Monday, November 5, 2018

Ottawa Observations: Monday, November 5, 2018



Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Monday,  November 5, 2018


Globe and Mail 

Ottawa working discreetly to help Christian woman who is in danger in Pakistan
Bloc Quebecois could change name as sovereigntist party looks to rebuild
Ottawa  commits $165 million to compensate 270,000 shortchanged veterans
Jagmeet Singh urges Liberals to use unspent money budgeted for veteran support
Ottawa pledges $1.25 billion over nine years to cities looking to address poverty


CBC

Ottawa short-changed more than 270,000 veterans on pensions, disability payments
Trudeau dodges questions about mission of absent Liberal MP
Liberals detail homelessness program, set to unveil anti-poverty law
'We could be doing even more':  Business leaders meet with PM ahead of economic update
David Frum has 'no regrets' about controversial debate with Steve Bannon
Doug Ford shuffles cabinet after PC legislator Jim Wilson resigns
Trudeau to visit Vimy Ridge, Paris for First World War anniversary events


Toronto Star

The monarch is irrelevant in Canada - and we can be grateful for that
Ottawa to detail Canada's new official poverty measure on Tuesday
Canadians at centre of 'potentially historic turning point' in Korea
The left has yielded language to the right


Toronto Sun

Trudeau reconciliation more about optics than results
Liberals no longer proud of third party spending
UN migration compact cause or concern - yet Canada stands firm
Denying Bannon free speech undermines democracy


National Post

Federal government spent $23M on 631 new cars for G7 summit. Now, it's trying to sell most of them off.
Political parties - not Statistics Canada - are the real bad guys of privacy invasion
Stunning letter by Alberta NDP backbencher deals blow to the cult of Notley
Clarkson's spending much higher than indicated in public records, sources reveal, in some years exceeding $200K
Trudeau is playing dirty, undemocratic by election tricks
It's not cheap being a public figure - but that's not the public's problem
Industry groups warn Federal government against proposal for energy project exemptions


Maclean's

Canada's Fastest growing crime problem
And the Parliamentarians of the Year are ... 
Nathan Cullen: The 2018 Parliamentarian of the Year
Paul Dewar: The 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award winner
We printed the names of Canadians killed in the Great War. You gave their stories life

Global

Justin Trudeau dodges questions about absence of Liberal MP
Liberals and Conservatives confirm support for NDP plan to 'end the theft' of money meant to help veterans
Liberals to set official poverty line for Canada




Miscellaneous 





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