Ottawa Observations: Monday, March 29, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Monday, March 29, 2021

 

Canadians held in China / China tensions

Trudeau defends his effort to ban Chinese goods made with forced labour

Chinese diplomat cranks up rhetoric with insults against 'boy' Justin Trudeau

Canadians can buy Xinjiang cotton products despite Ottawa's vow to stop forced labour imports

China welcomes UN visit to Xinjiang, but opposes investigation

US case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou breaks international law: defence

Chinese diplomat blasts Trudeau, says he ruined relations with China and is a US running dog

Meng Wanzhou's lawyer accuses Canada, US of violating international law

Meng Wanzhou lawyer says US should stick to its own business

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

COVID-19 variant driven third wave hits middle aged adults hard

New COVID-19 restrictions announced in BC amid rising cases

Tam criticized for supporting 'indefensible' assessment of COVID-19 risk

CDC director says she has recurring feeling of 'impending doom' amid new spike in US  COVID-19 cases

Why people with obesity need priority access to the COVID-19 vaccine

Trust in COVID-19 vaccines is essential in ensuring a safe post-pandemic world

Suspend AstraZeneca use for people under 55, vaccine committee recommends

Why Canada is suspending use of AstraZeneca vaccine in people under 55

New AstraZeneca restriction just the latest bump in COVID vaccine's long, winding road

Canada stops using AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine for people under 55

COVID-19 is now a 'big deal' for younger people, Ontario's top doctor warns

Canada must make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory

Global response needed to ensure economic recovery from COVID-19 pandemic: Trudeau

Delayed vaccine does raise legal questions

BC reports 2,518 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths over three days amid new rules

All BC Students Grade 4 and up required to wear masks

BC hits pause on Oxford-Astra-Zeneca vaccine for those under the age of 55

With over 2,500 new cases, restrictions placed on restaurants, travel, religious events 

Canada pauses AstraZeneca shots for people under 55

BC Locks Down again as COVID-19 threat grows

Globe and Mail

Liberals block senior staff from testifying on WE controversry

MPs chastise senior Facebook officials after Zuckergerg ignores Parliamentary summons

Dedicated rural transit money to help fund 'innovative' services, McKenna says

Can Jagmeet Singh translate his federal experience into seats for the NDP?

You think housing prices are high now? The longer Ottawa dithers, the worse it will get

Lack of medical care contributed to nursing home deaths: report

Regulators unveil new guidance for cryptocurrency traders in Canada

Competition Board lays criminal charges in connection with condo refurbishment contracts

TDSB tells staff to brace for online learning amid concerns over increase in COVID-19 cases

Sweeping new restrictions in place including in-person dining at BC bars and restaurants 

CBC
  

Bird strike blamed in fatal crash of Canadian military Snowbird jet

Finance Department sees issues with Facebook's digital currency, documents show

Facebook Canada head rejects idea of Australia-style news payment rules 

Trudeau calls for global response as UN warns of looming debt crisis

What a Legault-Trudeau detente might mean for the Liberals in Quebec

Ottawa blames retired senator, survivors for undermining trust in residential school compensation system

Dedicated rural transit money to help fund 'innovative' services, say McKenna

Federal carbon-offset proposal will likely give illusion of progress, even as it increases emissions

Toronto Star

   

All hail the tugboat! Suez Canal ship saga puts spotlight on 'secret industry' of small working boats

Live next to the Ontario Line? You'll soon have to ask Metrolinx permission to build a deck

If Spring Break is going to be delayed - again - families will find out Friday, Doug Ford says

Facebook says it could still ban Canadians from sharing news as government eyes regulation

Diversity of background on committee tapping into views on Alberta coal mining

Quebec coroner's inquest begins into deaths at long-term care homes during first wave

Ontario is stuck with 'a terrible tax' after court ruling on carbon levy, Doug Ford says

Alberta announces five-member coal consultation committee, online survey

Opposition MPs express anger as Liberal House leader, not PM aide, testifies on WE

Toronto Sun

Trudeau government failed Canada in COVID response

Trudeau's carbon tax legal, but most oppose it: poll

Google and Facebook's medieval practices

Carbon tax not as popular as Liberals think

The scourge of the stalking COVID-19 variants

No way school should be shut down again

Canada's happiness ranking is slipping - how can we make it climb again?

National Post

'A very clear shift': Younger people getting sicker, faster with COVID, doctors say

Conservatives will release climate change platform before the next election: O'Toole says

Facebook Canada executive tells MPs company would only cut off news sites if there was 'really no choice'

Alberta pastor out of prison for COVID violations, while church continues with packed services

Senator moves to have governors general cut off from pension and benefits if they resign before end of term

Breaking with tradition, Canada and the US embrace the anti-Israel hate-fest in Durban

Time to grow some backbone Canadians

Snowbirds crash in 2020 that killed Captain Jenn Casey caused by bird being sucked into engine: report

A devastating review of Canada's COVID response

Maclean's

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Global

'We're devastated': Whistler reeling amid ski resort closure, rise in P1 COVID-19 variant

Motive in North Vancouver stabbing remains unclear, attack determined to be random: IHIT

Alleged Vancouver penthouse party host arrested again, charged with disobeying a court order

Deadly snowbirds crash caused by engine stall following bird strike: Investigators

North Vancouver stabbing victims identified as single mom, teacher

Miscellaneous

Will Vancouver make the right planning choices to preserve its spectacular natural views

Vancouver completes new public plaza on Robson Street

North Vancouver RCMP and IHIT provide update on investigation into stabbing attack by suspect from Quebec 

Canada is reducing poverty and Increasing equality, says StatsCan

Sorry Cranky Conservatives! Carbon pricing wins the day

The Downtown Eastside vaccination push: How it's working