Ottawa Observations: Thursday, November 1, 2018

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Thursday,  November 1, 2018


Globe and Mail 

Statscan must justify request for personal banking data, former chief says
Statscan stumbles into the digital age under rules designed for the filing cabinet era
Federal government extends program to house asylum seekers in Toronto-area hotels until January
Tories, NDP push private member's bill aimed at improving mental-health support for jurors
Hussen says he's proud of Canada's effort to resettle some White Helmets from Syria
Netanyahu pleased Canada won't rush to restore diplomatic ties with Iran as Freeland affirms 'ironclad' support for Israel
Ottawa looking to experts on advanced consent to assisted death law
Munk Debates: Stephen Bannon and David Frum set to spar on the future of western politics
Conservatives, Liberals offer billions in promises to win support in Quebec City
Churchill celebrates return of train service after Ottawa announces funding
Sixties scoop payouts on hold as fight continues over $75 million in legal fees


CBC

Hussen says Ford government engaged in 'fear mongering and demonization of asylum seekers'
Shipbuliding 'smoke and mirrors' unlikely to distract from Mark Norman case: experts
Review of child killer's transfer to healing lodge expected 'within the next couple of days'
'Missing' LIberal MP Di Iorio at the centre of nomination fight
Gap in privacy law leaves elections open to 'misuse' of personal information: privacy commissioner
Bank data furor threatens ability to compile accurate data: chief statistician
Liberals launch pro-immigration campaign to calm 'anxieties' as Conservatives turn up heat
Baloney Meter: Has there been a significant reduction in irregular migration?
Trudeau to apologize Wednesday for 1939 decision to turn back Jewish refugee ship
Netanyahu pleased with Freeland on Iran, as she offers 'ironclad' support
RCMP victimized by $100,000 credit card cloning scam
Quebec's Davie shipyard to split billion-dollar ship maintenance contracts


Toronto Star

Ottawa rolls out new worker protections, blasts Ontario's 'politics of cruelty'
Minister drops 'assault weapons' from gun-ban consultations
Elections chief wants to talk to parties about election interference
Trudeau's carbon plan will hurt investment, U.S. fertilizer maker says
Brison considers new 'wellness' plan or civil servants
UN Somali envoy asks for Canada's assistance with refugees
Special forces soldier facing charges after items were allegedly stolen and offered for sale online
New poll shows uptick in support for Ottawa's carbon price after Trudeau announced tax rebates


Toronto Sun

Ford honest about ending cap-and-trade
Governors general shouldn't be billing taxpayers after they've left office
Understanding Trudeau's convoluted carbon-tax defence


National Post

Throwing a good $100M after a bad $2.7B with Indigenous jobs program
Ontario is on the verge of introducing a climate change plan better than Trudeau's
Maxime Bernier believes in climate change, but defends argument that CO2 is just 'food for plants'
Contracts worth $7B for maintenance of Canadian navy frigates will be divided among three shipyards
Rebate plan bumps support for carbon tax despite concerns it amounts to a tax grab: poll


Maclean's

These chemicals in North American waters could spark a health crisis in Canada
Online hate is an infectious virus - and it should be addressed like real-life violence


Global

'Frustrating' federal court ruling provides blue print for Trans Mountain approval: Trudeau
Defence Minister to make announcement at Irving's Halifax Shipyard
Significant recommendations' expected as McClintic healing lodge report could come within days: Goodale
Federal government awards $7B in contracts to three shipyards for navy ship maintenance
Cleaning up Alberta's oilpatch could cost $260 billion, internal documents warn


Miscellaneous 

Trudeau talks trade, LNG and pipelines at Vancouver Board of Trade
Trudeau announces funding to build nuclear medicine hub in Vancouver