Ottawa Observations: Saturday-Monday, November 11-13, 2017

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Saturday-Monday, November 11-13, 2017



Canada to take hard line on Trump's protectionist demands as NAFTA talks resume
Canada needs to take a clear-eyed review on its NAFTA strategy
Liberals delay $1.14 billion they couldn't spend on infrastructure last year
Trudeau urged to take out Canadian trash still festering in Manila
Liberal government's peacekeeping plan still 'a work in progress': UN official
Philippines President Duterte secures Trudeau invite for key Asia-Pacific security event
Liberal MPs head back to their ridings to rally their constituents
Is peacekeeping worth the sacrifice?
In Quebec, will the political relics survive?
Canada, Britain to tout coal phase-out as U.S. champions fossil fuels
How Canada allied with Mexico to fend off TPP pressure from Japan, Australia
Filipinos urge Trudeau to take out Canadian trash still festering in Manila
Unsafe harbour: Parents weigh school versus safety in Thunder Bay
As Trump tries to revive coal industry, Canada pushes for a phase-out at UN climate meeting
Filipinos ask Trudeau to step into the fray as Trump dodges questions on human rights
Canada's Special Envoy to Myanmar: 'We have to try to engage Aung San Suu Kyi'
American lawyers gather to ponder Trump's NAFTA options: Can he cancel it alone?
Federal government set to sue Omintrax over broken rail line to Churchill
Trudeau's invite to East Asia Summit proof 'Canada's back,' Freeland says
Canadians here and abroad pay tribute to fallen at Remembrance ceremonies
'We weren't ready' to close deal: Trudeau defends Canada's actions on TPP
Trudeau may raise 'drug war' killings with Philippines' Duterte at ASEAN meeting
Trudeau weighing options on Quebec face-covering bill after court challenge
Budget watchdog considering legal 'saga' with revenue agency to test his powers
Silver Cross Mother remembers mission Canada's military would rather forget
Life after NAFTA: Canadian businesses start to plan for bleak new trade reality
Filipino activists urge Trudeau to take out 4 -year old Canadian trash still in Manila
Quebec's face-covering ban is Ottawa's business
Canada's new intelligence oversight committee lacks necessary expertise
Liberals blowing hot air in Bonn
Holy Survey Batman you've lost the midas touch
Staying tough on Iran should be a non-partisan issue
Will Trudeau's quebec strategy revive the separatists
Passchedaele a win for Canadian ingenuity and diligence
Its time for a royal commission on taxation
No country we would rather call our home
Why did Trudeau miss the TPP meeting? None of the reasons seem creditable
Canada to watch from the sidelines amid 'extraordinary times' in global energy markets
In a symbol of royal transition, Queen Elizabeth II watches as Prince Charles lays the Remembrance Day wreath
On eve of hosting peacekeeping summit, Canada's next mission still 'a work in progress': UN official
Construction for Canadian Afghan War cenotaph at DND headquarters by U.S. hurricanes
Quebec's fantastical reactions to Catalonia's secession attempts
Justin Trudeau pitches Canada to ASEAN leaders, vows to help with Rohingya crisis
Don't kill beavers for building dams, B.C. activists tell Park Canada
Soldier among group suing federal government over slashed disability benefits speaks out
Ottawa cracks down on offshore tax evaders, requests records from 3 banks