Ottawa Observations: Monday, January 7, 2019

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Monday, January 7, 2019

Canadians held in China 

Trudeau, Trump agree to push Beijing to free two detained Canadians
Friend worried about detained Canadian after fundraising effort shut down
Trudeau enlists Trump to seek release of Canadians detained by China
Canadian delegation tried 'educating' Chinese about Hauwei CFO arrest while raising detentions



Globe and Mail 

RCMP arrest 14 in northern BC as tensions escalate over proposed pipeline
Another tough flu season hits Canada, affecting children harder
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Trudeau delaying Burnaby South by-election for political gain
B.C. court extends Ottawa's deadline for solitary confinement laws, orders immediate changes


CBC

14 arrested as RCMP break gate at Gidimt'en camp checkpoint set up to stop pipeline company access
Canada helped pressure Thailand to protect Saudi woman, says Human rights Watch
Court orders new rules for holding prisoners in solitary confinement
Call between Trump, Trudeau yields no movement on steel tariffs
Singh accuses Trudeau of delaying byelection in Burnaby South as pressure to win grows
Egyptian born Toronto man suing federal government after 17 year deportation fight
Saskatchewan premier apologizes to Sixties Scoop survivors 


Toronto Star

'Exemplary' U.S. citizen used NEXUS pass to smuggle 67 guns into Canada
Singh not fully to blame for NDP woes





Toronto Sun

Immigration concerns about the process, not people
Gun smuggler worries his weapons fuelled shooting homicide record
The carbon tax isn't the end goal - what comes next will be even wilder, like a meat tax


National Post

RCMP arrest 14 people taking part in anti LNG pipeline protest
NDP leader Singh must make a name for himself to be favoured in the upcoming election
Even when companies do everything by the aboriginal book, they can't get shovels in the ground
Man who hijacked plane with detergent box to protest human rights abuses in Myanmar fights to stay in Canada


Maclean's

The games Liberals are playing with Jagmeet Singh
Why Canada's MBA programs are betaing American competition


Global

Record number of Americans want to leave U.S. - and Canada is the top choice: Poll
Canadians warned about U.S. travel delays as TSA agents call in sick amid shutdown
Crickets, not sonic attack, could be behind mysterious recording linked to Cuba diplomat illness




Miscellaneous 


RCMP arrest 14 at anti-pipeline protest in northern B.C.
RCMP confirm 14 arrested at Wet'suwet'en access point
14 arrested as RCMP break gate at Gidimt'en camp checkpoint set up to stop pipeline company access
MP visits Wet'suwet'en blockade to support peaceful resolution
RCMP to enforce injunction for pipeline company access past Gidimt'en camp checkpoint
Cullen calls for continued dialogue over pipeline dispute
RCMP believed to be taking down Gidimt'en Gate
RCMP arrive at LNG protest camp in Northern BC
RCMP to break up northern BC First Nation's pipeline checkpoints Monday
RCMP enforce pipeline injunction
Gidimt'en enforcement updates
RCMP to enforce injunction against Wet'suwet'en members today
Protestors say RCMP preparing to move against anti-pipeline camp
Hereditary chiefs in B.C. stand opposed to Coastal GasLink pipeline despite injunction

NDP MP Nathan Cullen to visit Unit'stot'en blockade site near Houston, as RCMP members stage for potential injunction enforcement  NCR