Ottawa Observations: Saturday/Sunday, July 17 & 18, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Saturday/Sunday  July 17 & 18, 2021

 

Canadians held in China / China tensions                 

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The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

With COVID-19 pandemic worsening in US, surgeon general worried

The Delta curve ball: How worried should Canada be about the COVID variant?

Canada surpasses US in COVID-19 vaccinations, despite its slow start

Delta variant now one-third of BC cases, data shows. Why one expert says not to panic

Pop-up vaccine clinics in Metro Vancouver aim to boost slumping 1st dose numbers

Globe and Mail

Non confidence vote against Annamie Paul cancelled by Green Party execs, sources say

Elizabeth May won't comment on Green Party turmoil

Growth of cannabis retailers in Ontario could lead to a wave of closures, experts warn

Manitoba government is 'rewriting history', former senior bureaucrat warns

A doctor's century-old warning on residential schools can help find justice for Canada's crimes

BC restaurants remove wild salmon from their menus as a political statement about over-fishing

The lost art of government planning is sorely missed in border reopening

As Nova Scotia election kicks off, NDP pledges permanent rent control, paid sick days

Want the pandemic to come roaring back? Don't get vaccinated

'Defence' doesn't fit the job of Canada's military anymore. Let's create a Department of Public Safety

CBC

Vote on Annamie Paul's leadership of Green Party cancelled, sources say

Canada needs to jump-start a stalled first dose campaign to avoid a fourth wave, experts say

Ottawa still mulling whether officials will attend Olympics, days before it starts

Nova Scotians head to the polls August 17

Key diplomats, including from Canada support Haiti's designated PM, snub interim leader

Statistics Canada exploring changes to census to more accurately reflect Canada's diversity

The Green Party in crisis

BC livestock owners scramble to move cattle, horses caught in wildfire risk

Firefighters work 'through the night' against 5,000 hecate wildfire near Ashcroft as 306 blazes burn

Large cross at the top on mountain near Duncan removed

'A very powerful place': Dispersed across BC, the Lytton First Nation aims to come back stronger

As sea levels rise, BC coastal cities could face flooding from moon's wobble

Travelling to or within Canada? The rules have changed. Here's what you need to know

Toronto Star

 

Fire experts prescribe Indigenous cultural burns to reduce wildfire risk in BC

Lytton was built on Kumsheen and now the town is gone. In rebuilding, Nlaka'pamux people see an opportunity for reclamation

Salmon and other sea life affected by recent heat waves, experts say

BC says accommodations for wildfire evacuees are filling up as evacuations continue 

Star-studded event to mark 10th anniversary of Jack Layton's death

Three Innu First Nations say they are ready to take measures to stop Quebec pipeline

As a federal child-care plan moves ahead, Doug Ford risks Ontario being left behind

Trudeau's Liberals would promise us the moon to secure a majority. Just don't expect them to deliver

'The province is turning a blind eye': Doug Ford's hands-off approach to Greenbelt disputes worries residents, environmental groups

Forget charity. If you really want to show solidarity with Indigenous people, you need to listen and follow

Toronto Sun

Arrest made in Cambridge mosque vandalism

Erin O'Toole appears poised to win fewer seats than his predecessor

No need for mandatory vaccinations or vaccine passports

Ethics czar sniffing out 'fake scandal' over Trudeau's boyhood pal 

The Tk'emplus Band has more facts to offer -- will anyone pay attention?

The danger of judging the past by the present

The dangerous doublethink of the Liberal government's online censorship

Trudeau should call election now, stop campaigning on our dime

COVID busybodies need to get a life

PM's climate policies unfair

National Post

Saskatchewan First Nations search for more graves

Patchwork of COVID-19 visitor restrictions in place across Ontario hospitals

Centuries of failed policy does not equal evil intent 

Canadian farmers bracing for new heat wave as scorching summer leaves crops baking in fields

'The party looks like it is tearing itself apart': Factions battle in Green Party feud

Maclean's

Global

More evacuations as more than 300 wildfires rage in BC

Worsening wildfires renew interest in traditional Indigenous forest management

Specialized team takes control of Okanagan wildfire response

BC Hydro keeping eye on large Okanagan wildfire that's burning near transmission line

Homes near Gustafsen, Neilson lakes evacuated due to Flat Lake Wildfire

Lytton school community rallies for students, staff devastated by wildfire

Stanley Park coyote scare the latest hit to struggling businesses, operator says

BC Indigenous leaders call for provincial state of emergency as wildfires spread

West Kelowna Mayor renews call for backup power source as wildfire threatens only line

Site C dam in BC pays tribute to victims of Kelowna crane collapse

Volunteer- led tea of veterans who helped Fort McMurray recover from fire headed to Lytton

'He's an actual human being': Family denies horrific attack on Nanaimo homeless man

Heat waves put new stress on BC's already struggling salmon

Miscellaneous            

 

Hashtag #IStandWithHarsha shows support for former BC Civil Liberties Association Executive Director Harsha Walia

Fundraiser launched for artist Care Moiseiwitsch after Lytton fire destroyed her home, studio

Vancouver lawyer Breen Oulette makes a case that Canada's constitution is legislated apartheid

BC Civil Liberties Association announces resignation of executive director Harsha Walia