Ottawa Observations: Friday, August 13, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for   Friday, August 13, 2021

 

Election Speculation

New election poll shows Liberal support declines, suggesting party may not win a majority

Here are the issues that should be debated this federal election, but probably won't 

Conservatives drop Yukon candidate, citing opposition to 'public health guidelines'

Justin Trudeau's flurry of political moves says a lot about the election to come

Greens might delay their convention until after the election, That would be good news for Annamie Paul's leadership

Who fires the starter's pistol for an election in Canada? Five things to know 

Here's how the federal leaders will pitch voters as an election campaign kicks off

Trudeau's vanity runneth over. Why else would we have an election?

Expected snap election shows Justin Trudeau stuffed up with his own importance 

Trudeau's about to call an election with no purpose - other than to gain more power

Looming Federal election all about securing a majority government: experts 

Canadians held in China / China tensions                 

Defence urges judge not be a 'rubber stamp' in Meng Wanzhou extradition case 

Trudeau has failed Canadians detained in China 

US case against Meng Wanzhou is filled with gaps, her lawyers say

Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou to present defence at formal extradition hearing 

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Canada to require vaccination for air, rail and marine travellers as well as federal employees 

After Deena Hinshaw's walk-back on relaxing Alberta's COVID-19 measures, what is her next step to win back the province's trust?

COVID-19 vaccine mandates could offer something unexpected to the hesitant: relief

Federal government to require vaccinations for all federal public servants, air and train passengers 

Trudeau's mandatory vaccination plan all about politics, not health

COVID vaccine to be mandatory for federal employees, many travellers

Taking vaccine side effects seriously

Vaccines should be mandatory for frontline healthcare and education workers

Ontario to mandate vaccines for hospital workers, give booster shots to the vulnerable

Canada to make COVID vaccines mandatory for all federal employees, airline, rail and cruise ship passengers 

BC reports 717 cases of COVID-19, three new outbreaks in seniors' care facilities

'Choices have consequences': Can you sue if an unvaccinated person gives you COVID-19

BC records staggering new 717 COVID-19 cases, the highest since early May

University profs hope 'domino' effect will make COVID-19 vaccine mandate a campus norm 

Canada to implement mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for all federal workers by fall 

Over 700 new cases and 4,000 active cases in BC

Why the Delay variant is hitting kids hard in the US and how we can prevent that in Canada

Globe and Mail

As the Taliban retakes Afghanistan, Canadian military veterans look on with frustration and sorrow

Ottawa ministers vow to bring 20,000 Afghan refugees to safety 

Who is to blame for the loss in Afghanistan?

The Taliban are reconquering Afghanistan. How did we get here?

Wayne Eyer's promotion to full general signals government intent to keep him as defence chief

Erin O'Toole seeks intervenor status in Winnipeg virus lab case 

CBC

Ottawa expands Afghan resettlement program as Taliban approach Kabul 

Federal, Saskatchewan governments sign $10-a-day child-care agreement 

Inside the collapse of Afghanistan: From the Taliban's resurgence to the vagaries of Afghan tribal politics 

Canadian special forces ready to evacuate embassy after Kandahar falls to the Taliban

Canada's biggest public pensions heavily investing in fossil fuels, new report suggests 

Edmonton priest place on indefinite leave after denying reports of unmarked graves at residential schools 

Toronto/Vancouver Star

 

Toronto School Board Trustees push for mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for staff

Vaccine mandates will help slow COVID-19 spread, says Toronto Public Health, but only the province has the power to implement them

Canada vows to resettle 20,000 refugees from Afghanistan, as Taliban sweep country

'We don't really have a choice': Parent's making tough decisions on registering for school amid fourth wave

Show us leadership: The fourth wave is here. The Ford government is wasting time. Trudeau's has let us down

With a fourth wave looming, Doug Ford must make vaccination mandatory

No agreement between Ontario and Ottawa leaves hundreds of millions of dollars for long-term care on the table

Toronto Sun

Afghan interpreter's dream of coming to Canada turns into nightmare 

We pay more in taxes than on food, clothing, housing combined, says report 

What the wisdom of Bill Davis can teach us today

National Post

Liberals announce vaccine mandate just days before expected election call 

'Please help us': Desperate Afghans beg Canadian Embassy for help on social media

Lessons from the India-Pakistan conflict: Canadians should unite, not divide themselves over historic grievances 

Ten people, including a doctor, charged for trafficking girls in southern Alberta

Ford sticks with the experts on mandatory vaccines and passports 

The Canadian Historical Association's fake consensus on Canadian genocide 

Maclean's

Canada could save 10,000 Afghans from the Taliban. Or more.

Global

BC wildfire officials ask travellers to avoid certain areas as next 72 hours are 'critical'

Photos show hazy smoky skies across Lower Mainland, air quality is at its worst 

Concerns, tensions high as small community of 2,000 flees BC wildfire

Crews face 'daunting task' in battling massive blaze

Air quality advisory issued for Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley due to wildfire smoke 

1st live 'murder hornet' of 2021 spotted near Canada-US border 

2 people still missing after fishing boat capsizes on Bella Coola River

Police had no role in mysterious death of BC man who had criminal ties: watchdog 

Canada to implement mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for all federal workers by fall 

Taliban blitz in Afghanistan 'gut-wrenching' to watch, says retired Canadian commander 

Vance told woman behind sexual misconduct allegation to be 'clear on our story' in calls

The NDP wants a wealth tax. Would it work?

Miscellaneous            

 

BC warns against travel to parts of the Interior due to wildfire hazards

Two BC water-based searches: diver disappears near Nanaimo, missing swimmer in lake near Sicamous

The BC NDP and the Residential Tenancy Board are failing renters 

Two arrested after Guildford shooting; boosted Newton enforcement results in arrests and charges

West End condo sold at $275,000 likely summers least-priced deal

You think BC's wildfires are bad? Check out what's happening in Siberia

Homeless CRAB Park campers have no access to running water in Vancouver heat wave 

Fairy Creek got an old-growth deferral. Now Some First Nations call for more

As Kandahar falls, so do myths of US Power

Campus life is returning. Will toxic drug deaths increase too?