Ottawa Observations: Thursday, May 27, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for    Thursday, May 27, 2021

 

Canadians held in China / China tensions                 

Trudeau backs Biden effort to identify origin of COVID-19

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

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Why herd immunity to COVID-19 is proving elusive - even in highly vaccinated countries

Two million Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to arrive in Canada in June

Daily COVID-19 cases in UK hit highest level in six weeks

Moderna says 2 million more COVID-19 doses will arrive by the week of June 14

AstraZeneca doses could go to waste, Ontario pharmacists warn

New Governor General should be named by end of June: LeBlanc

Federal government will pay up to $5,000 if you make your home more energy efficient

Delayed deliveries of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine complicate provincial roll out plans

'Vaccine vultures in Versace' swarm pop-up clinic for essential workers

COVID study uncovers a surprise: Health workers may be at less risk than others

Moderna vows big delivery in June but will still be nearly seven million doses short of original commitment

Clock ticking for Toronto pharmacies to administer AstraZeneca doses before they expire

BC moves to 8 week gap for second Pfizer or Moderna vaccine dose

BC reports 378 new COVID-19 cases, seven deaths

Dose interval shortened; non urgent surgeries resume

Globe and Mail

All GTA public health units prepared for schools to reopen, Ontario top doctor says

Remains of 215 children found at former residential school in British Columbia

CRA estimates 30,000 self-employed people who received CERB may not have to repay

Small companies plan for biggest price hikes in more than a decade

Liberal MP caught on camera during virtual House of Commons, again

Liberals' new greener-homes grant aims to boost energy efficiency - and attract climate-friendly voters

The runaway costs, ill defined risks and mediocre returns of the CPP's investment strategy

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

MPs vote for Public Health Agency to disclose uncensored details of lab firings

Digital services tax could raise more revenue than Ottawa forecast, Parliamentary Budget Officer says

Iran harassing and intimidating families of Flight 752 victims: report

With Trudeau and Legault, opacity is the soul of politics

Why Quebec's Bill 96 is a gift to Alberta's Jason Kenney 

How many more Joyce Echaquans must lose their lives before real change comes?

CBC

Liberal MP caught on camera - again - during virtual House of Commons

Advisory panel calls on federal government to end quarantine hotels for air travellers

Dozens of MPs stand to lose access to pensions if they're defeated in an early election

Trudeau apologizes to Italian Canadians for internment during WWII

Supreme Court to hear appeal of Quebec City mosque shooter's sentence

Canada Post says 950,000 customers exposed in data breach

Without meaning to, Mike Duffy may have changed the Senate forever

Federal COVID Alert app caught 400 cases of COVID-19 in April

Veterans Affairs asks for public feedback on Canada's Afghan war monument

'A deal to be silent': Public servant paid to keep quiet about discrimination on the job

Quebec and Korea have more in common than you might think

Toronto Star

 

Ontario might not get to herd immunity with COVID-19 vaccines. Here's why that's not the end of the world

Remains of 215 children found at former residential school in British Columbia

It's time to end Canada's quarantine-hotel program for air travellers, COVID-19 panel says

Hiring Boris Johnston's advisers shows Erin O'Toole's Conservatives don't plan to play nice

Lessons from the Maple Leafs and Queen's Park on leadership and loss

White House dismisses report that US wants border with Canada reopened next month

Premier Doug Ford demands 'consensus' from doctors and educators before schools can reopen

Ontario Place is no place for secret deals on development

New technology does nowhere close to solving the problem of nuclear waste

Toronto Sun

Human Rights Watch says families of Flight 752 victims harassed, intimidated by Iran

TDSB educator still tweeting virulent anti-Israel messages

Thornhill grocery store at centre of Big COVID breakout

Ford won't get a consensus, but should reopen schools

AZ, AZ ... who's got the AZ?

Audit shows PPE fail for Trudeau government

Will the madness of 2020 last?

Why is Canada's useless hotel quarantine policy still in place?

COVID-19 blunders cost Canadian lives

National Post

How ineligible self-employed Canadians who returned CERB money to CRA can get it back

Remains of 215 children found buried at site of former BC residential school

'Boggling' CRTC flip-flop on wholesale internet rates could mean higher prices for consumers: critics

Most of the interned Italian-Canadians were hardcore Fascists. Why is Justin Trudeau apologizing?

Mark Carney called a 'Davos elite' as Pierre Poilevre goes on offensive at committee hearing

Canada has nothing to feel smug about when it comes to pandemic preparedness

Liberal MP William Amos apologizes again after second Commons camera mishap catches him urinating

We need some outrage over anti-Semitism in Canada

BC cruise ship debacle reveals the abject failure of the Canadian government to plan

Return of the lumber war zombies

Maclean's

The real problem with Quebec's new language bill

Global

Police watchdog orders review after retired Black judge detained, handcuffed in Vancouver

First Nation in Kamloops confirms bodies of 215 children buried at former residential school site

Vancouver approves plan to turn Commercial Drive into pedestrian-first 'high street'

The story behind the viral photo of a massive old-growth tree on a BC highway 

BC allows indoor religious gatherings of up to 50 people to resume

UBC launches 13 wee COVID-19 test trials

New tactics on display as BC's old growth logging dispute heats up

Toxic drug deaths surge among BC Indigenous people

TMX beings tunnel construction in Burnaby

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh apologizes after video shows him breaking COVID-19 rules

Miscellaneous            

 

Sorry not sorry - why VPD Chief Palmer's position on systemic racism isn't just defiant, it's dangerous

Point Roberts newspaper reports that America is ready to unilaterally end border closure with Canada on June 22

Downtown Eastside residents say they were taunted and harassed by two police officers

Did nature really 'heal' during the Pandemic?

The other fight at Fairy Creek: Press Freedom

BC is changing electoral boundaries again. Who will benefit?