Ottawa Observations: Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Wednesday, June 2, 2021

 

Kamloops Residential School Graves

Ottawa pledges funds to locate unmarked Indigenous graves at residential schools 

Kamloops survivor says Canadian outpouring of support can bring healing

Indigenous faculty call on Ryerson to change name

Trudeau response falls short at a moment of national shock

Catholics need to 'ask their church to do better' in the wake of Kamloops discovery, minister says

Ottawa says it's not liable for cultural damage caused by Kamloops Residential School: court documents

Murray Sinclair asks for inquiry into residential burial sites, more support for survivors  

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

For Justin Trudeau and Joe Biden, healing a nation's racist past means listening to those who bear the scars

Indigenous children were abused and died in Canada's residential schools. Was anyone held to account?

Should statues of Sir John A Macdonald be taken down? Canada's minister of Indigenous services says no

Mourning 215 little lost souls

If there are 215 graves at one School, there will be more

The graves were never a secret: Why so many residential school cemeteries remain unmarked

Discovery of graves reignites calls to strip buildings of names of residential school architects 

Residential school remains could reveal how 215 - children lived - and died, experts say

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

After  burial site discovery, BC chief calls for space to heal - then systemic change

What survivors said about life at the Kamloops Indian Residential School 

'The Church was unquestionably wrong': Vancouver Archbishop pens letter to First Nations

Small red dresses line BC highway in tribute to children found in burial site

'It doesn't leave a person': Residential schools aren't 'history' for many, advocates say

'The Story of a National Crime'

Unmarked burial site at residential school damages Canada's human rights reputation, advocate says

Students could be triggered by Kamloops residential school discovery, BC teacher says

Discovery of Indigenous children's bodies reminder of Canada's genocide, experts say

Vancouver Catholic Archbishop apologizes to Indigenous communities for church's role in residential schools

Vancouver Catholic school students call on religious order to apologize for its role in residential schools

Crisis lines offering support to residential school survivors see spike in calls

Catholic Archbishop says church will help identify the remains of 215 children found near old Kamloops residential school 

Residential Schools - the truth comes out every few years, then shockingly fades away

'This is the trauma our families have carried for generations'

Survivors raising funds to scan grounds of Island residential schools for unmarked graves

Trudeau, Horgan talk Kamloops residential school remains, next steps

Indigenous leaders want Vancouver Island residential schools searched for victims

Canadians held in China / China tensions                 

Commons votes to demand Liberals reveal reasons for firing of two federal scientists from infectious disease lab

Canada says it blocked 43 attempts to sell military goods to China last year

Representatives of Chinese dissident groups reject Trudeau's comments on racism

Trudeau should change tack on the two Michaels and negotiated fro their release

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Canada not ready to join international COVID-19 vaccine-sharing campaign

Moderna plans mix of COVID-19 vaccine doses following Lonza deal

A COVID-19 vaccine today is worth two tomorrow - as Canada is discovering

Make COVID-19 history. Boost Canada's vaccination rate to 90 per cent

Canada doubles dollar contribution to COVAX alliance - but still isn't sharing doses

Why COVID vaccination progress at home risks being undone by spread of variants abroad

Pressure mounts to speed up second vaccine doses to essential workers in COVID-19 hot spots

Vaccine fund finally a reality

BC reports fewer than 200 new COVID-19 cases for 2nd consecutive day

UK changes its vaccine strategy to combat COVID-19 Delta variant. Should Canada follow?

New case count remains below 200

Globe and Mail

Ontario student's won't return to in-person learning for the rest of the school year, Doug Ford announces

Bill C-15 will mean everything for Canada's reconciliation progress with Indigenous peoples 

Trudeau and Freeland blast Air Canada over executive bonuses

Porter Airlines warned of losses, threatened to leave Toronto's Island airport in dispute with terminal owner

Michigan argues Canada-US pipeline treaty has no bearing on Line 5 dispute

Ottawa pledges support for vulnerable populations in response to MMIWG inquiry

Commons votes to demand Liberals reveal reasons for firing of two federal scientists from infectious disease lab

Push to legalize single-game sports betting in Canada faces resistance in the Senate

In the wake of the findings at a Kamloops Residential School, Catholic bishops must pursue a papal apology - now

CBC

Questions raised after Kenney, ministers seen dining on 'Sky Palace' patio

Ottawa ups fine to $5,000 for travellers who refuse to quarantine in a hotel

Federal government to release long-awaited MMIWG national action plan

Veterans with sexual trauma turned away from peer support counselling, watchdog says

Doug Ford's PCs enter final year before election in the lead, but vulnerable 

'Could I have done more?" Coming to terms with seeing family members radicalized

Toronto Star

 

Doug Ford 'cautiously optimistic' Ontario could reopen early

Toronto strip club has a new star attraction - the COVID 19 vaccine

Why a 'Sky Palace' photo of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has hit a nerve

Ottawa is taking the middle road on Indigenous reconciliation, but that's not a safe political path anymore 

Would the opposition let Doug Ford head a minority government?

The Ford government made the wrong call on reopening schools

Kamloops tragedy must not divert attention fro correcting inequalities of the present

Doug Ford has forces school boards into Catch-22 of hybrid learning - students and teachers will both pay the price

Brampton's essential workers need second dose to stop spread of explosive variant

Toronto Sun

Ford's misleading comments on school need a fact check

Mayor sends out strong message about Jew hatred

Ford cites borders as issue again and he's not wrong

Could Ontario open early?

We spent big to fly Sophie to UK for gig

Emotional hell looms as Paul Bernardo to attempt second parole bid

National Post

The harm of keeping schools closed is the only risk Doug Ford will tolerate

House of Commons defeats bill to ban sex-selective abortion, but two thirds of Conservatives vote in favour

Scramble to control COVID-19 variants led to controversial mandatory quarantine hotel rules, court hears

Photos show Jason Kenney, Alberta cabinet ministers defying outdoor gathering rules on patio

Maclean's

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Global

Parents create amusement park staff in Penticton for forcing kids to wear masks

Questions about BC Ambulance response times as woman waits hour with broken hip

Haida Gwaii asking visitors to stay away until at least July 1 

'We're just waiting': Federal cash still needed to finish SkyTrain to Langley

Trudeau to attend G7 Leaders' Summit hosted by UK next week

Miscellaneous            

 

BC honours Filipino Heritage Month, during challenges of COVID-19 and anti-Asian racism

Vancouver councillor says many cannot afford non-market homes in 'problematic' definition of social housing

'We're Not Going to see tankers in Active Pass Ever Again'

Vancouver's Cultural parks aren almost gone,  but some Caretakers haven't given up

Blackstock on Trudeau: 'How much money does he think a child's life is worth?'

In their shoes: Community creates a symbol of mourning for Those killed in residential schools

BC's 'Intentions Paper' on Future of Forests is panned for lack of specifics