Ottawa Observations: Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Wednesday, September 15, 2021

 

Election Campaign 2021

Mulroney backs O'Toole as Conservatives look to make gains in Quebec

What your family finances would look like if you were as casual about debt as the federal political parties 

Trudeau, O'Toole, Singh call for apology over Bill 21 English Debate question 

Liberals hold 20 point lead in GTA, rest of Ontario a toss-up with Conservatives, according to new poll

Trudeau defends Ontario event with 400 people says all health guidelines were followed 

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says candidates resigning was the 'right decision' after antisemitic tweets surface

Two NDP candidates resign after social media posts cause backlash, Singh condemns tweets

Unions reject O'Toole's worker-friendly pitch, campaign to prevent Conservative win

Elections Canada warns of problems, delays ahead of voting day

O'Toole attacks Trudeau for holding a large campaign event indoors

Brian Mulroney praises O'Toole as 'steady, strong and visionary'

In a dogfight for progressive voters, Trudeau says only the Liberals can beat O'Toole

2 NDP candidates resign following 'unacceptable' online comments

Face to Face 2021: Jagmeet Singh met 4 undecided voters. Here's what happened

Annamie Paul says she's considered stepping down as Green Party leader

Conservatives wouldn't meet Canada's new UN climate target. Here's what that could mean

Justin Trudeau and Erin O'Toole grilled over mixed messages as campaign nears end

'We're in the businesses of persuasion': Jagmeet Singh is campaigning like there's no riding he can't win

Will the party that wins the most seats in the election form the government? Not necessarily 

For Justin Trudeau, child care is still a priority. For voters? Not so much

Angry with Erin O'Toole? Disappointed in Justin Trudeau? Hard feelings will shape next week's election result

Trudeau doesn't understand increased living costs

Economic issues getting short changed this campaign

Canada needs truth in politics  -- the Liberals aren't providing it

Trudeau already told us he doesn't think about inflation

Trudeau breaks law once again by ignoring Ontario's COVID restrictions

Record number of mail-in ballots requests means 'very likely' vote result won't be known election night

Surge in housing, consumer prices bring new urgency to election campaign focused on affordability

How a single debate question may have flipped Quebec for the Bloc

The sometimes unexpected people drawn to Maxime Bernier and his People's Party

Mulroney compares O'Toole situation to his own before 1984 election win: 'You should be thrilled'

Soaring home prices complicate Liberal re-election bid in a handful of critical ridings

The giant panda in the room - why Trudeau Liberals don't want to talk about China

Trudeau's rivals see soaring inflation as the lever to oust him

Why Jean Chretien was addressing that (un-distanced) crowd in Brampton 

Why the English election debate tripped the Quebec campaign 

BC PPC candidate slammed over flyer comparing vaccine passports to residential schools 

Pandemic elections: What other countries have voted during COVID-19?

Liberal candidate opposes TransMountain pipeline, will ensure party 'answers' for it

Tory candidate says she 'misspoke in opposing vaccine passports - twice

Newly elected MPs must taker sexual harassment course by end of year: HoC

Jagmeet Singh to address BC chiefs Thursday, no response yet from Trudeau or O'Toole

Vancouver marketing expert explains Jagmeet Singh's appeal

Jagmeet Singh sets his sights on the billionaires, differentiating himself from Trudeau and O'Toole 

Two years ago, Andrew Weaver revealed he ripped up Liberal Party membership; today, he's a Trudeau supporter

Anjali Appadurai's Campaign for a new new politics

Tax the Rich, and don't be shy about it

Not part of the Club

Canada left out as US, UK, Australia strike deal to counter China

Australia to get US nuclear submarine technology as part of new security pact

Trudeau's Canada let out of new American-led security alliance

Canadians held in China / China tensions                 

Advocates call on next federal government to appoint special envoy to secure Huseyin Celiil's release from China

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Alberta declares health emergency, will bring in vaccine passports as COVID-19 surge threatens healthcare system

UCP member urges Alberta Premier Jason Kenney to admit he mishandled COVID-19 response, take action

BC reports 661new COVID-19 cases, seven additional deaths

Prince Edward Island brings back masks, introduces new COVID-19 testing for kids as cases rise

'I apologize,' Kenney says as Alberta declares state of public health emergency

A reality check on Alberta's path to the devastating 4th wave of COVID

BC reports 661 new COVID-19 cases, seven additional deaths

COVID-19 is spreading faster than last year among students and staff. Are we being 'set up to fail'?

Facing fourth wave crisis, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces vaccine passports system, wide-ranging public health restrictions

A look at COVID-19 vaccine certificate programs across Canada

Alberta imposing province wide COVID-19 restrictions, vaccine passport system amid surge in cases, hospitalizations

Durham Region mandates contact tracing for gatherings in people's homes

Alberta imposes province wide COVID restrictions, vaccine passport system as cases surge

Pfizer and Moderna say COVID-19 vaccine protection wanes after six to eight months 

BC reports 661 new cases, seven more deaths

Active cases decrease, 11 flight exposures 

Globe and Mail

TD Bank pushes back plans for return to office until 2022

BC man who murdered a family of six campers in 1982 denied parole 

CBC

How the Taliban's win in Afghanistan could reshape the jihadist movement

After 24 years of water advisories, Shoal Lake 40 First Nation can drink from the tap

BC worker wins job back after bout of diarrhea leads to company's COVID confusion

Lumber crash leads to 'blowout' sales as prices crater

Ottawa is lending billions to developers. The result: $1,500 'affordable rents'

Disgust growing  over vaccine protesters' Holocaust comparisons

Toronto/Vancouver Star

 

Climate change cited as reason to deny injunction extension over logging in BC

Pandemic recovery for Indigenous tourism will be slow, says report

Refugee claimants take Safe Third Country Agreement appeal to Supreme Court 

Federal parties fuzz on offshore future as scientists call for end to extraction 

Toronto Sun

Toronto transit union wants TTC CEO turfed over Osgoode near miss

Cost of living is out of control

GO Train service to extend to London with stops in Stratford, St. Mary's

National Post

Trudeau's agreed to father's book being published by Chinese Communist-run company in 2005

Maclean's

What Jason Kenney's 'mission accomplished' moment has reaped for Alberta

Global

'I don't care, stay home': BC transit passenger refuses to wear a mask or get off bus

US congressman pushing for cruise ships to permanently bypass British Columbia

Climate change cited as reason to deny injunction extension in BC old-growth dispute

Man killed in shooting at Fairmont hotel in downtown Vancouver

Former Vernon teacher sentenced for 'degrading' and violent historic sex assaults 

'Robust' rainstorm forecast for BC's South Coast 

BC municipal affairs minister wades into Surrey council banning some people from Council meetings 

Miscellaneous            

One man dead in parkade of high-end hotel after shooting in Vancouver's Coal Harbour 

Suspended BC realtor fined $95,000 for targeting 'financially distressed and vulnerable' homeowners

Spending $50 to Collect $5, Canada's absurd access to information rules 

BC promises change as COVID-19 surges in the North 

The Parties' shared failure on long term care 

Canada's Toothless Watchdogs