Ottawa Observations: Friday, July 16, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Friday  July 16, 2021

 

Canadians held in China / China tensions                 

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The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

BC records 45 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths

Ontario reporting another 159 new COVID-19 cases and 10 deaths

Half of eligible BC Residents fully vaccinated, 45 new cases reported

Cruise ships to enter Canada in November; most new cases in Interior Health

Globe and Mail

Glen Jack experienced the horrors of the Kamloops Residential School. He's been trying to get people to listen for 50 years

Canadian nurses are leaving in droves, worn down by 16 merciless months on the front lines of COVID-19

Lumber prices crash 70 per cent from record highs as party ends for producers

Trudeau to loosen border restrictions for foreign tourists

Nova Scotia police officer, wife launch complaint against RCMP for 'driving while Black'

BC Civil Liberties Association leader resigns after controversial social media post

New Brunswick Senator Judith Keating dies at 64

Big-finance money isn't the cause of our housing emergency. It's just a symptom

Ottawa expedites plan to help Afghan interpreters come to Canada

Federal Liberals bank on urban votes with affordable child-care program

Canadian lobbyist for Myanmar junta pausing work after sanctions prevent payment

Unfortunately, nurses can't live on praise alone

CBC

Government working with other countries to recognize Canadians with mixed doses as fully vaccinated

Blue Jays announce July 30 return to Toronto after receiving government approval

Canadian voters are likely to face foreign cyber interference in the next election, say cyber spies

Canada getting a new refugee stream for journalists and people who defend human rights

Senator Judith Keating, New Brunswick's first female deputy attorney general has died

Kenney can't change federal system but he can make sure you don't lose an hour's sleep in March

Despite recent failures in the oil sector, not all government investment is bad

Crews battling relentless wildfires face lighten in the forecast for parts of BC

BC's prescribed safer supply program expands to reduce overdoses and deaths from illicit drugs

BC hopes to battle climate change through new clean energy innovation centre

BC Civil Liberties Association leader resigns after controversial social media post

Toronto Star

 

BC Premier says province ready to reopen the border to US and International travel

BC Premier defends not declaring state of emergency over wildfires

Shell, British Columbia, Ottawa team up on clean energy centre

Sending former defence chief's case to civilian courts the only option, says expert

Former leader Elizabeth May remains silent as turmoil rages inside Green Party

'It pays to be vaccinated': Quebec launches COVID-19 vaccine lottery worth $2 Million 

Should university tuition fees go down - or up? These politicians' answers might surprise you

Tornadoes. Extreme heat. Forest Fires. What's next for Ontario's weather?

Toronto City Council votes for Dundas Street renaming, vacant hoes tax; defers rooming house decision 

Ontario health worker groups want mandatory COVID shots for health-care workers

Toronto Sun

Ford government may strike childcare deal with Trudeau but won't adopt Quebec's plan

Protesters should look closer at history before toppling next statue

Drug impaired driving jumped 43% in first full year after Canada legalized cannabis

WHO proposes fresh coronavirus mission to China and lab audits

Trudeau's ethics problem comes back as he faces another probe

Barrie neighbourhood begins slow recovery after devastating tornado

Politics is now focused on trivial matters over real improvements

'Vaccination passports' offer fourth wave security net for non-essential businesses

Denying the real history of Indigenous children needs to stop

Canada is re-open -- it's time to celebrate

National Post

Sorry Neil Young, Canada needs fighter jets and suggesting we don't is absurd

No one really wants to host the Olympics, especially after Tokyo's nightmare. What does the future hold?

Liberals' border reopening plan leaves many unanswered questions, business groups say

Head of BC Civil Liberties Group resigns following 'burn it all down' tweet

Extreme Heat and drought in Western Canada wreak havoc on food system

Health Canada's 'confusing and unworkable' regulations spur fight with window blind industry

It's time to correct misinformation at Canada's National Holocaust Monument

Why won't Trudeau let Canadians return to a life of normalcy?

Maclean's

Coming to terms with a national shame

Global

'Hoping we can get the town rebuilt in 2 years': Lytton mayor shares vision for future

Head of BC Civil Liberties Association resigns after 'burn it all down' tweet controversy

Heat wave: More than 800 died in BC, in a single week, four ties more than normal

Surrey RCMP investigate after anti-Muslim graffiti scrawled around Newton

With more than 300 wildfires burning and no state of emergency, some BC residents on edge

BC premier again resists calls for wildfire state of emergency

BC's top doctor talks masks, vaccinations during wildfire season

Poor communication had role in Vancouver ship collision: TSB

Communities say possible Canada-US border reopening 'overdue' but experts cautious

Military forensic team could help identify residential school remains: officials

A Manitoba First Nation is in crisis. Leaders warn of dark pattern without more support

The Canadian military has received more than 700 sexual assault report since 2016: data

COVID-19 disinformation likely to target Canadian voters in next election, agency warns

Miscellaneous            

 

BC recruits firefighters from Mexico and Quebec for wildfire help

Lower Mainland gang conflict: Public safety warning about Abbotsford man

Surrey RCMP investigation several reports of anti-Muslim graffiti 

Health Authority delays explaining why St. John Ambulance attendants are stationed at VGH emergency department

A family mourns their own killed by Police. And Watch Police Mourn a Dog

Too Slow, Too Small. Critics pan BC's safe supply plan

What Should a Dean of Forestry say about Old-Growth Logging?

How the British Empire died in Burrard Inlet