Ottawa Observations: Friday, October 19, 2018

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for   Friday,  October 19, 2018


Globe and Mail 

Some Syrian White Helmets resettle in Canada, with more on the way
Foreign students transforming Canada's schools, immigration
Saskatchewan must wait until next year for court to hear challenge of carbon tax
Federal deficit this year virtually unchanged, final report shows
Canada, U.S. defence giant set to launch high-stakes talks over warship deal


CBC

Lockheed Martin selected as preferred designer for Canada's next generation of warships
Feds dead set against 'ridiculous' quotas to replace steel, aluminum tariffs
Team from Mexico's incoming government heading to Ottawa Monday
Canadian airlines tell Ottawa carbon tax will hurt revenues and domestic routes
How a shift in Ottawa's bookkeeping is going to make the deficit loom larger
Final report on 2017-18 spending shows $19-billion federal deficit last year
Pressure mounts on Morneau to boost deduction for capital investments
'She's way out of her league': Steel exec slams Freeland's handling of tariff fight
'Tokenism and optics': Inuit slams feds on Nutrition North Consultations


Toronto Star

The health system in Canada's North is failing - but not by accident. "It is designed to do what it is doing"
Fisheries Act overhaul splashes down in the Senate
With a federal election a year out, where are the parties at?
Every  major federal party sees opportunity in Quebec's new government
Federal spending tops $332 billion as revenue gets a $20 billion boost
Fear on the farm: Alberta family urges federal action to fight rural crime
Federal deficit rises to $19 billion


Toronto Sun

Ontario bill aims to strip returning terrorists of provincial privileges
Death knell beginning to toll for Trudeau Liberals
When Stephen Harper speaks it's not a bad idea to listen
Liberal government just doesn't take security and counter-terrorism seriously
Canada's border crossers just keep coming
Ontario bill aimed at tackling ISIS returnees worth copying


National Post

Federal Liberals stumbled into a $20B windfall - then they spent it all
Enough about weed the Liberals need to fix our economic mess - fast
Electoral reform is finally coming to Canada and not a moment too soon
Design by British firm BAE picked for Canada's $60B warship replacement program


Maclean's

What the Trade War has cost the U.S. and Canada so far
Andrew Scheer keeps the door open to recriminalizing pot
How Monty Python's Michael Palin became fascinated with the doomed Franklin ship


Global

Federal deficit stays virtually the same at $19B this year
How much weed was sold on Canada's legalization day, province-b-province

Miscellaneous 


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