Ottawa Observations: Saturday/Sunday, July 7 & 8, 2018

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Saturday/Sunday,  July 7 & 8, 2018



Globe and Mail 

Federal spectrum auction pits rural internet customers against 5G technology development
Canadian divided over whether to aid automakers in event of Trump tariffs
A U.S. product boycott may make Canadians feel better, but it will hurt more than just Americans
CMHC shifts gears amid falling demand for insured mortgages
Trudeau touches on U.S. trade, Trans Mountain during Calgary visit


CBC

Construction could pushCanada Day festivities off Parliament Hill for years
Internal memo raises red flag over quake warning system
What is 'the backbone' of the Canadian Army doing in a junk yard?
Trudeau gets cabinet member's support over handling of groping allegation
Cabinet ministers, MPs spar over who gets to call themselves a feminist
Trudeau visits Hehr's Calgary Stampede breakfast as groping allegation lingers
Trump wants a show with NAFTA, not a deal with Canada


Toronto Star

Justin Trudeau, the virtuous feminist, has painted himself into a corner
Making immigration an issue is a dangerous game


Toronto Sun

Trudeau's broken infrastructure promise has hurt jobs and growth
Trudeau needs to act on illegal immigration so we can attract best and brightest


National Post

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Global

Canadian police under-prepared to deal with drug-impaired drivers: chiefs
U.S.  officials accuse Canada of sitting on damning data on B.C. mining toxins in a transboundary river
Call between Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau caught White House staff off guard: report


Miscellaneous