Ottawa Observations: Friday, August 3, 2018

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Friday,  August 3, 2018


Globe and Mail 

Green shift to green slump: How trade decisions and electoral politics are crippling the vision of a clean Canadian power play
Ontario introduces legislation to kill cap and trade program
Ottawa to dramatically scale back carbon tax on competitiveness concerns
Toronto receives $11 million from feds to deal with spike in asylum seekers
Liberals slam Conservative MP Kelly McCauley for refusing Canadian embassy aid during talks in Washington
Can Scheer take advantage of Trudeau's troubles?
The Trudeau's vs. the Manuel family: Another generation fights over Indigenous rights


CBC

Data sheds light on how Russian Twitter trolls targeted Canadians
Liberals defend action on illegal border crossings as Tories gain poll traction
Justin Trudeau is losing the argument on border crossings, poll suggests
NAFTA in August? Canada's U.S. envoy says that's 'aspirational' but will work for it
$11M from Ottawa for asylum seekers 'an important step forward' Toronto Mayor says
Canada's exports of goods to U.S. hit record in June


Toronto Star

Growing disconnect between urban and rural Canada
The mood in Canada is anti-elite, But does that mean we're anti-celebrity?
Maybe Toronto's future lies out of Ontario


Toronto Sun

We're frustrated over Trudeau's stance on border security
Shrinking government could realize efficiencies
Federal border strategy a bad joke, not a plan


National Post

Canada's postal workers jump on the Israel-bashing bandwagon
How hard would it actually be for Toronto to become its own province?
Third week of Mexico-U.S. NAFTA talks planned, but unclear if Canada will be there
Influx of irregular refugees has reached crisis level for most Canadians, poll suggests
Ontario is literally burning, but the provincial legislature is obsessed with Toronto politics


Maclean's

The most important 15 feet in Canada


Global

'Crisis' or 'misperception?' Bill Blair reacts to new poll on how Canadians view migrants
Canadian exports hit record high in June but U.S. tariffs on metals slashed steel, aluminum shipments
Asylum seekers in Toronto being moved from college dormitories ahead of deadline: Bill Blair


Miscellaneous 

What does 'the world needs more Canada' mean when it comes to LGBTI rights?