Ottawa Observations: Thursday, October 5, 2017

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Thursday, October 5, 2017



Federal government and military mount joint offensive to prevent veteran, soldier suicides
Ottawa to settle Sixties Scoop suits for hundreds of millions of dollars
TransCanada halts controversial Energy East pipeline, sparking new east-west tensions
The death of Energy East was a business decision - swimming in politics
Activist calls on Canada to provide funding for media, civil society in crisis-stricken Burundi
Is it now okay to discriminate against people who oppose abortion?
Morneau prepares fall update as PBO report shows improving federal finances
Feds ignored issues with Phoenix pay system before rollout: report
Ottawa, Inuit develop task force to tackle sky-high tuberculosis rates
Mélanie Joly says Quebec's Netflix tax is province's own decision
Morneau to address potential 'unintended consequences' of small-business tax plan
Ottawa to announce $800M settlement with Indigenous survivors of Sixties Scoop
New Brunswick MP kicked off 2 committees for breaking Liberal ranks on tax changes
Supreme Court set to rule on Indigenous residential school records
Brad Wall pits West against Ottawa as Energy East project killed
Liberal government to track veteran suicides as part of new prevention strategy
Federal government could erase debt by 2060, while most province face bigger fiscal woes: PBO
Fewer that 1% of illegal border crossers have serious criminal backgrounds, CBSA official says
Canada's largest grower 'comfortable' with federal government's pot tax plan
U.S. delays announcing more punishing duties on Bombardier CSeries jet
Justin Trudeau's Liberals are sliding in the polls, but it's complicated
U.S. to present dairy demands at next round of NAFTA talks
Phoenix payroll system doomed from the start: report
National Holocaust Monument plaque pulled after panel omits mention of Jews
Western premiers 'deeply disappointed' in Energy East pipeline's cancellation
Why we need a parliamentary motion to fight Islamophobia
'How dare you come out here': Justin Trudeau berated at Parliament Hill Indigenous vigil
A pipeline dies in the wake of Lac Megantic being forgotten
Justin Trudeau's response to Energy East cancellation is laughable
Thanks to Trump's ludicrous demands, NAFTA negotiations are going nowhere
Economic reality killed the Energy East pipe dream - and that's good
'Yet another carbon tax': Canada's single biggest carbon fighting policy you've probably never heard of
Considerable concern;" Russia dumping tonnes of toxic space fuel in Canada's Arctic waters
I was a U.S. 'Hornet Admiral' - and I'm worried about Canada's air force capability
Feds to announce payout of $800M to Indigenous victims of Sixties Scoop
Hearings on systemic racism in Quebec haven't started but already have nationalists feeling victimized
MPs backtrack, drunk canoeing may continue to be treated as impaired driving
Morneau goes after tiny fish while tax-avoiding whales swim free
Former Liberal MP accuses party of 'undemocratic' - and illegal - nomination practices
Can Justin Trudeau get big things built?
Bill Morneau faces a backlash about tax breaks, not hurt feelings
The odd, complicated history of Canadian Thanksgiving
If the economy is so great, why do we feel so bad?
Jagmeet Sing and the rise of a new brand of Sikh politics
Almost 800 Yazidi women and girls who survived ISIS are now in Canada as refugees
Bill Morneau's former firm could benefit from his decisions on overseas tax treaties
Journalist's anonymous sources to be protected under new federal law
Ottawa to replace Holocaust plaque after failing to mention Jewish people, anti-Semitism
Saskatchewan government dodges questions about potentially dangerous oil industry failures