Ottawa Observations: Friday, May 21, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for   Friday,  May 21, 2021

 

Canadians held in China / China tensions                 

The Israeli/Palestinian conflict -- Canadian views

For GTA resident, news of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is but a shipper of relief

'Aren't we human and worth life?" Palestinian artist's murals of 'hope' destroyed by airstrikes in Gaza

How Social media is complicating the Israel-Palestine conflict

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Public health officials expect half of Canadians to receive second COVID-19 vaccine shot by mid summer

Canada's COVID-19 vaccination rates have doubled in five as daily cases drop

Ontario says it will use AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine for second doses

Alberta sees shift in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, resistance as rollout continues

Canada has ordered more than 400 million COVID-19 vaccine shots: Here's the progress report

Ontario approves AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine for second doses

Some reassurance on AstraZeneca doses but also lingering questions

UK bets big on AstraZeneca vaccine Canada has shunned

Delaying doses for four months is the smartest thing Canada has done this pandemic

Don't ignore the symptoms, says BC man who survived blood clot linked to AstraZeneca

Six COVID-19 deaths, 420 new cases in BC as hospitalizations drop again

Long weekend travel concerns as end of BC's 'circuit breaker' restrictions looms

Vancouver Coastal Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at Richmond Hospital

4,500 active cases as long weekend begins; Vancouver police to boost patrols

Globe and Mail

Provinces struggle with whether to reopen schools amid evolving transmission-risk data

Back to the blockades: Why I continue to fight for British Columbia' old-growth forests

Retailers 'at wits' end' as Ontario delays store reopening

John Horgan predicts tough times for BC forest sector as protests continue

U.S. seeks to double tariff rates against most Canadian softwood lumber

Critics say researcher behind allegations that prompted 'anti-Alberta' inquiry backs off from one her major claims

Canadian tech companies face U.S. hiring spree

With Canadian politics, it's all in the family

What Canada, and Canadians need to do to safely reopen the border

CBC

Manitoba premier asks federal government to send health workers to help with COVID-19 battle

Liberals short-circuit opposition bid for more committee hearings on military misconduct

US Commerce Department doubles tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber

Canada's residual positives' exemption  lets hundreds fly home after recovering from COVID

Government extends flight ban from India, Pakistan until June 21

Iran condemns Ontario court's ruling that destruction of Flight PS752 was a terrorist act

Former Canadian ambassador to Israel worked for Black Cube, an Israeli intelligence firm

Decline in donations requires decisive action by charities, government to protect crucial services

Why Canada needs to recognize a charter right to the city

Toronto Star

 

'I am ecstatic': Relaxing of rules means long-term-care residents can now enjoy outdoor visits with family

Ontario is now offering second doses of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine. Here's what you need to know 

Charles McVety denounces 'vicious attacks' as Canada Christian College is denied university status

'Have you tried finding richer parents?" Sarcastic billboard about housing crisis goes up in Toronto

Ontario's plan is a cautious, sensible step into a more normal summer

Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella speaks lovingly of family as she hears her last case

Ottawa names Payam Akhavan to advise Global Affairs on shutdown of Flight PS752

Public health evaluating how, when Canada can allow fully-vaccinated travellers: Tam

Erin O'Toole has hired the U.K. consultants who helped Boris Johnson and Brexiteers win

Toronto Sun

Homeless in tent cities used as pawns in affordable housing fight

Trudeau should drop politics and take cross-border vaccines

LTC homes to welcome visitors back

Quebec premier plays dirty pool

Better late than never, politicians make a big splash for Victoria Day

How to move Canadian shipbuilding forward

The continued misery of a one dose summer

This summer needs to be more open that last summer

National Post

COVID pandemic eroded Canadians' trust in politicians, science and even their neighbours, poll finds

This Victoria Day weekend, don't throw COVID-19 caution to the wind, Canadians told

Victims families, other urge Liberal government to act on ruling that Iran intentionally shot down airliner

O'Toole closes gap with Trudeau amid discontent among centrist voters

Justin Trudeau takes a knee to the nation of Quebec

Closing Canada's tax gap won't do much to offset massive government spending

Dismissing anti-lockdown protesters as racists is just virtue signalling

Trudeau's father would not be pleased with handling of Quebec's back-door separatism

Iran and Hezbollah are establishing a foothold in Canada

Maclean's

The vaccine resistance problem in Canada, and how to confront it

We are now in the 'Hundred Days' we hope will end the pandemic

Global

US move to double tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber is 'egregious' says BC Lumber Trade Council

BC port communities could be impacted by US cruise law, harbour authority warns 

Arrests continue at BC old growth logging blockades

Vancouver waives 2021 patio permit fees for restaurants and pubs

Abbotsford councillor resigns from party after controversial Facebook post

The path to a Trudeau majority this spring is in the West

Miscellaneous            

 

BC Civil Liberties Association describes RCMP exclusion zone near Fairy Creek blockade as 'unlawful'

Environmentalist Tzeporah Berman returns to frontlines to fight too ave old growth forests

COVID-19 denier warns Castanet staff that they will hang for 'being involved with the most corrupt hoax in history"

Consider the Campus Co-operative

Death of a Village Bank

International Energy Agency 'Annihilates' chance of a fossil-fuel future