Ottawa Observations: Saturday/Sunday, June 5 & 6, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for   Saturday/Sunday June 5 & 6, 2021

 

Kamloops Residential School Graves

Pope Francis expresses sorrow over unmarked graves at residential school but does not answer calls for apology

Catholic Church ran most of Canada's residential schools, yet remains largely silent about their devastating legacy

Statue of Egerton Ryerson on university campus torn down, police say

Papal apology for church's role in residential schools may not be 'way forward': archbishop

Statue of Egerton Ryerson topple at university after rally honouring residential school victims

'Not an apology': Pope's statement on residential school deaths angers those seeking accountability from church

Aspects of what Canadian students are taught about Indian residential schools

PM Justin Trudeau gets real in a virtual talk about family, faith and urging Pope Francis to do the right thing

Canada will surely open a new inquiry into the perpetrators behind residential school. More brutal revelations are coming

Egerton Ryerson statue brought down by protesters 

'I'm Sorry': Toronto cardinal apologizes for residential schools

'Convenient Ignorance: 'Canadians' knowledge of residential schools sorely lacking

'We're all pained' Indigenous leaders in Canada dismiss Pope's remarks on residential schools'

The Kamloops graves put Truth and Reconciliation back in the spotlight, but will it stay there?

Why accepting reality of residential school harms is necessary

'Par for the course': Pope's residential school non-apology no surprise, says BC Chief 

Kamloops residential school survivor urges others to week professional help

Hundreds in convoy to Kamloops to show support for Indigenous Canadians

Egerton Ryerson statue will not be replaced after being pulled down, University says

The legacy of residential schools is not history

Racism against Japanese Canadians informs Kai Nagata's solidarity with Indigenous people resisting genocide

Buffy Sainte-Marie urges 'compassion' for Indigenous community as Junos get underway

The importance of a residential schools paper trail

Indigenous forestry, set to expand, wrestles with old-growth logging debate

BC weekend events mourn Indigenous children buried at Kamloops Residential School

Old growth logging protesters take to Vancouver Art Gallery as island arrests mount

How radar technology is used to discover unmarked graves at former residential schools

To the 215 children and their families: 'What happened to you?"

Canadians held in China / China tensions                 

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Ahead of G7 leaders'. meeting, foundation calls for vaccine-rich countries to share doses

Weekend brings lower COVID-19 counts across much of Canada

Ontario reports 663 COVID cases, lowest in seven months

COVID numbers look good, the way out is far from clear

COVID-19 pandemic may persist in poorer countries

BC Pharmacies getting supply of AstraZeneca 2nd doses Monday

UK PM calls on G7 leaders to vaccinate world against COVID-19 by end of 2022

Globe and Mail

Air Canada's senior executives to return 2020 bonuses over 'public disappointment'

Lumber rally falters but lofty prices expected to be new norm

Tourist town Banff comes to life after COVID-19 restrictions eased

Why Central Banks will crush bitcoin

Two cabinet ministers criticize  Keeney for apparent health-order violation

CBC

Ottawa approves NHL travel exemption for Stanley Cup playoffs

The number of misconduct investigations of border officers soared last year

Canadian trainers being questioned by military police about witnessing possible Iraqi war crimes

Major G7 tax agreement only first step toward global deal: Freeland

Is it past time Canada had an Indigenous Governor General

Trudeau says Ford trying to 'deflect' criticism of Ontario's COVID-19 response by slamming Ottawa

Net Zero by 2050: So easy to say, so hard to do

Toronto Star

 

How Canada is moving to end the systemic 'environmental racism' that has been the toxic burden of racialized and Indigenous people for decades

Air Canada says senior executives to voluntarily return 2020 bonuses

Race to lead the Assembly of First Nations comes as Kamloops shines spotlight on shameful treatment of Indigenous people

Reconciliation, budget implementation and COVID-19

Internal emails show confusion and dismay over Ottawa's glowing online profile of John A. Macdonald

Trudeau made politics 'cool' in 2015. Six years later, he's changed his tune

It's about time Canadians asked why John A. Macdonald deserves to be on a pedestal

Toronto Sun

Beaches busy, why not more than 10 at a funeral?

One man rips off Canadian taxpayers for half a billion

There is still a full report to come from the Kamloops School - What more will it tell us?

D-Day taught us the meaning of sacrifice 

Record public spending isn't helping Indigenous Canadians

Rooting for our First Peoples

PM's shot at Ford sounds familiar

National Post

Much work remains on the Truth and Reconciliations 94 Calls to Action

'I don't feel safe': Toronto shelters are being a rise in violence during the pandemic

By not reopening schools, the Ford Government makes it clear that children aren't priority 

Two Cabinet ministers criticize Alberta Premier Json Kenney for Sky Palace dinner

By not reopening schools, the Ford government makes it clear that children aren't a priority

The Quebec seccessionist strategy - disrupt the status quo of indifference

Mark Carney, man of destiny, arises to revolutionize society. It  won't be pleasant.

Maclean's

Global

Simikameen tourist destination turns away Alberta visitors amid COVID-19 travel directive

Man rushed to hospital in critical condition after going overboard from BC Ferry

Air Canada says top executives returning COVID-19 bonuses after 'public disappointment'

City of Vancouver investigating road tolls for trips to downtown core

'Half a document': Advocates say long-awaited federal MMIWG action plan falls short

Trudeau must fulfill vow of 'transformative' change for Indigenous people: Wilson-Raybould

Miscellaneous            

 

    

It's time for the BC Government to create a new future

Government's Mixed Messages on Fairy Creek Create confusion