Ottawa Observations: Friday, September 24, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for   Friday, September 24, 2021

 

Canadians held in China / China tensions                 

Canadians Michael Kovrig, Michael Spavor coming home after US strikes plea deal to free Meng Wanzhou

China's speedy release of two Michaels a dramatic reversal after insistence case had no link to Meng Wanzhou

Beijing finally releases two Michaels, but a hard lesson can't be forgotten

Meng Wanzhou free to return to China after cutting plea deal with US Justice Department

Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, detained in China almost 3 years, on plane home

The Meng Wanzhou Huawei saga: A timeline

Meng Wanzhou believed to have left Canada after BC court drops extradition case

Kovrig and Spavor on way back to Canada after nearly three years detention in China

China makes little attempt to conceal the link between Meng and the two Michaels

Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou's extradition case dropped in BC, she's free to go

Canada's Two Michaels finally freed from Chinese prison

Shame on China for what they did

China frees two Michaels hours after Huawei CFO's release

Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, Canadians detained in China since 2018, are 'on their way home': Trudeau

Quid pro quo side deal saw Two Michaels released 

Meng Wanzhou is free, so now what?

Michael Kovrig, Michael Spavor freed from China after Meng Wanzhou released: Trudeau

Meng Wanzhou to fly to China Friday night after being released

China releases Canadian captives Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor after Meng Wanzhou deal with US prosecutors

Meng Wanzhou's admission of guilt not noted in Communist-owned China Daily

How Canada is exposed to ripple effects of Evergande debt crisis

Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan is the centre of China's real estate storm

Justin Trudeau went all in on China a decade ago - and nothing can shake his resolve

Election  Post Mortem 2021

Calgary police investigate newly elected Liberal MP over campaign flyers

Former Liberal MP Adam Vaughn urges successor Kevin Vuong to resign, not sit as an independent MP

Trudeau's return to power with big spending plans could fuel Canada's hot inflation

Calgary police investigate Liberal MP-elect George Chahal 

Blame first-past-the-post for Canada's growing rural-urban divide

The Conservatives would be wise to keep Erin O'Toole as leader. Here's why

The Liberals would just love to see a Conservative leadership race

Erin O'Toole says he's building towards victory in the next campaign. But does his party trust him?

Did pro-Beijing groups decide Canada's election?

Who's got O'Toole's back?

Greens reduced to one BC seat as NDP recaptures Nanaimo-Ladysmith in federal election

Voters who made up their minds at last minute say they're disappointed but hopeful 

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Alberta emergency doctor says major parts of health triage have begun 

School disruption, 'long COVID,' all factors in choice to vaccinate young kids, Tam says

Battling to save unvaccinated patients has left me exhausted and demoralized 

80% of BC residents fully vaccinated, while most in hospital not fully immunized

'People will suffer and will die': Emergency doctor says some health triage has begun

'Tragic' COVID-19 death rate in Alberta are keeping some beds free in the ICU: Top doctor

Ontario's Saugeen First Nation was given expired COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine for weeks

'Natural' immunity isn't enough for a COVID passport. Should it be?

When intensive care unit beds are full, who gets admitted in a pandemic?

Red Deer hospital transferring new COVID-19 patients due to lack of capacity: AHS

Regeneron's antibody COVID-19 treatment is popular in the US - not in Canada?

Canada COVID-19 booster update coming 'very shortly': Tam

Newfoundland expands public health restrictions, reports 45 new COVID cases as cluster grows

New School outbreak, over 700 new cases

Globe and Mail

Doug Ford faces rebuke over Ontario's COVID-19 pandemic spending

With the economy, we may be heading back to the 1970's

All Canadians should take September 30 to observe National Truth and Reconciliation Day

CBC

Indigenous organizations conflicted about Catholic bishops' apology

Britain offers Canadian military help to defend the Arctic

Why I resigned from my tenured position teaching climate science in college

Bizarre legal theory making anti-vaccine movement more extreme, experts warn

Toronto/Vancouver Star

 

Premier Horgan John Horgan promises more funding for depleted supply of naloxone kits

Three Vancouver police officers charged with assault in 2017 arrest

Ready for takeoff: Porter Airlines CEO lays out plans for massive expansion and new destinations

Canadian Catholic bishops 'apologize' unequivocally' for residential schools

Toronto Sun

'Profound Remorse': Canadian Catholic bishops apologize for residential schools

Let's talk about CBC and their very obvious bias 

Government run Tim Horton's losses worse than expected

National Post

Canadian Catholic Bishops 'apologize unequivocally' for residential school suffering

How Alberta's Jason Kenney survived a possible caucus revolt -- and what's next

Maclean's

COVID forced restaurants to face a choice: adapt or die. What changes will stick?

Auf Wiedersehen, Angela Merkel. Goodbye

Global

Canada's Catholic Bishops formally apologize for role in residential school system

Military police watchdog probing whether investigators altered report, interfered in case 

More than 830,000 voters chose the PPC. What does that say about Canada?

Meat Packers call for changes to foreign worker cap to address labour shortage crisis

Miscellaneous            

After homeless man shot by arrow in Downtown Eastside, Vancouver police uncover weapons cache

Love and Grief: Smithers Mural Honours Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women 

Phase out Natural Gas? A Big No from Many cities

We're not short of workers. We have too many crappy jobs

Vancouver Binners bumped from Victory Square for Netflix Movie, say event organizers