Ottawa Observations: Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Wednesday, June 20, 2018



Globe and Mail 

Wave of asylum seekers floods Toronto's shelters
Canada must end its safe third country agreement with the U.S.
U.S. Commerce Secretary says Canada is not a national-security threat
Federal NDP has trouble raising cash as it prepares for the 2019 election
Bills for Trudeau's India trip now exceed $1.5 million, new documents show
In spite of past warnings, CSIS continues to harvest troves of data on ordinary Canadians, watchdog reveals
Prime Minister Trudeau delays marijuana legalization until October 17
With pot law, Canada takes a bold step into uncharted territory
Canada's trade retaliation is rational, but Trump insn't - that's why it won't work
Phoenix pays system's failure prompts call for increased power to fire public servants
Pipeline purchases, trade wars, pot: A bolder, braver Trudeau emerges, throwing caution to the wind
Federal government tables Canada's first national accessibility law
Conservatives can 'win anywhere,' Scheer says in welcoming Richard Martel


CBC

Our approach to dealing with Trump 'has been the right one,' Trudeau says
France told Canada key evidence did not exist in Hassan Diab terrorism case
Trudeau's Liberals already using passage of marijuana bill to fundraise
Tom Mulcair's parting words to NDP: party should be 'worried' about the future
Trudeau says pot will be legal as of October 17, 2018
Some of CSIS's practices still fall outside the law: spy watchdog
'My heart will not let me walk way': MMIWG inquiry commissioner Michele Audette to stay on
Trudeau calls Trump's child separation policy 'wrong' as president does about-face
Canadian steel not a national security threat on its own: U.S. commerce secretary
'We're not going cap in hand': Saskatchewan seeks equalization change
Trudeau names former Radio-Canada broadcaster Julie Miville-Dechene to the Senate
Internal review of Hassan Diab's extradition tainted by conflict of interest, says lawyer
Senate passes pot bill, paving way for legal cannabis in 8 to 12 weeks


Toronto Star

B.C.  asylum seekers fear their family will be separated if they're deported
Trudeau urges Canadians to travel and buy Canadian in the face of U.S. trade dispute
Canadians overwhelmingly disapprove of Donald Trump, poll says
Canada must get its own house in order to fight Trump on migrants
CSIS stopped monitoring right-wing extremism months before mosque shooting, watchdog says
Lessons for other parties in Quebec byelection win by Conservatives
Canada must lead in helping LGBTQI asylum seekers


Toronto Sun

Feds could have avoided U.S. tariffs
Don't worry the big stuff, pot will be legal
Small business needs to keep guard against PM's tax hikes
Trudeau's climate crusaders have feet of clay


National Post

Without the Safe Third Country Agreement, we'd soon see how liberal on refugees we really are
No signs of the Liberals getting serious about border crossing asylum-seekers
The passage of the cannabis act is crucial for Trudeau's credibility
'A complete and utter failure': Bill for Trudeau's blunder filled India trip tops $1.5M
Trudeau condemns U.S. separation of families for first time as calls mount to scrap the Safe Third Country agreement
Saskatchewan government putting forward proposal to change equalization payments in Canada
Cannabis will become legal on October 17, but will provinces be ready to sell it?


Maclean's

A rare moment of Triumph
On Canada's own crisis of separating kids from parents
Why the federal consultations on digital strategy matter: Exhibit A
Justin Trudeau's end of session press conference


Global

Trudeau's contested trip to India cost upwards of $1.5 million, documents show
CSIS may be illegally holding information about innocent people: spy watchdog
Trudeau credits October 17 weed legalization date to provinces needing time to 'get ready'
Who wins, who loses from later-than expected marijuana legalization date
Quebec premier outlines plan to push back against protectionist U.S. policies
Conservatives can 'win anywhere,' Scheer says in welcoming Richard Martel
Refugee advocates deliver 'toy pile of shame' to Canadian immigration ministers' office
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe pitches new 50-50 equalization formula


Miscellaneous 

Canada needs a bold new approach to migrants, refugees
What's stopping Canada from creating a statutory holiday to honour Indigenous peoples?