Ottawa Observations: Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Wednesday, April 18, 2018



Globe and Mail 

Ottawa to boost powers to push through TransMountain pipeline
Kinder Morgan CEO acknowledges Trans Mountain pipeline expansion plan 'may be untenable'
This inter-provincial pipeline fight is really a political contest in looking tough
China's envoy assails Canada's 'immoral' concerns over takeovers
Bernier postpones book claiming Scheer won Tory leadership with hale from 'fake Conservatives'
Rift exposed  between Quebec, federal government over handling of asylum seekers
Trudeau and key allies condemn Russia's role in cyberattacks, poisoning
Shareholders ask Bombardier to disclose its payments to lobbyists
Bank of Canada holds rates steady, remains 'cautious' on future hikes
Federal privacy laws should apply to political parties
Make Mali about peacekeeping, not politics
Why is Canada angering the Russian bear?
Federal government won't interfere in dispute over David painting, Joly says
Bishops say Pope may come to Canada, apologize for residential schools
Trudeau government rejects call from Liberal MPs to decriminalize all illicit drug use in Canada
David Axelrod's advice for Trudeau? Head into next election with plan to attack Tory, NDP rivals
Trans Mountain pipeline protest greets Trudeau in London


CBC

'Fake Conservatives', real blowback: Why Bernier backed down
Brawl over expansion of Trans Mountain pipeline making project 'untenable,' says CEO
Conservative MP opposes motion calling on Pope to apologize for residential schools
All-party parliamentary committee calls for 'universal single-payer' pharmacare plan
Bernier pulls book that accuses Scheer of using 'fake Conservatives' to win leadership
Goodale deflects questions about former terror suspect's lawsuit
Trudeau talks Russian cyberattacks with Five eyes counterparts
Plan to giver service dogs to PTSD veterans rocked by federal agency's decision to pull out
Kent Hehr will attend sexual harassment workshop at Liberal convention
Trans Mountain debate follows Trudeau to U.K. as activists unveil 'Crudeau Oil' props
B.C. going to province's highest court in attempt to fight Trans Mountain pipeline
More British Columbians now support the Trans Mountain pipeline project: poll
Summer forecast for B.C. Dry service stations, gas prices of $2 per litre
No Bank of Canada interest rate hike expected Wednesday



Toronto Star

Pipeline debate resonates with politicians more than it does with voters - so far
Feds shut down call for new law on border searches of phones, laptops
Canada should quit the obsolete Commonwealth



Toronto Sun

Trudeau pipeline meeting hasn't made things better
Trudeau's carbon scheme takes our money for nothing
Choosing the best poison for the delivery of crude
PMO email raises doubts about Jean's testimony



National Post

Three points on the GST , to end poverty? Guaranteed income sounds like a good deal
Why the architect of Alberta's climate change plan is slamming an honorary degree for David Suzuki
It will save money and lives Federal health committee recommends universal pharmacare plan
Bishops, Conservative MP's fight motion calling on Pope to apologize for residential schools
Trudeau brushes off pipeline protest in London ahead of meetings with Queen, Theresa May
Government is trying to insulate public servants pension system from phoenix problems


Maclean's

Maxime Bernier and the lessons of political loyalty


Global

B.C. government to file Trans Mountain reference case by April 30
B.C. Premier says no 'majority rule' needed for Indigenous support of Trans Mountain expansion
Universal pharmacare would provide better health care but costs a concern: health committee
Mike Pompeo visit to Toronto G7 foreign ministers meeting in jeopardy
'I wanted to go throw up:' MPs slam bishops' continued refusal to ask Pope to apologize for residential schools
'Companies are reluctant to invest' as questions swirl around NAFTA, pipeline: Poloz
Do we still have a nation?
Human rights groups concerned police will abuse power at G7
As illegal immigration continues to spike, Conservatives urge crack down
Quebec MNA's wear jerseys to honour those who died in Humboldt bus crash
Justin Trudeau attending 'Five Eyes' intelligence briefing in London, Russia and Syria likely on agenda
Canada's greenhouse gas emissions falling but not fast enough to meet Paris targets


Miscellaneous 

Pipeline at Canada House in London shows Trudeau can't escape Kinder Morgan controversy by going abroad