Ottawa Observations: Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for   Tuesday, October 23, 2018


Globe and Mail 

Trudeau says ending Saudi arms deal carries $1-Billion price tag
Cancelling Saudi arms deal would come at high cost: Trudeau
Most families will get rebates from new carbon tax, Trudeau says
For the Liberals, a spoonful of sugar helps the carbon tax go down
Carbon tax vs. climate change will be an epic contest
Scheer calls carbon tax plan a Trudeau 'election gimmick'
Trudeau promises carbon tax rebate in four provinces
Jagmeet Singh urges feds to fund Ontario's basic income pilot project scrapped by Ford
Mayor in London, Ontario elected after 14 rounds in Canada's first municipal vote held under ranked-ballot system


CBC

How the Liberals hope to escape the 'Green Shift' curse in 2019
Trudeau promises rebates as Ottawa moves to levy carbon tax on provinces outside the climate plan
CRTC hears more calls for constraints on sales tactics of cable, internet firms
'Difficult contract' binds Canada to Saudi LAV deal, Trudeau says
Coast Guard planning to use sole-sourced 'interim' icebreakers for decades
Singh calls on Liberals to save Ontario's axed basic income pilot




Toronto Star

Trudeau's new carbon proposal a can't-lose gambit
Andrew Scheer says upcoming race is going to be 'nasty' but I just want to give him a hug
Here's what you need to know about Trudeau's carbon price plan
The Trudeau government is right to impose carbon pricing
Google rep's answers frustrate MPs at committee
Ottawa unlikely to rescue Ontario's basic income pilot project
Minimum wage hikes help reduce income inequality, report shows
In a taste of what is to come, Ford and Trudeau are battling on several fronts
Canadians not sold on merits of new trade deal with the U.S. and Mexico, poll reveals
With a federal election looming, it looks like dark days for Trudeau's sunny ways
Neo-Nazis chatted about joining Canadian military reserves, report says
Federal government rebates to Ontarions will outweigh costs from carbon tax, official says


Toronto Sun

Don't buy Trudeau's carbon tax
The truth about the PM's carbon tax
Carbon tax rebates will exceed cost for most affected: PM


National Post

South Korean warnings and Russian scorn: How the world reacted to pot legalization in Canada
Can Justin Trudeau sell skeptical Canadians on a carbon tax?
Trudeau's unwieldy carbon plan is so much worse than just a tax
Manufacturers, small businesses slam Liberal carbon tax rebate, warn of second tax fight
Here's how each province stands to be affected by carbon tax
Ottawa to run bigger-than-expected deficits over coming years: budget watchdog
Can Justin Trudeau sell skeptical Canadians on a carbon tax?
'An election gimmick': Conservative politicians fire back at Trudeau's carbon tax rebate plan


Maclean's

From 'Aboriginal' to 'Indigenous': Changing terms in the Trudeau era
Hey, who wants a carbon tax rebate! Trudeau's Liberals prepare to find out
The Khashoggi killing has done what the deaths of 60,000 people could not do


Global

Jagmeet Singh says feds should take over Ontario basic income pilot scrapped by Ford
Tories' motion to 'serve justice' against returning Canadian ISIS members passes 280-1
Scheer hints support for Ontario PC bill to strip convicted ISIS fighters of benefits
TransMountain review 're-do' creates grounds for another court case, critics say
Trudeau takes on tory taunts of 'a tax on everything' with his rebate for everyone
Liberals say 90% of carbon tax will be given to Canadians in rebate
The federal government will fund SkyTrain in Surrey: local Liberal MP




Miscellaneous 


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