Ottawa Observations: Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for   Wednesday, March 3 , 2021

Canadians held in China / China tensions

Meng Wanzhou's lawyers say Trudeau politicized extradition process

Trudeau warns China of 'possible consequences' over treatment of Uyghurs

Trudeau says China invented charges for Canadian detainees after Meng's arrest

Meng Wanzhou's lawyer claims Trump reduced Huawei exec from human being to 'chattel'

Chinese ambassador tells Canada to butt out and accuses Ottawa of misleading international protest effort

Colourful words of Chinese diplomacy can't hide Orwellian double-think behind them

Chinese ambassador calls reports of Uyghur's genocide, force labour 'lie of the century'

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Provinces speed COVID-19 vaccine plans after national guidelines embrace four months between shots

Trudeau 'optimistic' new contracts can speed up COVID-19 vaccination schedule

How a four-month gap between shots could end Canada's pandemic, two months earlier

Ontario residents aged 60-64 to receive Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Stretch interval between COVID-19 vaccine doses up to 4 months, national advisory committee recommends

A look at the studies from Israel, UK that informed BC's second-dose delay

How an early morning phone call with Israel could speed up Ontario's vaccine rollout

Risky plan could see more Canadians get jabbed sooner

Trust Fauci over Trudeau government on second vaccine doses

A jab for all by summer?

Trudeau 'very optimistic' vaccine rollout can be accelerated and move closer to US goals

BC reports 542 ne COVID-19 cases and 7 deaths; number of variant cases tops 200

This poster shows how a BC Pub trivia night turned into a COVID-19 super spreader event

'When will it end': New data suggest COVID-19 could become endemic

Canada has set said $5B for COVID-19 vaccines, treatments

Federal officials approve extended vaccine interval ...

Globe and Mail

Former Military ombudsman says he told Sajjan about sexual misconduct allegations agains Vance in 2018

Ottawa to announce $2.7 billion fund to electrify Canada's public buses

Canada Post suspends mail delivery to several Toronto high-rises, citing concern over  COVID-19 exposure

House prices are going bonkers again. Where is the outrage?

Kielburger brothers decline request to testify before 'partisan' Commons committee on WE Charity

Extending wage, rent subsidies to June 5 will cost $16 billion, Chrystia Freeland says

Trudeau signals support for Hassan Diab as Ottawa professor appeals case in France

More than 100 new research projects to receive $518 million in federal funding

CBC
  

Air Canada to offer refund to passengers as part of potential bailout package: Source

Former ombudsman says he warned Sajjan about allegations against General Vance 3 years ago

An earlier end date for vaccination campaign is 'possible.' Trudeau says

Federal wage and rent subsidies extended until June

Conservative MP David Sweet joins chorus calling for end to COVID-19 restrictions

National Security watchdog says the pandemic is slowing its work

Research institutions to get funding boost from federal government

Singh's NDP could gain a little - and lose a lot- in a spring election

Oil sector charts new course amidst energy transition

Toronto Star

   

Canada Post failed to report massive COVID outbreak in Mississauga to federal authorities, inspectors find

Air Canada has agreed to refund customers for cancelled flights in exchange for bail out, Unifor President says

Would Canadian citizenship be a lifeline to this jailed Saudi Blogger? Ottawa not convinced

Canada kept doors open to temporary foreign workers during 2020's pandemic lockdown, new numbers reveal

These young people were treated like pieces of furniture. "Province under fire for decision to abruptly close youth jails and relocate children further away from their families

'It is my hope that his name would no longer be published':In unprecedented step, judge refuses to name Toronto van attack driver

His name matters. The Toronto van attack wasn't done by some "John Doe'

7-Eleven's bid to serve beer in Ontario is a sticky mess of Doug Ford's making

Even Ontario's bizarre and messy vaccine rollout, and the spread of variants, will not stop our Roaring Twenties

Here's now Erin O'Toole Conservatives are like Michael Ignatieff's Liberals

Ontario gives millions to Toronto-area attractions as they struggle under COVID-19 restrictions

Toronto Sun

Toronto recommends lifting stay-at-home order, move into 'Grey' Zone next week

The mass murderer who shall not be named

Rigid COVID re-opening rules make it more cost-efficient to stay closed

Liberal bias in Canadian universities is a fact, study says

Why the hostility towards India?

Tory and de Villa want Toronto to say locked down

Mother Corp. has Liberal Trudeau as CBC's favourite son

Let our seniors age gracefully

National Post

Canada could be shut out of Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure spending plans, Canadian negotiator warns

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

Defence Minister Sajjan knew about Vance allegations in 2018 but refused to accept evidence, MPs told

Theft of millions of PPE masks from Hamilton warehouse was not disclosed by Federal government

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

Trudeau's all about 'jobs, jobs, jobs.' But only in Quebec

As Canadians continue to die, Liberals worry about what's on TV

By increasing immigration Trudeau was laid a trap for the Conservatives

Canada stands by gawping while a travesty unfolds Afghanistan

COVID shows why Canada can't depend on its friends when the chips are down

Maclean's

The long road to clean power for First Nations communities

Global

How a BC airline passenger refused a travel voucher on a cancelled flight and got her money back

Surrey council criticized for voting itself a raise during closed-door meeting

Banned casino dealer denies introducing high-roller to gang suspect BC inquiry hears

Judge questions whether BC's top doctor appreciated right to religious freedom

Pouce Coupe, BC mayor remains defiant as Indigenous leaders demand her resignation

BC unveils new legislation targeting illegal and imitation firearms

Jewish groups raise anti-Semitism concerns ahead of Niki Ashton's chat with UK's Corbyn

Miscellaneous

Mayor Kennedy Stewart denounces recent racist and hateful actions in Vancouver

BC's female politicians face down misogynistic, hateful bullies

Federal government extends wage and rent subsidies to June

City of Vancouver launches test run of slow-zone streets in Grandview-Woodland

Ex ombudsman says Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan refused to look at evidence of sexual misconduct by top general

A push to give the 'Family Voice' Real power in Long-Term care

Officials failed to warn Downtown Eastside residents about Dysentery Outbreak, Advocate says

That other time the NDP failed to Stop an Over Budget Megaproject

The Climate Crisis Discriminates. Maps tell the story