Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Ottawa Observations: Wednesday, June 21, 2017



Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Wednesday, June 21, 2017.


Senators leave Liberals' budget bill in limbo as MPs leave for summer recess
Canadian elite special forces sniper makes record-breaking kill shot in Iraq
Ottawa attempts to stall solitary-confinement lawsuit
Think tank leads corporate-funded campaign to sway Canadians on Chinese trade
Trudeau renames Langevin Block building out of respect for Indigenous peoples
Canadian named as suspect in Michigan airport knife attack
Montreal man suspected in stabbing of police officer at Michigan airport
MPs reject Senate amendments to budget bill leading to possible parliamentary showdown
Liberals move to halt landmark legal challenge to solitary confinement of prisoners
Trudeau to drop name of residential schools proponent from Langevin building
Liberal ministers, MPs were 'accosting' senators to vote against amended budget bill, senator says
Amnesty says no evidence for France to jail Ottawa professor, urges PM to act
Government extends interim official languages commissioner
New federal healthy eating strategy may lead to warning symbols on your cheese
No cutoff to finish NAFTA talks as U.S. hunts for best deal: Trump's trade czar
MPs pass symbolic Remembrance Day bill, but it won't mean a new holiday
Torture, detention would be forbidden CSIS disruption tactics under new bill
National security vs. individual freedoms: How the Liberals aim to strike a balance
Kellie Leitch blasted for condemning Syrian refugee program
U.S. and Russia come close to the brink in Syria
Celebrating the longest day and the first inhabitants
Some parliamentary stars shine as one loses glow
'Allahu Akbar'; Canadian charged in cop's stabbing at airport asked police why didn't they kill him, complaint says
Liberals new security bill keeps it tough
Honest talk on immigration needed
MPs reject Senate's budget amendments
With voter support tumbling, a tactical reset is in order for Liberals
Commons could use some sober second though of its own over infrastructure bank
The Liberal government has become a pro-China propaganda machine
'Absurd': NDP MP slams Speaker's ruling that House of Commons can't translate indigenous languages
Two bills left in limbo, others pass in scramble before parliament breaks for summer
Liberals national security bill keeps Tories' lowered threshold for terrorism peace bonds
Indigenous MP says new name for Langevin Block building falls short
'There will be no vote': Conservative senators successfully delay new lyrics for O Canada
Building a fairer Canada
Montreal man stabs Michigan officer in neck in suspected terror attack
The Liberals are getting in their own way on gender equality in science
Canadian security bill would forbid CSIS from torturing people when disrupting terror
MP asks ethics watchdog to reconsider Husky Energy hire
Judges not only ones who need training in sexual assault law: House of Commons committee
Senate, MPs locked in test of wills over budget bill
Big jump in Indigenous population putting financial pressure on governments: Fraser Institute
Can Canada's toxic parliament be fixed?






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