Ottawa Observations: Thursday, September 21, 2017

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




U.S. bid to tighten NAFTA origin rules for auto sector needless: report
U.S. says it will lay all demands on table in next round of NAFTA talks
Canada's privacy watchdog seeks strong enforcement powers
Trudeau address Canada's relationship with Indigenous peoples in UN speech
Trudeau gets something right by admitting Canada's wrongs in UN speech
Scheer calls McKenna to personally apologize for MP's 'climate Barbie' tweet
Canada border agent detentions of Mexicans surge to highest levels in decade
Leadership hopeful Charlie Angus wants to take the NDP back to its roots
Tory Senator Lynn Beyak loses committee jobs over First Nations remarks
For LGBT people, safety and acceptance can be worlds away
Will sexist attacks against female politicians ever end?
Canada sending bomb disposal experts to Iraq to train security forces
Canada is 'work in progress,' Justin Trudeau tells UN General Assembly
Missing and murdered inquiry commissioners to review police conduct and 'investigate the investigations'
New deadlines announced for bids to build navy $60B fleet of new frigates
Privacy commissioner aims to start more investigations rather than wait for complaints
Justin Trudeau says 'the world benefits' with Canada on UN Security Council
Canada to push for new peacekeeping pledges, but yet to fulfil its own
Jagmeet Singh's unique bid to inherit the aura of Jack Layton and Tommy Douglas
N.W.T. Senator Nick Sibbeston resigns
IBM contract cost for failure-plagued Phoenix payroll system jumped to total $185M
Canadian hopes for labour mobility hit U.S. wall in NAFTA talks
Getting a NAFTA deal by 2018 is within reach: Canadian officials
NDP leadership candidates sound off on policies, power and principles
Jagmeet Singh is a risk, but NDP should bet on the future
Time to tend the culture of oppression in Canada's police services
Doctors say tax us: Canada is worth it
Gene Simmons: Agree to disagree is sometimes the best route
Andrew Scheer learns his job's no fun
The trickery behind Justin Trudeau's reconciliation talk
With proposed Liberal reforms impacting less than 10% of small business, this tax revolt will fail
Thanks to Trudeau's tax proposals, big fish are moving billions out of Canada, former finance minister says
Liberals paid headhunters $77K to help with botched appointment of a new languages czar
Why do tax crusaders Trudeau and Morneau suddenly look so nervous?
Missing and murdered inquiry 'offloading' responsibility': NDP MP
Government 'fell short' protecting personal info: privacy commissioner
What you need to know about Canada's trade deal with Europe
Conservative senator loses committee jobs, stays in caucus, after controversial First Nations comments
Justin Trudeau offers no commentary on North Korea threats, says diplomacy may prevail
Bill Morneau, Justin Trudeau left untouched by proposed new tax rules
NORAD commander calls for modernization amid North Korea tensions
At the United Nations, Justin Trudeau turns Canada away from the world and to his country's failures
Foreign Worker program driving down wages, breaking Alberta Law, unions charge
Tension rising in Fish Farm Occupations