Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with British Columbia Premier John Horgan

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with British Columbia Premier John Horgan

January 4, 2022
Ottawa, Ontario

Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with British Columbia Premier and Chair of the Council of the Federation John Horgan.

The two leaders discussed the impacts of the COVID-19 Omicron variant in Canada. The Prime Minister reaffirmed that the Government of Canada will continue to work closely with provinces and territories to reduce the health, economic, and social impacts of this new variant, which is rapidly spreading across the country. He indicated he will convene another call with all premiers next week to discuss how governments are working together to keep Canadians safe.

Prime Minister Trudeau and Premier Horgan also discussed the Canada Health Transfer, and agreed to continue discussions with all provincial and territorial governments to ensure Canadians are supported by effective health care systems.

Premier Horgan provided an update on British Columbia’s significant recovery and rebuilding efforts following the extreme weather events that impacted families, businesses, and communities last November. The two leaders discussed the successful first meeting of the Committee of British Columbia and Federal Ministers on Disaster Response and Climate Resilience that was held on December 13, 2021, and noted that a second meeting will take place later this month.

Prime Minister Trudeau and Premier Horgan agreed to remain in contact on these issues in the coming weeks.

Associated links

• Government of Canada announces additional measures to contain the spread of the Omicron variant
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds 35th call with premiers on COVID-19 response
• Prime Minister and Premier of British Columbia announce new committee to address extreme weather and climate resilience in the province
• Committee of British Columbia and Federal Ministers on Disaster Response and Climate Resilience membership
• Federal and British Columbia ministers and First Nations hold meeting on disaster recovery and climate resilience

Le premier ministre Justin Trudeau s’entretient avec le premier ministre de la Colombie-Britannique, John Horgan

Le 4 janvier 2022
Ottawa (Ontario)

Aujourd’hui, le premier ministre Justin Trudeau s’est entretenu avec le premier ministre de la Colombie‑Britannique et président du Conseil de la fédération, John Horgan.

Les deux dirigeants ont discuté des répercussions du variant Omicron de la COVID-19 au Canada. Le premier ministre Trudeau a réitéré que le gouvernement du Canada continuera de travailler en étroite collaboration avec les provinces et les territoires afin de réduire les conséquences sanitaires, économiques et sociales de ce nouveau variant, qui se répand rapidement dans tout le pays. Il a indiqué qu’il tiendra une autre téléconférence avec les premiers ministres des provinces et des territoires la semaine prochaine afin de discuter des efforts déployés par les gouvernements pour assurer la sécurité des Canadiens.

Le premier ministre Trudeau et le premier ministre Horgan ont également discuté du Transfert canadien en matière de santé. Ils ont convenu de poursuivre les discussions avec les gouvernements provinciaux et territoriaux afin d’assurer l’accès des Canadiens à des systèmes de soins de santé efficaces.

Le premier ministre Horgan a fait le point sur les importants efforts de rétablissement et de reconstruction déployés par la Colombie-Britannique à la suite des phénomènes météorologiques extrêmes qui ont touché les familles, les entreprises et les communautés de la province en novembre dernier. Les deux dirigeants ont discuté de la première réunion du Comité des ministres de la Colombie‑Britannique et du gouvernement fédéral sur l’intervention en cas de catastrophe et la résilience climatique, qui s’est tenue avec succès le 13 décembre 2021. Ils ont indiqué qu’une deuxième réunion aura lieu plus tard ce mois-ci.

Le premier ministre Trudeau et le premier ministre Horgan ont convenu de poursuivre leurs échanges sur ces questions au cours des prochaines semaines.

Liens connexes

• Le gouvernement du Canada annonce des mesures supplémentaires pour maîtriser la propagation du variant Omicron
• Le premier ministre Justin Trudeau tient la 35^e téléconférence avec les premiers ministres des provinces et des territoires sur la réponse à la COVID-19
• Le premier ministre du Canada et le premier ministre de la Colombie-Britannique annoncent un nouveau comité sur les phénomènes météorologiques extrêmes et la résilience climatique dans la province
• Composition du Comité des ministres de la Colombie-Britannique et du gouvernement fédéral sur l’intervention en cas de catastrophe et la résilience climatique
• Les Premières Nations et des ministres des gouvernements fédéral et de la Colombie-Britannique tiennent une réunion sur le rétablissement après catastrophe et la résilience climatique

