Ottawa Observations: Thursday, April 29, 2021

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

 

Canadians held in China / China tensions                         

Ottawa says its only learned Chinese police ran visa centre this year

For Canadians' sake, Canada has to stand up to China

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Quebec and Ontario to make COVID-19 vaccinations available for all adults in May

India's COVID-19 infections top 18 million as gravediggers work round the clock

Surge of COVID-19 outbreaks at daycares put parents in tough spot

A cautionary COVID-19 tale: Sardinia's ride from Italy's lowest-to-highest-risk region  - in three weeks

Can we follow the British model to tame the virus by Canada Day?

Moderna to deliver 1 million more doses in May as Canada braces for a 'massive' surge in vaccines

Ontario to expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to all adults by end of May

First single-shot COVID vaccines to hit provinces next week as part of coming surge

Ontario vaccinations to ramp up, with more doses sent to hot spots and all adults eligible to book a shot by end of May

Michael Garon Hospital scrambles to transfer COVID-19 patients amid worries over low oxygen supply

Ontario expands vaccine eligibility, some pharmacies to offer Pfizer shots

Declare entire Peel Region a COVID hotspot, urges Mississauga Mayor

Ontario moves ahead on vaccine plan but still hampered by lack of supply

Kenney announces tighter COVID restrictions in Alberta hot spots, will consider curfew if needed

Why some people feel COVID vaccine safe effects and others don't

BC reports 853 new COVID-19 cases, as hospitalizations drop from record high

'How tragic, how fast, how indiscriminate': Healthy BC father, 46, dies of COVID-19 at home

BC expects vaccine supply to double starting next week

BC almost out of AstraZeneca vaccine, no more expected 'in the short term'

'Chaos confusion': Fraser Health stopping pop up clinic program following days of frustration

US offers COVID-19 vaccine to some BC border residents

BC aims to immunize all first responders, teachers and child-care workers by mid-May

Feds' COVID-19 vaccine supply may not be enough to keep up with provinces, data suggests

Case numbers in intensive care reach record high

Construction on Site C Dam to continue despite COVID-19 outbreak

Globe and Mail

Doug Ford's staffers knew Rod Phillips would be away ahead of St. Barts vacation, e-mails show

Ontario's government should be a laughingstock for shuttering outdoor activities again

Former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour to review sexual harassment, misconduct in the military 

Arbour's dealings on human-rights stage lead to her appointment to review misconduct in the military 

BCE tops profit as broadband network expansion accelerates and consumers buy new phones

Federal government willing to assist financially troubled Laurentian University

Old Age Security costs more every year. The Trudeau government's budget is making it worse

Indigenous tourism group concerned federal budget doesn't do enough to help industry avoid collapse

CBC

Ottawa launches another external review into sexual misconduct in the military

Ford asks federal government to extend 3 day mandatory quarantine to land borders

MPP Randy Hillier charged after organizing Kemptville anti-lockdown rally

Getting military to buy into system to eliminate sexual misconduct will be 'challenging' Arbour says

Military recorded more than 500 sexual assault reports during five year effort to stamp out misconduct

O'Toole says every Canadian should get a vaccine shot by May 24, questions interval between doses

Better paid sick leave high be coming to some provinces, but only after painful delay

Transat deal for $700M government bailout includes cash for customer refunds

Their names 'live on': 2020's military dead join Canada's book of remembrance on anniversary of Cyclone crash

Port of Montreal union vows to contest federal back-to-work order

Exodsu of Vancouver developers should be red flag for Calgary

Toronto Star

 

Giant screens, a spacious ballroom and hand sanitizer: Erin O'Toole readies the Conservatives for an early election

Mike Harris's former environment minister appointed by province to head Greenbelt Council

Ford government gets a good idea on COVID-19 vaccine hot spots, and runs with it halfway down the field

Despite the crisis, there is reason for optimism: Canada's vaccination rate is among the best in the world and an economic boom is coming soon

Conservatives claim they're good with money. Beating up on the Bank of Canada is no way to prove it

MPPs unanimously pass Ford's COVID-19 paid sick leave despite concerns three days are 'inadequate'

O'Toole defends Conservatives' handling of Vance allegation in 2015

'Are they going to follow up this time?: Ottawa announces another external review of sexual misconduct in the military

Toronto Sun

Liberals' internet censorship bill a troubling power grab

A Conservative victory means no SoCons in the mix

Doctors urge province to change course on COVID response

Trudeau's Internet censorship bill must be stopped

PM's content censorship bill must be stopped

Another study won't fix military culture

National Post

Desperate Liberals hire judge to shield Trudeau from Vance sexual misconduct allegations

'Frustrating and 'Cruel': Experts lambast Liberals' plan to conduct another review into military sexual misconduct

We care nothing for free speech - Trudeau plan to regulate the internet is but a symptom

The main holdup on better COVID sick-leave benefits is Justin Trudeau

Federal Budget criticism that will be hard for the Liberals to brush off

Full blown assault on free expression: Inside the comprehensive Liberal bill to regulate the Internet

Maclean's

Our patience is wearing thin

Global

Vancouver's struggling Granville Island gets $22M federal cash injunction

Nearly 500 in BC died of an overdose in first three months of 2021, coroner reports

'More than enough' spaces to house Strathcona Park homeless by deadline: Eby

Vernon considering street closure to bring vitality to downtown during the pandemic

Whistler's municipal website hacked

Miscellaneous            

 

Drag racing at East Vancouver's Rio Theatre! Con-drag-ulations! You're a sports bar now!

Road tax or mobility pricing suggested in Metro Vancouver's proposed Climate 2050 Transportation roadmap

Why the BC Prosecution Service must appeal the sentence imposed on COVIDiot who ran illegal booze can

'An immense Toll':498 Deaths from poisoned drugs this year in BC

BC's minimum wage is rising, but farm worker pay is still unresolved

Canada's addiction to corporate bailouts

A Daycare worker's difficult decision