Ottawa Observations: Friday, January 15, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Friday, January 15, 2021


Canadians held in China / China tensions

Canadian action on Chinese forced labour more style than substance, critics say

Hidden camera reveals 'appalling' conditions in overseas PPE factory supplying Canadian hospitals, expert says

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Alberta's COVID-19 rates are down by half, but experts warn against easing restrictions

Pfizer vaccines shipments temporarily cut in half as Canada projects rapid growth in pandemic

2,000 more Canadians could die from COVID-19 in the next 10 days: PHAC

Pfizer to temporarily reduce vaccine deliveries in Canada, minister says

Canada's Pfizer vaccine shipment to be cut in half over next month, to all for facility upgrade

Nova Scotia embraced rapid testing for COVID-19 months ago. Why have other provinces been so slow?

BC's total COVID-19 case count tops 60K, with 509 new cases reported Friday

BC faces tough choices as near-term Pfizer vaccine shipments cut in half

No positive tests in first place of YVR's rapid COVID-19 test pilot project

'Temporary delay' chops Canada's deliveries of Pfizer vaccine half for four weeks

Number of positive COVID-19 tests exceeds 60,000 in British Columbia

Globe and Mail

As pandemic surges in 2021, Canadians' opinion of 2020 response is largely positive

Avoid seeking jail time for Indigenous offenders, BC prosecutors told

Trudeau's new mandate letters to cabinet prioritize job creation, airline support and new fiscal targets

Canada's top doctor says to avoid non-essential travel as BC explores legal options 

Opposition parties want Pfizer, Ministers to appear before Commons committee over drug regulation delay

The Bloc's sneaky slur against a mild-mannered Muslim MP

Rejection letter ESDC sent to several Black organizations was 'completely unacceptable', Hussen says

In mandate letter, Trudeau tells Freeland to spend on temporary measures until crisis ends

The outbreak at BC's Little Mountain Place is both a tragedy and a scandal

What can Canada do for Joe Biden?

Freedom of Speech is about more than what is allowed

CBC
  

Trudeau 'open to strengthening' international travel measures as new COVID-19 variants emerge

Trudeau says Bloc leader is using 'coded' language in attack on Transportation Minister Omar Alghabra

Justin Trudeau issues updated marching orders to cabinet

American chaos offers Canadians a chance to reflect on their own democracy

1,500 flights and rising as Canadians seek sunny escapes despite surging COVID-19 crisis

Small modular reactor plan bolsters nuclear industry's future, but renewables could address energy issues now

Racism against doctors is not rare in Canada and it hurts our entire health-care system

Toronto Star

        

Hundreds of Ontario personal support workers have yet to receive the $3/hour wage increase promised in October

Ottawa tells hundreds of applicants they're not Black enough for money from the Black community initiative

Premier Doug Ford turfs MPP Roman Baber from Tory caucus for opposing COVID-19 lockdown

Donald Trump's departure could be for Erin O'Toole. If he can face up to these unpleasant truths

Alison Coffin, Newfoundland and Labrador's NDP leader is an economist and athlete

Progressive Conservative Leader Ches Crosbie says charisma is overrated

NL Leader Andrew Furey is a surgeon and political rookie

A look at other Canadian elections that took place during the COVID-19 pandemic

Doug Ford's COVID-19 dissenters don't get how politics - or science - works

Here's a trend that should worry Chrystia Freeland as she prepares her first budget

Canadian politicians have been scared straight by Donald Trump's raging exit. Will it last?

Not all schools in northern Ontario reopen, as COVID spread has boards concerned

Toronto Sun

Trudeau right to be angry over smear of Minister of Transport

Mayor Tory's 2021 city budget - the good and the bad

If your'e against lockdowns, present a realistic alternative

Designing a 'Winter City' to help small business survive through COVID

Holding our breath and awaiting a vaccine

Justin Trudeau's playing with a whole heap of crazy

MPP Roman Baber's call to end lockdowns now a truly tough sell

Ontario Small Business Support Grant will help weather second wave storm

National Post

BC raises the interprovincial border issue as tourist hotspots see influx of visitors

Escaping politicians and CBC execs show that even Canadians can only take so much

Canada's lack of interest in self-defence explains COVID failures

Maclean's

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Global

'I can't trust the system': Grieving Little Mountain Place families demand accountability

Minister sets April target to end Vancouver's Strathcona Park homeless camp

BC students, teachers don black shirts Friday for 1st unofficial day against racism

UBC Okanagan building new research facility with federal funding

Alberta inquiry on oil sector under fire for commissioned reports skeptical of climate change

Vaccine rollout statements from Alberta government cause confusion for health-care workers

Newfoundland and Labrador to go to polls on February 13

Miscellaneous

Federal NDP nominates Jenny Kwan to run for a third time in Vancouver East

Cancel culture chokes free speech, turns dialogue to war: BC lawyer and libertarian Don Wilson

A year later, complaint about RCMP actions during Wet'suwet'en Conflict in limbo

COVID-19 restrictions lead to Police calls, eviction warnings in SRO buildings