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT update

European
Parliament
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on fundamental rights and the rule of law in Slovenia, in particular the delayed nomination of EPPO prosecutors - B9-0588/2021/REV1

04/01/2022

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION
to wind up the debate on the statements by the Council and the Commission
pursuant to Rule 132(2) of the Rules of Procedure
on fundamental rights and the rule of law in Slovenia, in particular the delayed nomination of EPPO prosecutors
(2021/2978(RSP))
Cyrus Engerer, Simona Bonafè, Birgit Sippel, Katarina Barley, Elena Yoncheva, Juan Fernando López Aguilar
on behalf of the S&D Group
Sophia in ’t Veld, Anna Júlia Donáth, Fabienne Keller, Michal Šimečka, Ramona Strugariu, Moritz Körner
on behalf of the Renew Group
Tineke Strik
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Konstantinos Arvanitis
on behalf of The Left Group
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC - A9-0356/2021

04/01/2022

REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Christel Schaldemose
Latest news - Next AIDA Committee Meetings - Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age

03/01/2022

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the President of the European Parliament has established a number of measures to contain the spread of the virus and to safeguard Parliament's core activities. The current precautionary measures do not affect work on legislative priorities. Core activities are maintained to ensure the smooth running of the institution's legislative, budgetary, and scrutiny functions.

CDC update

January 4, 2022
This message includes updates on the COVID-19 response from CDC. The COVID-19 Outbreak is a rapidly evolving situation and information will be updated as it becomes available.



Isolation and Quarantine

CDC has updated isolation and quarantine recommendations for the public. These recommendations do not apply to healthcare personnel and do not supersede state, local, tribal, of territorial laws, rules, and regulations.

People with COVID-19 should isolate for 5 days and if they are asymptomatic or their symptoms are resolving (without fever for 24 hours), follow that by 5 days of wearing a mask when around others.

Recommendations for people who are exposed to COVID-19 are also updated. If you are unvaccinated or more than 6 months out from your second mRNA dose (or more than 2 months after the J&J vaccine) and you are not yet boosted, CDC recommends a quarantine for 5 days followed by strict mask use for an additional 5 days. If a 5-day quarantine is not feasible, it is imperative that an exposed person wear a well-fitting mask at all times when around others for 10 days after exposure.

People who have received their booster shot do not need to quarantine following an exposure but should wear a mask for 10 days after the exposure. For all those exposed, best practice would also include a test for COVID-19 at day 5 after exposure. If symptoms occur, individuals should immediately quarantine until a negative test confirms symptoms are not attributable to COVID-19.

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Things to Know About COVID-19 Vaccination and Children

Everyone ages 5 years and older should get a COVID-19 vaccination as soon as possible.

COVID-19 vaccines are free to all people living in the United States, regardless of their immigration or health insurance status.
Check with your child’s healthcare provider about whether they offer COVID-19 vaccination.
Check your local pharmacy’s website to see if vaccination walk-ins or appointments are available for children.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots

Vaccines are working very well to protect against severe illness, hospitalization, and death, but effectiveness against infection decreases over time.

The Omicron variant spreads more easily than the original virus. Boosters increase your protection from COVID-19, including variants. Get a booster shot 6 months after your Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna series, or 2 months after your Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen shot.

Bring your CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Record card to your booster shot appointment so your provider can add information about your booster dose. If you did not receive a card, contact the vaccination site where you got your first shot or your state health department to find out how you can get a card.

To find a COVID-19 vaccine or booster search vaccines.gov, text your ZIP code to 438829, or call 1-800-232-0233 to find locations near you.

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Improve How Your Mask Protects You

Masks help protect against variants.
Everyone should continue to wear a mask in indoor public places in areas of high or substantial community transmission, regardless of vaccination status.

In areas with high numbers of COVID-19 cases, consider wearing a mask in crowded outdoor settings and for activities with close contact with others who are not fully vaccinated.

Correct and consistent mask use is a critical step everyone can take to prevent getting and spreading COVID-19. Masks work best when everyone wears them, but not all masks provide the same protection. When choosing a mask, look at how well it fits, how well it filters the air, and how many layers it has.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the U.S.

December 30, 2021

US states, territories, and District of Columbia have reported 53,795,407 cases of COVID-19 in the United States.

CDC provides updated U.S. case information online daily.
In addition to cases, deaths, and laboratory testing, CDC's COVID Data Tracker now has a Vaccinations tab to track distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in your state.


