Ottawa Observations: Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Wednesday, December 20, 2017.


Vacation, everybody wants one, Vacation, everybody needs one!

Trudeau violated conflict-of-interest law with Aga Khan trips, ethics watchdog says
Trudeau treated the conflict-of-interest rules with unbearable lightness
Justin Trudeau fails his ethics test
For Justin Trudeau, a vacation on the Aga Khan's island was not worth the trip
Trudeau 'sorry' for violating conflict laws with visits to Aga Khan's island
An ethics breach that should stick to Justin Trudeau
Liberals must raise their game or fall into trap of 'entitlement'
Ethics watchdog finds Trudeau broke conflict of interest rules
Trudeau guilty, just before Hell froze over
Trudeau ethics ruling reminds elites that rules are for them too
Trudeau must seriously reflect on ethics ruling
Trudeau may feel like Achilles, but his heel of entitlement was pierced after conflict of interest ruling
My exclusive interview with the Prime Minister, minus the Prime Minister
Friends! Welcome to Justin Trudeau's ethical island
Trudeau talks about 'quality family time' on the Aga Khan's island
Justin Trudeau's Bahamas vacation broke multiple ethics rules: commissioner



Liberals talk tough over imposing carbon taxes across all provinces
Ottawa offers lifetime pensions for veterans but parity with old Pension Act not achieved
Canada adds eight sites to list of candidates for UNESCO world heritage status
Ottawa pouring an extra $3.6B into veterans' benefits
CRA apologizes to single moms fighting for child benefits
Canada hasn't added any of its 'terrorist travellers' to UN sanctions list
Still no way to tell how many Indigenous women and girls go missing in Canada each year
Renewable energy growing in Canada but solar installations lagging behind
Fewer asylum seekers entering Canada are being granted refugee status as case backlogs increase
More stupid stuff Justin Trudeau says
Trudeau all talk no action on climate change
A lump of coal for Catherine McKenna's unethical fake-fact crusade
Liberals bring back veterans' pensions-for-life, but O'Regan expects not everyone will like it
Trump is a gift to Trudeau. He makes Trudeau look good
Defeat of ISIL leaves Liberals with a quandary: What to do with Canadian troops in Iraq?
Haitian asylum seekers are about to test Canada's refugee system in a big way
Foreign buyers 'not the problem' in Canada, says CEO of Chinese overseas real estate portal
Thirty years after Morgentaler ruling, 'we have a long way to go as a country'
U.S. slightly lowers Bombardier C Series duties to 292.21 per cent
Trudeau government's 'pension-for-life' for injured veterans won't start until 2019
Can opposition force Trudeau to Act on Four Key issues in 2018?