Monday, August 21, 2017

Ottawa Observations: Monday, August 21, 2017



Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Monday, August 21, 2017


BC Wildfires

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Liberal ministers go to Canada-U.S. border to warn migrants against crossing
Governor-general pick Julie Payette dropping bid to keep divorce files from public view
Rebel Media scrambles to get website back online after service cut
Gerald Butts defends new consul-general Rana Sharkar's salary
Liberals laying groundwork for upset in looming Lac-Saint-Jean by-election
Liberals face calls for transparency on ballistic missile defence
Manitoba, Ottawa ink 10 year health-care funding deal
Ottawa seeks info on nuclear-waste bunker's impact on First Nations
Petronas considers acquiring minority stake in LNG Canada
Governor general-designate Julie Payette drops bid to keep divorce records sealed
Canada looking into possible illicit causes behind asylum spike
Amid Trans Mountain uncertainty, pro-pipeline Indigenous peoples make a pitch for development
Mexican rush to get a deal has altered NAFTA negotiating strategy
Manitoba final province to sign health-care pact with feds
Philpott urged doctors to help improve health of most vulnerable patient groups
Incoming governor general Julie Payette drops fight to keep divorce records sealed
Cornwall councillors seek answers as hundreds of Haitian refugee claimants arrive in Ontario
Trudeau should thank Trump for his continued popularity in Canada
Women in small Muslim sect say they have had FGM in Canada
Haitian-Canadian MP headed to Miami to try to address would-be asylum seekers
Empowered or Imperiled? Women as Canadian party leaders
What can Canada learn from Obamacare's near death experience?
NAFTA talks get serious
In Trudeauland, it literally 'pays' to have friends in high places
Morneau's tax changes will hurt those Liberals claim to help
It's time we really took a look at Trudeau's political philosophy
A team of guards, an interpreter, two prosecutors, a lawyer and a judge to get one alleged terrorist to court
Limit to election campaign lengths, new third-party rules likely coming in fall, Liberal minister says
Would Trump really let NAFTA die over a dispute process he likely can't explain in a tweet?
'It backfired': Provinces gained little from holding out on health-care deal with Ottawa, observers say
NAFTA chapter on Indigenous rights crucial, AFN national chief says
Why a more independent Senate is working better for Canadians
Justin Trudeau to be honoured at International-affairs gala in New York City
U.S. softwood duties on Canada see German imports grow dramatically
Anti-immigrant protests in Canada shaped by more than just U.S. events: experts
Canada's political leaders won't take necessary steps to prevent hate crimes
Kamloops Council urges BC, Ottawa to re-think Ajax Mine Environmental Assessment


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