Sunday, May 5, 2019

Ottawa Observations: Saturday/Sunday, May 4 & 5, 2019



Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Saturday/Sunday, May 4 & 5, 2019 


The SNC-Lavalin Files

SNC-Lavalin affair having an effect on voter intentions, poll
Still hard to believe Butts on SNC-Lavalin affair


Canadians held in China / China tensions

Canada demands U.S. help with Huawei crisis or Ottawa will stop co-operating in key areas
Fed-up Canada leans on United States to help with China crisis
The Huawei feud isn't the only reason canola exports to China are tanking


Globe and Mail 

No guarantee Trans Mountain pipeline will relieve BC gas prices
Boeing did not reveal 737 MAX alert issue to FAA for 13 months
Why conservatives secretly love the carbon tax
Nanaimo voters go to the polls Monday in four way by election barely six months ahead of federal vote


CBC

Voters everywhere are in no mood for the same-old
The changing face of Canada's judiciary: more women, more diversity
Governments look to buyouts for flood victims
The carbon tax survived Saskatchewan. That was the easy part
Conservatives, Liberals in closer fundraising race in decisive election battlegrounds
Pentagon warns of risk of Chinese submarines in the Arctic
Federal-Provincial legal brawls the new normal in Canada, Saskatchewan


Toronto Star

Trudeau carbon tax passes test as court says it's constitutional
Time to say goodbye to NAFTA's replacement?
Trudeau resists calls to decriminalize drugs in face of opioid crisis


Toronto Sun

Trudeau's best polls numbers still have him losing the fall election
Liberals jumping ship as SS Trudeau cruises towards proverbial iceberg
If the carbon tax is defeated, it will have to be politically
Trudeau's cabinet light on qualifications and competence
Let's cool rhetoric against Ford, Kenney


Maclean's

A new 3338Canada projection has the Tories safely in majority territory


National Post

Senator says solitary-confinement bill 'needs some very significant amendment'
Millionaires migrate to Australia and Canada from China and U.K. to seek business and avoid tax
Potato farmer jailed for a year in Beirut alleges Harper government violated his safety in $16.5 million lawsuit

Global

2 Indigenous leaders explain why they are on opposing sides of the Trans Mountain debate
Jason Kenney says voters will pass judgement on carbon tax in federal election
Don't write off Western anger as 'alienation' - it runs a whole lot deeper: Calgary professor
'We'll see Canadians make a decision': Scott Moe predicts carbon tax will impact federal election
Nanaimo-Ladysmith by-election 2019 cheat sheet: A last-minute voter's guide


Miscellaneous

Canada Border Services Agency officers confiscate lawyer's phone and laptop after he refuses to give up passwords

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