Ottawa Observations: Friday, May 11, 2018

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Friday, May 11, 2018



Globe and Mail 

NAFTA partners at an impasse over auto-content rules as deadline looms
On Israel, Trudeau is Harper's pupil
Canada sees best wage growth in six years
Tory staffer fired for urging senators to delay final vote on marijuana legalization
Al Gore's Trans Mountain tweet shows lack of understanding of issue: Notley
Tories want action against self-confessed terror recruit living in Toronto
Ex-Quebec Liberal cabinet minister Marguerite Blais to run for Coalition


CBC

Conservatives grill Goodale about Canadian ISIS fighter shortly before he recants murder claim
U.S. issues warning to Americans in Canada as part of global terror alert
Erin Weir declares himself a member of the CCF - a party that no longer exists
Senate could sit into summer to pass marijuana bills
Nenshi slams Horgan as 'one of the worst politicians' over pipeline opposition
Tory staffer fired for urging senators to delay final vote on pot legalization
NAFTA ministers part ways before all-important session next week
Canada not doing enough on issues facing Indigenous women, UN human rights council says
We won't back rushed NAFTA deal, say Democrats on U.S. trade sub-committee
'Do something:' Liberals faced angry backlash over Colten Boushie case
Watchdog says nursing exam puts francophone students at a disadvantage
Lac-Megantic rail bypass jointly funded by Ottawa and Quebec but not all residents on board
Ottawa considers dozens more marine protected areas in Maritimes
More than 600K cases still pending in Phoenix pay system


Toronto Star

NAFTA talks focus on low wages for Mexican autoworkers
Have some irony along with your apology, Justin
Kinder Morgan vote signals a long-overdue shift in reality
Power Corp. prepares to exit newspaper business, targets U.S. expansion
How Beverly McLachlin wrote her first thriller while holding a full-time job as Chief Justice of Canada
Leadership hopeful comes aboard for Quebec election campaign
With female MPs accused of harassment, it's clear the real issue is power, not gender


Toronto Sun

Trump was right on Iran yet Trudeau still sides with the mullahs
Forget legal challenges, Direct Action is Trans Mountain's real hurdle


National Post

Former PM Stephen Harper writing book on populism and future of conservatism, sources say
Why Canada shouldn't refine the oil it exports
Trudeau finds out what more Independent Senate is capable of as transportation bill faces further delay
Transport bill delayed again as government pushes back against Senate


Maclean's

Why a B.C. First Nations chief took her fight to the Kinder Morgan shareholders' meeting
Corporate welfare and the gullible governments that pay it


Global


Calgary mayor calls John Horgan 'one of the worst politicians that we've seen in Canada in decades'
U.S. issues security warning advising Americans to be alert for potential terror attacks
Potentially hazardous mould detected aboard HMCS Winnipeg, cleanup ordered


Miscellaneous 

Kinder Morgan protestors deal with surprises, disappointment during court sentencing
NDP MP Kennedy Stewart leaving federal scene for run as Vancouver's Mayor
After Al Gore tweets about Kinder Morgan pipeline, another big name U.S. environmentalist plans to send a message