Ottawa Observations: Saturday/Sunday, July 10 & 11, 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 10. & 11, 2021

 

Canadians held in China / China tensions                 

Parliaments working together against the Uyghur genocide

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Pfizer, US health officials to discuss COVID-19 boosters

Reaching unvaccinated Canadians

Ontario reporting 166 new COVID cases, six more deaths and 170,000 vaccine doses given

Ontario reports 166 new COVID-19 cases, six more virus related deaths

Quebec government to ease COVID restrictions, cut physical distancing to one metre

Fully vaccinated Americans do not need COVID-19 booster shots right now: Fauci

Globe and Mail

Forest fires forcing evacuation of two Ontario First Nations communities 

First Nation near Kamloops opens up to wildfire evacuees

The return of the Canadian city

Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper urges global powers not to negotiate with incoming Iranian regime

Road to Sun Peaks closed to visitors due to Embleton Mountain wildfire

CBC

Canada orders rail safety measures to reduce risk of wildfires

Canadian women make 89 cents for every dollar men earn. Can new federal legislation narrow that gap?

The fall of Panjwaii casts a Lon shadow over Canada's Afghan war veterans

As allies accuse Ethiopia's Aiby Ahmed of atrocities in Tigray, Canada stands back

Pre-election spending limits on party ads don't apply without fixed voting day under newest law

Our leaders are assuming too much, too fast on Gull Island

Toronto Star

 

BC resident who owned home in Lytton says wildfire has left the place 'flat'

The awful toll of BC's deadly heat wave laid bare:  Hundreds dead, paramedics on stress leave and citizens asking - what went wrong?

Can Justin Trudeau's announcements this week actually move the electoral needle?

Evacuation alert issued for residents of Canim Lake in BC's Cariboo region 

If an election were called, how much fight do Conservative premiers have left?

Taliban victories prompt fresh questions soul searching for Canadian veterans

The Green Party has lost the plot. Instead of identity politics, the party should focus on our global ecological crises

Canada must not abandon Afghans who served with our troops

Toronto Sun

Leave lefty politics out of Ontario's math curriculum 

Federal strategy for resolving Indigenous land claims prolongs them

Yes on School choice -- but it requires parental involvement

It's important to bring accuracy to residential school graves conversation

Time to close the door on Airbnb

Health Canada coughs up counterintuitive vape policy

Are Conservatives under Erin O'Toole going to face an epic defeat?

Time to end Canada's discriminatory  blood ban

Still unanswered questions as Toronto prepares for vacant home tax

Prime Minister always ready for his close up

Defence spending needs more scrutiny

Wilson-Raybound on political integrity

National Post

Liberals playing politics with border closures

Canada orders railways to take new wildfire prevention measures

You thought lockdown was bad? Just wait until the next federal election

Justin Trudeau should be wary of calling a narcissistic election

'Heartbreaking': Taliban victories prompt new questions, soul searching for Canadian veterans

This week saw Canada embracing a few changes

Assembly of First Nations' new Chief won't 'pull any punches'

Mary Simon's instinct for unity, not division

Maclean's

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Global

How will Canada prepare for more heat waves and other extreme weather events?

BC First Nation to share report on buried remains discovered at Kamloops residential school site

Rail restrictions implemented by Ottawa aid BC wildfires

Health Canada issues recall for pre-rolled joints contaminated with yeast, bacteria 

If a Federal election were called, would Conservative premiers take on Ottawa again?

Rebuilding for resilience: BC urged to redesign Lytton with wildfire protections

'One thing after another': Wildfires the latest threat to BC tourism after long pandemic

Kamloops School District updates dress code after student sent home for turtlenek dress outfit 

'Look for our children': New AFN chief says every residential school will be examined

Canada has 'a practical and a moral duty' to fight COVID-19 around the world: Freeland

With no fixed voting day, no election spending rules constrain political party ads

Miscellaneous            

 

Sparks Lake wildfire exceeds 40,000 hectares, warning issued about drone near Becker Lake wildfire

The basic income study that wasn't

Parts of Vancouver Island, Shuswap region approach most extreme drought level

Vancouver realtor explains why newcomers from Hong Kong, other Asian cities can afford Canadian homes