Ottawa Observations: Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for   Wednesday, January 13, 2021


Canadians held in China / China tensions

Canadian measures against Xinjiang forced labour a 'farce,' China says

China agrees to increase consular, family access for Spavor and Kovrig

Canada grants asylum to 14 Hong Kong dissidents, activists say

Husband, children of Huawei's Meng Wanzhou granted permission to travel to Canada

BC judge reserves decision on Meng Wanzhou bail conditions

No Justice for our two Michaels

Newly minted Garneau greeted with a China broadside, but it's nothing he can't handle

A promise to Michael

Decision on Meng Wanzhou bail conditions could come by month's end says BC judge

Family access increased or 2 Michaels detained in China following 'agreements'

Threatening letters containing bullets sent to Meng Wanzhou's home

Watching the Neighbours 

No one can predict the effect of Trump's second impeachment

Impeachment 2: The unravelling of the Trump Republican

Sports worship winners, but Donald Trump is recent history's sorest loser

Police response to Capitol Hill riot rooted in white supremacy

House impeaches Trump for a second time

Impeachment won't erase 'stench' of Trump's presidency

Impeachment or not - Trumpism is here to stay!

'He stands with the people': Why a small but fervent group of Canadians is rallying behind Donald Trump

Trump has been impeached again. What does that mean?

The storming of the Capitol was part of a coordinated terror attack 0 but signals a deeper malaise 

The Capitol Insurrection had me back on my Grade School Battlefield

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

COVID-19 vaccine supply in Alberta, BC falls short of demand

BC Health Minister says review underway after doctors jump vaccine queue

Ottawa announces $1.2 billion in new funding to help Indigenous communities fight COVID-19 pandemic

Federal government lists COVID-19 testing services abroad after new rule strands many travellers 

Vaccine panel says Canada can delay 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Ontario's child-care sector needs more support to survive COVID second wave, advocates say

Vaccine shortage hinders Ontario's COVID offensive

Alberta is running out of COVID-19 vaccines, with some regions cancelling appointments

Chinese COVID-19 vaccine downgraded from 78 to 50 percent efficacy 

When are more COVID vaccine doses coming to Canada?

British Columbia reports 519 new COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths

Ottawa seeking consultant to advise on coronavirus vaccine rollout amid questions

It's Me Again, COVID, meet the Variants

Globe and Mail

Ford defends new pandemic measures amid criticisms 

With clownish incompetence, Ontario enacts a new, incomprehensible 'lockdown'

It's time to restructure the Department of Foreign Affairs

Ottawa to implement human-rights tribunal ruling on First Nations youth services despite seeking judicial review

Senators Tannas, Verner and Dangenais go to US despite COVID-19 travel warnings

Ottawa's appeal of ruling that widened applicability of Jordan's Principle is 'a slap in the face': AFN

Internal review finds successes, failures in Liberals' feminist aid approach in Afghanistan

CBC
  

While the nation obsessed over vaccine deliveries, the pandemic was getting worse

New cabinet minister Omar Alghabra slams 'harmful innuendo' by Bloc about his past

Senate caucus leader admits he travelled to Hawaii for holiday

What the cabinet shuffle does (and doesn't) say about the next election

Conservatives must reject Trumpism and address voter anger rather than stoking it, says strategist

Toronto Star

        

Waiting on detail from province, Toronto without 'any kind of enforcement or response plan' for Thursday stay-at-home order

Should Ontario university students return to residence?

Ottawa willing to strike separate deals with provinces to address problems in long-term care, senior official says

Should people with mental disorders be allowed to end their lives? Here's how that might work

Former PQ leader Andre Boisclair arrested on new sexual assault charge

Controversial Catholic trustee Mike Del Grande takes medical leave

No honeymoon for Transport Minister Omar Alghabra as Air Canada slashes 1,900 jobs on his first full day on the job

Canadian Senators Group leader Scott Tannas travels to Hawaii

Yes, Doug Ford could have done things differently on COVID-19. But would it have made a difference?

Those COVID-19 travel scandals could pay off for people without paid sick leave

Toronto Sun

Canada lags in vaccines because of Trudeau's inaction

Ontario government eyes military field hospitals

More than COVID to fear on Toronto's mean streets

Let's have a sane conversation on COVID without the fringe

Dismal math surrounding COVID-19's latest emergency

US exceeds 2020 climate target that Canada missed

National Post

'We are concerned': Second wave of provincial stay-at-home orders raises civil liberties concerns

Ontario men accused of buying 'highly sophisticated' US equipment and shipping it to Iran against International sanctions 

Canada is in crisis. Erin O'Toole, where are you?

As Canadian MP's, we know our opponents are not our enemies. Let's not become  the U.S.

The public has the right to know, says information chief, Trudeau may disagree

Maclean's

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Global

Vancouver Island teen's tragic death renews calls for youth mental resources

Review underway at BC vaccine clinics over concerns of quueu-jumping

BC government asks for patience amid recovery benefit application backlog

Langley teachers defy district order to work from another school during power outage

Sickle Point tax divides Kaleden BC community

Ice jams along Nechako River causing concern for Vanderhoof residents

Bloc takes aim at new transport minister over 'Islamic movement' ties

Alberta musician Corb Lund on proposed coal mines in Rockies: 'I 100% oppose these policy changes'

Miscellaneous

President elect Joe Biden's ambitious climate plan ups the ante for Canada's Justin Trudeau

No home for Christmas: Canadians returning from US by land fell more than 92 percent in December

BC real estate: $73.5 billion worth of homes sold in pandemic year 2020, up 35.6 percent from 2019

The Science of Parking is transforming Cities

Downtown Eastside Grieves Man Shot Dead by Police