Ottawa Observations: Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Tuesday, July 20, 2021

 

Canadians held in China / China tensions                 

'Made out of thin air': China denies hacking charges made by US, Canada

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Politics the reason Canada has surpassed US on COVID vaccines, Fauci says

They don't like the cut of our jab: Canadians with mixed vaccine doses face bans from cruise ships in US

Canada expects other countries' wariness of mix-and-match COVID vaccinations to 'evolve': minister

BC report 76 new COVID-19 cases, 80% of eligible people have received at least one vaccine dose

New cases counts show signs of uptick; vaccination clinics cancelled due to wildfires

Globe and Mail

West Jet will not take financial aid from Ottawa

State of Emergency called in BC over growing wildfires

What can Canada learn from Australia about fighting wildfires? 

Challenges at southern border may be why Biden is dragging out reopening Canada-US frontier

Canadian home prices 16% in June for largest 12 month gain on record, index says

No insight into Green Party turmoil, former leader Elizabeth May says

Port Moody housing project faces concerns at council

If Justin Trudeau doesn't win a majority in the next election, Jagmeet Singh may be the reason

Mark Carney says climate commitments preclude running in fall election

Former Canadian embassy employee says he fled Afghanistan after Taliban attack, urges Ottawa to extricate his family

CBC

BC declares state of emergency as wildfires grow, forcing more evacuations

Most of resort town Sicamous under evacuation order or alert due to wildfire

Federal government sending military to BC, Manitoba to help tame wildfires 

West Jet drops out of talks with government on pandemic aid

Federal government sending military to BC to help tame wildfires

What it's like owning land being searched for residential school graves

Mark Carney says he won't run in a fall election

Ottawa kickstarts 'transition' process for oil and gas workers

Haiti's ambassador to Canada says Haiti is 'not in a fully constitutional situation'

Elizabeth May tells Greens to 'pull together' before anticipated fall election 

Border reopening plan facing roadblock as thousands of border officials consider strike action

Canadian right-wing extremism increased online during the pandemic

Don't just rely on government to combat hate crime, Trudeau says at Hamilton mosque

More than 1,600 evacuees leaving 4 Manitoba First Nations as wildfires burn near Ontario border

Hundreds from Deer Lake flee to Cornwall to escape fires fires 

Catholic register, survivors offer clues to who may be buried in cemetery next to Maireval residential school

Toronto Star

 

BC declares state of emergency as nearly 300 wildfires burn across province

BC helps fund searches for Indigenous remains

Energy firms join Indigenous group to pitch Canadian LNG project

Rail shipments to Canada's Vancouver port recover as fires rage

Liberals add $1.4 billion to climate change mitigation fund: McKenna

Feds looking into Muslim charities' concerns: PM

Child Canada Benefits gets mini bump in payments wit pandemic playing a role

Ottawa is holding separate summits on anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. Should it have tackled them together?

Ottawa's loosened border rules 'very reflective' of expert panel's report, but not all advice was followed

Canada's troubles with federalism are hindering progress on vaccine passport

The Ford government has a troubling pattern of government for insiders, not the public

Time for Canada to level the digital playing field

Toronto Sun

Flap over Indigenous Governor-General's lack of French is Colonialism 

Let John Tory and other politicians have a private life

Trudeau downplays government's role in schools, piles it all on church

Trudeau policies have hurt economic growth

Trudeau ignores Liberal Party's racist and anti immigrant past

Study blows hole in PMs climate plan

National Post

'A critical point': State of emergency declared over growing wildfires in BC

Elizabeth May says she supports Greens, but stays silent on Annamie Paul's leadership

Brian Pallister's residential schools speech was incoherent, but so are his critics

No sign White House plans to ease travel restrictions on Canadians

Box ticking diversity appointments aren't the only way for Ottawa to represent a diverse Canada 

Even in a COVID snitch society, surveilling your judge is wrong

Ottawa's awful border management should be a ballot question

Maclean's

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Global

BC Wildfire Service issues warning about strong winds forecast and the danger to fires

BC declares provincial state of emergency due to wildfires

'Definite panic' Hundreds of tourists flee Osoyoos campground and resort as wildfire encroaches

Hundreds more people forced from their homes

Satellite images show wildfire smoke spreading across Canada

BC pet store appeals for understanding after anti-mask encounters 

When Canada-US land border reopens, how many travellers can actually come here?

Trudeau says he's not angry no one told him about 2018 Vance allegation

Former Green leader Elizabeth May gives full support to Annamie Paul

Tory leader in NS keeps candidate despite 2018 post threatening cyclists

Miscellaneous            

 

BC declares state of emergency due to raging wildfires amid increasing evacuations 

Vehicle catches fire, prompting temporary shutdown of Highway 5 north of Hope

City of Vancouver to replace stand alone street parking meters with integrated payment stations

The man who upended Canada's Green Party

Will Speculators Feast thanks to Vancouver's Council?

BC's Government is short-changing Northern Workers, says Union

'I cried so hard I almost got rid of the pain'