U.S. Cases

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,update

 

ACIP Meeting Information The following information was added to the ACIP website: January 5, 2022, 1:00pm – 5:00pm. Virtual meeting, no registration required.    Visit now

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Berlin, 5. Januar 2022

Terminhinweis   Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,   wir laden Sie herzlich ein zu einem Pressestatement nach einer gemeinsamen digitalen Sitzung der Präsidien von CDU und CSU mit dem CDU-Vorsitzenden Armin Laschet MdB.   Mittwoch, 5. Januar 2022 ca. 10:30 Uhr im Konrad-Adenauer-Haus. Geänderte Uhrzeit!!!!   Hinweise für Fernsehteams und Fotografen:   Poolführendes Fernsehteam: ARD – Telefon: 030 / 22 88 17 10 Fotografen (Pool): Es werden max. 4 Fotografen (1 x Nachrichtenagentur national, 1 x Nachrichtenagentur international, 1 x Bildagentur und 1 freier Fotograf-BPK) zugelassen.   Um die Abstandsregeln einzuhalten, können wir nur max. 8 Journalistinnen und Journalisten mit gültiger BPA-Akkreditierung zum Pressestatement zulassen. Wir bitten um Ihr Verständnis.   Im Konrad-Adenauer-Haus gilt die 2G-Regel (geimpft, genesen) zuzüglich eines tagesaktuellen, negativen Coronatests.   Bitte achten Sie auch selbst darauf, dass die Abstandsregeln von mindestens 1,50 m eingehalten werden.   Wir bitten um eine schriftliche Anmeldung der Journalistinnen und Journalisten, sowie der Fotografinnen und Fotografen, die ins Konrad-Adenauer-Haus kommen möchten unter pressestelle@cdu.de.   Akkreditierungsschluss: Mittwoch, 5. Januar 2022, 08:00 Uhr   Folgende Angaben werden benötigt: Vor- und Nachname, Medium, E-Mail, Mobilnummer, private Meldeadresse. Es gilt die Reihenfolge der Anmeldungen.   Sie können das Pressestatement live über Webex verfolgen. Über folgenden Link gelangen Sie automatisch zum Pressestatement:   Meeting-Link: https://cdudeutschland.webex.com/cdudeutschland-de/j.php?MTID=mbde7b3df062016093bebeb69205e4e83 Meeting-Kennnummer (Zugriffscode): 2734 300 0838   Meeting Passwort: FVenB5FZ63w   Sie können das Pressestatement auch im Live-Stream auf cdu.de verfolgen.   Wir freuen uns über Ihre Teilnahme.   Mit freundlichen Grüßen   Hero Warrings Sprecher der CDU Deutschlands

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Dear maria, We just published a new blog—please find the full text below.  Emerging-Market Central Bank Asset Purchases Can Be Effective but Carry Risks By Tobias Adrian, Christopher Erceg, Simon Gray, and Ratna Sahay Asset purchases can be an effective tool, but it is critical to minimize risks to central bank independence and price stability. Over the past couple of decades, central banks in emerging markets have made substantial progress in developing the credibility to conduct countercyclical monetary policy. During the COVID crisis, many of these central banks not only cut interest rates sharply, but also deployed a range of tools to help restore market functioning, including asset purchases. And, while some of these central banks now consider moves to tighter monetary policy stances, the likely use of these policy tools again in the future merits a closer look. In previous years, it would have been mainly advanced economy central banks making purchases of government debt. However, for the first time on a significant scale, central banks in countries such as South Africa, Poland, and Thailand broke new ground through their use of asset purchases to combat market dysfunction. While their actions were successful in reducing market stresses, policymakers in these and other emerging market and developing economies need to examine other important considerations as they chart a course forward.

 

AHEPA E-News Volume 16, Issue 1 | Wednesday, January 5, 2022

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AHEPA Housing Completes 87 Booster Clinics AHEPA National Housing Corporation (ANHC), through its management company, AHEPA Affordable Housing Management Company (AMC), completed 87 Covid-19 vaccination booster clinics at AHEPA Senior Apartments communities nationwide, providing nearly 1,900 people with booster shots. In 2021, AMC helped administer nearly 8,100 Covid-19 vaccine doses. read more

Sons of Pericles Launches Online Store The Sons of Pericles has revamped its website, sonsofpericles.org, just in time for the New Year! Visitors can pay Sons of Pericles dues online as well as shop for Sons of Pericles merchandise and gear in the first official online store. The site is still under construction. However, there's plenty of merch to buy with more on the way. So visit and stock up today!

