Ottawa Observations: Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Tuesday, November 14, 2017


Trudeau to commit Canadian troops to global peacekeeping missions
Canada's peacekeeping incoherence
Canada mounts Chapter 19 NAFTA Challenge on softwood lumber duties
U.S. Congress urged to crack down on Chinese investment as Canada opens door
Trudeau urged to intervene in case of Ottawa professor jailed in France
Canadian tainted-blood victims ask government to shift compensation funds
Grassy Narrows chief urges Trudeau to confront mercury contamination crisis
Liberals drop pledge to waive GST for new rental-housing construction
Liberal government's promise-tracker is a good idea that doesn't deliver
When governments grade themselves
Canada to deliver host of initiatives to UN peacekeeping conference including $15M trust fund
Fake Facebook page using Nathan Cirillo's name, used to 'catfish' women online
Trudeau sends a message, or three, on Asian summit tour
Forces introduce new fitness test requirement for troops being deployed abroad
Duterte tells leaders to 'lay off' after Trudeau raises human rights in Philippines
Canada to seek NAFTA dispute resolution panel on softwood lumber duties
Trudeau's Liberals check their to-do list: 67 promises down, more than 200 still to go
Scrap disastrous Phoenix pay system, union head urges Trudeau Government
Trudeau says peacekeeping plan will please UN, despite no specific mission commitment
EgyptAir signs letter of intent for up to 24 Bombardier CS300s
Trudeau says he had 'firm and frank' talk with Philippines' Duterte about human rights abuses
Tax havens are not fair and only benefit global elites
What dreams will die because of Quebecs's Bill 62?
Canada's enviro theories fly in face of reality
Don't trust the Liberals to run their own promise tracker
Liberal government doing an outstanding job, says Liberal government
Tanzanian President asks Trudeau for Bombardier plan back after its seizure
At same time U.S. hosts Bonn event praising coal, Canada's environment minister goes on Twitter to blast its use
If NAFTA dies 'all hell will break lose'
Trudeau government's grab bag plan for peacekeeping appears to have UN backing
Canada, Mexico to give U.S. a hard time on bringing TPP talk to NAFTA negotiations
If you think that these Canadian cities are unaffordable now, just wait