Ottawa Observations: Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Tuesday, October 31, 2017.



Chinese official defends jailing of Uyghur-Canadian dissident Huseyin Celil
For son and wife of Magnitsky, Canadian law is a step toward justice for all
Ottawa beefs up public-awareness campaign on marijuana
Trudeau reveals Clark Kent Halloween costume en route to question period
Ottawa to match charity donations for Rohingya refugees
PBO predicts deficit nearly $2-billion higher than government forecast
Liberals urged to accept Senate change to discrimination bill
Russian reaction makes the case for Magnitsky law
Watchdog probes grocery sector over alleged bread price fixing
$5.41 per inmate per day: Bad food, small portions fueling prison tensions, federal watchdog finds
Scheer ditches Morneau Shepell sponsorship for Toronto speech
Tories say Harper's letter doesn't change their approach to NAFTA
Clark Kent shows up for House duty as Trudeau shows off latest Halloween costume
Canadian government to match charitable donations for Rohingya crisis
Woodland caribou continue to decline as provinces fail to meet protection deadline
Paris agreement targets leave 'alarming gap' to slow climate change: UN report
Ottawa spending $36.4M over 5 years on campaign about perils of legalized pot
Google, Amazon, Netflix mount lobby crusade on Trudeau Liberals
Andrew Scheer's use of 'super lucrative' tax shelter hypocritical, Liberal MP says
Conservatives still tops in party fundraising but Liberals close the gap
Budget office sees higher deficit than Liberal government's forecast
State-sponsored cyberattacks on Canada successful about once a week
Morneau should donate shares to charity instead of selling them first: experts
Liberals urged to accept Senate change to Indian Act sex discrimination bill
Jagmeet Singh open to suggestions on where to run for a federal seat
Bill Morenau selling off stock holdings in family firm
Are Canada's grocers fixing bread prices?
Ted Cruz warns of 'profound damage' to U.S. economy if Trump kills NAFTA
Stephen Harper's trade analysis is flawed but not fatal
Don't use divisive term 'Islamophobia,' expert tells MPs
It's all downhill from here for the Canadian economy - for the next five years, PBO warns
Now we know Jean Chretien's secret plan had he lost the Quebec referendum
Stephen Harper's NAFTA memo leaves political observers puzzled: who would leak it? And why?
Canadian's 'poisonous' past as a radicalized teen now helps him fight terrorism
Russian spy son to Supreme Court: Don't waste your time
Canada's aging population is going to put a strain on government coffers
New York City truck attack: Justin Trudeau says he is 'deeply grieved' by Manhattan attack
Industry group warns Ottawa that excessive cuts to drug prices could be harmful
MMIWG inquiry hears calls for increased punitive damages in deaths of indigenous women
Christian-bashing will feed Alberta NDP to the lions of Jason Kenney's mind
Exposing the Shadow World of the Global Arms Trade