Ottawa Observations: Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Tuesday, April 17, 2018



Globe and Mail 

B.C. vows to block Alberta from restricting oil exports amid Trans Mountain spat
Running on empty: Foreign shipments of fuel to B.C. would ease pain of Alberta cuts to energy exports
National Gallery brushes off pitch from Quebec museums to share David painting
Trudeau draws cheers, jeers with talk of CETA at France's National Assembly
Quebec's anti-pipeline talk belies its oil addiction
Asian infrastructure Investment Bank president urges Canadian firms to bid on its projects
'Significant gap' in oversight of how political parties use voter data: privacy watchdog
National basic income would cost $76-billion a year: budget watchdog


CBC

CSIS worked to thwart diplomatic efforts to secure Abdelrazik's release, documents suggest
Ottawa ditches mediation talks in $27M Abdelrazik lawsuit
Trudeau meeting the Queen, talking trade and war with PM May
First Nations leader says Catholic bishops misused his words in letter about papal apology
Poll showing Liberal rebound has signs of softer support
Despite Trudeau's progressive rhetoric, Canada not immune to populism: experts
Bill to limit oil exports to B.C. no bluff, Alberta energy minister says
Canada and Britain call for 'credible' Rohingya investigation
Cambridge Analytica whistleblower to testify before parliamentary committee
Canada countering tide of cynicism with positive approach, Trudeau tells French National Assembly
Bishops push back on planned House of Commons motion seeking Papal apology for residential schools
Political ads on Facebook growing 'exponentially' in Canadian campaigns, experts say
Trudeau government boosts funding for environment, immigration
Strident debate and government subsidies kill hopes of a wise pipeline resolution: Don Pitts
Budget watchdog says a national basic income program would coast $76B a year


Toronto Star

With elections looming, Canada cannot be complacent on policing social media


Toronto Sun

The motivating factors behind our pipeline crisis


National Post

Expect another humiliating climb-down by Trudeau Liberals over $7B slush fund
Forces plan rule change as 15 per cent of Canada's regular military unable to deploy
Trudeau's cynical politics caught him in his own Trans Mountain trap
Opposition parties skeptical of federal government's new $7 billion 'slush fund'
As Conservatives call for more carbon tax data Ottawa delivers analyses but only to territories


Maclean's

How I went from Supreme Court chief justice to 'Citizen McLachlin'


Global

Support for Trans Mountain expansion grows amidst pipeline dispute
In France, Trudeau makes history, mostly to cheers but also to some jeers
Cambridge Analytica's Chris Wylie could appear before Canadian committee by end of month
Taxpayers not on hook for Trudeau family wardrobe: documents
Political parties should not police themselves on voter data: privacy commissioner
Both Alberta and B.C. can  regulate pipelines .. just not the way they want to: expert
'We shouldn't be held to ransom': B.C. resident frustrated with Alberta pipeline battle
Guaranteed basic income for all Canadians would cost $43 billion a year: PBO


Miscellaneous 

Pipeline battle escalates as Alberta prepares to turn off taps
Why Kinder Morgan's pipeline is DOA
Don't take the bait: Kinder Morgan is playing Canada
Kinder Morgan pipeline controversy proves need to shift course
Kinder Morgan's pipeline project is safe? Show me the science
Stop the presses - Naomi Klein and the Canadian Taxpayers Federation see eye to eye on Kinder Morgan
Canada calculates guaranteed minimum income costs as automation puts more jobs at risk of extinction