Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Ottawa Observations: Tuesday, May 7, 2019



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

By-election fall out

If B.C. by-election is a harbinger of things to come, then the Liberals and NDP had better watch out
Green Party win in Nanaimo by-election suggests trouble fo Liberals, NDP, pollster Nik Nanos says
Trudeau, Singh both have reason to worry about Green byelection breakthrough
Green victory suggests progressive vote is up for grabs
Green victory in B.C. is bad news for the NDP
Green leader hails electoral breakthrough in BC byelection
What the Green by-election win means nationally
Federal election litmus test in Nanaimo-Ladysmith by-election reads Green
Greens win second seat as voters shift away from Liberals and NDP in Nanaimo
Canada's Greens continue to win voters feeling betrayed by and angry at Justin Trudeau
Greens' dramatic byelection win reveals much about October vote
'I would love to see Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott hop onboard the Green Party": Paul Manly
Burnaby South's Jagmeet Singh dealt blow as NDP loses Island riding


The SNC-Lavalin Files

Provocative tweet from federal agency amid SNC-Lavalin affair 'total coincidence,' docs reveal


Canadians held in China / China tensions

China ignores overtures from Ottawa amid Huawei dispute
Andrew Scheer's 'vision' is Classic Conservative, with an anti-China twist
Canada demands China deliver evidence to back canola ban at WTO council meeting
Canada calls on China at WTO council meeting to deliver evidence to back its canola ban
Canada welcomes any U.S. help on dispute with China, says rural minister


Globe and Mail 

Crown to end Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's breach-of-trust trial
US government again urges Canada to acquire American fighter jets, despite Pentagon threats
German report reveals extensive money-laundering in BC's luxury car market
Conservative, independent senators table competing changes to Trudeau government's controversial resource bill
Canada's housing market - built on faulty assumptions - is falling down on affordability
Possible Air Transat takeover leaves Quebec Premier Legault with a head vs. heart dilemma
Canadians tell NAFTA tribunal that U.S. softwood lumber tariffs are a misuse of punitive duties
Chrystia Freeland says it's a 'disappointment' Arctic Council could not issue joint communique
Millions of Canadians unable to reach federal government on the phone: Auditor-General
Refugee system no equipped to deal with surge in asylum seekers at Canada-U.S. border, Auditor-General says


CBC


Prosecutors to drop criminal case of breach of trust against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman
Ethics committee votes to subpoena Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to testify on Cambridge Analytica
Warawa bids emotional farewell to MPs, calls for more access to palliative care
In first major foreign policy speech, Scheer takes aim at 'disastrous' Trudeau
Chief Poundmaker, wrongly convicted of treason-felony in 1885, to be exonerated by Trudeau
Trudeau's former top adviser to help advise companies on climate change risks
Washington keeps climate change out of Arctic Council closing statement
Watchdog sees growing backlog in asylum cases as Conservatives pledge to fix refugee system
Half of the 16 million Canadians calling government call centres can't get through
Federal audit exposes gaps in government emergency planning
Startling UN biodiversity report is a reminder of the risks Canada faces


Toronto Star

Prosecutors expected to drop case against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman
Canada makes it 'very clear' the Northwest Passage is Canada's after Pompeo questions legitimacy
Former Trudeau aide Gerald Butts working with consulting firm
Canada will cover costs of bringing trash-filled containers home from the Philippines
It's a little rich for MPs to criticize the affluent
Feds table bill creating new review agency for border agency
Sex assault charges against Dave 'Tiger' Williams withdrawn after apology
Scheer takes aim at China and Trump in major foreign policy speech


Toronto Sun

Feds expected to drop prosecution of Norman
If you can't fix the phones, you can't fix the weather
AG report shows federal asylum processing system is a mess
Don't expect Liberals to give up carbon tax fight


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National Post

Prosecutors expected to withdraw breach of trust charge against Mark Norman
Charge being dropped against Mark Norman would be major victory for senior naval officer
How the Crown's case against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman unravelled
AG report more evidence of a Liberal government more taken with grand visions that actual governing
Is it any wonder the U.S. is steamed at us over our fighter jet fiasco?
Andrew Scheer tries to project statesmanship with first in a series of major policy speeches
Ontario nominees for People's Party candidacy says he was booted for being gay
Pompeo's comments about Canada's illegitimate claim to Arctic waters a sign of North's risign strategic importance


Global

Mark Norman breach of trust charge expected to be dropped
Scheer says he will move Canadian Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
Dartmouth NDP candidate addresses hateful comments ahead of federal election
Senate committee examining amendments to Bill C-69
German Report finds substantial money laundering in B.C.'s luxury car market
Scheer promises 'eyes wide open' approach to dealing with China in foreign policy speech
Canada stands by Arctic climate goals as U.S. eyes melting ice as economic opportunity
Liberals table bill to bring CBSA under external review by RCMP's civilian complaints board
5 years after Moncton killings, RCMP not prepared to respond to active shooter: auditor


Miscellaneous

Why do Trudeau's Liberals Keep succumbing to corporate pressure?

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