Ottawa Observations: Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for   Tuesday, January 12, 2021


Canadians held in China / China tensions

Meng Wanzhou asks court to end requirement for security guards

Meng's lawyers ask court to ease surveillance in bail agreement

China's COVID secrecy: Will we ever get the truth?

Meng Wenzhou claims security detail placing her at risk of contracting COVID-19

Boeing 777 was chartered to fly Meng Wanzhou home, Canada court hears as she seeks to have bail relaxed

Watching the Neighbours 

A fractured Republican Party looks to an uncertain, post Trump future

Canada's top soldier says he's not worried about US military response in wake of Capitol riot

American conservatives need to rediscover their roots and rebuild the shining city on the hill

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Ottawa secures another 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer

New poll suggests most Canadians will take COVID-19 vaccine when available to them

Science gave us excellent vaccines. Why bend the rules?

Government secures another 20M COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer

I got my vaccination date; I'll see you in September

COVID-19's deadly shadow lengthens in the grey of winter

Good news on vaccines and LTC in Ontario

Vaccines offer hope to high-risk individuals like my son, but the government is failing them

Active COVID-19 cases in BC continue to drop as 446 new cases, 9 more deaths added

Fraser Health directors staff accused of jumped COVID-19 vaccine queue in BC

BC health officials open door to mass COVID-19 testing for long-term care staff

BC Coroners Service deploys refrigerated morgue truck amid rising deaths

Canada secures 20M more Pfizer doses as vaccine makers monitor 2nd dose controversy

'I'm scared: Coronavirus long-haulers claim they've been left to fend for themselves

Active COVID-19 cases in BC keep falling, as new vaccinations slow down

Ottawa secures another 20M doses of Pfizer vaccine

Globe and Mail

Ontario faces criticism for 'mixed messaging' in new COVID-19 plan

Doug Ford's new pandemic plan has strong words - but weaker measures

Trudeau shuffles senior ministers, puts Champagne in Innovation and Garneau at Global Affairs

This wasn't the pre-election cabinet shuffle Trudeau really would have liked

New transport Minister Alghabra takes on portfolio at a time of crisis

Air Canada cuts more routes amid lack of demand

Ballard shares surge after train deal amid hydrogen industry rally

Watchdog for Seniors to investigate lethal outbreak of COVID-19 in care homes

Immigrants are a form of economic stimulus and business must help them succeed

O'Toole Conservatives just can't quit The Rebel

Canada, UK, unveil measures to ensure domestic firms aren't complicit in rights abuses in Xinjiang

CBC
  

Trudeau says he has no plans to trigger an election as he shuffles key cabinet positions

Armed Forces commanders signal hard line against racism and sexual violence in the ranks

RCMP union calls for clear guidelines when body cameras can be turned off

Federal government moves to seal Canadian companies from human rights violations in China

Canada-US border to remain closed until at least February 21

Digital privacy law is being updated for the first time in decades, and it's imperative we get it right

Toronto Star

        

Ontario has declared a 28 day state of emergency over COVID-19. Here's what this means

'System on the brink of collapse'. Doug Ford issues a 28 day stay-at-home order. But critics accuse the premier of sending mixed messages

Doug Ford's rhetoric fall short of the reality of COVID-19

Ontario police services have 'way more questions than we have answers' on enforcing new stay-at-home order

Justin Trudeau says that Canada will have enough COVID-19 vaccines for everyone by the end of September

Liberal insiders say Navdeep Bains leaves a big hole in Justin Trudeau's electoral machine. Who will replace him?

Doug Ford made his choice. And he knows who to blame - you

Navdeep Bains was driving a plan to rebuild Canada's post COVID-19 economy, What now?

Schools to remain closed until February 10 in Toronto, Peel, York, Hamilton, Windsor

Garneau embraces new US ties as Champagne joins Britain in targeting Chinese abuses

Nunavut officials urge residents to get COVID vaccine, about 400 shots given so far

Prime Minister appoints former Nunavut premier as territory's new commissioner

Regulator investigating Canadian nurses who spoke at anti-lockdown rally in DC

COVID-19 has tightened everyone's circle of trust. Justin Trudeau included

Canada is not immune to Capitol Hill riots

Toronto Sun

Ontario invokes state of Emergency: Stay home, except for essentials

Ford ignores harms of lockdown while imposing severe COVID measures

Is the Stay at Home order worse than the curfew?

Ontario's new COVID modelling shows LTC deaths could top first wave

Trudeau government must chart plan to balance federal budget

Social media bans show free speech isn't easy

Spreading COVID-19 fear doesn't help

National Post

Ontario orders residents to stay at home and declares state of emergency amid COVID-19 spike

Don't expect Doug Ford's new stay-at-home lockdown to solve COVID-19 spike

'We're not helpless': Ontario warns highly contagious COVID-19 variant might be circulating

Ontario's Pandemic Theatre is wearing thin - but it could be worse

The cabinet shuffle is a puzzle

Trudeau shuffles cabinet as Navdeep Bains retires from politics: "It's time for me to focus on ... being a dad'

New head of Canada Infrastructure Bank promises more investments after Ottawa loosens reins

Canada's Couche-Tard in talks to buy French Carrefour

How Ontario's COVID-19 rules restrict religious freedom

The Internet will never be the same again. Let the trolls weep

Maclean's

The calm hand of Marc Garneau

Omar Alghabra's path to federal cabinet

Another tiny perfect cabinet shuffle

Global

Power outages possible as BC's South Coast braces for wind, rain

Police watchdog called in after man shot by Chilliwack RCMP officer

Langley councillor looks to strip tax breaks from churches defying COVID-19 health orders

Surrey councillor 'disappointed' after Council denies motion to acknowledge Indigenous lands

Sea to Sky Gondola sues insurers for alleged negligence amid pair of vandalism attacks

Alaska demanding action on BC mining oversight

Feds crack down on companies using forced Uighur labour in China's Xinjiang region

Miscellaneous

Trudeau shuffles cabinet after Industry Minister Navdeep Bains steps down and announces he won't seek reelection

BC condo owner wins $2,000 damages for noises by neighbour's toddler

Potential designation of Howe Sound as UNESCO biosphere reserve expected in 2021

My night on Site C Mega-Turbine Watch

BC School Field Trips are going online - and it's working

Tear down residential schools, or keep them as Memorials? Communities should decide

Our best chance for a climate safe future? Local Power