Ottawa Observations: Friday, November 5, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Friday, November 5, 2021

 

Canada / China tensions                 

Ottawa draws up Indo-Pacific strategy with focus on China aggression

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

British Columbia reports 549 new cases of COVID-19, one death

Children under 12 now lead new COVID-19 cases across Canada, Tam says

COVID-19 cases declining across Canada, but not as quickly as before

Why 'ideal' herd immunity for COVID-19 is likely impossible - but attempting to get there still matters

COVID test requirements at Canadian border need rethink, Tam says

Children 11 and younger the highest proportion of COVID cases in Canada for first time

BC Reports 549 new cases, one additional death

Unvaccinated people drive up COVID cases, Hospitalizations and deaths

Globe and Mail

Canada's flag will be raised on federal buildings ahead of week of commemorations

NDP and Liberals in talks to keep minority government in power

'Radical pragmatist'? Canada's Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault insists he can be both

Edward Rogers can replace independent directors, BC Supreme Court Judge rule

Rogers boardroom battle overshadows digital infrastructure deficit

Many Ontario hospitals instituting COVID-19 vaccine requirements in absence of Ford provincial mandate

Language office eyes probe after Air Canada English-only speech

Canadians travelling to Florida should be prepared for the state's lax COVID-19 rules

Erin O'Toole has been treed by his own party, and he can't come down to talk

Jason Kenney announces plan to expedite Alberta's hydrogen energy goals

Montreal Mayor's race turns nasty - and personal

Ottawa has a bit of wriggle room to maintain Quebec's share of seats in House of Commons, experts say

Tories can learn from Stephen Harper's experience after 2004 election, says senior Conservative senator

Quebec made unvaccinated health workers an offer they couldn't refuse. They refused.

Mélanie July must aim for nothing short of an audacious foreign policy

Is carbon pricing Liberal policy? For the most part, it's anything but

CBC

Forces, civilian prosecutors discussing possible charges against Vice-Admiral Haydn Edmundson

Ottawa needs support from majority of provinces to guarantee Quebec's share of Commons seats

Canada obtaining Johnson and Johnson doses as it works to vaccinate the holdouts

Federal government to keep Canadian flags raised after Remembrance cerermonies

Military police leaders confirm transfer of sexual misconduct cases to civilian justice system

Almost 90,000 seniors facing guaranteed income supplement cut for accepting pandemic benefits 

It's not easy being a politician in Nunavut in the age of toxic social media

Alberta politics takes another wild turn as Brian Jean re-enters the political arena

Toronto/Vancouver Star

Cargo ship off Victoria cleared to move to nearby port authority 

What it means to have BC Premier John Horgan as the latest public face of living and working with cancer

Edward Rogers has won his court case - he has been officially reinstated as chair of Rogers Communications

British Columbia phasing out mink farms because of COVID-19 spread  

Indigenous leaders concerned over BC's process for old-growth logging deferrals

Armed Forces' officials acknowledge lack of confidence in military justice system 

Conservative 'mini-caucus' on vaccine mandates won't contradict O'Toole, says MP

Alberta agriculture minister quits cabinet amid concerns about drinking

Military's top prosecutor, police officer agree to send sex-crime cases to civilians 

Here's who's really leading the charge on solving the military's sexual assault problems

Industry group says climate pledges risk making Canada an outlier with competitors 

Toronto Sun

Canadian flag to be raised Sunday on Federal buildings, in time for Remembrance Day

Gladu raises serious issues in the wrong way and hurts her party

Small businesses struggling to fill positions, as job numbers reflect

Climate campaigners are coming for your meat next

Reflecting on Freedom this Remembrance Day

On economics, Ford is the new Wynne

National Post

Justin Trudeau - climate hero or net-zero hysteric?

'Happy dances at the malls': US border communities eagerly await return of Canadians 

Stringent COVID testing requirements at border will do more harm than good

Edward Rogers' reconstituted board of directors is valid, judge rules

On flags and climate, Trudeau rules by fiat

Canada's flag will be raised once again on Sunday, in time for Remembrance Day

As O'Toole attempts to move past vaccine mandate issue, his party has other ideas

Alberta's agriculture minister Devin Dreeshen resigns following allegations of heavy drinking at work

Maclean's

Shelly Glover, the self declared premier Manitoba doesn't need

Canadians paid the price for British mistakes in Dieppe, says British historian

Global 

Edward Rogers' board overhaul is valid, BC Supreme Court decides 

2 Vancouver police officers suspended without pay after taking photos next to a body

Cargo containers from MV Zim Kingston rupture in Cape Scott Provincial Park

Unruly parties at University of Victoria prompt police to take unprecedented step

How these two key takeaways from COP26 could affect BC

BC to expand vaccine mandate for doctors, dentists in private practice soon: minister

O'Toole asks MPs to keep quiet on hot-button political issues

Civilian probes of sexual misconduct cases 'appropriate and necessary' top military officials

Canadian flag will return to full mast after Remembrance Day: ministers

Miscellaneous            

Following court fight, Rogers Chairman Edward Rogers says CEO Joe Natale has support of the company's board

NDP politicians side step Green leader's question on systemic racism in housing market with intergenerational wealth

BC to phase out all mink farming due to COVID-19 mutation, transmission concerns

Learning from COVID-19 for BC's climate emergency response

Vancouver journalist turns accidental historian and traces earliest recorded Filipino in Canada to Bowen Island

Gentle Density in Southeast False Creek - if it ain't broke, don't fix it

Who died in BC's Heat Dome?

A New Study ties lifespans to Wealth Gaps in Grater Vancouver

Why I'll be vaccinating my five year old against COVID-19

Is French Immersion unwelcoming for Students with Special needs?

West Van School Club Centres Neurodivergent Black and Indigenous youth