Ottawa Observations: Saturday/Sunday, February 27 & 28

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for   Saturday/Sunday, February 27 & 28, 2021

Canadians held in China / China tensions

US stands with Canada on efforts to free Kovrig, Spavor from China: Secretary of State

'Totally unacceptable': US Secretary of State calls on China to free Two Michaels

Michael Kovrig's wife says she hopes Biden's powerful words will lead to action

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

With new COVID-19 vaccine plans coming, BC has a chance to pivot on booster shots

Worried about COVID-19, Canadians are revamping plans to avoid retirement homes. But can they afford it?

Health Canada received more Johnson and Johnson data on same day as US approval

Program addresses vaccine hesitancy with jargon-free, non judgmental expertise

Testing confirms 3 more COVID-19 variant cases at Surrey schools

Optimism for 'normal summer' as BC enters phase 2 of vaccine roll out

AstraZeneca approval opens door to some BC front line workers getting earlier vaccine

BC First Nation hit hard by COVID-19 begins mass vaccination of all adults

    

Globe and Mail

Alberta COVID-19 restrictions to be further relaxed despite fears

Inuit midwives say they reluctantly quit after experiencing years of mistreatment

Another victim of COVID-19: Sex between married couples

LNG Canada CEO wary of delays on $18-billion Kitimat energy project

Changes to the federal Divorce Act, meant to end winners-losers mentality of family law, to take effect

Donor calls for investigation of WE Charity's finances in Canada and US

The budget must show how fiscal policy will support recovery and the transformation of our economy

Canada among targets of Twitter accounts shut down for links to Kremlin and proxies

Ontario passes 300,000 total COVID-19 infections, logs 1,062 new cases and 20 deaths

Ontario surpasses 300,000 COVID infections, allows vaccines for homeless

CBC
  

What Trudeau said about vaccines, Saudi Arabia and Keystone XL on NBC's Meet the Press

MP joins former donor in calling for RCMP investigation into WE Charity following testimony

Canada's spy agency wants more to power. How would that work?

Nunavut MP speaks about return to parliament after extended leave

Conservatives accused of 'playing politics' in the House, raising questions about pandemic election

Canada's pipeline regulator says it's taking a stand against systemic racism

Trudeau says Canada-US relations need to rebuild. Just how bad did it get with Trump?

As vaccine supply ramps up, provinces and territories fine-tune rollout plans

Facebook's action in Australia 'proves' the need for regulation, says Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault

Trudeau's poll numbers took a hit over vaccine delays - but the Liberals escaped the worst

Toronto Star

   

Little Jamaica's 50 years of economic power in Toronto is far from little. Neglect for the area is deeper than LRT construction

'It's the worst think I've ever seen in my 160year career': Human rights complaints detail racism , toxic culture at Toronto South jail

Will Ontario's summer camps be allowed to open? Here's how they're trying to make it happen

What's the plan, Erin O'Toole? Conservative morale is low as MPs await direction, sources say

Pornhub policies reveal legal gaps and lack of enforcement around exploitive videos

From lockdowns to spring break, provinces split on next steps in COVID-19 fight

Does Canada allow spyware exports to repressive military regimes. Ottawa won't say

Quebec reports 727 COVID`-19  cases, nine deaths as variant cases jump

Gummed up bills in House of Commons harbinger of a federal election?

If Jagmeet Singh had stayed at Queen's Park, he would have given Doug Ford something to worry about

The Trudeau government wants to make us pandemic-proof. Will Big Pharma play along?

Policy making needs an equity lens, all year round

Toronto Sun

Trudeau makes Canada 'vaccine pirate', stealing from poor nations

Peel Health child isolation policy a 'mistake' that's being fixed, say Brampton mayor

Vaccine tourism is both unethical and bad for business experts say

Docs cry four over proposed CPSO policy changes for alternative medicine

O'Toole's never going to be Prime Minister after toilet video unless he makes some big changes

Student's have paid a price in the pandemic - soon they'll be stuck with the tab

Mask wearing during pandemics goes back a long way

Caledonia's agony is a national disgrace

Rideau Hall's culture problem doesn't end with Julie Payette

Trudeau government's bogus tough on guns stance

Public health officials still work for us

Who's in charge of our military?

National Post

What Slavery looked like in Canada

Maclean's

Houses of Hate: How Canada's prison system is broken

Global

Man shot dead during RCMP call to Vancouver Island First Nations community

City of Vancouver collected 108 tonnes of garbage from Strathcona Park in less than five months

Vancouver gender reveal party host fined $2,300 for breaking COVID-19 restrictions

'This was my father's focus: keep Chinatown alive': Vancouver business icon Jack Chow dead at 90

Swastika's, racist graffiti spray painted on trees in Vancouver's Riverview Park

Blockade of old-growth  BC forest heading to BC Supreme Court

Investigations underway into death of off-duty Richmond RCMP officer

'Roar and Be Heard': Woman behind Vance allegations calls for independent investigation

Anishnaabe and Dakota chiefs call for inquiry over revelations in Broken Promises investgiation

Miscellaneous

The failure and opportunity of False Creek

Swastikas and racist graffiti found spraypainted on trees in South Vancouver park

BC anti mass activists decry McDonald's, George Soros and the official history of the Second World War

Site C dam cost keeps going up and up and up