Ottawa Observations: Thursday, April 19, 2018

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Thursday, April 19, 2018


Liberals in Convention (Halifax 2018)

Liberals open national convention with eye on 2019 election
Sex, drugs and pipelines: Liberals debate policy road to 2019 federal election
Liberals descend on Halifax for national convention, with focus on 209 re-election


Globe and Mail 

Supreme Court upholds interprovincial trade law in cross-border alcohol case
A sigh of regret, and of relief, for the Supreme Court's cross border alcohol ruling
A nation weeps in its expensive beer
Ottawa won't commit to disclosing carbon risk for expansion of Trans Mountain pipeline
Supreme Court's cross-border alcohol ruling could hit Alberta in pipeline dispute
Pipelines and beer: A symptom of inaction on domestic free trade
NAFTA talks seek to break impasse over auto file of U.S. deadline
Male CBC hosts earn almost 9.5 per cent more than their female colleagues, data show
The National Gallery's terrible paint job
Facebook executive with Liberal ties denies lobbying Finance Minister Bill Morneau
Military aims to alleviate doctor shortage by increasing number of sponsored residents
Scheer says he doesn't feel betrayed by Bernier suggesting he won leadership with help from 'fake Conservatives'
Sohi lays out more infrastructure-spending details PBO says 'not quite there'


CBC

Ottawa's plan B for Trans Mountain could be to find someone else to build it
NL MP Scott Simms removed as fisheries chair after breaking with Liberal party line
MPs call Facebook on the carpet to answer a question: can it be trusted?
Tory unity must have room for Bernier despite book, strategist says
Trudeau not ready to join British PM's ban on single-use plastics
Beer not freed: Supreme Court upholds law in cross-border alcohol case
Supreme Court's 'free the beer' decision privileges one part of the Constitution over another
'We are sorry': Facebook execs grilled by Canadian MPs over Cambridge Analytica scandal
MP Rempel wants entire Canadian border designated official point of entry
Charities 'worried' after meeting with Morneau on 'political activity' law
B.C. First Nation says passage of Trans Mountain project through reserve not a done deal
Sohi defends Liberal infrastructure plan, says 20,000 projects underway


Toronto Star

Even after Supreme Court ruling, trade barriers still don't make sense
Universal pharmacare the right prescription for Canada


Toronto Sun

No immediate 10.5 million payout but don't hold your breath
Pour one out for free trade in Canada
Supreme Court fails to protect Canadians economic interests


National Post

Conservative Bernier and Liberal Simms offer a telling tale of two whips
It's not just beer. Any goods could get snared under protectionist ruling
What do First Nations really think about Trans Mountain
Free the Beer case loses at Supreme Court as provincial trade barriers are upheld
Despite punishment, Liberal MP has 'no regrets' over voting for Tory motion on summer jobs grant
MP raises possibility of EU style privacy regulation in Canada
Canada to endorse declaration on cleaning up oceans, but Trudeau stops short of ban on plastic straws


Maclean's

Canada is not a country
What the NDP's ethics critic is not liking about Facebook's role in Ottawa


Global

Free the beer ruling proves Alberta can't stop gas from flowing into B.C.: David Eby
'All of these measures will lessen the pressure on Montreal': Ottawa and Quebec reach agreements over asylum seekers


Miscellaneous 

Pipeline Expansion: U.S. Refineries Win, Canadians Lose
Pipeline polls are for fake news trolls
Supreme Court of Canada upholds limiting liquor movements across a provincial border