Thursday, January 31, 2019

Ottawa Observations: Thursday, January 31, 2019



Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for   Thursday, January 31, 2019

Canadians held in China 

China must treat detained Canadians fairly, NATO chief says
Trudeau: China wants Canada to overrule courts and release Meng Wanzhou, but it won't do that
'Fingers in all Pots': Canada's Reckoning with China


Globe and Mail 

Bankrupt companies can't avoid oil well cleanups, top court says
CBC head warns Netflix poses cultural threat to Canada
Norman defence team drills Sajjan's chief of staff on code words
Brand Trudeau is not what it used to be
Romania to replace Canada in Mali peacekeeping mission, federal government says
Coerced sterilizations not only an Indigenous concern, Commons committee hears


CBC

MP's warned Singh in June that he's through as leader if he can't win Burnaby South
Ottawa drops appeal in political activity case, ending charities' 7 year audit nightmare
Ottawa may have overpaid for TransMountain by up to $1B, parliamentary budget officer says
Trudeau takes aim at Ford over possible kindergarten cuts as campaign style rhetoric heats up
Several witnesses in Norman trial still haven't searched personal records for evidence, court told
Jagmeet Singh and the NDP's pressure test
Quebec doesn't have a problem with Islamophobia, Premier Legault says
Senators at odds over pitch to take proposed new environmental assessment law on the road
Supreme Court rules energy companies must clean up old wells - even in bankruptcy
Canada's economy shrank in November as many sectors contracted


Toronto Star

Trans Mountain expansion delays would reduce oil pipeline's value by hundreds of millions, report says
Cuba criticizes Canada's diplomatic downsizing over envoy's health problems
Canada's big cities need a new deal
Pearson airport's 'uncommon' taxiway puts it at risk of collisions, safety board warns
Indigenous languages bill coming 'very soon', heritage minister says


Toronto Sun

Liberal candidate is up the creek and will need his paddle
The feds' unskilled deal-making saw them overpay by $1B for Trans Mountain
Be wary of Liberal plan to police 'fake news' during the election
Norman's a code-named sea monster, and Duffy's just the Ol' Duff


National Post

Norman defence says attempt to obstruct justice within DND 'now in play'
PBO report on Trans Mountain purchase is sombre reading for a government that likely overpaid
Ottawa paid 'sticker price' for Trans Mountain; construction delays to erode pipeline's value
Liberals accused of undermining democracy with $7 billion budgetary 'slush fund'
Trudeau is discovering the limits of symbolism
Former PMO staffer's personal phone and email records bust be searched, court hears in Mark Norman case
Canada's housing crisis and mortgage stress test are officially election issues
Up to 544 CBSA employees a month 'temporarily assigned' to handle irregular asylum seekers, document shows


Maclean's

The saga of Canada's stolen million-dollar coin


Global

CUPE union blasts Canada for backing Venezuelan opposition leader, says rise smacks of 'coup d'Etat'
Liberals' 2019 budget to include partial prescription drugs coverage: report
As Liberal insider takes the stand, Norman's lawyers hint a more 'code names'
Resale value of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will drop by $700M from year of delay: PBO


Miscellaneous 



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