Ottawa Observations: Saturday-Monday, October 9-11, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Saturday-Monday,  October 9-11, 2021

 

Canada / China tensions                 

Poll shows hardening position on China among Canadians 

Canada urged to join allies in tougher China stance after Kovrig, Spavor release

Taiwan will not 'bow to pressure' to accept Chinese rule, president says

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Prairies record country's highest COVID-19 death rates

COVID-19 outbreak in BC Indigenous community fuels concerns over waning protective benefits of vaccines

New data suggests Canada's 'gamble' on delaying, mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines paid off

Couples mis fearful of COVID-19 having better sex: study

US will open to travellers immunized with vaccines approved by WHO, FDA says CDC

Vaccine registration open for BC kids 5+ but no timeline on approval

Globe and Mail

New long-term care standards should focus on the 'qualities of home' survey says

Quebec's nurses order says it will suspend licence for unvaccinated members 

Fairy Creek protesters vow to carry on despite new injunction

KGB archives show how Chrystia Feeling  drew the ire (and respect) of Soviet intelligence services

Canadian economist David Card's research on minimum wage wins Nobel Prize

Why Canadian auto production is getting hit especially hard

Toronto high school to move to remote learning due to COVID-19 outbreak

Justin Trudeau needs to Brin in new faces to revive a faded cabinet 

Food charities outnumber grocery stores in Canada four to one. That should bother you

Canadians most often said Bernier, Trudeau should leave roles following election, according to Nanos Research poll

Unwinding pandemic policy measures will ease foot off inflation gas pedal

PHAC president out after one year on the job

CBC

Still unvaccinated, Max Bernier insists PPC doesn't need a pandemic to grow

Defeated Tory MP says review of Conservatives' election loss will examine O'Toole's performance 

Tea and Sympathy: Canadian frigate helps Royal Navy solve a high-seas catering crisis

'We can move quickly': Airline CEO optimistic about mandatory vaccination policies 

Iain Stewart to step down as head of Public Health Agency of Canada

Malaria vaccine approval has already had 'tremendous impact': WHO official says

Toronto/Vancouver Star

Vancouver police gang task force arrest alleged 'Top Six' gang member

They saw prayers, the court saw contempt: As Indigenous protesters cite their duty to protect the land, will Canada's judges listen?

BC restaurant ordered closed over vaccine passports remains defiant; 'Your health status is none of my business'

The Star talked to 57 insiders. Here's what we learned about how Justin Trudeau turned around his faltering campaign and defeated Erin O'Toole

If Francois Legault thinks he's invincible, the federal election result should make him think again 

Charges dropped in Ontario man's terrorism hoax case: Lawyer

'The military is not going to solve tis on its own': Eyes turn to Ottawa as sexual misconduct crisis continues to rock the Canadian Armed Forces

Federal officials rethink wording of markers at gravesites of past prime ministers 

New LTC standards should focus on the 'qualities of home': survey

Quebec's nurses order says it will suspend licence for unvaccinated members

In Montreal's tight rematch for mayor, personality may count for more than policy

Justin Trudeau must stop apologizing and learn to work with the Parliament he has

History shows a divided Conservative party will always lose

Vulnerable patients are the victims of Ontario optometrists' tunnel vision

New Democrats didn't break through in the federal election. Now they need to figure out why

Canada must be careful about clawing bay CRB and other pandemic benefits

Toronto Sun

Trudeau government warns against travelling ... seriously

Pandemic closures, telecommuting fuelled 2020 record auto insurance profits

Reports of the 'death of oil' greatly exaggerated  

Ford owes restaurants apology for bizarre reopening decision

Canadian among Nobel economics prize winners for 'natural experiments' 

Etobicoke school shut down due to COVID outbreak

Look closely, Trudeau's 'mandatory' lax policy isn't what it seems

Equalization in Canada is fundamentally broken 

Was anyone really asking for public health to tell them how to celebrate the holiday?

Ten reasons why O'Toole should not be replaced

Big news on climate change - Gambia wins, Canada loses

Gold plated pensions of our diligent MPs 

Biden's playing pipeline politics 

High energy prices part of climate plan

National Post

Trudeau has turned Canada into an insular country with little power to affect foreign affairs

The first 100 days: Mayor battle over free speech, internet regulation looms when Parliament returns 

'Most successful invasive large mammal on the planet' spotted in Alberta National Park

Canada's wireless costs 'continue to be the highest or among the highest in the world' Finnish report

COVID-19 by the numbers: When and where the pandemic was at its worst in Canada 

Canada's overworked healthcare sector brace for staff shortages as vaccine mandates loom

As the Canada Recovery Benefit's expiration looms, future of the COVID aid program is doubtful

The federal vaccine mandate is a big stick, but who's it really hitting?

Malaria and COVID-19 vaccine miracles shouldn't be in competition

Justin Trudeau's 'punitive' vaccine mandate

Montreal needs to make a run for it - before the doors to the rest of the world close

Maclean's

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Global 

North Shore Rescue says it does not support use of What3Words geolocation app

'The system isn't working,' says BC mom of 9 day COVID-19 school exposure notification delay

BC callers to 911 left facing 'consistent' delays for 2nd time this week

'Alleged gang member' charged for uttering threats, Vancouver police say

Hollywood actor filming in BC says sons denied boarding on Air Canada flight

BC woman fined $60K for feeding bears thought she was helping them

Okanagan Nation Alliance expected to take over copyright of 'Ogopogo'

Graffiti tagger forced to pay $15,000 in dines, damages to City of Nanaimo  

Summer heat wave damaged parts of Coquihalla Highway officials say

Kelowna restaurant shut down for note verifying proof of vaccination: Interior Health 

Injunction agains Fairy Creek old-growth protesters reimposed on interim basis 

Health-care staff shortages could be on the way as COVID-19 vaccine mandates loom

Don't travel unless 'absolutely necessary' Hajdu reminds Canadians ahead of holiday season

Trudeau meets with Afghan refugees in start to Thanksgiving weekend

Miscellaneous            

Premier John Horgan issues Thanksgiving statement expressing gratitude to those who improve communities 

Extinction Rebellion Vancouver: Protesters aim to stop government subsidies for fossil-fuel producers

Extinction Rebellion Vancouver: Global warming and mass starvation 

Crown approves charge against man arrested with help of Vancouver police gang unit

Former People's Party of Canada candidate says she was threatened by the media

Vancouver homeownership cost rises to 63.5 percent of income, RBC Economics notes 'affordability slipping away' 

TransLink makes vaccinations mandatory for employees

Why physician assistants can help revolutionize healthcare in BC

Coastal GasLink is Blasted Again by Province for Environmental Damage

Getting hungry in the glorious garden of the West

Jason Kenney's desperate bet