Ottawa Observations: Thursday, September 2, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Thursday, September 2, 2021

 

Election Campaign 2021

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Pandemic, health care take centre stage on TVA in first televised debate of campaign

Federal leaders spar over vaccines, health care and guns in first French-language debate

Four leaders take part in French-language election debate

Party leaders clash in French language debate over climate, health and Trudeau's election call 

Candidates come out swinging for French-Language debate

Meanwhile, in Quebec, a parallel election 

Trudeau laments 'frustration sexual misconduct report processes in place amid Vance allegations

Federal leaders face off over COVID-19 and vaccinations in first election debate

Party platforms are hiding the fiscal truth from Canadians

Pandemic impeding efforts to recruit poll workers, secure poll locations

Former BC Green Leader endorses Liberal climate plan, slams Green infighting

Mayors ask federal parties to pledge transit help after pandemic eats into ridership revenues

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's custom poutine truck loses wheel on way to pre-debate photo op

Fate of National daycare in the hands of Canadian voters 

Canadian Chamber of Commerce urges federal parties to talk critical minerals strategy 

Liberals are intent on vaccine wedge politics

Parties can look to swing BC in Suburban Vancouver ridings, say experts

Protests dogging Trudeau on the campaign trail are being loosely organized online

Conservatives call for probe into workplace assessment involving Liberal candidate Raj Saini 

Liberal candidate refuses to defend block donation restrictions for some gay men

Green Party leader accidentally endorses Liberal environment plan

Will Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole axe $6B in child care money promised to Quebec

Conservatives are stealing Liberal votes. Can Justin Trudeau stop the bleeding?

Are Canadian oil producers environmental 'leaders'? Unpacking Erin O'Toole's iffy claim

Mr. Empathy blanked out and called an election that's a pain 

Erin O'Toole surprises with Conservative platform on animal welfare 

What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail 

Free-trade area with UK, Australia and New Zealand would create jobs for Canadians: Tories

Surging Conservatives now poised to win more seats than Liberals, poll analysis

Conservatives offer trade plan for growing Canada's economy, Liberals offer platitudes 

Star Trudeau candidate calls her leaders' lack of action indefensible 

Gaffes and scandals: O'Toole 'toilet' video still causes flush of embarrassment

Liberals move one step closer to home equity tax

The top five truths about political debates 

Stop blame game on climate change

In first leaders debate, Trudeau hints at another election in 18 months if denied majority

Trudeau's Liberals need to change strategy or face an appalling election defeat 

'Anemic' Liberal brand fails to motivate Canadians to vote them into majority government, Maru poll finds

Canada's sorry excuse for election debates fail us

COVID brings Bloc candidate Louis Plamondon the most unusual election campaign in his 37 years as MP

The 'Sahm Rule' is making a big splash in the election 

Anti-Trudeau protests are ugly, but hardly surprising or unprecedented 

Poutine truck publicity is gravy for Jagmeet Singh 

Hey Conservatives, where's your platform costing?

Polls show O'Toole is the favourite. Voters don't seem convinced

Will the Green Party be able to keep its two BC ridings this election? Most sins say no

Erin O'Toole says he can balance the budget without cuts. But what do the experts say?

For Justin Trudeau, it's make or break in Quebec

This was supposed to be the Green Party's moment 

Afghanistan

Canada's envoy left in July as Taliban advanced and stranded Afghan staff sought Ottawa's help 

Afghanistan's anti-Taliban resistance is growing, Is it enough to retake the country?

Canadians held in China / China tensions                 

China 'clutching at straws' after mouthpiece for Communist Party present the case against Michael Spavor

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Ontario vaccine bookings double after certificate announcement, Health Minister says

How does Ontario's vaccine-passport system stack up with what other provinces are doing? here's what we know

BC extends COVID-19 restrictions to Northern Health region as cases mount 

BC reports six new deaths, 801 new cases

Northern Health surge prompts new measures, health minister criticizes protests 

Globe and Mail

Vaccine protests threaten to disrupt essential services as crowds gather outside hospitals, police headquarters

Refugees trapped between borders in Eastern Europe are victims of the most cynical kind of politics 

BC NDP government under fire for environmental record from New Democratic federal election candidate

Scotiabank shuffles key executives as it looks to boost wealth-management division 

Canadian National Railway investor TCI says it's marshalling support among shareholders to unseat top executives

Thousands without provincially insured eye care in Ontario after optometrists withdraw services

Vaccine passports pose an equity problem

Schools are reopening, but disabled children have been forgotten

CBC

Survey shows most Mounties are struggling with job stress 

Toronto/Vancouver Star

 

BC wildfires, evacuation orders continue to drop as government urges caution

Pace of home sales slowed in August, but prices still increasing: Vancouver board

Drug users group files decriminalization lawsuit in BC Supreme Court 

Toronto Sun

Ford calls vax passports 'temporary' -- but offers no end date

United States' CDC recommends travellers steer clear of Canada 

August sees highest ever month of International COVID flights 

Vaccine passport plan backlash

National Post

The unnecessary rush to mandate vaccines in Canadian Universities 

Maclean's

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Global

One of BC's most destructive fires, White Rock Lake, now considered held 

Nk'Mip Creek Wildfire: REgional district rescinds evacuation alert

BC wildfires, evacuation orders continue to drop

'Shame on them': Family at VGH for treatment blasts hospital protests

'It's despicable': Reaction pours in after  protesters target BC hospitals over 'health freedom'

Okanagan politicians unite I condemning location of protest rally outside hospital 

After huge protest at hospital, Kelowna woman calls for rally in support of health workers

Going mask free on Metro Vancouver transit could come with $115 fine

Should I stay or should I go:  Oil, gas workers consider prospects amid global energy transition 

BC vaccine passport risks discriminating against vulnerable groups, advocates say 

'Stress and anxiety' : Enforcing COVID-19 vaccine passport a concern for some restaurants

Why Canada could be burning coal well beyond the 2030 deadline set by the Liberals 

How Canadians learned to stop worrying and love the deficit

COVID-19 vaccine mandates for workers, offices remain popular among Canadians: poll 

Miscellaneous            

UBC Vice-President Ainsley Carry urges fraternities, sororities and student groups to follow public health orders 

IPCC report could be a legal game changers for climate 

North Vancouver authorities warn Grade 12 students about COVID-19 and extreme fire risks prior to Grad Sleepout

Fraser Valley Real Estate Board says foreign buyers tax, mortgage test did not make homes affordable 

Like a Hotel California for fish

Violence against Health Care Workers is a silent epidemic 

Can Cascadia learn to share renewable power?

Are we going to fight climate change or not?