Ottawa Observations: Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Tuesday, June 19, 2018



Globe and Mail 

In historic moment, Senate passes cannabis bill
With marijuana milestone, Trudeau overcomes political inertia
Number of asylum claims more than double in Canada in 2017, UN says
Nearly 4,000 Canadians died as a result of opioids in 2017
Provincial strength contributes to the NDP's federal weakness
Ottawa threatens to cut funding to sporting groups who fail to immediately report allegations of abuse
Political parties should be subject to privacy laws, reports committee investigating Facebook data use
Tory by-election landslide in Quebec more than a local race
Yves Giroux nominated to be new budget watchdog


CBC

Senate passes pot bill, paving way for legal cannabis in 8 to 12 weeks
Survivors of 2016 bomb attack on Kabul embassy guards suing Canada for 20.4 million
How the federal Conservatives handed the Liberals their first byelection loss since 2013
All-party group calls for an end to 'Senate games' on three animal rights bills
House committee says privacy laws should apply to political parties
Trump assails Canadian tariffs, accuses people of smuggling U.S. goods home
Another American moral crisis over immigration - but this time, Trudeau's staying out of it
National sports organizations have to report allegations of abuse immediately
Not too close with Trudeau, Bellegarde insists as AFN race gets underway
Opioid death toll in Canada nearly 4,000 last year, new data show
Conservatives' Richard Martel wins in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord byelection
Costs of hearing-related health claims on the rise in Canadian military
Canada tracking Trump's border crackdown to see if U.S. remains safe for asylum seekers
Yves Giroux, career public servant, nominated to be new budget watchdog
Ex-MP received 'secret' cut of $12.4M deal in resort town run by his sister, OPP probe alleges
Trudeau government to kick off talks towards national strategy on big data
Parliament's chief librarian ends chapter in 'emotional place'


Toronto Star

Overrepresentation of Indigenous people in Canada's prisons persists amid drop in overall incarceration
Senate passes bill to legalize recreational cannabis
Singh vows more effort to recreate 'orange wave' after NDP collapse in Quebec byelection
7 in 10 Canadians say the government should regulate fake news, poll says
Donald Trump accuses Canadians of smuggling shoes home from U.S.
Ottawa rightly ties federal funding to stronger policies to end abuse in sport
Voters need protection against political parties' use of big data


Toronto Sun

Senate votes to legalize pot
Canada needs to get tough at its border too
After byelection, Tories shouldn't get ahead of themselves


National Post

Byelection result suggests Quebec is a two-horse race for the first time in nearly 20 years
'A historic vote': Senate passes marijuana bill, clearing way for legalization
'It's a priority': Singh to review NDP policies in the wake of 'disappointing' byelection in Quebec
Make online political advertising more transparent and beef up privacy commissioner powers, committee urges MPs


Maclean's

Chrystia Freeland tells tales of battling Trump over trade
Jaagmeet Singh has a lot of work to do
Trudeau won't condemn Trump's migrant policy. That's duplicitous and irresponsible


Global

Marijuana legalization Bill C-45 officially passes Senate vote, heading for royal assent
Over half of Canadian workplaces are 'concerned' about dealing with legal weed: report
Here's how Canada deals with migrant parents, children and detention
Canada preparing 'detailed' response to potential Trump auto tariffs: Freeland
Why is Justin Trudeau silent amid growing calls to condemn Trump's detention of children?
Donald Trump claims Canadians are 'smuggling' shoes back to Canada because tariffs are so high
Feds have spent over $5.7M on border shelter, security, humanitarian aid
Federal lawyer says former child refugee Abdoul Abdi trying to skirt immigration process


Miscellaneous 

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