Ottawa Observations: Saturday/Sunday, July 3 & 4, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for   Thursday/Friday,  July  3 & 4, 2021

 

Western Canada Heatwave/BC Wildfires

BC officials suspect human cause for devastating Lytton wildfire

RCMP working to identify cause of Lytton wildfire

Two bodies discovered in Lytton after wildfire, officials say

'We have to restore faith in humanity': Community members rally to help BC wildfire evacuees, firefighters

A hotter future is already here - and Canada is not ready

Lytton wildfire: Witnesses recount train fires in area before village burned

Two bodies found in Lytton, following 'devastating' blaze: officials

BC Coroners Service confirms deaths of two people

Just how historic was Western Canada's Heat Wave? 'Nothing can compare'

Canadians held in China / China tensions                 

Federal government opening immigration options for Hong Kongers to come to Canada

Transcript of Senator Yen Pau Woo's speech on motion concerning genocide of Uyghurs

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Vaccines effective despite COVID outbreak of 16 cases at Burlington LTC home, epidemiologist says

Ontario tops milestone of 10 million residents with at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot

Doctors' focus on 'missing patients' is just first step in leading the pandemic recovery

Gisèle Lévesque, the first person in Canda to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, has died

Will we ever lock down again? Experts say it's 'unlikely,' as pandemic finish line draws near

'Variant factory': The unvaccinated pose a risk to more than just themselves

'Figure of hope' praised for role in COVID-19 fight after her death

Ontario reports 213 COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths; 196K more vaccines administered

Globe and Mail

For fully vaccinated Canadian travellers, border restrictions to begin easing

As COVID-19 restrictions end, Alberta's restaurants are back open

The government's 2035 electric vehicle mandate is delusional 

How planting trees can cool Canada's cities in an era of climate healing

CBC

Border restrictions to begin easing slowly for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers Monday

Can Canadian federalism cope with 21st century threats?

Departing parliamentarians reflect on the Commons

A Federation under strain

Toronto Star

 

Climate change likely means more flooding in Toronto. Charing a new stormwater fee is not the only way to to help stem the tide

Should public housing have public internet? TCHC mulls covering costs for subsidized tenants

Killed Toronto police officer escorted to Thornhill funeral home

Let's roll back construction hours and have a quieter city

Perry Bellegarde has some advice for non-Indigenous Canadians

Toronto Sun

Canada deserves better than the events of the past week

Too many pot shops? You ain't seen nothing yet

On race, can we all lighten up?

Tainted water poisons reconciliation with Indigenous Canadians

Political leaders shift blame for growing residential school scandal

A cultural war in which nothing is solved

Just say no to Steven Guilbeaut

The danger of unsettled land claims

National Post

'I am tired of hurting' : Over 1,000 children in Nunavut on wait-list for dental surgery

Judge slaps down Trudeau government for denying summer job grants to Christian university

Now Trudeau's Liberals are journalism instructors?

Free speech isn't free. It comes with a price

Canada has been bewitched by charlatans

Liberal hate speech bill will put a chill on free speech

Maclean's

Global

Head of BC Civil Liberties group under fire over 'burn it all down' tweet

Group that handles bat in Belcarra park could have been exposed to rabies: officials

Politiians could have worked 'better' on conversion therapy ban, says 1st openly gay Tory MP

Inside Trudeau's Premier's meetings: New records reveal PM's strategy on issues from Biden to COVID

Confidential national security docs left sitting on Halifax lawyer's porch

Miscellaneous            

 

Vancouver luxury home sold for $18.5 million qualifies for a tax exemption - realtor Adam Major explains why

How to face a crisis with courage - Fair Creek's lessons

Climate Cassandra Guy McPherson makes a case that scientists, IIPCC and media underpay the crisis

Totem pole burned on Vancouver Island in apparent retaliation for sinking of Captain Cook statue

Vancouver police sergeant's tweet about Mayor Kennedy Stewart draws plaudits and denunciation