Ottawa Observations: Saturday-Monday, March 31-April 2, 2018

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene from Saturday-Monday, March 31 to April 2, 2018



Globe and Mail 

Canada to resettle some of Israeli's African refugees
Ontario retaliates against New York State's Buy American provisions 
Changes to domestic violence law send 'profound signal'
Liberals need to stop shaming Canadians if they want their support
How intolerant are Canadians, really?
Ottawa has 'turned a corner' in First Nations child welfare: Philpott
Canada in tough position  in Trump administration lessens vehicle mileage standards
Canadian helicopters bound for Mali could support counter terror mission
Slow pace of infrastructure spending hurting Canadian economy - and Trudeau Liberals
To remain a welcoming country, Canada needs a secure border


CBC

'Missing a voice': Victims, advocates urge Liberals to name new ombudsman
NDP to table House of Commons motion calling for Pope to apologize for residential schools
Government not ready to apply privacy laws to political parties
Russian diplomats interfered in Canada's democracy, Ottawa says. Did they meddle in our election?
Can you trust a government pot dealer? 
Canadian diplomats expelled from Russia coming home, Global Affairs says


Toronto Star

Ontario fires back at New York's 'Buy American' policy
Israeli PM backtracks on deal to resettle African migrants in wester countries, including Canada
Here's a look at how Canada'a National Public Alerting System will work
Canada's federal political parties purchase data, too
Headlines that haunt campaign managers
Liberal bill a step backward for Canadian justice reform
Two key figures are missing in action in Ottawa


Toronto Sun

Canadians want options to a failing health care system
Looks like Canada is gearing up for a carbon tax showdown
Liberals are down in the polls, maybe the problem is Trudeau's vision
Trudeau's plan for worry free debt
Let's stop judging police officers by brief social media videos
Justin Trudeau unwisely plays media like April fools
Let's reverse jobs grant attestation for next year


National Post

The same old Liberal arrogance sure is coming back in a hurry
Trudeau Liberals trod same cynical path as those before them
An open letter to Canada's UN ambassador: why are we supporting Hamas terrorists?
Second Liberal MP denounces summer jobs abortion-rights requirement
Israel 'suspending' deal to resettle 16,000 African migrants in Canada, Italy and other Western nations
What has the Senate ever done for us, really?
From long guns to elections, these five Liberal bills are gathering dust in the House of Commons
Canada's churches aren't interested in Trudeau's 30 pieces of silver


Maclean's

A stumbling Singh could be Justin Trudeau's saviour
Russian's digital warfare has put Western democracies in the crosshairs
Saskatchewan officials skipped a step when they formed Gerald Stanley's jury


Global

An Auditor General report spotlights Trudeau government's job vacancy problem
Mobile emergency alerts launch in Canada April 6
Bob Rae, special envoy to Myanmar, to release report on Rohingya crisis
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh returns to Halifax with Dalhousie visit
N.B. professor publishes open letter asking Justin Trudeau if he has abandoned Atlantic Canada
No April Fool's joke: New B.C. Taxes and fees go into effect today
Tom Mulcair on  partisanship, leaving politics and the future of the NDP
'We're not by any stretch out of the woods' on NAFTA: Andrew Leslie


Miscellaneous 

Mulcair's advice to NDP leader Jagmeet Singh? Get a seat