Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Ottawa Observations: Wednesday, November 2, 2016



Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Wednesday, November 2, 2016.


Morneau confirms Liberals seeking to eliminated more tax credits
Canadian meeting with Saudi human rights commission draws criticism
Lisa Raitt launches bid to become next Conservative Party leader
Government operations to run on green power by 2025: McKenna
Liberals refuse further reimbursements to taxpayers after ex-organizer's trial
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appoints six new senators for Quebec
Maryam Monsef says Canadians have been supportive since birthplace revelation, despite 'noisemakers'
Dairy industry getting help to compete, not compensation, for EU trade deal
Lisa Raitt launches Conservative leadership bid ahead of debate deadline
Independent Senators under fire as top Tory calls appointment process 'con job'
Concerns raised over all-military team tasked with probing military college
All Federal government buildings to run on green power by 2025: environmental minister
Cut income, corporate taxes and make up difference with carbon tax says Chong
Royal Canadian Mint unveils its 2017 Canada 150 circulation coin series
Justin Trudeau names 6 new senators from Quebec, as independents become largest bloc
Katimavik hopes for revival with new focus on Indigenous reconciliation
Gov. Gen. David Johnston walks fine line on Middle East visit
Royal Military College of Canada to be reviewed after suspected suicides, misconduct
Liberals' infrastructure boost overlooks need to support Canadian innovators
Liberals irked Hillary Clinton's team over fundraising at 2014 event, Wikileaks show
Betting on infrastructure amid economic gloom
Economic update bids farewell to sunny ways
Why the Maryam Monsef case matters
Feds' renewable energy plan will make taxpayers poor, green companies rich
RCMP humiliation: Sit on his knee and hike up your skirt
Harper right about Trudeau's deficits
Minister in charge of electoral reform admits she and Trudeau have 'preference' on new voting system
Trudeau accused of stacking Senate with small-l liberals for big-L Liberal policies
A Liberal spending spree because they want to
Lisa Raitt enters Tory leadership race while Michael Chong pledges revenue-neutral carbon tax
It's absurd, but Liberals will likely get away with racking up whopping deficits
Liberal hypocrisy reveals a Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian so long as they're in cabinet
McKenna and her critics now haggling over the bill to attend Marrakech climate conference
Trudeau urged to follow in his father's ant-nuclear footsteps and support UN disarmament treaty
Calls mount for inquiry into Canadian military's treatment of Afghan detainees


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