Ottawa Observations: Thursday, August 16, 2018

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Thursday,  August 16, 2018


Globe and Mail 

Trump suggests Canada has been sidelined from latest NAFTA negotiations
Central B.C. 'in for a bit of a ride' as extreme conditions threaten to worsen already treacherous fire conditions
Conservatives tell MP Maxime Bernier to 'play on the team' in midst of spat over identity politics
Ottawa should do more to examine how medically-assisted death is working
Why Andrew Scheer can't steer clear of Maxime Bernier
Trudeau confirms government to move forward to create residential schools holiday
Conservatives tell MP Maxime Bernier to 'play on the team' in midst of spat over identity politics
Who's playing identity politics? Everyone


CBC

Trump 'in no rush' to conclude NAFTA talks as Mexios's deadline looms
Shipbuilding program hits snap as inspection finds defective welds in hull
NEB allows Trans Mountain to begin construction on parts of pipeline expansion
Liberal MP Iqra Khalid apologizes for giving award to alleged anti-Semite
Scheer says he won't discuss 'caucus dynamics' as calls grow for Bernier to be booted
Baloney Meter: Is flow of asylum seekers at Canada-U.S. border a 'crisis'?
RCMP billing dispute roils Parliament's Police service
Airbnb's federal budget proposal tells Liberals: 'We want to be regulated'
Greens won't run candidate in Burnaby South as 'leader's courtesy' to Singh: May
Andrew Scheer joins caucus members in condemning Bernier's 'identity politics'
Quebec Superior Court gives green light to class action lawsuit against RCMP alleging workplace abuse


Toronto Star

Donald Trump suggests U.S. is freezing out Canada in NAFTA talks
Conservative eruptions are a gift for Justin Trudeau's Liberals
Fredericton widow says she swore at Trudeau during condolence call
Tesla sues Ontario, saying it was singled out during cancellation of electric vehicle rebates
Cultural appropriation, where timing may be everything
Maxime Bernier keeps the headaches coming for Andrew Scheer


Toronto Sun

Liberal MP apologizes for handing out dubious honours
So, Mad Max Bernier is at it again. What else is new?


National Post

Burnaby RCMP make arrests as they enforce injunction at Camp Cloud
'He doesn't speak for the party': Scheer addresses Maxime Bernier's comments on 'extreme' multiculturalism
Why the 114 year old Lee Enfield rifle is only now being retired by the Canadian Armed Forces
Alberta First Nation can't require chief, band councillors to live on reserve


Maclean's

Justin Trudeau offers the lowest of low-hanging fruit to Canada's Indigenous peoples
What happens when Nunavut's rapidly growing capital city runs out of water


Global

Why Canada's new stat holiday may not mean a day off for everyone
NDP MP behind bill for new stat holiday says no one told her Liberals planned to offer support
Reality Check: Is Canada facing an asylum seeker 'crisis'?
Canada violated human rights of undocumented irregular migrant: UN
Here's why Andrew Scheer isn't kicking Maxime Bernier out of caucus
Ottawa preparing response if Donald Trump follows through with U.S. auto tariffs threat


Miscellaneous 

Elizabeth May: Green's won't run against NDP's Singh in byelection