Ottawa Observations: Friday, January 5, 2018

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Friday, January 5, 2018

Globe and Mail 

Trump fired Flynn after insisting he attend Trudeau meeting, new book says
Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson says she 'went out with a bang'
Karina Gould hopes  becoming  Canada's first cabinet minister to give birth while in office will set precedent
AFN head says ethics committee should look at Senator Beyak amid accusations of disseminating racism
Federal cabinet ministers bring pro-NAFTA sales pitch to the U.S.
Liberal MP Geng Tan acted as intermediary for businessman now accused of fraud
A memo to Canada: Indigenous people are not your incompetent children
Scheer going nowhere if he continues as Mr. Enigma
Canadian regulators in spotlight after U.S. shifts pot policy


CBC

Legalization of pot presents conundrum for Canadian military
'We are at the crossroads between peace and war,' ambassador warns of North Korea's nuclear threat
Senator Lynn Beyak kicked out of Conservative caucus after refusing to remove 'racist' comments online
Canada's NAFTA charm offensive kicks into high gear
Conservatives demand Trudeau appear before ethics committee after Aga Khan vacation
Muslim group asks for January 29 day of remembrance for 2017 mosque shooting
Canada adds 79,000 jobs in December, pushing jobless rate to lowest level since 1976


Toronto Star

National chief calls for ethics review into Senator Beyak's residential schools posts
Liberals hatch plan to stop Trumpism: fix income inequality
Wanted by every government: insufferably arrogant mandarins


Toronto Sun

Trudeau's beyond his best before date
We're owed answers on PM's Boyle meeting
Jagmeet Singh the Trudeau Liberal's best new friend


National Post

A wannabe spy and Zaynab Khadr's ex-husband, the many winding paths of Joshua Boyle
Why a guaranteed minimum income is a better option than raising the minimum wage
Too frigid for global warming? This is why they rebranded climate change
Pro-life group says Liberals violating rights by forcing it to endorse abortion for summer grant
Don't step out of line': Confidential report reveals how Chinese officials harass activists in Canada
Was Canada 150 'a bust'? Heroic Canada actually has lots to celebrate


Maclean's

With a global debt load of $291 trillion, these are dangerous times
For Canada, 2018 brings an 'unbelievable', 'ridiculously strong' job market


Global

Here's a province-by-province breakdown of Canada's record low unemployment rates
American border officials are reminding Canadians not to cross the border with their pot
When it comes to cheque hand-outs, the Trudeau government easily tops Harper's record
Why didn't Conservatives give Senator Lynn Beyak the boot before now?
What's behind the Conservative push for Justin Trudeau to face ethics committee on Aga Khan trip?


Miscellaneous 

Media got the minimum wage story wrong
At least 65 people died through interactions with police in Canada in 2017
Canada at lowest unemployment rate on record with B.C. performing best among the provinces