Ottawa Observations: Saturday/Sunday, January 20 & 21, 2018

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Saturday/Sunday, January 20 & 21, 2018.


Globe and Mail 

The fear of NAFTA collapse could be as big a problem as any future collapse itself
Trudeau to play down NAFTA worries, push for Canadian investment on Davos trip
Crunch time: NAFTA a litmus test for the United State's place in the world
Liberals quietly consult experts to craft new paternity-leave policy


CBC

Less than half the people deported from Canada in 2017 paid their own way home
Trouble ahead in Canada's beer economy as 'escalator' tax takes hold
Why Trudeau is going back to the U.S. to talk trade - and who he wants to reach
Montreal talks could signal beginning of the end for NAFTA
'We've kept the ball rolling': Canadians mark 1 year since Women's March
2 Canadians, 2 Americans freed after kidnapping in Nigeria
Rise in duty-free allowance could cost hundreds of thousands of jobs: study


Toronto Star

Bonded by Bosnian war, Canadian veteran reconnects with survivor he met as a boy during conflict
A possible new conservatism


Toronto Sun

New docs reveal CSIS foreign fighter concern
Canadians deserve answers about Trudeau's ethical breach
Ministers don't need paid social media staffers
Should Canada abolish minimum wage laws?


National Post

Trudeau uses 'alternative facts' on abortion to discriminate against people of faith
They've been quiet about it, but Liberals are furiously tapping experts to craft new paternity leave policy
Ahead of new NAFTA talks, U.S. is angry and frustrated with Canada for being obstructionist
How the Canada Summer Jobs program became a freed0m of religion controversy
Trudeau to push middle class interests as he heads to Davos for World Economic Forum


Maclean's

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Global

Push for free movement of Canadians, Kiwis, Britons and Australians gains momentum
At Davos, Justin Trudeau will focus on trade, Trump, NAFTA ... and gender equality
Why Canada is poised to become a prime destination for Bitcoin mining
Newly commissioned U.S. combat ship stuck in Montreal due to icy conditions
WTO complaint could 'blow up in Canada's face' says former trade envoy
Could the new rules for the Canada Summer Jobs program be expanded to other grants?
Canada trialing used of Ethereum blockchain to enhance transparency in government funding


Miscellaneous 

Conventional wisdom overrides logic when it comes to hiking Canadian interest rates