Ottawa Observations: Thursday, September 28, 2017

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Thursday, September 28, 2017


Trump team plays hardball in NAFTA talks with Buy America demands
A NAFTA overhaul would offer Trump a tiny ray of hope - but don't bet on it
Critics assail Mélanie Joly over lack of specifics in Netflix announcement
The Netflix deal is a very sweet deal for Netflix, not Canada
Mélanie Joly's Netflix deal fails to address the real issues for Canadian content creators
Morneau's talk of 'dead money' ignites new criticism in tax debate
Inuit will write marine management plan for eastern end of Northwest Passage
Britain's Theresa may issues warning to Boeing over Bombardier trade dispute
Canada mulled buying used Kuwaiti jets, now looking at Australia: Sajjan
Number of asylum seekers entering Canada through unauthorized border crossings drops in September
Governor-General David Johnston bids Parliament 'adieu' with wife Sharon at his side
Judy Foote bids an emotional farewell to House of Commons
Pot legalization plan on agenda for Trudeau's meeting with premiers next week
Liberals to consider U.S. Super Hornet offer, despite battle with Boeing
Liberals unveil Canadian cultural policy revamp, with help from Netflix
Canada vs. Boeing: How the fight with aerospace giant began, on Pennsylvania Avenue
Premiers want federal tax proposals on agenda at first minister's meeting
Universal pharmacare would save Canadians $4.2B a year, parliamentary budget officer says
Border agency reports big drop in number of long-term detainees
Proposed citizenship oath change prompts some to call for more education about Indigenous people
'My sister Alberta's murder changed my life completely,' MMIWG inquiry hears
Include Indigenous people's in citizenship oath
Focus on national interest in Bombardier fight
The truth is NAFTA has damaged Canada's Auto industry
Liberals' committee walk-out showed disrespect and intolerance
The truth is the Liberals have always polled poorly on actual issues
Vagueness of "Islamophobia' is what makes it troubling all-inclusive
Accusations Morneau breached conflict-of-interest screen raise tension over tax reforms
Alberta's patch: Solving the world's big environmental challenges or a sunset industry?
Amid spat with Bombardier, Boeing won't be considered for future fighter jet replacements, Sajjan suggests
Canadians might have accepted tax reforms in Liberals hadn't ignited a class war
Brian Jean apologizes for calling Quebec's position on Bombardier 'ridiculous and retarded'
New Canadians will have to swear to observe treaties with Indigenous people
Liberals access to information bill would 'severly' limit access and create new hurdles: watchdog 
National Pharmacare program would save $4.2 billion annually, budget officer
32,000 asylum seekers entered Canada, 6.000 work permits awarded, 9 deported: officials
Toronto top city in the world at risk of a housing bubble: report
Canada's cultural overhaul:  Here's what Canadian consumers should know
The plight of Bombardier affects all Canadians
Federal government announces U.S. investments as part of new Canadian media strategy
Bombardier got subsidies? Boeing received $64B from the U.S. government
Access to information bill a step backwards, not forward: watchdog
Watchdog says universal pharmacare would cost Ottawa $19B
Trump was looking for a trade war. Now he has one.
Bill Morneau shows a flash of temper in the small-business tax battle
Netflix and shill: What the Liberals' big announcement adds up to
Stop whining American: NAFTA favours your wine
'We as Canadians are afraid to deal with racism'
Questioning Jump in Party memberships during Leadership races sparks controversy
Vancouver moves from first to fourth in UBS Global real estate Bubble index
Mélanie Joly's Creative Canada proposals applauded by CBC, directors and writers