Ottawa Observations: Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Wednesday, July 21, 2021

 

Canadians held in China / China tensions                 

Halifax Security forum organizers to stage January conference in Taiwans, just weeks before controversial Beijing Olympics 

Judge issues reasons for rejecting new evidence in Meng Wanzhou's extradition case

Canada looks on as Biden rallies other allies to counter China

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Advisers hired for Rick Hillier's COVID-19 vaccine-rollout team all tied to military

Vaccine mandates are not a hill to die on - literally or figuratively

7 day average increases, as BC records 78 new cases of COVID-19 but no additional deaths

Governments must act now to make sure we don't waste another summer in fights against COVID-19

Active, average cases rise agains as BC reports 78 new infections

New cases remain above 75, active cases increase again

Globe and Mail

The US-Canada border will open soon. But why would Canadians want to cross it?

Upon arrival at the Tokyo Olympics, common sense is nowhere to be found

Stellantis CEO say Canada could be the location of its new electric-vehicle battery plant

More Canadian believe NDP's Singh would make a better PM than Tories' O'Toole: survey

As government hosts anti-semitism summit, opposition leaders say they should have been invited to speak

Former Manitoba cabinet minister Eileen Clarke gets key government appointment, rejects it

Don't have a carbon tax? We don't want your dirty exports

Biden names Comcast executive David Cohen as envoy to Canada amid bilateral irritants

Ottawa will fight 'alarming' rise in hate crimes, Trudeau tells antisemitism summit

The downsides of vaccine passports have been exaggerated 

Mark Carney says 'no' to the rubber-chicken circuit, again 

CBC

US border to remain closed until at least August 21

Support set to arrive in BC as officials report 'extremely volatile' wildfire conditions

Green Party takes battle with leader Annamie Paul to court

Biden nominates David Cohen as pick for ambassador to Canada

Quebec nixes LNG plant that would have carried Western Canadian natural gas to markets overseas

Crown-Indigenous Minister Carolyn Bennett's office is a 'toxic' workplace, ex-staffers claim

Government convenes national summit on antisemitism, but opposition leaders say they weren't initially invited

Federal government funding Indigenous law centre in Ontario

Little relief for businesses in Point Roberts as Canada prepares to reopen its border with US

Toronto Star

 

How a Senator from landlocked Utah might take down the Canadian cruise ship industry

Struggle for control of Green Party heads to court

BC Premier tours wildfire operations, pledges support for tourism

Former Conservative MP Brad Trust aims for a comeback

A housing crisis is costing Canadians billions. What are politicians going to do about it?

Green Party takes leader Annamie Paul to court, ending brief ceasefire

Canada pays another US$71M for F-35 development

Canadians see Jagmeet Singh as a better PM candidate than Erin O'Toole, survey suggests

Election, if it happens, won't stall planned review of EI system, Qualtrough says

US extends land border closure for non-essential travel until August 21

The politics of math curriculum

Make my vote count -- allow me to decline my ballot in federal elections

Toronto Sun

Dozens of arrests as encampment eviction turns violent

Really, Joe? Open the border to vaccinated Canadians

Blood on Canada's hands if we don't save Afghan 'terps'

Public supports renaming Dundas Street until they look at the cost

Annamie Paul's balanced views on Israel unacceptable to 'progressives'

The two Trudeau's and the vexing of spiralling inflation

Bring Afghan interpreters to Canada ASAP

National Post

US border closure makes 'no sense' as Canada starts to reopen for fully-vaccinated Americans

Bilingualism is the enemy of Ottawa's inclusivity agenda

Website listing businesses with full vaccinated staff shuts down due to harassment

Green Party feud with its leader reignites as executives seek to overturn arbitration in court 

Desecration of 48 churches is a national tragedy, yet government seems to care little about Christians

Why Canada must fight Big Tech's unregulated monopoly power

Another COVID lockdown would be devastating, but we all know it is coming

Justin Trudeau fiddles while Canada burns

Canadian universities are not safe places ... for ideas

Mary Simon language debate highlights tensions between bilingualism and inclusivity

Maclean's

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Global

'A bad stretch of weather ahead of us' says Premier

'Do your homework': Osoyoos mayor urges caution before vacationing near fire zone

Troops deploying to BC wildfires will arrive 'ready to go' defence minister says

Evacuation order issued for BC communities of Edgewood, Needles due to nearby wildfire

Mission, BC and the province sign land deal with local First Nations 

Vehicle accident sparked 400 hectare wildfire near Sicamous, says fire chief 

NK'Mip Creek Wildfire in South Okanagan still estimated at 2,000 hectares

Good progress made on Mill Creek fire burning near Squamish

Premier John Horgan says travellers should check in with BC communities before visiting

Wildfires in Western Canada prompt Canfor to curtail sawmill output

Canada has 'moral obligation' to protect Afghan interpreters from Taliban resurgence: experts

Legal action underway related to Greens' internal turmoil, Annamie Paul: Party

Miscellaneous            

 

LGBT friendly West End remains a pocket of housing affordability in Vancouver

Early morning homicide at Strathcona Hotel; one man with gunshot wounds in Surrey

A Rolling memorial for Jared Lowndes stopped to visit the police who killed him

Uncertain future looms for BC's distance school option