Ottawa Observations: Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for   Tuesday, March 2 , 2021

Canadians held in China / China tensions

Thousands of Uyghur workers in China are being relocates in order to assimilate Muslims, documents show

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

The EU's faltering COVID-19 vaccine rollout triggers rebellious go-it-alone strategies across Europe

COVID-19 cases in Canada starting to climb again after a month of decline, Dr. Tam says

Biden says there will be enough COVID-19 vaccines for every US adult by May

Why York Region's top doctor is following a different COVID-19 pandemic path than Toronto, Peel

Contagious COVID-19 variant first detected in Brazil can evade immunity, scientists warn

AstraZeneca, Moderna or Pfizer? Take whichever COVID-19 vaccine you're offered, experts say

AstraZeneca does set to arrive tomorrow - but questions remain about who gets them first

Under 65? Your COVID-19 vaccination may be sooner than you expected

BC defends plan to delay second dose as Ontario, Alberta consider following suit

A jab for all by summer?

AstraZeneca vaccine will be for adults 18-64: Elliot

Liberals confident US AstraZeneca vaccines will be delivered despite Biden's 'America First' strategy

BC reports 438 new COVID-19 cases as top doctor defends plan to delay second dose

Fraser Health warns of more COVID-19 variant of concern school exposures

Questions surround BC's decision to extend the gap between COVID-19 vaccine doses

Before rolling out vaccines to Black Canadian communities, advocates call on government to rebuild trust

'Risky' or 'incredible'? Experts split on delaying 2nd vaccine dose to expand coverage

Canada on track to get nearly 1M vaccines this week and next: officials

Eight more schools with variant cases, dose interval extension questions

Rising COVID-19 cases and a dysentry outbreak hit Downtown East side

Globe and Mail

Canada's pandemic response has been consistently mediocre. The airports mess is just the latest chapter

Can Ottawa build a carbon offsets market without greenwashing?

Sky Regional Airlines to close after losing Air Canada Express contract

Canadian economy heats up, avoids backslide in second wave

Ottawa willing to intervene in Line 5 energy dispute with Michigan

With an election coming, O'Toole needs to pick a lane

Challenges faced by the oil sands run much deeper than pipeline problems

Unanimous committee report calls on Trudeau not to trigger election during COVID-19 pandemic

Federal government providing $3.5 million in funding for 'vending machines' that 

One year after the Wet’suwet’en blockades, Indigenous people are real to challenge Canada's foot-dragging on climate change

CBC
  

Thousands of businesses still waiting on loans months after government promised to help, says business group

Canada seeks green energy exemption from Biden's Buy American policies

Transport minister rejects call to rename Trudeau airport

How Canada's pandemic experience has been easier than some

2020 was the worst year on record for Canada's economy. It shrank by 5.4%

Federal NDP  unveils election-style promises to support small businesses during pandemic

Toronto Star

   

Will Erin O'Toole embrace a carbon tax? Some of his MPs are worried he will, insiders say

Ford government says it's changing judicial appointments to promote diversity. Racialized lawyers accuse it of 'power grab'

Ontario sticks with COVID-19 vaccination timeline as it waits for advice from Ottawa

$3.5M in funding for 'vending machines' that dispense safer drugs to prevent ODs

Sending bank customer information to US avoided potentially 'catastrophic effects': Canada 

Mayor in Nunavut hopes curfew order, bylaw patrol will bring drop in COVID-19 cases

Toronto Sun

Toronto Public Health moderates child isolation guidelines

Trudeau bribing us with our own money to vote Liberal

Canada tested masks in Florida when COVID-19 began

Poll says many are willing to return to work downtown

Governments should cut red tape to spur COVID recovery

Trudeau's pandemic support  -- overly generous and poorly targeted

Canada's pandemic advice ever-changing

National Post

Saudi Arabia's shadowy power struggles playing out on Canadian soil

Canada's economy surged into 2021 faster than most expected after historic collapse in 2020

NATO  role goes unfilled after Canadian general pulled because of affair with co-worker

'All hands on deck': Slow vaccine rollout in Canada expected to be drag on economic recovery

Liberals' COVID-19 benefit programs continue to outpace wage losses, new StatsCan data shows

Ottawa frequently awarding IT contracts solely to Cisco, part of long-standing government dependency  on networking giant

Canada needs to deepen ties with the world's largest democracy, India

Toronto's gutless progressive NIMBYism  exalts parking lot over helping the poor

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Global

Real Estate Lawyers may have helped high rollers buyVancouver homes like casino chips: inquiry

RCMP officer who shot and killed Hudson Brooks speaks at Coroner's inquest

Video shows BC RCMP arresting car theft suspects on Highway 97

BC education minister looks to fill 'gaps' in COVID-19 school safety plans

BC's housing minister blasts Penticton city council for closing temporary shelter

Housing sales break records in BC's Fraser Valley

Penticton chosen for BC's first publicly funded pre-school program

Lawyer for BC churches says in-person gatherings important to religious freedom

Province announces 450 new child care spaces for the Okanagan

BC records January's largest ever total for lives lost due to illicit drugs

Miscellaneous

Two violent incidents at Vancouver restaurants result in three injured and three arrested

Surrey, Fraser Valley markets post double-digit increases in average home prices in February

Five places record massive increases in home prices as buyers look outside Vancouver for options

Seniors in Chinatown need help accessing vaccine information, say advocates

'Why Do we have this kind of carnage? André Picard on Elder Care in Canada