Ottawa Observations: Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Wednesday, September 13, 2017



Canada pushing to revamp NAFTA Chapter 11 lawsuit provision
Trudeau urges Mynanmar's Suu Kyi to take stand on Rohingya crisis
Census 2016: Income grows in resource rich provinces, Ontario and Quebec lag behind
Our incomes have grown, but lower earners are still losing
Tax fight puts crass politics ahead of sound economics
How much should Ottawa have done for Canadians in Irma's path
Greyhound service cuts leave rural residents out in the cold
Most Canadians oppose arm deals with Saudi Arabia, poll finds
Still time to convince U.S. not to withdraw from Paris climate accord: McKenna
Trudeau welcomes dissent as Liberal MPs criticize government's tax plan
Gay Chechen refugee physically threatened in Toronto
What beef do NDP MPs have with Charlie Angus?
Promises were made, but Justin Trudeau has yet to commit peacekeepers to UN mission
Does the Canadian government owe an apology to Irma evacuees?
Senator Lynn Beyak says First Nations should give up status cards
MPs urged to push forward with legal cannabis despite calls to slow down
Canada's threatened species declining despite federal protection
Fewer young kids, more seniors in low-income households: census
Trudeau's Bahamas vacation cost over $215K - far more than initially disclosed
Trudeau presses Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi on violence against Muslim minority
Justin Trudeau will lead delegation to UN General Assembly opening next week
Working women bearing more of the breadwinning burden, 2016 census shows
Census 2016: highlights from latest report on Canadian income levels
65% of Canadians are saving for retirement, census shows
Allan J. MacEachen, Canadian politician behind landmark social programs, dead at 96
Trudeau's promise of a renewed relationship with Indigenous Peoples seems to be all talk
Caron says he's the NDP's best bet to win back Quebec
Former Federal Liberal cabinet minister Allan MacEachen dies at 96
Fading NDP presence in Quebec could give breath of life to a moribund Bloc Québécois
Canada pushes back decision on UN peace mission
Get sexist language out of the Indian Act
Trudeau's Bahamas trip is back with a vengeance
Trudeau should've come clean on the Bahamas trip from the very start
RCMP should not be Trudeau royalty
Canada now investigates 'climate denial'
How Canada doesn't deal with jihadists
Lost and broken: Inside the meltdown of the MMIW inquiry
RCMP warns Canadians of fraudulent 'traffic infringement' email scam
New report says half of Canada's wildlife species are in decline: 'We are going to lose ecosystems"
Scheer's 'positive message' lost in all the negativity