Ottawa Observations: Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Wednesday, October 27, 2021

 

Canada / China tensions                 

Alliance of Global legislators wants the G20 to put pressure on China 

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

BC's highest test positivity rate in Northern Region, lowest in Vancouver Coastal

BC reports 609 new cases and six deaths, hospitalizations top 400

Vaccines are almost ready for kids. But will Parents say Yes?

Globe and Mail

Pope Francis to visit Canada for Indigenous reconciliation, Vatican says

Bank of Canada ends quantitive easing program, moves forward timeline for rate hikes

More than 100 containers from cargo ship went overboard during BC accident, coast guard says

Tory leader Erin O'Toole says MPs who enter the Commons will be vaccinated  

University of Toronto to divest from fossil fuel investments by end of 2030

Jason Kenney keeps picking the wrong fights, and he keeps losing

Trudeau's cabinet choices put the oil-and-gas sector on notice 

O'Toole trips over his own stay-at-home plan for unvaccinated Tories

Trudeau cabinet's environmental focus should be NEP 2.0 in the eyes of Prairie voters

CBC

O'Toole still won't say if all Conservative MPs are vaccinated, insists those attending Commons will be

New environment minister faces questions about past activism, says he has no 'secret agenda'

'It's time' for Ontario to sign on to national child-care deal, says Minister of Families

Vatican says Pope Francis has agreed to visit Canada, meeting with Indigenous leaders

Fired staffer alleges sexual harassment, intoxication in suit agains Alberta premier's office 

Women take charge of key portfolios in Justin Trudeau's new cabinet

Canada at COP26: A time for leadership

Poverty is not a crime - so why is Montreal still ticketing the unhoused?

Toronto/Vancouver Star

Province appoints recovery liaisons to help in rebuild of fire ravaged Lytton

This BC city wants the RCMP out. Some residents don't agree. How a fight over lawn signs is escalating the feud

Coast Guard says 109 containers, not 40 fell off cargo ship near Victoria

'It's really unconscionable': Here are the cabinet contenders Justin Trudeau snubbed

The inside story of how Edward Rogers's plan to oust Joe Natale went off the rails 

For Doug Ford's government, the selfish freedom to decide not to be vaccinated trumps the consequences  

How the rest of Canada should respond to the Alberta equalization referendum 

Renters face headwinds moving out of the eye of the pandemic storm

Our social safety net is failing COVID-19 survivors

Government says North Koreans coming to Canada under new scheme must be vetted first

Canada leads G20 in financing fossil fuels, lags in renewables funding, report says

Green Leader Annamie Paul sill hasn't officially resigned. Now her party is again trying to force her out

This cabinet shuffle was Justin Trudeau's 'Ted Lasso' moment 

Prices are rising fast. Is there anything Canada can do about it?

Toronto Sun

Joly is latest face of Trudeau's feckless foreign policy 

Mayor defends ties to Rogers family

Tory made almost $700K from Rogers while mayor - talk about an optics problem 

TTC cutting service ahead of vaxx-related worker suspensions

Inflation could get worse before end to the year: Bank of Canada

Turkish president's expulsion gambit a bid to look strong

'Go to Hell Canada?!' Early Trudeau 3.0 Report Card! The Chretien Factor! Cabinet Disaster?

Steven Guilbeault is just too extreme

National Post

Blue Liberals are seeing red over new Trudeau cabinet

O'Toole says Conservative MPs and Senators will abide by a vaccine mandate in Parliament

Guilbeault has no 'secret agenda,' but says energy projects must not add new emissions

Former Alberta legislature staffer alleges sexual harassment in lawsuit against premier's office

Questions raised about existence of mysterious brain syndrome in New Brunswick

Ontario town disables comments on its social media posts to prevent spread of 'hate and lies'

Canadians are paying good money to enjoy this Rogers family meltdown 

Meet the new foreign affairs minister. Same as the old minister?

Anita Anand tasked with cleaning up the Liberals' own mess at defence

Trudeau shows he holds little regard for competency by turfing cabinet's brightest light, Marc Garneau

New minister needs to rethink the government's draconian internet regulation

Steven Guilbeault and the Greenpeace stunt on Ralph Klein's roof

That's enough, Jean Chrétien

Maclean's

With his cabinet shuffle, Trudeau floods the zone

After a major cabinet shuffle, Justin Trudeau's Liberal government has a new look

Global 

Staff at BC's 911 dispatcher flagged understaffing up to a year before deadly heat wave: emails 

Coast Guard now believes more than 100 containers fell from MV Zim Kingston cargo ship

BC appoints recovery liaisons to help Lytton rebuild from devastating fire

BC set to end direct funding for children with autism by 2025, moving to overall hub model

Former RCMP officer files civil defence in connection with Lake Country murder case

'Disgusting' Halloween display featuring Confederate flag and noose haunts Kelowna neighbourhood

Pope Francis to visit Canada for Indigenous reconciliation, Vatican says

Ottawa should not appeal tribunal order to pay Indigenous kids: advocates

Canadians falling prey to conspiracy theories despite strong trust in institutions: Poll

Painting gifted to France in Tory 'act of cultural vandalism' heralds Liberal swearing-in

Miscellaneous            

Trudeau cabinet: does it amount to real change or same-old, same-old?

What happens when folks in small towns show a little Pride?