Ottawa Observations: Monday, June 18, 2018

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



Globe and Mail 

Canada's Immigration Minister credits outreach efforts for drop in border crossers
Ottawa silent on Huawei concerns raised by U.S. senators
Rona Ambrose expects Trump to follow through on auto tariff threat
Conservatives steal Quebec riding from Liberals in federal by-election
Ottawa to launch consultations on national data strategy
Federal judge approves landmark deal to compensate victims of past LGBTQ discrimination
Andrew Scheer's team distances itself from anti-immigration group in Quebec
Cannabis bill is back in the Senate for next vote
Trudeau won't 'play politics' on U.S. migrant family separation policy
U.S. lawmakers warn Canada about Chinese telecom giant Huawei
Ethics commissioner clears Morneau of conflict over pension bill
Conservatives table petition calling on Ottawa to 'abandon' small-business tax changes


CBC

Conservatives' Richard Martel wins in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord byelection
Canada tracking Trump's border crackdown to see if U.S. remains safe for asylum seekers
Cheers erupt as Federal Court judge approves historic gay purge settlement
Marijuana bill inches closer to passage with House vote
Ethics watchdog clears Bill Morneau in pension bill fallout
How U.S. tariffs on cars could hit Canadians
Indigenous protestors in Washington insits Trans Mountain won't be built
The Supreme Court has dismissed religious practice as a matter of mere choice in its TWU decision


Toronto Star

Marijuana bill goes back to Senate after House rejects 13 amendments
Canada detains migrant kids, too, and it needs to stop, experts say


Toronto Sun

As egotistical hissy fits go, the Trudeau Trump trade one's a doozy
Avoiding a Cold War in the High North


National Post

The carbon tax could be the ballot question in the 2019 federal election
We know how much a carbon tax would cost. If only we could say the same about the Tories' alternative
Conservatives steal riding from Trudeau Liberals in first byelection of Scheer's Quebec strategy
Marijuana bill headed back to Senate after MPs reject 13 amendments passed by upper house
Contractor that operates thousands of Air Canada flights had faulty maintenance safety management: federal investigation


Maclean's

Economic uncertainty in Canada is rising - and it's partly our own fault


Global

Tories steal Liberal held Quebec riding in federal byelection
Federal move to compensate military members fired during gay purge met with cheers of job
South Korea also stops importing Canadian wheat after GMO plants found
Pot legalization bill back in Senate's hands as feds race ticking clock
Trudeau approval jumps amid Trump trade spat - but it may not last long: Ipsos poll
Morenau did not break conflict of interest rules with pension reform bill: ethics commissioner
Bernier should tread carefully if he's looking beyond Conservative party


Miscellaneous 

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