Thursday, December 8, 2016

Ottawa Observations: Thursday, December 8, 2016



Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Thursday, December 8, 2016.

A visit from Uncle Joe

Biden urges Trudeau to be a leader for rules-based world order
U.S. VP Joe Biden says 'Vive le Canada' as he kicks off 2-day trip north
Joe Biden drops in for a visit without any gifts
Biden asks Trudeau to help lead way in time of uncertainty
Joe Biden's Ottawa visit a Seinfeldian trip about nothing
Joe Biden calls for Trudeau to be world leader through time of deep uncertainty




Ottawa may have to pay for carbon credits to meet climate targets
Liberal MP hopes private member's bill will push Trudeau to ban asbestos
Canadian spywatcher's Snowden remark 'highly inappropriate,' Goodale says
Who's the woman on Canada's new $10 bill? A Viola Desmond primer
CRA must roughen up voluntary disclosure for tax cheats, panel says
Goodale weighing CSIS use of metadata gathered on innocent people
Quebec takes issue with Bank Act changes in Morneau's Bill C-29
Conservative leadership race loosens as contenders stumble
How Trudeau set up election reform to fail
Canada set to meet Paris climate commitments under plan to be announced Friday
Hopes low that dinner with PM will lead to health deal
More people apply to become Mounties under new rules
First Nations youth launch fund to support pipeline protests in Canada
'Frustrating' backlog of refugee applications will likely get longer as federal targets drop
Rona Ambrose calls on Trudeau to 'park' electoral reform
Black rights activist Viola Desmond to be 1st Canadian woman on $10 bill
Warren Allmand, Liberal MP for NDG for 32 years, has died at 84
Yukon's new Liberal premier meets Justin Trudeau in Ottawa
Senate gives up on recouping remaining expenses flagged by AG
Conservatives made 'political' decision to cut military flying time in 2014, Laurie Hawn says
National climate plan should come with a balance sheet
A powerful appeal to protect rights
Changing our voting system a bad idea
Tory debate reveals language challenges faced by leadership hopefuls
Trudeau's Down Under disaster
Viola Desmond was the right choice
Algonquin band's lawsuit declares ownership of Parliament Hill amid stalled land claim talks
Depressed by Liberals' MyDemocracy survey? Take the Post's superior alternative
Liberal Party can't use emails collected on MyDemocracy.ca for fundraising, government says
Lobbyists might love the Liberals' cash-for access, but it doesn't pass the smell test
Trudeau must end cash-for access fundraising, or face a crippling erosion of his brand
Three young indigenous women honoured as 'Everyday Political Citizens' by Samara Canada
Ottawa expecting 'dramatic' surge in pot tests for drivers but shrinking labs may not be able to meet demand
Curb the chivalric impulse, women don't need it
Ex-cabinet minister Warren Allmand dead at 84
Canada contemplating allowing CSIS to use metadata from innocent people
Rona Ambrose says Canada could be side-swiped by a Donald Trump presidency
Liberal bill leaves census vulnerable to political meddling: Former StatsCan head
Canada abandoning Human Rights to Chase Trade with China, says Dissident





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