Ottawa Observations: Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Monday, June 1, 2021

 

Kamloops Residential School Graves

Murray Sinclair says more remains will be found at residential school sites

Ryerson University to rename journalism school publications ahead of new school year

Calgary Board of Education announces removal of  residential school figure's name from school

The fault of Canada: 'Trudeau addresses Commons on discovery of remains at BC residential school

Canadians should be prepared for more discoveries like Kamloops, Murray Sinclair says

Days after children's remains reported, Trudeau says more help coming for residential school survivors

Discovery of children's remains in Kamloops stunned the local chiefs. Even the radar expert wept

This radar technology helped find the burial site of 215 children in Kamloops - could it find others?

'There's another Kamloops coming': Here are some Canadian sites believed to hold more unmarked graves of Indigenous children 

Seven of my grandfather's siblings lay in residential school graves.The 215 children found confirms what Indigenous people have known about Canada

Grab the guilty souls who ran residential schools before they die and find out what they did

Discovery. of Kamloops mass grave compels our collective action

Statue of Egerton Ryerson may have to go

The Children who were denied basic human respect, in both life and death

A horror that cannot be ignored

Canada failed in its duty, Trudeau says as parliament holds special debate on residential school mass grave

Alberta MLA's put their own culture wars on hold to talk about Kamloops school tragedy

Justice demands the Pope apologize for Church's role in residential schools

'These were 215 beautiful, innocent, trusting little spirits'

'They were monsters that did this': Kamloops Residential School survivor speaks out

Ottawa has millions to spend on missing children and cemetery searches

'Neglected in life, dishonoured in death'

Stop asking how you can help - and listen, says BC residential school survivor

Survivors, faith leaders call on Catholic Church to make responsibility for residential schools

Survivor of BC Residential school breaking silence and calling for action

Tsilhqot'in Nation wants all residential school sites, including St. Joseph's Mission in Williams Lake, searched

Hundreds gather to mourn after remains of Indigenous children found

Residential schools that operated on the Island and their listed deaths

We failed then, we cannot do so again

Why we all 'can't get over it'

The residential school across the river, remote as the moon

Canadians held in China / China tensions                 

O'Toole wants an investigation of Winnipeg virus lab's ties to China

High security lab's ties to Chinese military researchers should compel Liberals to provide documents: opposition  

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Variant that emerged in parallel with vaccines poses a different kind of COVID-19 threat, experts warn

First AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine can be followed by Pfizer or Moderna, Canadian advisory group says

COVID-19 cases have dropped 70 percent since peak of the third wave, Tam says

Canada recommends mixing and matching AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines

Ontario revising vaccine strategy after latest NACI advice

Toronto vaccine clinics say they are being harassed by ineligible people seeking second doses

Vaccine switch after AstraZeneca first dose is safe, Canada's advisory panel says

NACI approves mixing COVID vaccines: What you need to know

Daily cases in BC drop below 200 for first time since late October

Only 45 percent of people in BC aged 70+ registered for vaccine, as officials continue reminders

BC expected to allow mixing and matching for second COVID-19 vaccine dose

New case count drops below 200

Globe and Mail

Ford government leans towards keeping schools closed for remainder of school year, sources say

Liberals seek to run out the clock on parliamentary disclosure

Get set for a fresh round of confrontations over mask-wearing

Time running out for Ottawa to pass key bills ahead of summer recess

Native Women's Association releases own plan on MMIWG inquiry, says Ottawa's approach is 'fundamentally flawed'

CBC

Native Women's Association leaves national MMIWG Action plan process, calling it 'toxic and dysfunctional'

Toronto Star

 

Behind Closed Doors, Doug Ford told MPPs that Ontario schools probably can't reopen this year: source

Some Ontario parents say a return to in-person classes would be 'ludicrous'

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney defends John A Macdonald's legacy amid backlash over residential schools' deadly legacy

What to do with Sir John A. Macdonald? Kamloops discovery latest dark chapter in a shirty of Canada's PM that is being rewritten

Chinatown vaccine pop-up filled with 'disrespect, confusion and racism' from health teams, local group alleges

We can't have Indigenous reconciliation without closing the employment gap

On schools, Ford government might be making the right call for the wrong reasons

C'mon Doug Ford - schools should open before patios

In the best interest of children - schools should open

Indigenous education is central to Canada's COVID-19 recovery

Ontarios's commitment to building public transit in the GTA

Toronto Sun

Ford's not reopening schools, he just won't say it

Canadians paying dearly for mounting provincial debt

Canada's relative debt fifth highest in industrialized world, report says

National Post

Bill C-10 amendment that would exempt social media content from regulation voted down

Quarantine hotels on trial as Federal Court hears constitutional challenge of COVID restrictions

Green Party infighting grows amid rift over Israeli-Palestinian conflict

High earning Canadians benefitted the most from Trudeau's COVID-19 aid

Maclean's

Ministry during a plague

Global

BC sues Vancouver penthouse party host for money seized at makeshift nightclub

Black bear killed by worker at remote BC camp following attack

BC Legislature apologizes for removing memorial honouring Kamloops school children

Surrey city council approves road through Bear Creek Park

Area residents renew calls for better fire protection after major landfill fire near Penticton

BC promises to double the amount of forest tenures for First Nations

Kenney defends contentious Canadian history, lament cancel culture after Calgary school renamed

Trudeau vows to help cities lower high cost of housing

Sexual misconduct in Canada's military remains as 'rampant' in 2021 ad in 2015: report

Miscellaneous            

 

Family offers $50,000 reward to solve mystery of 48 year old Port Moody woman found dead near Hope

Doug Ford's useful idiot becomes a political scapegoat

Three days in the theatre of Fairy Creek

BC's toxic drug crisis deaths are just getting worse

Unions still demanding better support for BC's Injured workers

Use of Old Growth Timber hits a sour noted in the Music industry

Can Metro Vancouver prevent thousands of deaths from air pollution?