Ottawa Observations: Saturday/Sunday, May 15 & 16, 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 15 & 16, 2021

 

Canadians held in China / China tensions                         

The Israeli/Palestinian conflict -- Canadian views

Tensions flare at Israel-Palestinian demonstrations in Toronto, Montreal

Israel's Canadian supporters rally, more pro Palestinian demonstrations held as violence continues in Gaza

Israel supporter says protest 'scariest thing I've ever endured'

Trudeau needs to muster the courage to condemn Hamas

The right to protest

Supporters of Israel, Palestine take to Vancouver's streets amid escalating Middle East violence

Montreal police deploy tear gas as pro-Israeli, pro-Palestinian protesters clash

Pro-Palestine, Israel demonstrations held in Edmonton amid rising Middle East violence 

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Why Canada could soon turn the corner in the pandemic - even it it doesn't feel like it yet

Ontario hit seven million vaccines - and counting - on weekend

These are the Toronto neighbourhoods that have the highest and lowest vaccination rates so far

Clarity needed on second AZ dose

Vaccine bookings open to all BC adults Sunday, Surrey adds walk-in clinics

750K more COVID-19 vaccinations needed for BC to start reopening expert 

BC 19 year old hospitalized with rare COVID-linked syndrome usually found in kids

Canada could donate excess AstraZeneca doses to other countries, Anand suggests

Quebec premier argues province has power to amend constitution in letter to Trudeau

Provinces continue towards COVID-19 vaccine targets amid military head's resignation

Medical experts in Ontario calling for creative strategies in next phase of COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Globe and Mail

BC school principals, vice-principals await court decision on collective bargaining

Public gives poor grade to federal efforts to get to net zero: report

Calgary's Green Line LRT would be a boon for the city. Why is the Kenney government stymying it?

Is Canada in line to be the next Silicon Valley?

CBC

Embattled doctor steps down after allowing sex offender to mentor survivors at military trauma retreat

Steven Guilbeault is trying to take on Big Tech. It's not going well

Fortin out as Canada's vaccine campaign lead amid military probe into sexual misconduct claim, sources say

Legault pens letter to Trudeau about Bill 101 reforms, stressing need to protect French language 

'I'll do whatever I have to': NS Premier Iain Rankin doubles down on lockdown

Toronto Star

 

Summer camps for kids will go ahead, Premier Doug Ford promises

Justin Trudeau won't commit, but a top health adviser says Canada will need an inquiry into its pandemic response

Dany Fortin's sudden departure, investigation shows military taking action on alleged misconduct, says expert 

Doug Ford has repeatedly failed us by disregarding experts. Extending the lockdown is good policy, at long last

Doug Ford's popularity is in free fall. Is he finished?

Feds face growing calls for answers after general overseeing vaccine effort sidelined

Broadcasting, budgets and MAiD

Western MP pitches Conservative carbon price with a 24 pack of Pilsner

The inside story of Justin Trudeau's 'one-dose summer' controversy

The Harper Conservatives say they sought an investigation into Canada's top soldier. But the man they say they asked has no recollection

Worries that Bill 96 will damage the so-called social peace may be overblown

Toronto Sun

Lockdown madness is just crazy

Trudeau's big three lies on Canada's leaky border

Informed consent being shredded in Canada by AZ vaccine debacle

Weak conflict law rewarded Trudeau for unethical behaviour

National Post

Flat broke Newfoundland is a cautionary tale for other big spending governments in Canada

'Society moves on': Where the streets have explorers' names, some Halifax residents call for change 

'We're now living in a world of 'safety extremism'

Canada the International laggard

UK by-election offers lesson for Canadian Conservatives

Feds face growing calls for answers folllowing Fortin's departure from COVID-19 vaccine campaign

CBC loses farcical lawsuit agains the Conservatives, but secular moralizing will continue

Maclean's

Global

'In the middle of a gang war': Policing, industry experts say Metro Vancouver patios safe as bullets fly

Kamloops brothers identified as pair found dead near Penticton BC

Crews responding to a 10 hectare wildfire near Harrison Mills

Vancouver Police clear crowds at English Bay on Saturday

Vancouver mayor apologizes to retired Black BC judge wrongfully handcuffed by police

Tree poaching increases with lumber costs in BC

A workplace resignation boom may be looming. Here's why

Former gang members weigh in on escalating Lower Mainland violence

'It's frightening. We don't get murders in Naramata': Okanagan community still reeling after bodies found

Miscellaneous            

 

Vancouver man claims police were more concerned about anti-maskers' sign than his personal safety

UBC sociology professor Sinikka Elliot found dead after massive search on Salt Spring Island

It's no longer a question of if we should have vaccine passports in Canada but how they should be designed

Whose side is the Vancouver Police Department really on when it comes to anti mask rallies in our city?

Mistaken arrest of retired judge Selwyn Romilly raises questions about VPD's understanding of Black history