Ottawa Observations: Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Tuesday , May 15, 2018


Globe and Mail 

B.C. seeks military aid as rising floodwaters trigger warnings, evacuations
Trudeau says there's more at stake in Trans Mountain battle than a single pipeline
Quebec's CAO party reaffirms policy to expel immigrants who fail to integrate
Former MPs to honour Bob Rae with lifetime achievement award
Air Canada bows to China, upsets Taiwan over Taipei relisting
Canadian doctor shot by Israeli sniper near Gaza border
Federal budget bill quietly proposes tool to ease penalties for corporate crime


CBC

Trudeau makes last-ditch pitch to Trump for early NAFTA deal
Canadians split over abortion attestation for summer jobs program, poll suggests
Palestinians thank Canada for not supporting U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem
Federal budget bill quietly proposes tool to ease penalties for corporate crime
Conservatives among high-profile backers of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's defence fund
Information commissioner finally rules on complaint - 10 years later
Security tool, or torture? Time running out for Liberals to make a call on solitary confinement
Mexico doubts that a NAFTA deal is possible by Thursday target date
Air Canada, The Gap wade into contentious war of words between China and Taiwan
MMIWG inquiry hears from experts and knowledge keepers


Toronto Star

Jagmeet Singh and Andrea Howarth swap NDP roles
Ottawa should just suck it up and join the ban on plastic straws


Toronto Sun

Canada's climate change plans all pain no gain


National Post

DND will spend $1.1 billion on new Ottawa headquarters as employees move into $800M complex
Palestinians thank Canada for not supporting U.S. embassy Jerusalem move, but officials say Canada wasn't invited
Air Canada risks a boycott after it refers to capital of Taiwan as being part of China
'Nunavut is in crisis:' Canadian Arctic communities plead for resources to deal with growing suicide and violence
Tory staffer lobbied senators to delay legal-pot bill weeks before being fired
Brian Jean: It's time for Alberta to demand a fairer deal from Canada
Survey shows Canadians split over fairness of summer jobs attestation, but a slight majority still support it


Maclean's

The Haida Nation is teaming up with New Zealand's snipers to kill deer and save Haida Gwaii


Global


LNG Canada committing to start construction on B.C. project this year
4 challenges NAFTA negotiations are facing as deadline looms
Trudeau grilled on Kinder Morgan as pipeline project's deadline looms
Critics slam Trudeau Liberals' bill to ease corporate crime penalties
1,559 applications for summer jobs money rejected after groups refuse to check box on abortion, LGBT rights
Bill quietly introduced in federal budget proposes tool to ease corporate crime penalties


Miscellaneous 

Oil Sands Tailing Ponds Ticking Time Bomb for Canadians
We know how to build a healthier Canada.Why Don't We Act?