Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Ottawa Observations: Tuesday, December 13, 2016



Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Tuesday, December 13, 2016.

Justin Trudeau says he uses cash-for-access fundraisers to champion the middle class
Trudeau continues Harper's policies on Israel
New Brunswick Senator John Wallace retiring after 8 years in upper chamber
Ottawa calls on Syria and Russia to end 'horrific crisis' in Aleppo
Commons committee calls for return of Canada Post door-to-door delivery
Canada will not follow U.S. lead in restricting some arms sales to Saudi Arabia
Ottawa, provinces race ahead with health-care deal, as Kathleen Wynne makes request
Ottawa plans to open up legal market for cannabis by 2019
Trudeau still hasn't delivered the new breed of politics he promised
Provinces to receive health transfer details ahead of key meeting
Senator John Wallace to resign to fulfil 8 year pledge - but others won't follow suit
More than 1,600 student workers at Parks Canada paid improperly by Phoenix system, memos show
Pot-impaired driving alarms raised in wake of marijauna task force report
Liberals scrap '4-in, 4-out' tule for temporary foreign workers
Government launches promised review of issues left out of assisted dying law
NDP tries to fast-track bill to make supervised injection sites easier to open
MP Ed Fast recovering after stroke
Forget free trade, pipelines and carbon prices: Liberal fundraising flak the talk of the fall
Highlights from the federal marijuana task force report
Pot task force recommends legal cannabis sales be limited to users 18 and over
Federal government's Canada.ca project 'off the rails'
Steelworkers to Trudeau: Where are the feds on the Stelco deal?
MPs recommend Canada Post bring back door-to-door mail delivery
Nationalize port of Churchill under port authority, NDP MP Niki Ashton urges
Erin O'Toole's Conservative leadership platform promises tax help for students, young workers
Commons committee to study health effects of violent online pornography
Ottawa delays decision on overseas military deployment
Ottawa ends '4-in-4 out' rule for migrant workers
Canadians 18 and over could soon be able to legally buy pot
Trudeau must honour promise to protect privacy and amend Anti-terrorism Act
Pot panel charts a smart way forward on legalization
Health care, voting reform and fundraising lie in wait for Trudeau
Trudeau's trumped on carbon pricing
Green energy costs a fortune and has never worked
Senate threatens to block 'deeply flawed' bill to remove gender discrimination from Indian Act
Once touted by the Liberals, a $1.5B project to train Canada's fighter pilots has gone off the rails
Canada Post should bring back door-to-door delivery, consider email and social network services: panel
Despite Ottawa 'charm offensive,' Jagmeet Singh remains coy about Liberal leadership plans
Liberals aim to overturn 26 Harper-era restrictions for supervised injection sites in Canada
Trudeau admits to being lobbied at Liberal fundraisers
Ottawa clears way for Supervised Injection Sites




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