Ottawa Observations: Saturday/Sunday, September 16 and 17 2017

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Saturday/Sunday, September 16-17, 2017


Boeing promises $18-billion in benefits if Super Hornet contract goes ahead
Liberals need to end the farce over fighter jets
Conservatives launch ad campaign against tax changes
RCMP shelved  hundreds of organized-crime cases after terror attacks
Quebec is key for the NDP - the province just doesn't care
Canada's debt threat remains 'critical,' global body says
NDP leadership hopefuls make final pitch to party before vote
Federal by-elections set for Conservative-held ridings in Quebec and Alberta
Trudeau honours former MP Allan MacEachen at Nova Scotia memorial service
Canada to speak up for Rohingya Muslims at United Nations: Freeland
NDP leadership hopefuls wrap up their final pitches to voters
Byelections for Tory held federal seats in Quebec, Alberta set for October
Court ordered review of peacekeeper's case still grinding through DND 2 years later
New passport processing system $75M over budget
NDP candidates prepare final pitches as perceived front-runner targeted
Parliamentary genius 'Allan J. MacEachen remembered in Antigonish
Funeral for Liberal MP Alan Chan to be held Saturday in Toronto
Violence agains Rohingya 'looks a lot like ethnic cleansing,' Freeland says
NDP drawing fall plans 'in pencil' due to leadership race
Opioid stats coming into focus, but impact on Indigenous communities largely unknown
Jagmeet Singh or not, nothing is ever easy for the NDP
The NDP and the road back to relevance
Catlyst Canada should lead by example on gender-equity mission
Toronto's forgotten role in the creation of the Indian Act
Why Guy Caron and Jagmeet Singh top my NDP ballot
The gun registry's legacy - creating needless paperwork criminals
Time to end climate of fear
Are Canada and Ontario ready for legal pot?
NDP leadership hopefuls make their final bids to voters
'We're just interested in history': Canada gets its first monuments to the U.S. Civil War
After wave of criticism over tax changes, some doctors are urging Ottawa to forge ahead
Alan MacEachen remembered as 'peerless' parliamentarian by Justin Trudeau
Trudeau government looks to limit debate on big priorities as Parliament returns
The NDP looks for a winner, mostly avoids divisive debate
Parliament returns, and it's a bit of a mess