Ottawa Observations: Thursday, May 20, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for   Thursday,  May 20, 2021

 

Canadians held in China / China tensions                         

Federal initiative to help Hong Kongers immigrate to Canada sees significant jump in applications

Infectious disease scientists at Canada's high-security lab collaborated with China

Taiwan can help and needs Canada's help

The Israeli/Palestinian conflict -- Canadian views

Why did a hideous 'war' reinvigorate the Palestinian cause?

The disparity playing out in the Middle East

Why does the left seemingly hate Israel?

Israel-Hamas ceasefire begins amid skepticism that truce will hold

Echoes of the Holocaust: The Jewish people have seen this movie before

There is nothing Islamaphobic about defending Israel's right to exist

Hundreds attend Palestinians solidarity demonstration at legislature in Victoria

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

A COVID-10 surge in Japan won't stop the Olympics. 

Canada's confirmed COVID-19 vaccine deliveries so far fell short of expectations for first half of 2021

Why are health care leaders promising 'choice' on second COVID-19 shots before we have firm clinical data?

Vaccine deliveries could be less than expected next month, new logistics commander says

COVID-19 pandemic and its effects killed far more people that originally thought. Ontario scientists have charted the real numbers

As the clock ticks on AstraZeneca, some in Canada fear a once unthinkable outcome: wasted vaccine

Things are looking up on the COVID front, but we're not out of the woods yet

Even Ontarios' gloomy 'science table' advisers no longer deny the glorious vaccine miracle 

With Moderna shipments uncertain, Ottawa lowers expectations on vaccine deliveries

As COVID-19's third wave recedes in Canada, what's next? Six steps to save summer

BC reports 357 new COVID-19 cases, fewest since mid-February

BC looking at 13 week interval between COVID-19 vaccine doses, top doctor says

Clinics better than schools for COVID-19 vaccinations, Henry says

Kids 12 to 17 years old can now register for the COVID-19 vaccine in British Columbia

New case count below 400; further details about youth vaccinations

Here's why communities become COVID Hotspots

Globe and Mail

Porter in talks with Pearson, other airports for passenger jet service

Ontario's 'slow and cautious' COVID-19 reopening plan tied to vaccination rates, premier says

Hinshaw announces new quarantine rules for Albertans who have been vaccinated 

Bank of Canada flags debt risks as some Canadians overpay to get into hot housing market

What is Bill C-10 and why are the Liberals planning to regulate the internet?

Takeover battle will force railways to scrap their old route maps

Metro Vancouver's gang-violence problem is spiralling out of control

Can the loonie hit parity?

Selling national symbols when fewer language levers are left to pull

Too early to set a date on loosening COVID-19 travel restrictions, transport minister says

New tax on luxury vehicles, planes and boats will bring in more than $150 million a year PBO says

CBC

Iran intentionally shot down Flight PS752 in 'an act of terrorism' Ontario court rules

Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq won't seek reelection

Too early to set a date on loosening travel restrictions, transport minister says

Canadians who cross border for vaccine must quarantine on return, Ottawa says

Toronto Star

 

Ontario schools could reopen in June with a 'manageable' increase in new COVID-19 cases, experts say

Everything you need to know about Quebec's controversial plan to change the Constitution

Businesses worry reopening plan is too little, too late

Outdoor sports can resume this weekend as Doug Ford unveils plan to reopen Ontario's economy

Is this porn Canadian enough? That could be a question the CRTC starts asking

Canada's new head of vaccine rollout calls on scandal-hit military - and society - to be better

Ontario court rules deadly shutdown of Flight 752 in Iran was act of terrorism

Justin Trudeau isn't fighting his father's battles in Quebec. But maybe we should 

Doug Ford government's COVID-19 reopening plan follows the science - finally

Everything you need to know about Quebec's controversial plan to change the Constitution 

Lone Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Aqqqaq opts not to seek re-election

'This is an easy fix': Canada' military ombudsman says he can deal with complaints about sexual misconduct 

Toronto Sun

Premier Doug Ford announces Ontario's slow, measured' reopening plan

Ford's cautious reopening plan is hopefully his last

Why not allow businesses to reopen safely with fresh ideas?

Trudeau blocks Canadians from getting American vaccine shots

Weak Trudeau letting Quebec roll over Constitution 

Health crisis won't end post-pandemic

National Post

Doug Ford's not-really-reopening plan snatches defeat from the jaws of Ontario's vaccine victory

Ontario to start reopening week of June 14 under new three stage plan based on vaccination rates

Queen Victoria's name could be stripped from Toronto school looking to 'rebrand'

Trudeau can now campaign as a friend of Quebec nationhood. The consequences be damned

Canada's public health agency goes bonkers reversing vaccine exemption for border crossers

Iran shot down plane full of Canadians intentionally in act of terrorism, Ontario judge rules

Canada's MIA Senators don't deserve another raise

Francois Legault's constitutional trap for Trudeau is only verbiage

Sajjan's demise is imminent and he has only himself to blame

Maclean's

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Global

'The circuit breaker will be over': BC aims to move past third wave of COVID-19 pandemic

One dead, three in custody after shooting in Nanaimo: Police

BC youth who want the COVID-19 vaccine do not need parental consent or a signed form

Abbotsford councillor's Facebook post invoking Nazi Germany raises eyebrows

Expect traffic and campsite enforcement to squash non-essential travel in Sea to Sky region

Seven more arrests at BC blockade opposing old-growth logging: RCMP

BC Premier throws support behind possible Major League Baseball team in Vancouver

BC study to probe lagging care home worker vaccination rates

Canada may extend travel ban on India, Pakistan as COVID-19 remains concern, feds say

Diab case exposes dangerous flaws in Canada's extradition process

New privacy bill won't fix Canada's longstanding issues, critics say

Fewer Canadian women appear to be travelling to US for abortions during COVID-19

British Columbia's cruise ship industry continues to navigate choppy waters

Ottawa should end health transfers, give provinces room to tax: researchers

Miscellaneous            

 

Keynote speaker at this weekend's Vancouver anti mask rally, Chris Sky, charged with uttering death threats

Don't blame anti-Asian sentiment on the COVID-19 pandemic

Prices of brand new homes in Canada jump 9.9 percent in biggest annual increase since February 2007

More arrests at Fair Creek  Blockade and Protest in Victoria

International Energy Agency 'Annihilates' Chance of a Fossil-Fuel Future

The reinvention of Kevin Falcon

The Best parks for people with Disabilities aren't in Vancouver

BC Government criticized for secrecy around $500 million investment fund

Will BC's Landmark New Legislation adequately address disability rights?