Ottawa Observations: Saturday/Sunday, January 12 & 13, 2019

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Friday Saturday/Sunday , January 12 & 13, 2019

Canadians held in China 

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Globe and Mail 

The re-returnees: They came to Hong Kong for the hustle. Now, with China encroaching they're coming back to Canada
Jane Philpott to replace Scott Brison at Treasury Board in federal cabinet shuffle
Saudi teen refugee prepares for 'many unknowns' in Canada
Former residential school students must act if they want claims records preserved, tribunal warns
Former Harper cabinet minister Tim Uppal hoping to knock off Liberal energy minister Amarjeet Sohi in October
Canadian air traffic controllers buying hundreds of pizzas for U.S. counterparts hit by government shutdown
Anti-abortion activists say they will not be flocking to Maxime Bernier's People's party
Mad Max's clickbait campaigning sets a fringe challenge for the Tories


CBC

Jane Philpott tapped to fill Treasury Board cabinet vacancy
Continuity or change? 9 elections around the globe to watch in 2019
What the poll numbers say about Trudeau's choices as he shuffles his cabinet
Saudi teen who fled family 'very, very happy to be in her new home' after landing in Toronto
Canada should not turn Saudi teen into a 'political football', says former ambassador
Canada U.K. in 'informal talks' on trade ahead of key Brexit vote
Most of Quebec's long guns still unregistered with deadline fast approaching
Canadian politicians will court the ethnic vote, but will it benefit any one party?
Canadians could now be charged with drunk driving - even if not drunk, lawyers warn


Toronto Star

Ottawa abuzz with speculation about Trudeau's cabinet shuffle
Canada helping young Saudi refugee won't hurt Raif Badawi's case, wife says
Fate of GM's Oshawa plant on the table as Premier, federal innovation minister head to Detroit
Jagmeet Singh addresses Canada-China tensions as race for Burnaby South kicks off
What you haven't heard from inside the battle of Gidimt'en checkpoint


Toronto Sun

Ford woos auto company execs in Detroit
Freeland right to call out Venezuela
What upcoming byelections will mean for the general election
Canada will benefit from striking now rather than later on the Huawei ban
Drunk driving is a scourge, but so is government overreach
Trudeau played petty politics with Jagmeet Singh
Trudeau ducks gender question


National Post

MPs to study whether Canada should be more like Estonia
Jane Philpott to take on Treasury Board from Brison in cabinet shuffle
'A brave new Canadian': Freeland welcomes Saudi teen granted asylum after fleeing family
Canada, First Nations express concern over caribou wildlife safety in U.S. Arctic drilling plans


Maclean's

In an election year, Canadians are suddenly very worried about the economy


Global

Rumour mill ramps up ahead of federal cabinet shuffle
Campaigns hit high gear in Burnaby South, where NDP leader seeks a seat
Canada's business ties with China must be shielded from diplomatic spat, business leader says
Former cabinet minister leading Conservative charge to win back seats in Alberta
After Wet'suwet'en protests, when might Trans Mountain get built? Not anytime soon: business leader


Miscellaneous 

Activists march in Downtown Vancouver in support of Wet'suwet'en anti-LNG camp