Ottawa Observations: Friday, September 14, 2018

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for   Friday, September  14, 2018

Mr. Ford's Notwithstanding stance

As Ontario government plans rare weekend session, Charter architects condemn Premier's actions
Chrétien, Romanow, McMurtry condemn Ford's use of notwithstanding clause
Premier Doug Ford is holding a weekend House session to try to save the Toronto council cut legislation
Pharoah Ford runs roughshod over democracy and Toronto council, led by Mayor Tory, rolls over
Ontario Tories see 'notwithstanding' gambit as a way to contrast Ford with Trudeau
Enough with the exploding heads: time to unpack the problems with the Ford ruling
Toronto begs for more power but looks all the sillier in fighting for it
Shrinking Toronto's government won't bring our federation to its knees. Probably
Ford invoking the notwithstanding clause was what Canada needed
Provinces demanded notwithstanding powers for good reason. They should use them
Chretien, Romanow and McMurtry attack Ford's use of the notwithstanding clause


Globe and Mail 

OECD criticizes Canada for cutting foreign aid
Melaine Joly draws lessons from her cabinet demotion
Democrats warn Trump against excluding Canada from free-trade deal
Maxime Bernier taps into immigration controversy as he launches People's Party of Canada
Governor General at odds with RCMP over security issues
PQ runs a distant third while scrambling for a new raison d'être
New Brunswick party leaders clash over bilingualism
New Brunswick Liberals tout plan to bring young people back to province
Ontario PCs ask provincial appeal court to strike down Ottawa's carbon tax
Trans Mountain pipeline delay means gaps in  oil spill response remain
Maxime Bernier taps into immigration controversy as he launches People's Party of Canada


CBC

Bernier faces a challenge keeping racists out of his new party, says Stockwell Day
House Democratic leader: NAFTA should stay a trilateral deal
Canada prepared to play deadline spoiler in NAFTA talks: source
Feds to spend $117M for Churchill railway sale, repairs
Health Canada asked 102 drug manufacturers and distributors to stop marketing opioids, 25 responded
Canada's NAFTA stance on culture is all about politics, not policy
Why immigration could make or break Maxime Bernier's new party
Investors and employees in cannabis companies may be banned from entering U.S., report suggests
Quebec's election campaign awakes from slumber with spirited, even racy debate
Canada's ethics watchdog wants greater powers to sanction ministers who break rules


Toronto Star

Trudeau government suggests most Canadian marijuana users and employees won't face problems at U.S. border
Keeping Conservatives united is now Scheer's top challenge


Toronto Sun

I know what its like growing up when oil and gas jobs dry up
Fighting for what matters
LeBlanc's conflict breach goes unpunished


National Post

There is room in Canadian politics for Maxime Bernier's worthy experiment
US trade negotiator says Canadian dairy the most difficult issue of his career
RCMP make terrorist hoax arrest in Ottawa
At the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, symbols abound. Progress? Not so much
Federal NDP leader says he is up to the 'tough job' ahead
Five questions with federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh


Maclean's

With its patchwork of half-baked, absurd laws, Canada isn't ready for legal weed


Global

Feds a few days, not months, away from announcing TransMountain plan: Sohi
Canadian companies receive just $11,000 in duty relief in wake of trade dispute
Maxime Bernier officially launches new conservative People's Party
This is why many Canadians are boycotting US products


Miscellaneous