Ottawa Observations January 1-3, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for   Friday-Sunday,  January 1-3, 2021


Canadians held in China / China tensions

It's time  Western Nations worked together to stop China's bullying

Canada's Pandemic Travelling politicians

Two Federal Liberals step aside from roles after revealing international travel during pandemic

More UCP members admit to Travelling over holidays, despite advice to avoid unnecessary trips

NDP  strips Niki Ashton of critic roles after recent trip to Greece to visit ill relative

'A very bad example': Alberta ER doc slams politicians international travel

Here are the Canadian politicians facing questions over travel amid COVID-19 restrictions

Liberal MPs among latest politicians to disclose international travel during pandemic

Conservative MP has travelled to California twice since March for 'essential house maintenance'

NDP to remove MP from critic roles after she travelled to Greece to see sick relative

Ontario reports record COVID-19 cases as more politicians cop to foreign travel

Liberal MP Kamal Khera stepping down from parliamentary role after travelling to US

Rod Phillips' tropical treachery offers lessons for employees in 2021

Alberta travel controversy makes Jason Kenney even more vulnerable on the right

'It was a significant error in judgment': Kenney says he won't sanction Alberta politicians who travelled abroad

Ex-finance minister's trip to Caribbean caps off year of 'do as I say, not as I do' from political leaders

Two Liberal MPs resign from government roles after traveling abroad amid coronavirus

The Canadian politicians who travelled abroad during the holidays amid a coronavirus pandemic

NDP removes MP from critic roles after travelling abroad to see sick family member

Kenney 'disappointed' in Alberta minister who took Hawaii vacation amid COVID-19 pandemic

Eight Canadian politicians visit other countries after governments discourage non-essential international travel

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

COVID-19 vaccine supplies for Africa dwindling as Moderna opts out

Why Israel is leading the world with COVID-19 vaccinations

A new year renews concerns for hospitals grappling with COVID-19, experts warn

Quebec reports over 7,600 COVID cases, 121 additional deaths since Thursday

Ontario reports record 3,363 new COVID-19 cases, 95 more deaths since New Year's Eve

Some pandemic predictions way off,  others right on the money

Some new COVID data for Patty Hajdu

Time for a solutions-based approach to COVID-19

The year ahead: What an initial three million vaccinations will mean for the pandemic in Canada

COVID -19 positivity rate hits all-time high in BC amid fewer tests

Vaccine rollout picks up speed in First Nations across Canada

New Brunswick targeting 70 per cent vaccination rate before opening borders to the rest of Canada

They said the virus does not discriminate. They were wrong

My Five-Star Stay in a New Zealand 'Managed Isolation' Hotel

Globe and Mail

Inmate risk assessment tool still in use 16 years after report calls it biased against women

Caregivers facing extra pressures during the COVID-19 pandemic need more support, advocates says

Ottawa weighs cutting COVID-19 sickness benefit for Canadians who have travelled as Canada surpasses 600,000 cases

BC has alienated an industry that has until now been a co-operative ally

The Site C dam has been a disaster in the making for decades. Should BC pull the plug?

Elections Canada after Trump's tweet on voting machines

CBC
  

Ottawa 'actively' looking into loophole that allows quarantining travellers to get sickness benefit

'This is unfortunate': Inside Elections Canada after Trump's tweet on voting machines

2021's electoral calendar looks light - but it could get much busier

New year, old trade wars: lumber, dairy disputes set for arbitration 

Toronto Star

        

Anguished families look for answers at virtual town hall as death toll reaches 62 at Tendercare Living Centre in Scarborough

Canada's big-city transit systems say service will be (mostly) back to normal in 2021 - even if ridership isn't

Cut off by geography and COVID-19 this Canadian island is calling out for a link to the rest of Canada - to no avail

Students will begin remote learning Monday, here's what to expect for School start up in Ontario

One-third of Ontario's long term care homes experiencing outbreaks of COVID-19

Toronto Sun

Police need to cool it

Health care workers must use their own critical thinking during COVID

Trudeau's carbon tax to hit Ontario families hardest

New Year, New Taxes: Trudeau's carbon tax going up, up, up

National Post

Canada might offer holiday traveller's a relief benefit

Two teens accused in death of Calgary police officer during traffic stop, turn themselves in

In Canada, shippers race to move time-sensitive cancer treatments as COVID-19 ground flights

Airline association says its 'frustrated by federal government's new 'rushed' COVID testing rules

Travel advisory lifted after 42 cm of snow falls on the Coquihalla Summit

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Global

Premier Horgan suggests BC moved too quickly to postpone elective, scheduled surgeries

'So reckless': Vancouver restaurant blasted for 100 person NYE party flouting COVID rules

Langley business owner frustrated with neighbouring church's  in-person services

Vancouver Canucks get the go-ahead to play home games in BC

20K  sign petition calling on BC to delay return to school by 2 weeks

Green leader says coronavirus pandemic will transform politics, see party grow

Canadians must work to prevent third wave as coronavirus vaccines roll out: expert

Miscellaneous

Vancouver police shut down New Year's Eve party at restaurant with 100 people

A deep dive into why many VPL branches are closed on Sundays, unlike those in Burnaby and New West