Ottawa Observations: Monday, November 1, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Monday, November 1, 2021

 

Canada / China tensions                 

'Major issue' in China revelations resolved, Canadian envoy says, but experts urge caution

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

COVD-19 vaccine for younger kids already being packed, shipped

Chief medical offices still hedging on whether COVID-19 booster shots needed for all Canadians

COVID-19 could be endemic soon. What will that mean?

BC reports 25 COVID-19 deaths, 1,370 new cases over three days

Amid BC's plan for COVID boosters, new research suggests those doses may not be necessary yet

British Columbians with 2 AstraZeneca doses to receive booster 6 months after 2nd dose

Globe and Mail

'People just want it over': COP26 summit starts quieter than expected

Trudeau reaffirms pledge to impose GHG emissions caps on Canada's oil and gas industry

Winning the bid to be the home of corporate sustainability data would help Trudeau show Canada belongs in the big leagues

CRTC urged to delay hearing over Rogers' planned acquisition of Shaw due to company uncertainty

Ontario to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour

Love of Labour: Behind Doug Ford's union charm offensive

Newfoundland cyberattack an 'alarm bell' for Canada

Canadian snowbirds gear up for reopening of US land borders

Interior, Northern regions in BC have highest rate of health workers refusing vaccination

New Brunswick public sector lockout closes schools, shuts down services

Trudeau's decision over Quebec's seats puts him at risk either way

We may have reached a turning point in 2021's Great Inflation Panic

CRB didn't have to end that way - the government owes workers a smooth transition 

The problem with the 'right to disconnect' from work

Liberal MP Mark Holland optimistic minority government can work with opposition

Discussions on Indigenous child welfare compensation get under way as Ottawa seeks to settle

The Doug Ford government is saying the right things about long-term care. But fixing it will take more than words

CBC

Canada will put a cap on oil and gas sector emissions, Trudeau tells COP26 summit

Steven MacKinnon wants to create 'space' for Liberal MPs in new role as chief government whip

Hope for 'eureka' moment on climate change persists as COP26 begins in Scotland

Small island nations want largest emitters to pay for catastrophic effects of climate change

'He is my brother': Retired soldiers want Canada to help former Afghan interpreter who risked it all

Possible cyberattack hits 'brain' on Newfoundland health care system, delaying thousands of appointments

COP26 leaders warned of 'doomsday' as India vows to reduce emissions to net zero by 2070

Oilpatch leaders fear 'reckless' move as Trudeau commits to emissions cap on sector

More than 100 world leaders promise to end deforestation

Dozens of refrigerators among items removed from BC beach after containers fell off ship

Toronto/Vancouver Star

BC postpones some surgeries due to shortages caused by unvaccinated workers; Dix

Total number of deaths from BC's summer heat dome nudges nearly 600: coroner

BC applies to remove criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of drugs

Refrigerators part of the cleanup on BC beaches after containers spilled from ship

Jason Kenney says he wasn't consulted on Justin Trudeau's COP26 pledge to cap Canada's oil and gas emissions

Justin Trudeau says he'll raise Canadian flags when First Nations say it's OK. Here's what two Indigenous veterans say

Trouble in paradise: For Struggling Caribbean Islands, a prayer for return of Canadian tourists

Losing candidate for Manitoba Tory leadership wants swearing in delayed

Calgary's new mayor wants city to get real about climate change. It's about time

Justice reform can no loner take a back seat for Trudeau Liberals

COP26: G20 leaders needed to give climate summit a push. Instead they came up short

How one First Nation is showing zero emission leadership

Toronto Sun

Ford government set to hike minimum wage to $15 an hour

Trudeau needs FaceTime with Biden and so far, he's failing

UN climate summit in Glasgow is about rhetoric, not reality

Freeland's vanity poll not what she was expecting 

Time to raise the flag

Udder shock: Milk prices set to 'skyrocket' in new year

Oh the hypocrisy: Private jets pack Scotland's climate conference

Nearly 300 WestJet workers suspended over COVID vaccine rules

Canada lifts cruise ship ban

Del Duca ran as a centrist but takes Ontario's Libs left of NDP

Thankfully, Canada isn't criminalizing offensive comedy - for now

Backing away from cancel culture

National Post

Ontario government set to hike minimum wage to $15 an hour

Up to 27,000 federal public servants miss deadline to affirm they are COVID vaccinated

Trudeau declares war on Alberta oil 

Liberals' own climate agenda is hurt by their constant regional bias

Maclean's

Jason Kenney is sinking. How it all went wrong for him

All the good politicians are in Montreal

Justin Trudeau says he's disappointed by the G20 climate deal

Global 

BC Liberal candidate fires staffer over explosive allegations from rival's campaign manager

More than 3,000 unvaccinated health workers in BC on unpaid leave, Dix says

BC formally asks Ottawa for exemption to decriminalize illicit drug possession

Some BC surgeries postponed due to unvaccinated health-care workers

Vancouver police called three times to Halloween bash at mansion of prominent British Columbian

At least 595 people in BC died from summer heat wave, coroners service says

Kelowna General Hospital closes two operating rooms as staff shortage sets in

Trudeau to leaders at COP26: What happened in Lytton can and will happen anywhere

COVID-19 vaccines now mandatory for Senate staff, visitors

Miscellaneous            

COP26 Day 1 -beyond pledges

East Vancouver home on lock designated for six-storeys sold at double assessed value for $2.8 million

Heat Killed 595 British Columbians this summer

Is Vancouver's Program for 'Gifted' Children unfair?

BC lacks key data on COVID patients who end up back in hospital

So where did COVID come from, anyway?