Ottawa Observations: Thursday, April, 15, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for   Thursday,  April 15th, 2021

 

Canadians held in China / China tens                         

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Meet the COVID-19 'vaccine hunters' who are helping Canadians source their shot

BC reports low COVID019 transmissions in schools as Kenney defends not prioritizing teachers for vaccines

Ontario mulls tougher COVID-19 restrictions as modelling warns cases could hit 18,000 a day

We've lost our ability to put risk in perspective when it comes to AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Unreliable supply of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine disrupting provincial vaccination programs

Moderna delays 'negatively affect' vaccination campaigns, federal health agency acknowledges

Unity Health halting vaccination at St. Michael's and St. Joseph's hospitals due to vaccine shortage

'This is beyond what we've ever anticipated': Hospitals scramble to redeploy medical staff amid worsening third wave

Moderna delays expected to push back vaccine deliveries by more than a week

Health officials still won't explain ending enhanced screening for Brazil travellers

BC could hit 3,000 new COVID-19 cases a day if contact trends don't go down: health officials

BC sets new records for active COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations as new cases top 1,200 again

COVID-19 transmission goes up among BC kids when schools on break: data

'Every order applies to you': A vaccine does not mean you can ignore health guidelines

Update on schools, workplaces and hotspots

Globe and Mail

Trudeau, O'Toole demand accountability as 10 Iranian officials indicted for downing of Flight 752

Conservatives unveil loyalty card style of carbon pricing

The Conservatives just had a carbon-price epiphany. Good for them. Good for Canada

Conservatives' new carbon plan would provide incentives to burn more fuel

Ontario to make two new universities following Laurentian's financial troubles

Jason Kenney, once considered invincible, is facing an uprising

Canada has all the ingredients to be a global leader in agriculture, but the opportunity won't last forever

Senior female military officials cite culture of 'fear of reprisal' for speaking out in Forces

MPs urge Trudeau-Biden talks to solve looming Line 5 closing

Liberals pass motion to impose closure on UNDRIP bill, limiting time for debate

What to watch for in a long-awaited pandemic federal budget

CBC
  

Conservatives announce plan to replace Liberal carbon tax with a lower levy of their own

Government House leader calls for investigation into leaked photo of naked Liberal MP

Lawmaker tables bill to decriminalize drug use as overdose deaths soar

Canada spent $18B on financial supports for the fossil fuel industry last year: report

Shut down travel between provinces to controls spread of variants, experts say

Toronto Star

 

Further COVID-19 restrictions expected in Ontario; curfew 'unlikely' while infection rates could triple or worsen

All those people gasping for air. This government has failed Ontario in the most unthinkable, unforgivable way

House leader asks for investigation into leaked photo of Liberal MP William Amos

Construction sites have been a major source of COVID-19 outbreaks. so why are they not part of Doug Ford's stay-at-home orders 

Province proposes independent university status for Hearst, Northern Ontario medical school

Top officer tells MPs Canada's military has 'achieved' recommendations of sexual misconduct review. The report's author disagrees

'A massive blow to his integrity and credibility': Conservatives blindsided by Erin O'Toole's carbon pricing plan

Ontario high school teachers' union launches pre-election attack ad against Doug Ford

Justin Trudeau is about to set an ambitious new target for greenhouse gas reduction. Canada seems ready for the challenge

What does voter turnout really say about democracy?

The politics of Ontario's vaccination system is creating chaos. 

Toronto Sun

Jake Tapper calling Trudeau supporters ' Tru-Anoon' is perfect

Ontario nurses claim they have been muzzled by college

O'Toole's climate plan is Trudeau-lite

If Trudeau's trouble, then try Mark Carney on for size

O'Toole's carbon tax plan a gift to Trudeau and western separatists

Ford cabinet looks at big numbers and hard measures

O'Toole's carbon tax by another name

National Post

Erin O'Toole climate plan is not perfect but it is credible

Erin O'Toole's climate plan a product of foggy party politics

Ontario's vaccine rollout is going pretty well -  except for the lack of vaccines

Trudeau government failed to keep out the variants tearing through Canada

Large national wireless providers must sell wholesale access to regional carriers for seven years, CRTC rules

Canada's 2021 Olympic outfits have one message - we're a joke

Conservative climate plan will impose a $20 per tone carbon charge on fuel

On housing prices Liberals most worried about boomer homeowners

Chrystia Freeland's 'epiphany' that COVID-19 is an 'opportunity' - that's pretty dark

Maclean's

Canada's clean tech innovators keep heading south. Let's reverse the trend

Global

BC woman among many facing surprise CERB tax bill this year

BC restaurants, industrial workplaces and gyms among biggest COVID-19 cluster sites

Questions raised over lengthy investigations into Kelowna Mounties' conduct

Former residential school building to be demolished in Lower Post BC

Miscellaneous            

 

The errors of 2015 continue to haunt the Vancouver housing crisis story

Vancouver Aquarium sold to American company that owns Dollywood, Harlem Globetrotters

School boards need to refuse more budget cuts

Interactive mapping tool tracks impact of industrial projects on BC species at risk

BC's COVID cases and Hospitalizations Rise, but Still no new measures 

'Horrible' Residential School to be razed and replaced with Cultural Centre

NDP MP introduces bill to decriminalize drugs in Canada

For one day, BC activists handed out clean heroin and cocaine