Ottawa Observations: Monday, January 25, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for   Monday,  January 25, 2021

Canadians held in China / China tensions

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

How do we make sense of the contradictory pandemic news?

Fast-spreading COVID-19 UK strain hits Toronto, adding urgency to prevention and vaccination

Due to shortage, Ontario pauses vaccination of essential workers to focus on seniors

BC records another 1,344 COVID cases as province marks one year since first case this week

SFU researchers warn COVID-19 UK variant could lead to 'massive virus spread' in BC

BC officials warn new vaccine delay means second doses will be delayed too

Province at precarious point, several vaccine delays, 18 flights with exposures, and more

BC's Henry and Dix Sound New COVID-19 Alaram

Globe and Mail

Ottawa to press Joe Biden on exemption from 'Buy America' rules

Canada should beware Joe Biden's 'Buy American' mentality

A historic deal closes and new chapter begins for Indigenous people in Atlantic Canada's fishery

Trudeau under fire from opposition parties over Payette appointment, resignation

Cancelling Julie Payette's pension just a distraction from Justin Trudeau's mistake

Great Canadian Gaming CEO resigns after being charged in Yukon over attempt to get COVID-19 vaccine

Ottawa targets tougher travel restrictions to slow surge of COVID-19

Refugees turned away in record numbers as countries close borders due to COVID-19

Freeland hints at potential hotel quarantine for returning travellers

Alberta reports first unknown case of COVID-19 variant, announces air travel changes

Protesters urge Canada to stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia amid ongoing crisis in Yemen

MP Ramesh Sangha expelled from caucus after baseless accusations against fellow Liberals

Freeland launches consultations on 2021 budget, says it will be 'most significant one of our lifetimes'

Lynn Beyak announces retirement from Senate, says she stands by her comments on residential schools

Jason Kenney's war of words verges on farce

CBC
  

Brampton MP Raemsh Sangha dropped from Liberal caucus, accused of spreading' baseless and dangerous' claims

Lynn Beyak, the Senator who defended residential schools, is resigning

Freeland says government considering more pandemic travel restrictions to secure border

Commons returns with opposition leaders slamming COVID-19 vaccine program

Suspected RCMP secrecy breach fallout upgraded to 'severe' according to documents

Canada can deal with Biden's embrace of Buy American, says Freeland

Payette's access to expense account 'under careful consideration,' says Freeland 

MPs clash over pandemic response as Parliament resumes Monday

Toronto Star

       

Ex lottery VP says Eby 'disinterested' in corporations anti-money laundering efforts

Wife and sons of bureaucrat fired after $11M COVID-19 fraud say they were blindsided by his actions

Indigenous peoples outpacing Canadians in climate action, says co-chair of clean energy social enterprise

Doug Ford and John Tory demand stricter travel restrictions. Ottawa refuses to commit

With COVID-19 cases trending down in Ontario, small businesses ask for a plan to begin loosening restrictions

Couple who chartered plane to get COVID Vaccine in Yukon misled about jobs, locals say. Now they face charges - and fury

First Nation calls for release of Site Report in open letter to premier

Brampton Centre MP ousted by Liberals for making 'baseless and dangerous accusations' against Navdeep Bains

Toronto Sun

'People are really spiralling; -- mental health experts sound off on lockdown harms

Trudeau asks for patience while Canada Burns

Trudeau seeks scapegoats instead of taking responsibility

Shut down borders to protect agains variants: Ford

Ontario vaccine program doubles down on LTC, pauses the rest

Ontario  public health units beef up infection control over UK variant

O'Toole vs Trudeau: Showdown during Question Period with no answers

The movement to defend Sir John A. Macdonald's legacy

Canadians watch as US states slowly re-open

National Post

Nabbed Canadian man named as one of world's biggest drug kingpins learned underworld trade from Mafia in Canada

Vancouver CEO and actress charged after flying 1,845 km to sneak into COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Yukon

Canada's public health agency understaffed, unprepared to deal with COVID pandemic: 'scathing' internal report

Canadians face tougher time doing business in US as Biden signs Buy American executive order

O'Toole to Trudeau: I't not your choice who replaces Julie Payette as governor-general

Ontario MP turfed from Liberal caucus after accusing ex-minister Navdeep Bains of extremism

A mini-exodus for our time - resignations from the Trudeau government

Why do Canadians keep supporting this error-prone government?

It's called 'out-migration' and Canada's bigger cities are bearing the brunt

Maclean's

We're Edmonton police delaying bail-hearing paperwork to watch the Oilers.

Global

Great Canadian Gaming CEO, wife ticketed after allegedly flying to Yukon to get COVID-19 vaccine

'It's beautiful to see': Virtual pet therapy comforts BC long-term care residents during COVID-19

COVID-19 pandemic, land sale forces Abbotsford Tulip Festival to move to Okanagan

Majority of Canadians call for inter-provincial travel ban: survey

O'Regan rebuffs calls to impose sanctions on US over Keytsone XL cancellation

MP's unanimously agree to urge Feds to designate Proud Boys a terrorist entity

Liberal MP booted from caucus over 'baseless and dangerous' claims about colleagues

Freeland mum on whether Canadians can start making plans for late 2021

Biden signs 'Buy American' executive order, limiting exceptions for Canada

Miscellaneous

Great Canadian Gaming CEO resigns after flying from Vancouver to Yukon with wife for COVID-19 vaccinations

Alleged COVID-19 vaccine queue jumper Rodney Baker faces top fine of $500 after earning $22.6 million over five years

TransLink to replace elevators, escalators at six SkyTrain Stations, including Waterfront, Commercial Broadway

My Home community urgently needs the vaccine. Who will hear my call?

Babine Lakes Mines Leaking Dangerous contaminants into Salmon Habitat, say critics

We could zone whole areas for Rental Only, Why Don't we?

'It's really cruel': Thousands in Limbo awaiting 60's Scoop Settlement Money

Casino exec scored $11 million payday before fall from grace as a vaccine tourist