Ottawa Observations: Friday, June 29, 2018

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Friday , June 29, 2018



Globe and Mail 

Ottawa details list of U.S. tariff targets, offers billions in support for Canadian industry
Gun fight at the O.K. Trade Corral
Rideau Hall announces 2018 Order of Canada appointments
Can one of the nicest places in the world - Canada - survive what's to come?
Former Tory Minister  Steven Fletcher rejected by party as 2019 candidate
Health ministers call for national pharmacare - but who pays?
Ottawa to provide up to 2 billion in help to steel and aluminum industries
Ottawa unveils $9 million fund to help black youth overcome barriers
Fixing Phoenix pay system to take five years, cost billions: report
Will a healthy environment become a right? Ottawa still mulling overhaul


CBC

Trudeau calls Trump 2 days before Canadian tariffs take effect to say Canada 'had no choice' but to act
Canadian protective measures against cheap foreign steel could raise home pries, say industry reps
What consumer goods and food items could cost 10% more as of July 1
Roberta Bondar, Lorne Michaels, Beverly McLachlin among appointees named to Order of Canada
Canada's top court finds vigilante justice, bad legal advice can be factors for lighter sentences
Tariffs 101: How Canada's counter-tariffs on U.S. goods work, and what they'll do
Stephen Harper expected to meet Trump's top economic adviser in Washington amid trade tensions
Phoenix to take 5 years, billions to fix: report
New court docs outline what Competition Bureau says happened in bread price-fixing scheme


Toronto Star

Canada moves ahead with $16.6B in tariffs on U.S. Products as trade war heats up
How a team of Star reporters scrutinized claims by MPs


Toronto Sun

There are so many reasons to be proud of Canada
Yet another sign Trans Mountain isn't getting built anytime soon


National Post

Liberals, keep your moralizing mitts off our Canada Pension Plan
Thirty years of climate hysterics being proven wrong over and over again
New report estimates Phoenix pay system will cost billions, but minister disputes five year timeline


Maclean's

It's NAFTA crunch time, so why are we talking about Stephen Harper?


Global

Health Canada criticized over different 'plain packaging' for marijuana, tobacco
General Motors warns U.S. auto tariffs could lead to a "smaller company'
Canada's health ministers talk pharmacare, rising costs of service
At least 6 soldiers killed in attack on military task force headquarters in central Mali
Plan for faster train travel in Ontario and Quebec sputters - only 10% of $3.3M spent
Despite 'barriers' to firing public servants over issues like Phoenix, here's how many were fire for incompetence
Here's the final list of Canadian retaliatory tariffs taking effect against Trump on July 1


Miscellaneous 

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