Ottawa Observations: Tuesday, December 4, 2018

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


Globe and Mail 

CSIS director warns about state-sponsored espionage through 5G networks
Brian Mulroney's eulogy for Bush rooted in long lasting friendship
Tories, NDP want to find out what PMO knew about RCMP investigation into Raj Grewal
Feds defend new powers to demand roadside breath samples
Trudeau says rebuilding a relationship with Indigenous people is part of the legacy he wants to leave
McKenna worried global politics will make it hard to set rules for Paris accord
Liberal MP Brison, ambassador MacNaughton to join Mulroney at Bush funeral


CBC

Ex-Harper immigration minister calls out Scheer over 'factually incorrect' statements on UN migration pact
Trudeau apologizes for First Nation consultation failures on Trans Mountain pipeline
CSIS chief calls commercial espionage 'the greatest threat to our prosperity'
Opposition parties demand Trudeau explain his plan to end U.S. tariffs
'The risks are too big': B.C. First Nations leaders in Ottawa to back coastal tanker ban
Ethics watchdog concerned that Scheer's office advised MP to contravene code
Ukraine calls for more Canadian sanctions on Russia after boats seized
Ottawa warns that a crackdown on impaired drivers is fast approaching
Conservatives couldn't ask for more in byelection victory - except a stronger NDP
Ottawa earmarks $20M to rejoin NATO airborne surveillance program
Moe and Notley call on Trudeau to include oil price 'crisis' at first minister's meeting
Quebec presses forward with cuts to immigration, despite Trudeau's concerns
Singh tries to really his troops as the NDP struggles for traction
GM Canada president says electric vehicles are the future - but they won't be made in Oshawa


Toronto Star

Are MPs the weak link when it comes to safeguarding Canada?
Trudeau says his office didn't censor India trip report
Growing threat of espionage threatens Canada's economic interests, spy agency head warns
Defence committee postpones asking Russian ambassador to answer for aggressions
Ukraine calls for further Canadian sanctions on Russia after boats seized
Climate fears are real, so oilsands must close
Conservatives should at least get their facts right when they attack Justin Trudeau
'Alberta is suffering,' Trudeau says as gap in oil price continues
Legault pledges to wean Quebec off equalization payments from Ottawa


Toronto Sun

Trudeau Liberals recycling policies of Ontario Wynne Liberals
Trudeau faces blow back from all corners for $50M giveaway over Twitter


National Post

Long chilly, relations between Canada and India are now frigid under Liberals
Ex Liberal MP Raj Grewal must divulge who lent him millions to fuel gambling habit, opposition demands
Trudeau bro-tweets to his celebrity friends and charges us $50M for it
What should Canada learn from France's violent fuel price protests?
Questions raised about  propulsion system on new Canadian warship amid fairs engines could conk out
Police use saliva tests for the first time with breath tests to follow
Coalition Avenir Quebec government to cut provincial immigration by 20 per cent


Maclean's

Jean Chretien on why he's leaving Ottawa
Farewell for not, to Parliament's Centre Block
Government's tight grasp on Alberta oil: A short(ish) history
Double-dipping, no-showing, no-quitting Liberal MPs


Global

BC chief says a single major oil spill could ruin her nation's economy forever
Canada's ambassador to U.S. tries to head off concerns about Alberta's oil output cut
Canada is set to sign onto the UN migration pact. Here's what you need to know
Canada's flu season started early this year, and might be hitting kids hard
Canada's immigration policies must not be dictated by UN migration pact: Scheer
Scheer's office may have encouraged MP to violate confllict-of-interst code: watchdog
France cut its carbon tax after deadly riots. Here how it compares to Canada's
Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer on dairy, safety and crime
Saskatchewan, Alberta premiers call for oil 'crisis' to be added to national meeting
Scheer says Liberals redacted information in security report on Trudeau's India trip



Miscellaneous 

More Fuel for Investigation into Torstar, Postmedia Newspaper Swap