Ottawa Observations: for Wednesday, October 17, 2018

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

Cannabis Legalization Day in Canada

'The new activism isn't about laws': Stigma lingers despite end of cannabis prohibition
Strong demand, short on supplies on Day One for legal cannabis
Cannabis Day 1: How Canada greeted legalization from coast to coast
Illicit market could remain strong months into policy shift away from prohibition
Day 1 of legal cannabis features festivities - and some concerns - across Canada
The controversy behind marijuana legalization has been fading for a while
Cannabis pardons will have to wait until next year
Winnipeg police issue ticket for consuming pot in car on first day of cannabis legalization
Liberal government to waive fees, waiting time for pot pardons
US border patrol warns 'amnesty' for pot convictions doesn't guarantee entry
Cannabis is not a traditional medicine like tobacco, says Mohawk Nation
Applying for a pot pardon could get you flagged and barred at the U.S. border, legal experts warn
Mail order pot deliveries to be scent-free, Canada Post says
Marijuana's first legal day is surprisingly mellow
New road safety deal in wake of cannabis legalization
A few hours in and Canada has officially gone to pot
A responsible approach to legal pot?
Here are the MPs who said they'd use cannabis now that it's legal - and the ones who won't
A day in the life of legal pot: ' I threw the money at her, she threw the weed at me'
Here are six parts of Canada's new cannabis rules that could end up in court
Marijuana legalization is here to stay even Conservative opponents admit
Cannabis is legal, Now about those pardons for possession?
Comparison shopping in Edmonton, the temporary pot capital of Canada
No recreational pot shops in Ontario? This place didn't get the memo
The next step for Canada: decriminalization hard drugs
Conservatives hint they won't look to reverse cannabis legalization if elected
As Canada Post prepares to strike, Ontario Cannabis Store considering alternatives to meet demands
Canadians with past pot convictions won't have to pay or wait to apply for a pardon


Globe and Mail 

Ford government disbands Liberals' expert panel to end violence against women
Paul Bernardo denied parole after 25 years in prison


CBC

There are many questions about the Mark Norman affair but Tories keep asking the same one
Canada to apply USMCA cultural exemption to trade in digital media
Canada ban on asbestos takes effect but mining residues are exempt
Ontario killer and rapist Paul Bernardo denied parole


Toronto Star

Paul Bernardo's pathetic, self-abosrbed sob story convinces nobody
Hackers target federal government networks an average of 474 million times per day, memo shows
Canada's largest federal union wants the right to be paid on time in contracts
Ban oil, gas, bottom trawling in marine protected areas, panel urges
Saudi Arabia gets free pass on destroying Yemen


Toronto Sun

Spare us the crocodile tears of a psychopath
Killer Paul Bernardo denied parole
McKenna misleading Canadians on carbon pricing
Liberals continue to fund troubled UNRWA


National Post

Tories devote their entire share of question period to grilling Trudeau over Mark Norman case
Why the Liberals' single minded obsession on free trade with China?
'I cry all the time': Bernardo denied parole after 25 years in prison 


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Global

Trudeau changes tune on Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, refuses to comment on documents


Miscellaneous 

One Key Way NAFTA 2.0 Reinvigorates Canadian Sovereignty
Kinder Morgan and Lessons from the Berger Inquiry