Ottawa Observations: Friday, April 27, 2018

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Friday, April 27, 2018



Globe and Mail 

Daniel Jean, adviser who suggested Trudeau's India trip was sabotaged, retiring
How the National Gallery fumbled its high-profile effort to 'save' a historic painting in Quebec
Manitoba Grand Chief Sheila North to make bid for AFN top job
Canada denies visa to famed anti-corruption campaigner Rafael Marques de Morais
Veteran of Afghanistan says Ottawa bureaucrats frustrated  his need for eye treatment, job retraining
Ottawa posts $2.8 billion surplus in February
Michel C.Auger book takes aim at the myths some Quebeckers live by
Quebec cabinet minister Martin Coiteux won't seek re-election


CBC

Canadian federation in a state of 'confusion' and 'disarray' over pipeline, internal trade: Pallister
Selected oilsands projects may avoid new environmental assessment rules
RCAF wants Ottawa to buy two used jets for the VIP fleet
Trudeau to accept honorary degree from NYU during U.S. trip
Imminent bill to reform election laws may be too late to implement for 2019 vote


Toronto Star

Climate change battle looms for provinces and Ottawa
Liberals look to election law changes after Facebook scandal
Museums should stop their pointless art spat and share the wealth


Toronto Sun

Justin Trudeau's costly statue of liberty impersonation


National Post

People are pouring over our borders. So what's the plan Liberals?
Why tax Canadian based video, but not Netflix?
An inability to be a leader on pipelines will be the ruin of Justin Trudeau
Grants to anti pipeline activists a hammer blow to the heads of the unemployed


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Global

Artifact returned to family of Canadian Navy pilot, 60 years after he vanished at sea
Selected oilsands projects may avoid new environmental assessment rules
What does it take to lay terrorism charges? An internal government document explains the RCMP view
Canada's workplace harassment legislation 'incredibly important' : Adama Iwu
National Police group worried over pace of federal government marijuana regulations
Trump administration puts Canada on 'priority watch list' for intellectual property concerns
Chrystia Freeland says progress made as another round of NAFTA talks wraps up


Miscellaneous 

BC Asks Courts for authority to block pipeline expansion
Federal environment minister Catherine McKenna writes open letter to B.C. counterpart George Heyman