Ottawa Observations: Thursday, March 4, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for   Thursday, March 4 , 2021

Canadians held in China / China tensions

Trudeau talks a little tougher about China now that Biden's got his back

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Canada's missed shots: How Ottawa's COVID-19 vaccine promises were out of step with reality

Rich countries are undercutting COVAX's ability to get COVID-19 vaccines to developing world, critics say

BC top doctor apologizes for seniors' COVID-19 vaccine delay

Vaccine panel's call for longer dosage intervals is based on 'real-world' evidence, says health official

Health Canada moves to fast-track COVID-19 vaccine booster shots that target variants

Survivors, NGOs call for criminal investigation of porn giant MindGeek

Should we increase the time between vaccination shots so more people can get at least one? The experts disagree

With COVID-19 vaccines finally flowing into Canada, Ontario has been caught scrambling to give them out

Some pharmacies in Toronto, and the Kingston and Windsor areas will soon be offering COVID-19 vaccines

Ford government moving up vaccine timelines for seniors and at-risk communities

Redacted Novavax COVID-19 vaccine contract for Canada released in US regulatory filings

BC reports 564 new cases of COVID-19 as variant cases climb again

BC to prioritize COVID-19 outbreaks and clusters with first doses of AstraZeneca vaccine

Johnson and Johnson vaccine approval expected in 'next few days': feds

Doctor Bonnie Henry apologizes for second dose delay, AstraZeneca vaccines to arrive

'I want the vaccine so I can Live"

Globe and Mail

Bank of Canada knows how to handle inflation fears

Pandemic takes a cut of bank CEO's pay increases

Canada calls Michigan's shutdown of Line 5 a threat to country's energy security

Ottawa urged by NGO's and survivors of sexual exploitation to launch criminal investigation of Pornhub owner

Premiers push for major hike in health transfers ahead of 2021 federal budget

CBC
  

Ottawa, airlines close to bailout package that could soar past $7billion, says labour leader

Premiers cite long waits for cancer patients, NB teens suicide in pitch for more federal health funding

Line 5 'very different' from Keystone XL and Canada will fight hard for it: O'Regan

Government staffers fretted about the 'optics' of N95 mask donation for Korean War veterans: documents

Too much, too soon? The politics of pandemic spending

Why Alberta won't have a PST without electoral reform

Lack of evidence-based medicine in debate around new MAID law should concern Canadians

Toronto Star

   

Lineups in the cold and other snags for seniors over 80 put a spotlight on how to make COVID vaccines more accessible

It's time to talk about vaccine passports,  for the economy's sake, business groups say

Toronto should never have been shortchanged on vaccines

Canada's free speech deficit may be holding our democracy back

Toronto Sun

Dear Mayor Tory - this is not acceptable

Time for politicians to stand up to unelected doctors

Cuba shakes down Niagara murder victim's family

Pandemic takes $8B toll on Toronto tourism

Carbon tax punishes Canadians for staying warm

Hotel quarantines are really about punishing people

Yikes! Aides scramble to cover for 'misleading' PM

Politicians must own their pandemic blunders

National Post

Growing number of Canadians say Trudeau doing 'bad job' on vaccine rollout even as pace quickens

Doctor should said Canada doesn't need COVID vaccine calls online critics 'hyenas' in $6.8M libel suit

Premiers ask Ottawa for additional $28B in health-care funds in upcoming federal budget

Ontarians want someone to blame for nursing home COVID deaths. There isn't one

Low paid women have been hurt most by the recession, and they risk being left behind by the recovery

Military ombudsman was totally cut off from Sajjan after raising Vance allegations in 2018, MPs hear

Liberal secrecy over sexual misconduct allegations in the military unacceptable

'Shock': Jewish groups race to NDP MP Niki Ashton event with ex-UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn

Maclean's

Mark Carney sits down with Paul Wells

Global

'It's dire': BC paramedic says burnout, abuse has Brough profession to breaking point

BC government going after money made by host ofVancouver 'makeshift nightclub'

Inquest into RCMP shooting death of Hudson Brooks recommends improved police training

Study to probe level of COVID-19 transmission in Vancouver schools

Showdown in the works over proposal to reinstate Stanley Park Bike lane

Ottawa urged to fund Burnaby fire department expansion amid Trans Mountain safety concerns  

British Columbia extending deadline for recovery grant program following delays

Canada fighting 'on every front' to keep Line 5 pipeline open, says O'Regan

Tories push to expand defence committee Vance probe after explosive watchdog testimony

'We absolutely listened': Minister backs livelihood fisheries plan as some First Nations oppose it

Miscellaneous

Two temporary modular housing buildings approved for East Vancouver

Battle brewing over VSB high school class time

With detached home prices going through the roof, report predicts condos next hot item in Metro Vancouver

Tiny Townhouse Prototype finds a home in the Downtown Eastside

BC's Anti-Renoviction Reform is too weak, says Tenants' Advocate

Bring back Vancouver Co-op Living. All Along Broadway