Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Ottawa Observations: Wednesday, January 11, 2017



Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Wednesday, January 11, 2017.

Foreign Affairs Minister Freeland rejects Russian offer to lift travel ban
Dion demotion signals Quebec's waning influence
Troubled Trump Toronto hotel put on the block
Liberals test Netflix tax, airport privatization and 'moonshots' ahead of budget
Morneau to talk Trump with private-sector forecasters ahead of 2017 budget
No one person likely to blame for pay system debacle: Marie Lemay
Freeland moves from the Davos bubble to the real world
Canada's softwood lumber industry faces uncertain future as Trump era looms
Canada won't escape Trump's protectionist measures as 'border tax' threatens exports
'Inappropriate': Critics question Trudeau's guest list on Bahamas getaway
U.S. ambassador to Canada says offer to help Trump transition met with silence
Canadian embassy in Haiti investigating $1.7M fraud
Trudeau's cross-country tour not about padding Liberal base of supporters: PMO
Jane Fonda 'dining out on celebrity' but starved for facts' Alberta premier says
Freeland's promotion a 'very, very bold move' in Canada-Russia relations
Chrystia Freeland: Trudeau's first star candidate becomes his brand ambassador
Trans Mountain pipeline expansion granted environmental certificate by B.C. government
Senate tightens rules on how senators use the Red Chamber
Squeeze cash from Facebook, Google, say Canadian media leaders
NEB to expand pipeline emergency plan requirements
CFIA fast-tracked tests on genetically modified salmon eggs for exports, documents suggest
John McCallum 'excited' to be next ambassador to China
Phoenix backlog at 8,000 as response time continues to lag
Justin Trudeau's Ontario road show takes on partisan edge
Don't be fooled by 'good-looking Liberals,' says Jane Fonda of Justin Trudeau
B.C. approves Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
Stéphane Dion presented special challenges
Trudeau keeping up with the Kardashians
Trudeau oblivious to his perceived conflict of interest
Jane Fonda comes to Alberta to inform that oil is bad and they should get other jobs
Cabinet-making a totally different trade across the border
Canada, almost alone, amid an unravelling global order
Liberal MP, party president joined Trudeau for his controversial Bahamas vacation with the Aga Khan
Canadian Forces looking to replace Second World War-era pistols but it could take another 10 years
Tories press Parliamentary watchdog to probe Trudeau's vacations for potential breaches of federal laws
BC Premier says Kinder Morgan Pipeline Plan Meets her conditions, Opposition Objects
Trans Mountain pipeline expansion approved by B.C. government
Notley applauds B.C. approval of Trans Mountain project, blasts Fonda for anti-oilsands comments



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