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Emergency Relief Fund Opened for Victims of Midwest Tornadoes Supreme President Jimmy Kokotas (pictured delivering food in Kentucky) announced the AHEPA Emergency Fund is open and accepting donations for the victims of the Midwest tornadoes that devastated the region over the weekend. Donations are being accepted online or via mail: AHEPA Emergency Fund c/o AHEPA Global Headquarters 1909 Q Street, NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20009 Coverage in Pappas Post

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The Ahepan Winter 2021-22 Issue Hot off the digital press! The Winter 2021-22 edition of The Ahepan magazine is out! Catch a recap of AHEPA's Dinner Tribute to His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, find out where AHEPA Centennial Celebrations are happening, and see who our 2021 National Scholarship recipients are! Of course, get caught up on the activities and programs of our district and chapters as well as our National Housing program! read more

AHEPA Centennial Convention Magic Awaits Us in 2022! AHEPA celebrates 100 years in 2022! To commemorate this historic event, we're taking you back to the happiest place on earth, the Walt Disney World Resort® in Orlando, Florida! Pack up the family and bring plenty of sunscreen and join us at this once in a lifetime celebration of a century of service! make a reservation and more info

Upcoming Events & Deadlines

January 5 | AHEPA Epiphany Banquet, Tarpon Springs, Fla. 8 | Epiphany Golf Tournament, Palm Harbor, Fla. February 5 | AHEPA 100th Anniversary Dinner, San Antonio, Texas 11 - 12 | AHEPA 100th Anniversary Dinner & Valentine's Ball, Montreal, Quebec

Greek American News Digest  Editor's Note: Editorials, commentaries, opinion pieces, and articles are shared for information purposes only and do not necessarily reflect the views or policy positions of the Order of AHEPA, its affiliated organizations, and members  Greek-American Betty White, TV’s Golden Girl, Dies at 99 The National Herald (Dec. 31) Greek-American actress Betty White, whose saucy, up-for-anything charm made her a television mainstay for more than 60 years, whether as a man-crazy TV hostess on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” or the loopy housemate on “The Golden Girls,” has died. She was 99. read more The Daughters of Penelope honored White with the "Salute to Women" Award in 1984 U.S. Sees New Bright Spot in Europe: Greece The Wall Street Journal (Dec. 23) American tech companies, gas exporters and military expand activity in Greece, whose long-suffering economy bounces back. read more More Parthenon marble fragments find home at the Acropolis Museum ekathimerini (Jan. 4) Ten pieces of sculptural decoration were added to the artefacts on display in the Parthenon Gallery on Monday. read more US: Dendias, Sherman discuss Ukraine, Russia ekathimerini (Jan. 4) The State Department readout of the phone conversation between Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman does not mention Turkey. read more Greece: Remembering German war crimes, the Holocaust and the Civil War DW (Dec. 30) A virtual exhibition combines art and history to shed new light on the German occupation of Greece during World War II. read more Opinion: In an acrimonious time, some welcome fresh attention to Socrates and the art of civilized arguing   The Washington Post (Dec. 31) In 1985, two days shy of his 12th birthday, Roosevelt Montás came from the Dominican Republic to New York. He had, he writes, “a head full of lice, and a belly full of tropical parasites.” And a mind that was kindling, needing a spark to set it aflame. read more Mediterranean diet named best diet for 2022 CNN (Jan. 4) It's a winning streak that just won't quit. For the fifth year in a row, the Mediterranean diet was first across the finish line in the annual race for best diet, according to ratings announced Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report. read more Greece launches new campaign to promote winter tourism in the country ANA-MPA (Dec.23) With the central message "Greece does have a winter" and the motto from the successful central campaign "All you want is Greece", the tourism ministry and the Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO) launched a new campaign to promote the country's winter tourism destinations and mainland attractions. read more Picture Gallery | Beyond Santorini and Mykonos: Explore the lesser-known Greek islands USA Today (Dec. 21) Beyond these two pearls in the vast Aegean Sea along with its nearby divulged Cyclades neighbors the likes of Paros, Ios and Naxos, there are anywhere from 112 to 227 impeccable islands to visit coming in all constellations with bustling port towns, others with serene village life. read more