Ottawa Observations: Thursday, June 10, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Thursday, June 10, 2021

 

G7 UK meetings

Canada only G7 country that hasn't committed to sharing excess vaccine supply

After a Me-First pandemic, G7 leaders feel the need for some defensive globalism

Joe Biden and Boris Johnson meet ahead of G7 summit, reaffirm trans-Atlantic alliance

Trudeau lands in England for G7 summit as leaders pressed too hare COVID-19 vaccines

Trudeau and other G7 leaders gather to plot a path back to 'normal'

UK's Johnson calls on G7 to donate 1B COVID-19 vaccines to poorer countries

Ottawa mum on whether Trudeau joining Biden's G7 push on Northern Ireland peace

Justin Trudeau travelled to the G7. Should he have? And should he quarantine once home?

Canadians held in China / China tensions                 

China has lost all moral authority as data suggests suppression of Uyghur births

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Ontario accelerates second COVID-19 vaccine doses for areas with Delta variant, but keeps AstraZeneca interval at 12 weeks

Ontario urged to reduce 12 week interval between AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses

Ontario moves up second shots of COVID-19 vaccine in Delta variant hot spots, including Toronto, Peel

Northern Ontario health unit locked down for two weeks due to Delta variant, 'alarming' sure in new cases

BC could nearly wipe out COVID-19 by September with 70% contact rate and high vaccine uptake: officials

BC reports 153 new cases, hospitalizations at 7 month low

Delta COVID-19 variant cases are rising, prompting caution on reopening plans

Monthly update reveals progress

Globe and Mail

Kenny mulls NAFTA action over Keystone XL pipeline, but will likely need TC Energy's backing to succeed

737 Max report calls for overhaul of Canada's approval process for new planes

Green MP Jenica Atlin crossing floor to Liberals

Victoria cancels Canada Day celebrations as Mayor says they would be damaging to reconciliation efforts

Father of man accused in anti-Muslim attack in London calls it 'senseless act'

Trudeau will fight discrimination against Muslims so long as they don't live in Quebec

The attack in London did not occur in a vacuum. It is a reflection of my city and of Canada

Spouse of PM's top aide had several contacts with officials on behalf of employer, but no lobbying rules broken: Commissioner

WE Charity was ill-equipped to run student grant program, ethics committee says

Bank of Canada keeps ignoring the raging Canadian dollar - which might be the best strategy

Foreign Affairs committee recommends Ottawa repatriate children detained in Syria

Ottawa has power to legally request church documents on residential schools: Official 

CBC

Green MP Jenica Atwin crossing the floor to join the Liberals

Tory Senator asks if it's appropriate for an Indigenous colleague to hold an eagle feather

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says London truck attack 'clearly an act of terror'

RCMP's use of facial recognition tech violated privacy laws, investigation finds

NDP push to declare residential schools a genocide defeated in House

NAVY disciplining ex-head of training school over claims of inappropriate, sexual comments: sources

Why this London MP voted against a 2017 motion to condemn Islamophobia

Ethics committee calls for sweeping reforms in wake of WE Charity scandal

As election talk ramps up, Liberal government draws a line in the sand on legislation

CBSA workers to hold strike votes next week, possibly jeopardizing border reopening 

Federal government stops using Liberal Party database to vet would-be-judges

Toronto Star

 

'It defies logic': Americans want to know why Canada won't reopen the border now

Sparring MPs, shifting sides, a scathing report: Can a federal election be far behind?

Premier Doug Ford invokes notwithstanding clause to limit electoral spending of unions

Divorce documents describe accused London killer as 'angry' and 'combative' years before attack

Erin O'Toole is talking about Islamophobia. Has he changed his tune?

Lack of warning signs on alleged London attacker show how radicalization can happen in the dark, experts say

Ontario is finally crushing COVID-19. You can exhale (through a mask)

Canada needs more immigrants - and not only for the economy 

Ford is trampling on our rights again. Ontarios should not forget or forgive 

Air Canada to recall 2,600 workers, extends deadline for COVID-19 refunds

Canada-US border 'has to open' businesses say

Green Party MP Jenica Atlin crosses the floor to join Liberals

Doug Ford deserves cautions praise: for using the notwithstanding clause exactly the way it was intended

Whither the Charter of Rights and Freedoms? The notwithstanding clause again

Toronto Sun

Hate the action, not the illness

They're not often terorrists ... just hate-filled thugs

CFL, Redblacks weigh in on Chris Larsen suspension

End of an era for Bay and Dundas bus terminal building

Calling Canada racist: A political agenda?

Pope's words are too little, too late

This isn't your father's left-wing revolution

Indigenous funding a massive failure

National Post

City of Victoria cancels its Canada Day broadcast as First Nations mourn residential school deaths

Green MP crosses floor to join Liberals after challenging leader over Israeli-Palestine conflict

Government reaching out to Indigenous communities to fund residential school searches: Bennett

The Trudeau Liberals shrugging at WE ethics report proves the rot runs deep

Canada no longer deserves a seat at the big boy's table

With election speculation in the air; Liberals promise 'every parliamentary tool' to get bills through the Commons

Commons committee blasts Liberals over WE deal, calls for tougher lobbying measures

Short list of potential Governor General candidates will go to Trudeau in 'next few days'

Maclean's

Canadians are leading the push for a global anti-corruption court

Global

Victoria scraps online Canada Day event after remains found at Kamloops Residential School

Rare tornadoes spotted over water in the Strait of Georgia for second day in a row

Mandatory vaccinations urged for BC care home staff

'We were always hungry': Survivors recount life in Canadian residential schools

Squamish Nation asks BC government to defer old-growth logging for 2 years

Tahtlan Nation, BC Government sign historic agreement

Green Party MP Jenica Atwin crossing the floor to join the Liberal Party

RCMP broke the law with Clearview AI facial recognition software: watchdog

Catholic bishops to send Indigenous delegation to meet Pope Francis on residential schools

Miscellaneous            

 

Why a name change for Ryerson University is the only path to reconciliation 

Ottawa warns Americans in boats this summer to avoid crossing the Canadian border while fishing, sightseeing

BC realtor suspended, fined more than $17,000 for allowing his name to be used by another agent

Indigenous history delivered with flair in Brotherhood to Nationhood

Designer says tiny homes offer big solutions to housing crunch in Victoria

How the Uber rich transformed Housing in Vancouver and the World

We Could change BC's Drug Policies and Save Six Lives Today

RCMP fails to explain how it used Clearview AI Facial recognition

BC is moving too slowly to protect Northern Old Growth, says Whistleblower