Ottawa Observations: Monday, May 27, 2019

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Monday, May 27, 2019 



Trade Tariffs lifted between Canada, U.S. and Mexico

Liberals push forward with ratification of USMCA in House of Commons
Chrystia Freeland tables motion to set the stage for revised NAFTA ratification
Liberals will table new NAFTA ratification bill within days but key battles remain


Canadians held in China / China tensions

Meng Wanzhou's dad says his daughter will study hard and get a PhD in prison
China's ambassador has a simple mesage - give us what we want

Globe and Mail 

Former Liberals Jody Wilson-Raybould, Jane Philpott to run as independents in fall election
The independent campaign of Wilson-Raybould and Philpott likely won't succeed. But Trudeau should still be nervous
BC to become the first province to force patients to switch from biologics to less expensive biosimilar drugs
Warmer summer expected in the West spells bad news for forest fires
Questions raised after Senate hires private security firm to work as ushers
BC's Trans Mountain ruling champions our national interest


CBC

Wilson-Rayould, Philpott to seek re-election as Independent MPs
Wilson-Raybould, Philpott face long odds as Independents - but not impossible ones
Facebook says it will blow whistle on attempts to interfere in election
Facebook's Zuckerberg, Sandberg won't appear before committee, could be round in contempt of Parliament
Family of Canadian whistleblower detained in Oman appeals to Justin Trudeau for help
Canada makes competing claim to North Pole against Russia, Denmark
Greens call for ban on foreign oil imports, using Alberta oil instead


Toronto Star

Jane Philpott and Jody Wilson-Raybould to run as Independents
Voters will decide the fate of the former Liberal ministers
Former Liberals play the long game with Independent campaigns
Facebook, Microsoft and Google agree to fight disinformation and fake news for federal election
Left-leaning pressure group launches anti Andrew Scheer ads
Federal parties search for ballot box questions
Feds should fund program providing drug-safety info to pregnant women: doctors


Toronto Sun

Wilson-Raybould and Philpott both head into the wilderness
Trudeau looks for more ways to pick your pocket
Just say 'no' to the federal soda tax
Screeched in McKenna commits a classic political gaffe


Maclean's

Philpott and JWR: How the mighty have not yet fallen
JWR and Jane Philpott bet big that politics has changed (spoiler: it hasn't)
Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott on the power of one
What's wrong with Jagmeet Singh's NDP?


National Post

Wilson-Raybould and Philpott choose independence, but the odds are stacked against them
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Any chance the media bailout would not be politicized has now vanished
Elizabeth May's 'Canadian oil' policy would be the end of Canadian oil
Behind the curtain of Canada's special forces

Canada officially makes case for ownership of North Pole at UN following claims by Russia, Denmark


Global

'I will be truly free': Wilson-Raybould, Philpott to run as independents in the fall election
Independent federal candidates have rarely succeeded in Canada
Addition of Unifor to controversial media panel comes under fire in question period
Facebook's Zuckerberg, Sandberg will not appear at Ottawa hearing despite summons
Canada makes claim for North Pole, but Russia and Denmark have already filed their own


Miscellaneous

'Partisanship is Trumping Principle': Wilson-Raybould to Run as Independent this fall
At Vancouver's Clean Energy Summit, Nuclear is making a play
Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott will not run with Elizabeth May in upcoming election