Ottawa Observations: Friday, May 4, 2018

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Friday, May 4, 2018



Globe and Mail 

Freeland signals 'strong commitment' to Rohingya in visit to Bangladesh refugee camp, but no promises for new funding
Is the dream of a First Nations-led pipeline plan more than a 'big joke'?
Is Canada really facing a brain drain?
Churchill presses for Hudson Bay Railway deal before harsh winter
Business plan hatched by Christopher Wylie sheds light on whistle-blower's anxieties about Big Data
Asylum seekers need to follow immigration rules, Trudeau says
Ottawa wanted all of Canada speaking with one voice on NAFTA: e-mails
Federal government opens new pay centre amid ongoing Phoenix turmoil
Bloc Québécois Leader Martin Ouellet's rule is a tragic Shakespearean mashup
Canada's constitution, and the contradiction that works




CBC

Immigration minister says he's not worried about a 'wave' of Hondurans hitting the border
Trudeau rips 'hateful rhetoric' following report of death threats against Premier Notley
Trudeau 'forced provinces to take matters into their own hands' on TransMountain: Scheer
'Unspeakable trauma'" Freeland visits Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh
Tories attack plan for temporary housing at Quebec border crossing
'Toyota investing $1.4B in Ontario manufacturing plants
$220M toward Cambridge and Woodstock Toyota plants
Liberals fund $10M in projects to tackle income insecurity for women
Four more years? Lots of provincial Liberals in Ontario and Quebec aren't so sure
Rideau Hall takes second look at hundreds of events in sweeping review
'A wake-up call': Documents detail litany of threats against Premier Rachel Notley


Toronto Star

Ottawa wants to help those voters access the ballot
The curious case of Erin Weir


Toronto Sun

Another controversial Islamic group gets Summer Jobs Grant funding
Fed summer jobs blunders continue
Brainwashing and banishment of NDPer Erin Weir


National Post

Liberals turn a blind eye to border jumpers to keep Trump happy
As Iran grows yet more abhorrent, the Liberals keep getting cozier
Bill to 'overhaul' Canada's election law falls short of Liberal's hype
A Senate committee tries to delay pot legalization ... just a little too late
In defence of our brave and honourable Vice-Admiral Mark Norman
Liberal minister adjusts approach to controversial 'slush fund'


Maclean's

The Alberta-BC pipeline fight: 'It might be easier to hate oil companies if they didn't hire so many people'


Global

'Time has run out' on Trudeau government, says Harper's ex-chief of staff
Conservatives, Greens both slam government over carbon pricing 'cover up'
Minister opens federal pay centre in N.B., says Phoenix pay system is improving
Liberals gain more public approval as memory of India trip fades: Ipsos poll


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