Ottawa Observations: Thursday, October 21, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Thursday, October 21, 2021

 

Canada / China tensions                 

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The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Canada to receive 2.9M Pfizer doses to begin vaccinating 5 to 11 year olds once approved, Trudeau says

Nearly 1 in 25 British Columbians have caught COVID-19 since pandemic started

'Terrifying' and 'super scary' say BC parents of infant respiratory illness during COVID-19

Globe and Mail

Ottawa tightens access to COVID-19 wage support in new measures to replace CEWS

Trudeau announces a new federal standard for COVID-19 vaccine passports

Russia's break with NATO heightens fears of military escalation as two sides trade blame

NATO to agree on master plan to deter growing Russian threat

O'Toole says Conservatives will respect ruling requiring MPs entering the Commons to be vaccinated 

Doug Ford says the quiet part about Canada's view of immigrants out loud

Alberta's civic elections strike another blow to lazy stereotypes about the province

Ontario to remove work certification barrier for immigrants  

Chrystia Freeland says new 'targeted' COVID-19 benefit programs to cost $7.4 billion, run until May 7

Stephen Harper's Saudi odyssey is true to form

CBC

Canada quietly lifts blanket travel advisory related to COVID-19

Supreme Court says people can sue cities over snow removal activities that cause injury

Former top NORAD commander was investigated for months after defence department said he broke no rules

Conservatives say they oppose 'secret' move to introduce mandatory vaccine rule for MPs

Don't expect EI if you lose your job for not being vaccinated, minister says

Government to spend $7.4B transitioning to new pandemic support programs: Freeland

Trudeau pushes back at Admiral McDonald's letter calling for his reinstatement as top commander  

A military in crisis: Here are the senior leaders embroiled in sexual misconduct cases 

Trudeau 'confident' other countries will accept Canadians' proof of vaccination  

Interviewing the Governor General in my language felt like reconciliation

Toronto/Vancouver Star

As Canada's housing prices spike, could Vancouver's mayor six-homes-on-one lot plan be a winner?

BC Forest Practices Board chair says proposed changes to forestry policy a start  

BC Premier defends application fee for freedom-of-information requests 

Canada unveils international travel vaccine passport - starting November 30 you won't be able to fly without it

BC residents to require two vaccine cards, Health Ministry says

PMO says it will do all it can to ensure all residential school records are provided

Justin Trudeau is in a fighting mood 

Canada's unfair extradition system needs major reform: legal and human rights experts 

Mohawk Nation of Kahnawake 'repulsed' by politicization of Habs' land acknowledgement

Quebec Premier Francois Legault commits to adding 37,000 daycare spots by 2025

With hours before deadline, Liberals reshape pandemic aid to businesses, workers 

Pfizer will ship millions of vaccine doses for kids as soon as it's approved: Trudeau

In slashing COVID-19 benefits, Chrystia Freeland makes a risky bet that the pandemic is almost ever

Inflation is up, but does that matter anymore? The Liberals don't seem to think so

Conservatives say rising inflation is Justin Trudeau's fault. That's ridiculous 

Toronto Sun

Ford reopening plan will get restaurants to full capacity

Toronto police set November 30 deadline for staff vaccines

Trudeau government's $7.4B in spending shows disdain for Parliament

Halton hospital staff can earn $1,000 for recruiting new hires

Inflation Crisis Rocks Canada - but where's Trudeau?

Ontario to announce pandemic exit plans on Friday

'I will be terminated': Unvaccinated London Health Sciences Centre nurse warns of mass firings Friday

Winding down COVID-19 protocols

National Post

Doug Ford follows stupid remark with a really smart immigration plan

Trudeau leans on provinces for International COVID vaccine passports for Canadians

Could New Zealand's radical new housing law help Canada curb its skyrocketing real estate prices?

Trudeau claimed the election was the 'most important' in decades, but seems in no hurry to get back to work

A historic alignment of Calgary and Ottawa against Canada's oil and gas sector 

Foreign donors opened wallets to 'hurt' Alberta energy sector: Report 

Indigenous leaders are rightly scorning Trudeau's hypocrisy on reconciliation 

When it comes to corruption, Canada is no light unto the nations 

Maclean's

Conservatives have a vaccine problem

Canadian university courses to prepare you for a greener future

A low carbon world is coming Alberta 

Global 

British Columbians will be required to have two vaccine cards following federal rules

BC business community wary of gaps in new COVID-19 financial support

'Overdue': First Nations man detained by Vancouver police welcomes revised handcuffing policy

Court grants injunction to shut down BC restaurant defying COVID-19 vaccine passport

Call for civic ballot to be randomized in Vernon

BC premier defends application fee for freedom of information requests 

Canada getting 2.9M COVID-19 shots for kids 'shortly' after approval

Admiral Art McDonald's letter 'will be taken into account' on deciding his fate: Trudeau

Trudeau unveils Canada's international proof-of-vaccination for COVID-19

Low-carbon transition could cost 800K jobs if action not taken: report

Miscellaneous            

Fraser Health Authority obtains court injunction against Rolly's Restaurant

Freeland emerges as media's foil on Trudeau leadership questions

Vancouver Police Department presents progress in greening fleet for the climate

4 goats don't make a farm: board upholds $1.4 million residential assessment of agricultural land in Surrey 

'We haven't done the most basic thing to address this crisis'

The Colonial Dimension of Climate Migration

Northwest BC families unite to share stories of missing women in Adaawk

Vancouver. wants to end Classroom inequality. But what about mini schools?