Ottawa Observations: Wednesday, December 13, 2017

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


Morneau outlines small-business tax revisions as committee calls for plan to be scrapped
PMO confirms staffer being probed over unspecified allegations
House passes bill to expunge records of people convicted for sexuality
House of Commons breaks for holidays as MPs reflect on 2018
Residential-school survivor gets permission from government to donate documents
Liberal government opens door to export of Canadian-made weapons to Ukraine
Morneau's small business tax revisions show he's ending 2017 in constant retreat
New plan for fighter jet purchase is sensible - but risky
The CRA 'picks on people who can't defend themselves' says single mother battling agency
PMO staffer Claude-Eric Gagne under investigation for inappropriate behaviour
Canadian arms makers get OK to sell to Ukraine
Military proclaims move to buy Australian F-18s on Facebook - with photo of wrong jet
Morneau's small business tax changes promise simple rules for income sprinkling
Canada's response to Rohingya humanitarian crisis tops $50M
Liberals' new 'naughty and nice list' approach to defence contractors could face legal, trade challenges
Centennial Flame monument updated to include Nunavut, 18 years after territory created
Byelection winner Jean Yip 'not different than anyone else who's lost a spouse'
Liberals have passed half as many bills as Harper government in same time period
Playing long game, new NDP leader Singh says of poor byelection showing
F-35 stealth fighter, Super Hornet top list of potential new fighters for Canada
Equalization not working for Newfoundland and Labrador, says finance minister
Senior PMO staffer being investigated for allegations of 'inappropriate behaviour'
Canadian Forces touts plan to buy Australian F-18's by posting wrong photo on Facebook
How many political lives does Kent Hehr have?
Liberals' byelection wins signal problems for Singh and Scheer
Morneau chokes income sprinkling with more red tape
Trudeau owns Hehr's bad behaviour
What hate crime statistics really say
By-election results fundraising warning for NDP
Still dawdling over diversity visas
Fighter jet mess reeks of politics, deceit and cowboy economics
Liberals survive Category 5 storm over small business tax, Morneau but emerge diminished
CBC orders last-minute cancellation of BBC documentary that activists say is 'transphobic'
PMO confirms senior Trudeau staffer facing 'independent investigation' for unspecified allegations
Canadian doctor groups are warning about the adverse effects of cannabis
As Chinese money corrupts western politics, Trudeau's Liberals keep cashing in
Canadian government says defence contractors can now sell weapons to Ukraine
Canadians have donated $12.5M to Myanmar refugee crisis, government intends to match it
Senior PMO official on leave after allegations by women of 'inappropriate behaviour'
Ray Moore loss in Alabama fuels faint hope that Republicans might support NAFTA
MPs tell Trudeau to scrap 'discriminatory' immigration law
What you need to know about Morneau's changes to 'income sprinkling' rules
Morneau says he would have sold shares earlier if he hand known 'what I know now'
Jagmeet Singh launched NDP byelection campaign in wrong Scarborough riding
New Democrats Brush Off Poor Performances in Byelections