Ottawa Observations: Monday, September 10, 2018

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for     Monday, September  10, 2018

Mr. Ford's Notwithstanding stance

Premier Doug Ford defies court, vows to overturn Toronto council-cuts ruling
What is the notwithstanding clause? Everything you need to know about Ontario's attempts to reduce the size of Toronto city council
Doug Ford is challenging the rule of law itself
A bad law, a worse ruling and Doug Ford's tantrum to top them both
Doug Ford's powers are not limitless - thanks to a system he neither understands nor values
Premier Doug Ford to use notwithstanding clause to cut size of Toronto city council
Canada's notwithstanding clause - what's that again?
Ford plans to invoke notwithstanding clause for first time in province's history and will call back legislature on Bill 5
Ford is 'using a sledgehammer on a fly,' Tory says
Doug Ford unleashes the politics of maximum chaos
The new Doug Ford reverts to his old self
Doug Ford says he'll invoke the 'notwithstanding' clause/ Here's what you need to know about it
Doug Ford's questionable claims about Toronto city council
More court challenges ahead for the Ford government
Doug Ford is trampling on the rights of all Ontarions
So who will be the next politician to find the Charter inconvenient?
Ford makes right call to trigger notwithstanding clause
Ford should have waited to cut council
Ford fights back against council-downsizing ruling
Reactions pour in to judge ruling on council cut
Court uses judicial blender to puree Ford's plan to cut council
Courts need to stay away from public policy debates
Doug Ford has a point - he was elected; the judge was not
The notwithstanding clause has always been like an unexploded bomb. In Ontario, it just went off
Doug Ford goes nuclear on Toronto City Council because that's what he does
What exactly is the notwithstanding clause that Doug Ford says he will invoke?
Premier Ford won't let courts come between him and the people
Why the court ruled against Doug Ford's attempt to slash Toronto city council
Why Doug Ford went straight to the 'nuclear option' on Toronto City Council
Doug Ford's law to slash Toronto council is unfair - but the court shouldn't have spiked it
Ontario Premier Doug Ford plans to invoke notwithstanding clause. Here's what you need to know


Globe and Mail 

NAFTA talks will resume Tuesday, despite impasse over Chapter 19, dairy industry
What would a bad NAFTA deal look like?
Supply management's $35 billion question
Pain threshold: US demands for de minimis' limit worries Canadian retailers
Freeland - not Trudeau - to speak at UN General Assembly later this month
Maxime Bernier confirms call with anti-immigrant party
Sexual harassment is a barrier that prevents women from rising through the ranks, Trudeau says
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh's problems worsen before caucus meeting


CBC

Canada returning to NAFTA talks earlier than expected
Trudeau won't deliver Canada's address to UN General Assembly this year
Canada's arms deal with Saudi Arabia is shrinking
Some public servants fear reprisal in reporting harassment, review finds


Toronto Star

By campaigning to cut immigration, Quebec's opposition parties are playing with their province's future
Jagmeet Singh digging himself a deep hole
Protecting Canadian culture against the American tidal wave


Toronto Sun

No 'smiley faces' or 'hugs' as NAFTA talks drag on


National Post

Deportation halted because man's gang tattoos could cause people to think he is in a gang
Enough is enough': Canada's farmers say they will not accept dairy concessions in NAFTA talks
Liberals using MS ST. Louis apology to prop up failing asylum-seeker policies in unconscionable
Best way to ride out the NAFTA story? Buy used, or keep your own car longer
Canadian and Australian mints resolve legal battle over possum magic Remembrance Day coins


Maclean's

Don't kill supply management for Trump, kill it for us


Global

Indigenous groups in U.S. say Trump illegally approved Keystone XL Pipeline
Chrystia Freeland, Canadian negotiators heading back to Washington for NAFTA talks
Trans Mountain expansion a frustrating, anger-inducing process for Alberta: Notley
Jagmeet Singh under pressure as beleaguered NDP meet in BC
Jim Carrey educates Americans on Canadian health care in 'Real time' rant


Miscellaneous 

Canadian politicians are playing a Dangerous Game on Migration