Ottawa Observations: Saturday/Sunday, October 16 & 17

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Saturday/Sunday,  October 16 & 17, 2021

 

Canada / China tensions                 

China condemns Canada, US for sending warships through Taiwan Strait 

US and Canadian warships sailed through Taiwan Strait last week

The two Michaels are free. Could a Canadian locked up in China for 15 years be next

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Concerns about flu increase as COVID measures are reduced

Globe and Mail

Armed gang in Haiti accused of abducting Canadian citizen, 16 Americans

How Calgary copes with a record amount of office space sitting empty

Alberta set to vote on rejecting equalization in a referendum says is about leverage

Trudeau to visit Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc after facing political backlash over Tofino vacation

Police in Ontario, Nova Scotia called to large, unruly university street parties

Iqaluit officials to conduct environmental assessment as water contaminants linger

A trench once again divides Europe - and it's not the English Channel

Alberta's finances riding high on oil and gas prices - ore a reminder of volatility than cause for celebration

Blair very confident federal vaccine passport coming by US border reopening on November 8

CBC

Molecular testing requirement for COVID-19 to remain as land border opens: Blair

Global Tax accord could earn Canada up to $45 billion per year, says Freeland

'What just happened?" Former Bloc candidate explains how it feels to lose by 12 votes

"That was hell for us": Former Canadian Forces contractor on his flight from Afghanistan, debate over aid

Knife found beneath Parliament to be returned to Algonquin nations in historic move

Bargain or 'blackmail'? Why the Liberals might be wise to deal with the NDP

Meet some of the new faces coming two the House of Commons

Liberals considering whether to extend expiring pandemic supports for businesses, individuals

Toronto/Vancouver Star

Charges against police officer recommended in wake of 2020 incident that began in Kamloops and ended in Williams Lake

City of Vernon transfers copyright to legendary Oopogo to BC Indigenous Nations

Governor General arrives in Germany for first international visit

Government bracing for surge in passport renewals

Canada's newest UNESCO biosphere is practically 'right next door' to Vancouver 

Here's why Doug Ford won't congratulate the Ontario-born winner of the Nobel Prize for economics 

'They're gagging people': New Brunswick orders halt to Indigenous land acknowledgements  - and faces a national backlash

Canada's job recovery numbers are leaving America in the dust

International Energy Agency forecasts decline in Canadian Oil demand coming

Senior army commander says 90 percent of military personnel are fully vaccinated

Chrystia Freeland has a different set of problems in post-Trump America

The provinces are chipping away at Canada's Constitution. Why won't Justin Trudeau say anything?

Does Justin Trudeau need a Ministry of Public Anger?

Toronto Sun

Kingston police officer injured during 'volatile' homecoming gathering 

COVID-related school closures creating a 'lost generation': Report

A sensational approach to COVID numbers only increases public skepticism

Will anyone in Trudeau's government go to jail?

A court sentence that is a direct assault on free expression

Christmas shoppers to face shortages thanks to pandemic 

Getting better COVID-19 data

National Post

An Alberta court's wrongheaded order to compel anti-vaxxers to refute their own opinions

Sixteen Americans and one Canadian kidnapped in Haiti by '400 Mawozo' gang, groups say

How Trudeau wasted a chance to spark Canadian economic growth during the pandemic

British MP killing brings a chill to Canadian politics

It's a miracle! Apparently climate crusaders are immune to COVID!

'People don't want to work for $2 an hour': Quebec towns struggle to find mayors

If Facebook whistleblower was Canadian, she may never have come forward

Maclean's

Doug Ford's election advantage 

Global 

Hong Kong bans Air Canada flights from Vancouver for two weeks

Contractor on beleaguered North Shore wastewater plant claims district owes it $100M

'They're being wiped out': Point Roberts pleads for test exemption as border restrictions ease

Northern BC businesses grapple with latest round of COVID-19 restrictions

Crowd rallies to support Hope restaurant defying vaccine passport order

Interior Health rejects Penticton council's demands to restore funding to Pathways

Thousands of plastic pellets flood into Delta waterway amid heavy rain

New rent report lists Kelowna as 4th most expensive place in Canada

'Several' witnesses corroborate sexual misconduct allegation against McDonald, accuser says

Miscellaneous            

Extinction Rebellion Vancouver explains why it's so eager to humiliate Justin Trudeau before COP26 climate conference

Metro Vancouver sends notice of default to the company building North Shore wastewater treatment plant