Ottawa Observations: Thursday, October 4, 2018

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Thursday, October 4, 2018


Globe and Mail 

China criticizes new North American trade deal
Trudeau says dairy industry deserves compensation after trade deal
Chief of staff to NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh resigns for 'personal reasons'
Canada, Western allies rebuke Russia over alleged global hacking campaign
Politicians can't interfere with where and how Tori Stafford's killer serves her time
Liberals strike deal with Conservatives to raise pre-election spending limits
Kashechewan First Nation sues Toronto architect and associates to recoup $11 million earmarked for flood rebuilding
Quebec Premier Phillipe Couillard retires from politics after election defeat


CBC

Ottawa slams Manitoba's 'flip flop' on carbon tax after Pallister pulls out of climate plan
Canada joins allies in condemning 'malicious' Russian cyberattacks
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh loses chief of staff for 'personal reasons'
Ottawa approves drug show to slow down deadly neurological disease ALS
Canada had to give up dairy access to get a deal on NAFTA, says negotiator
Immigration department changed 'illegal' to 'irregular' on webpage about asylum seekers as debate flared
Prime Minister pledges compensation for dairy farmers hit by USMCA deal
Chinese-made equipment in Canada's Arctic ships under scrutiny
Auto Industry relieved by NAFTA 2.0, but results may be mixed
'Very naive' to think election interference can't happen in Canada, says MP Charlie Angus
Olympic kayaker Adam van Koeverden enters politics looking to unseat Lisa Raiit in 2019 federal election

Toronto Star

Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc's cancer is in remission
Veteran NDP MP says resignation of Jagmeet Singh's Chief of Staff is the "beginning of a big reset'
Olympic kayak champion Adam van Koeverden to seek Liberal nomination in Milton
Ottawa says Indigenous groups hold no veto over Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
USMCA could mean hundreds of millions in lost savings on drug costs in Canada
Refining bitumen in Canada is Trudeau's pipeline solution


Toronto Sun

First Nations fury over child killer McClintic:' We have children in our community'
Diversity is our strength does not translate in today's Quebec
McClintic hasn't earned privilege of healing lodge
Where's Trudeau's plan for border crossers?


National Post

Canadians relieved trade deal is done, but they won't forget Trump's 'disgraceful' attacks
Other USMCAs of America speak out after trade deal hijacks their acronym
Canada's powerful 'Court Party' insists we won't get any pipelines. Period
Liberals give in to Conservative demand so they can move forward with federal election law reform bill
Saskatchewan, Ontario premiers say fight against 'nasty, nasty' carbon tax growing across Canada
Tories downplay Bernier's claims of success in Quebec after former Conservative party officials join People's Party


Maclean's

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement represents a failure of ambition
The truth about dairy farming in Canada
By including Indigenous peoples, the USMCA breaks new ground


Global

Northwest Territories premier believes talks to manage offshore Arctic drilling may signal end of ban
Did serial killer ex-nurse Wettlaufer pose a risk to prison staff?
Facing Quebec dairy farmers, Trudeau says 'they're right' about being pressured to give more
Veterans Affairs doesn't know how many family members receive government backed benefits
As Canada Post dispute stretches on, union says talks still have 'a long way to go'
Canada joins chorus outing Russia over repeated cyber attacks as US charges 7 spies with hacking


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