Ottawa Observations: Monday, September 17, 2018

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for   Monday, September  17, 2018


Globe and Mail 

Chrystia Freeland to return to Washington this week to take another run at closing NAFTA deal
With sovereignty dormant, Quebec party leaders resurrect English-language debate for first time since 1985
'We will never, ever back down,' Doug Ford declares as he presses ahead with plan to slash Toronto city Council
Opposition accuses Liberals of maintaining 'cash-for-access' loopholes in spite of new rules
Toronto-area MP Leona Alleslev crosses the floor from Liberals to Tories
Trans Mountain pipeline plan coming by end of month, possibly guided by former judge: source
Video shows Trudeau telling Saskatchewan chiefs he's 'upset' about how time was managed in recent meeting
In a month, pot will be legal. But the list of rules has never been longer
Experts, advocates call on Trudeau to declare Rohingya crisis genocide


CBC

Toronto-area Liberal MP Leona Alleslev crosses the floor to join Conservatives
Anatomy of a mutiny: How Leona Alleslev walked away from the Liberals
Libertarians considering a merger with Bernier's People's Party
Freeland to return to Washington this week to continue NAFTA talks
Switching horses: Alleslev isn't the first MP to cross the floor
With NAFTA in a deadlock, Parliament returns ready to talk Asia-Pacific trade
Immigration takes centre stage at Quebec English-language leaders debate
Ottawa looks at having retired judge help guide renewed pipeline review process
Liberals to face 'louder' criticism at home over NAFTA, Conservatives vow
Abdelrazik torture lawsuit delay would be unconscionable, his lawyer tells judge
Kashechwan students rally on Parliament Hill to plead for new school
5 Bloc Quebecois MPs who quite party returning to the fold
'1 hour is not enough' Saskatchewan chief says of tense Trudeau meeting caught on video
Couillard's Liberals need English debate to resonate beyond anglophones
Privacy watchdogs call for more oversight over political parties
Maxime Bernier's new party stakes out classical liberal values
Doug Ford vows to fix 'broken' Toronto City Hall in rare midnight sitting of Ontario Legislature
Does Canada still need the notwithstanding clause? Two insiders involved in the negotiations weigh in


Toronto Star

The cost of fighting Ford? Good question
Mulroney attacks are sexist, says Ontario's women's issues minister
After weeks of talks, Toronto-area MP Leona Alleslev ditches the Liberals and joins the Tories
Is Trudeau keeping pace with the change that is sweeping politics?
CPC beware - meet Maxime Bernier's new hard-right PP
Doug Ford is seriously shortchanging Toronto voters
It's time for Ontario's other municipalities to stand up for local democracy


Toronto Sun

Liberal MP Leona Alleslev slams Trudeau, cross floor to Tories
Trudeau, in leaked video, unhappy with 'time management'
Province goes to court to fight to downsize Toronto Council
Downsizing council will save at least 36 million
Alleslev defection shows Trudeau faces internal battles


National Post

MP's defection a welcome boost for Scheer, but Tories still have ground to make up
Doug Ford doesn't deserve all the blame - he didn't create our mess of a democracy
NAFTA deadline looms but Canada sets itself apart from Mexico and resists pressure for quick deal
Maxime Bernier doesn't need a n army. A few elite commandos will do
Despite what Morneau says, are Canadians seeing 'real progress'? A reality check

Maclean's

Justin Trudeau on a raft of rising economic tensions between the feds and the provinces
Justin Trudeau on populism, the trouble with grand gestures and fear
On the economy, is it Trudeau's sunny ways or Singh's rainy days?
MP Leona Alleslev on why she crossed the floor from the Liberals to the Tories


Global

BC Liberals blame provincial government's Trans Mountain stance on increase of crude by rail
Freeland to travel to Washington this week to resume NAFTA talks
Why MPs cross the floor and the impact of Leona Alleslev's Tory flip
'I am really upset' Justin Trudeau says during meeting with Saskatchewan chiefs
Ontario Premier Doug Ford heading to Washington for NAFTA briefing
Tories trash Trudeau trade tactics on NAFTA in preview of fall priorities

Here are the hot topics set to dominate the fall political agenda as Parliament Hill returns


Miscellaneous 

Authoritarian bullies are learning that it's easy to push Canada around