Ottawa Observations: Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Tuesday,  May 4, 2021

 

Canadians held in China / China tensions                         

 

Alberta vows to curb university's research ties to China 

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Trudeau seeks to dispel advisory council's vaccine concerns

Pharmacists association 'disappointed', worried NACI advice will stoke COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

AbCellera starts trials of treatment for COVID-19 variants

Toronto Public Health reports COVID-19 outbreak at Scotiabank Arena

Alberta government announces new restrictions to curb spread of COVID-19

In a pandemic, confusing government messages about COVID-19 vaccines aren't helpful

Lifting vaccine patent protections is the surest way to end the COVID-19 pandemic

Trudeau, Tam say all vaccines are safe and effective after NACI guidance causes confusion

Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine not troubled by variants so far, says CEO

Faced with mixed messages he couldn't control, Justin Trudeau scrambled to get vaccine message back on track

Kenney moves to avert hospital 'disaster,' as Alberta's COVID-19 rates sit 80% higher than Ontario's  

Our leaders need to clarify mixed messages about vaccines

Messaging causing vaccine confusion

Hajdu fails to walk the line on COVID vaccines after advisory committee's muddled message

Kenney announces new, stricter COVID-19 measures, but will enough Albertans follow the rules?

Trudeau tells Canadians to get vaccinated as soon as possible to end pandemic

One day in Ottawa and a catastrophe of vaccine messaging

Why the first shot you're offered is still the best shot

How Alberta's COVID-19 crisis became 'absolutely frightening'

Alberta woman dies of complications after receiving AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

India reports nearly 3,800 COVID-19 deaths in single day, a new record amid crisis

Childcare, school staff, first responders in Fraser Health can book vaccinations this week

Pregnant women in BC now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine

Canada will have received 6.4M AstraZeneca COVID-19 doses by June's end, official says

Pausing AstraZeneca could cause more deaths 

Globe and Mail

July says Canada working on standardized vaccine certification for international travel

Ottawa should let fully vaccinated travellers skip Canada's hotel quarantine

Remote work has boosted Canada's hot housing market, but how long will the boom last?

Can't afford a house? It's likely not your fault

Former Great Canadian Gaming Corporation CEO and spouse have first court hearing for allegedly violating Yukon's quarantine rules

Who is really to blame for the Jonathan Vance misconduct scandal?

The Conservative riding 'coup' that was anything but

Advocates say Ottawa's new pathway to permanent residency excludes too many migrant groups

Human trafficking in Canada at record high, data show, but likely still underreported

Trudeau says politicians in all parties need to offer better support to assault survivors

Shooting victims' families urge Liberals to rewrite 'offensively hollow' federal gun Legislation 

CBC

Army probe of Ranger unit finds some members 'vulnerable' to extremism

Canada and Japan move to expand security cooperation in Indo-Pacific

Temporary immigration pathway for essential workers and graduates exclude to many, critics say

Legal advocates say federal budget can ease 'crisis' in courts, but more should be done

Liberal lead over Conservatives holds

Kenney is invoking a circuit breaker - but not the kind Alberta needs

Whether or not you support Bill C-15, Canada passing it would be an important time in our history

Our colonial history, the colonial agenda and Bill C-15

As a postal worker, my job is essential. I work about spreading COVID-19 everyday

Toronto Star

 

Ontario school boards will have up to $1.6 billion to spend on COVID-19 costs for the next school year

For a second day,  Ontario's long-term care minister refuses to say sorry

Canada is breaking the law with its treatment of asylum-seekers during COVID19, a new legal challenge claims

Doug Ford ramps up campaign to tighten COVID-19 border controls despite low numbers

Doug Ford under fire after a bizarre tweet that credited news to the wrong media outlet 

US firm set to win controversial city hall online payment contract, despite objections from Toronto's tech sector

RCMP investigating anti-teacher group linked to developer with strong times to Doug Ford's government 

Using Netflix or Amazon Prime? Get ready to pay. more, expert says

Peter MacKay says he owed $1M after Tory leadership race. He's still paying if off

Ontario loosens COVID-19 restrictions on vaccinated residents in long-term care

Toronto Sun

Ontario will offer online learning option in 2021-22 school year

COVID numbers lower, but golf courses can't open yet: Elliot

Shame on long-term care minister for not showing remorse

OLG chair steps aside amid police probe

Liberals are feeling the heat over Bill C-10

NDP targets 'diverse businesses' with wrongheaded policy proposal

National Post

Millennials  are fleeing Canada's big cities as Big Government coddles boomers

US 'highly unlikely to order Line 5 shut down as deadline on crucial pipeline nears, chief negotiator says

NDP argument against firing Trudeau's top aide Katie Telford is 'patronizing and sexist' Conservative says

Getting Canada more COVID vaccine doses is in America's 'enlightened self-interest': prominent US doctor

Enforcing COVID restrictions a breach of their oath, group of Ontario police officers say in constitutional challenge

Jason Kenney faces a test to regain trust of public and his party

Eyes roll as stressed Liberal staffers offered free yoga class led by Sophie Gregoire Trudeau

Liberals fear the shattering of their feminist credentials at the defence committee

Fixing First Nation water quality is about more than flashy new infrastructure 

Looking back on the 2011 election, from the dystopian world of today

Maclean's

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Global

'This could be manslaughter': Legal experts warn about hosting parties during COVID-19

Alleged police impersonator caught by off duty cop: West Kelowna RCMP

BC couple accused of jumping COVID-19 vaccine queue in Yukon back in court May 18

Woman airlifted to hospital after cougar attack near Aggasiz 

Delta police chief says shooting of corrections officer has 'markings of gang related incident'

Demand for Metro Vancouver real estate remains high as prices grow, board says

Head of Canadian military intelligence school removed amid misconduct probe

Miscellaneous            

 

Is the party finally over? Fraser Valley Real Estate Board reports signs of housing market cooling down

Still piping hot: Greater Vancouver housing market posts highest April sales on record

Higher Ed is Indigenizing. But are schools responsible for vetting identities

Seed the North: Fighting Climate Change, One sprout at a time