight for increased visits to Seniors in Long-Term Care Homes

It took a Global Crisis to put the Shine on Rural Life