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We begin with mixed messaging that’s no doubt going to throw fuel on the vaccine hesitancy fire.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine should be offered to Canadians aged 30 and older, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) said Monday. Similar to its latest guidance around the AstraZeneca vaccine, officials said, to weigh the risk of rare but potentially serious blood clots that can occur from the vaccine with COVID-19 levels in the community or hold out for another shot altogether.
Apr 22, 2021
In the words of
Margaret Atwood: “Never throw out a piece of bendy wire. You don’t know when you might need it.”
The legendary author was speaking about the importance of hanging onto things (they may one day become valuable to you) as one of the 2020 recipients of a Library and Archives Canada Scholars Award. The virtual event, live-streamed Wednesday night via YouTube, was presented by Library and Archives Canada and the LAC Foundation, in partnership with Air Canada.
The 30-minute ceremony, held in both official languages, was hosted by
Leslie Weir, who took over as librarian and archivist of Canada in late August 2019, and by
New GHG Reduction Targets and Border Concerns – April 22, 2021
Scrums, news conferences, committees, conferences – highlights from the working day in Canadian politics. (Public affairs)
Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson holds a virtual news conference to discuss Canada’s new climate target to reduce emissions by 40 to 45 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement at the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden. Wilkinson is joined by Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault.
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole holds a news conference in Ottawa, where he calls on the federal government to temporarily suspend international flights arriving from “hotspot” countries such as India and Brazil in order to control the rapid spread of COVID-19 variants in Canada.
Apr 22, 2021
In the words of
Margaret Atwood: “Never throw out a piece of bendy wire. You don’t know when you might need it.”
The legendary author was speaking about the importance of hanging onto things (they may one day become valuable to you) as one of the 2020 recipients of a Library and Archives Canada Scholars Award. The virtual event, live-streamed Wednesday night via YouTube, was presented by Library and Archives Canada and the LAC Foundation, in partnership with Air Canada.
The 30-minute ceremony, held in both official languages, was hosted by
Leslie Weir, who took over as librarian and archivist of Canada in late August 2019, and by
Constituents to remain fair game for abuse from party apparatchiks. A colleague forwarded me the text of an article from Blackrocks Reporter, which covers Canadian politics from Ottawa, our capitol. It's a report on Federal Heritage Minister.