Ottawa Observations: Thursday, July 5, 2018

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Thursday,  July 5, 2018



Globe and Mail 

Canadian soldiers well-prepared for risk of injury or death in Mali mission, official says
Federal government looks to deepen involvement in Mali by sending up to 20 police officers
Trudeau, Ford clash over asylum seekers in first official meeting
Most of victims of the heat wave which claimed 33 lives in Quebec were older men with health issues who lived alone
Trudeau acknowledges he apologized to woman after music festival interaction in 2000
Bombardier CEO says company remains ahead of archrival despite muti-bilion-dollar Boeing-Emraer deal
Longtime NDP MP David Christopherson says he won't seek re-election
Navy's new supply ship caught in legal row over allegedly unpaid bills


CBC

'I am confident that I did not act inappropriately,' Trudeau says of groping allegation
Canada sending police to Mali as part of peacekeeping mission
Ontario, Ottawa at odds over refugee housing costs
Goodale calls harassment allegations at RCMP watchdog 'intolerable'
David Christopherson, long-time Hamilton Centre MP, says he won't run again
RCMP watchdog agency hit with harassment allegations


Toronto Star

Justin Trudeau concedes woman behind B.C. groping allegation may have experienced their encounter 'differently'
Bombardier has played Torontonians for fools on new streetcars
There is no Canadian push to boycott all things American, but there is a growing national response to Donald Trump
Toronto has a right to be angry at Bombardier, but we shouldn't let rage cloud our thinking


Toronto Sun

Young woman 'not entirely comfortable' - Trudeau
Feds should pay for illegal border crossing 'mess': Ford gov't
Another Bombardier streetcar fiasco
Memo to Trudeau: She's pregnant, not a petting zoo
Ford-Trudeau showdown: Cut pump prices or send cheques to families
TTC streetcar woes not just Bombardier's fault


National Post

Justin Trudeau's claims are hard to credit and he has himself to thank for that
After 'reflecting very carefully' on groping allegation, Trudeau says he doesn't feel he acted inappropriately
Canada looks to deepen involvement in Mali by sending up to 20 police officers, investing $10M for training
Justin Trudeau and Doug Ford trade barbs on immigration as Ontario says Ottawa should foot the bill for asylum seekers
The Battle of Queen's Park: Ford-Trudeau meeting turns 'super heated'
'It baffles me': Maine lobster fisherman says U.S. border patrol has been boarding American, boats, not just Canadian


Maclean's

Canadian's to Trump: Don't mess with us


Global

Trudeau promises not to let worldwide trend of populism impact 2019 campaign
Trudeau says proceeds from carbon tax will go directly to Ontario residents
What's driving the dispute over U.S. border patrols and Canadian fishermen around Machias Seal Island
Trudeau says he 'did not act inappropriately' in latest comment on anonymous groping allegation
Trudeau, Ford clash over asylum seekers in first official meeting


Miscellaneous 

What does the Canadian Taxpayers Federation get from its right-wing US partner?