Ottawa Observations: Saturday/Sunday, May 8-9, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Saturday/Sunday,  May 7, 2021

 

Canadians held in China / China tensions                         

 

A prize for Taiwan's president is nice,  but Canada should show more support

China urges UN states not to attend Xinjiang event of Uyghur repression next week

'They are in no hurry': Beijing plays the long game as Canadians languish in China's prisons

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

COVID vaccines are safe for children, but should they be getting the jab now?

Several provinces bring in new restrictions; Ontario reports 3,216 new cases

I got a COVID-19 vaccine. When will my life get back to normal?

Hajdu says 1st still best for vaccines, but 'wouldn't hesitate' to nix unsafe product

Canada delivers ventilator, medical supplies to India as it battles devastating COVID-19 wave

Ontario expands vaccine rollout, questions around second jab

Canada to face COVID-19 like yearly endemic flu due to variants, expert says

Globe and Mail

Size of federal budget deficit concerns 74 per cent of Canadians, according to Nanos poll

Police say man was shot and killed near terminal at Vancouver Airport

Wage subsidies were meant to preserve jobs. In many cases, the $110.6 billion response padded bottom lines

RCAF looking overseas to fill pilot shortage as commercial aviators stay away 

Injured Vancouver homeless man who spoke out about tent cities has died

Kenney's shift could be a turning point, not just a COVID-19, but in Alberta politics

Dishonest censorship scare may torpedo Bill C-10, a chance to update broadcasting laws for the modern era

Alberta police arrest three anti-lockdown protestors

In the fight against anti-Asian racism, advocates say federal funds a 'good start' but more  support needed

CBC

Budget 2021 sets up a fight over high-interest loans

Grappling with how to press the virtual flesh, parties gear p for election showdown

RCMP still missing deadlines for responding to watchdog complaints

Independence movements in Scotland, Quebec heading in different directions

Toronto Star

 

Indigenous nation opposes jade mining in northwestern BC

What exactly did the Liberal government do with an allegation against ex-top soldier Vance in 2018?

Trudeau government throws travel ban back into Ford's lap as Ottawa-Ontario pandemic split widens

Can Jason Kenney stare down Alberta's COVID 'compliance problem'?

Many Ontario nurses are considering leaving the profession as pandemic stress leads to burnout, poll finds

Justin Trudeau has reasons to want a majority government. Do the rest of us?

Democracy cannot survive an army of angry rural voters

The Ford government's attack campaign misses the mark

With 40 percent of Ontario half-vaccinated, all eyes are on second doses

Toronto Sun

Trudeau government has a blind spot for left-wing extremism 

Some Universities say no to proof of vaccination requirement

Whopping judgment in BC discrimination case rocks employment world

While Americans embrace reopening, Canadians remain unjustifiably afraid

Trust in government has 'collapsed' during the pandemic

Here's what's truly scary about Bill C-10

The economic toll continues

Trudeau enabled military misconduct

National Post

It's hard times in Newfoundland. And it doesn't look hopeful

Canada's muddled pandemic communications

'They/re burned out': Registered practical nurses struggling with COVID workload, stress

Will we still be skipping the democracy post-pandemic

The climate of fear that gave way to unjustifiable environmental policies

From record deaths, to almost none: UK's COVID success gives Canada hope for the future

The Liberal's internet regulation bill opens the door to a massive abuse of power

Maclean's

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Global

Man shot dead outside Vancouver airport, suspects at large

More deadly gun violence as 'targeted' shooting leaves 19 year old dead in Burnaby 

BC's South Asian media stars hold benefit for COVID-19 stricken India

BC funds %8.6 million to help curb gang violence

Vancouver  tax payers on the hook for at least $3.5M for Oppenheimer Park Tent city

Calgary mayor says anti-mask rallies are 'thinly veiled white nationalist' protests

Parties gear up for federal election showdown amid COVID-19

2 year study of EI needed to buy time for needed tech upgrades

Miscellaneous            

 

RCMP blocked bridges out of Richmond after report of shooting at Vancouver International Airport

End sweetheart deals for Vancouver developers

Eby-Yan study defended by those who advanced the foreign-money augment in Vancouver housing debates

District of North Vancouver councillor Jim Hanson nominated as NDP candidate in Burnaby North-Seymour