Ottawa Observations: Friday, June 14, 2019

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Friday,  June 14 2019 


Canadians held in China / China tensions

Trudeau will press Trump to aid Canadians detained in China
Chretien's sell-out plan to keep China happy

Globe and Mail 

Liberals want to prohibit more assault weapons rather than ban handguns
Ottawa's strict restrictions on edible cannabis products will feed the black market, critics say
Edibles regulations: What you need to know

Trudeau to apologize to Italian Canadians mistreated during Second World War
National Chief urges all parties to pass bills of 'fundamental importance' to Indigenous Peoples before election
Liberals push end of Mali peacekeeping mission to August
Ottawa announces 11 areas for rural immigration pilot program
Poll suggests Liberals have started to recover from damaging SNC-Lavalin affair
First Nations prepare for influx of new members amid removal of sex-based discrimination from Indian Act
University of Ottawa to investigate complaint of carding and arrest on campus
Ottawa mayor presses Trudeau ti invite Raptors to visit Parliament

CBC

Canadians can expect tight supply when cannabis edibles become legal mid-December, officials say
Canada delays departure from Mali until end of August
Election a chance to toughen climate-change targets: McKenna
Francois Legault defends decision to quash debate over immigration, religious symbols bills
Canada has a lot of catching up to do on sustainable
Canada Post wants to hike stamp prices to 92 cents starting next year
Fake online stories claim Trudeau begged foreign leaders 'to send him a million immigrants'
Feds approve $453M Manitoba-Minnesota transmission line
Cannabis edibles available for sale legally in mid-December
Ottawa picks 11 communities for pilot immigration  project
Pharmacare plan presents fiscal problems that go beyond the price tag
House of Commons unanimously adopts new parental-leave policy for MPs


Toronto Star

Canada confirms end of Mali mission, leaving United Nations to fill the gap in medical evacuation flights
It's a risky ploy when Premiers pick a fight with the Prime Minister
The Trans Mountain pipeline project's day of reckoning is near. Here's what you need to know
How much is too much for politicians celebrating the Raptors?
NDP hopes for boost as Jagmeet Singh to present policy vision ahead of election campaign


Toronto Sun

Governments and project managers need First Nations input at development table
Report warns Trudeau's carbon tax will go up a lot
It's Tax Freedom Day in Canada - but don't pop the champagne yet
Be wary of Trudeau's pharmacare promise


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National Post

Liberals are either backing away from their emissions target, or backing away from carbon tax
Trudeau and McKenna are the ones endangering unity, not the premiers
A Conservative MP speaks, then Justice Committee rewrites history - badly
Forget party platforms. Campaigns are all about the leaders
Someone tell Trudeau he can't be a reconciliation champion and the overseer of genocide at the same time
Premiers demands on C-69, C-48 bills are an 'unhelpful' threat to unity: Morneau
Modi's re-election in India presents opportunities for Canadian politicians, companies: business councils
Sajjan taken to task about white supremacists in the Canadian Forces - military says it's dealing with the issue


Global

Liberals hope to look at criminalization of HIV non-disclosure - if re-elected
Environment bill changes needed to 'avoid alienating the provinces': Morneau
Reality check: Is Elections Canada biased toward the Liberals?
Only 32% of Canadians think Trudeau deserves re-election as Tories hold lead: Ipsos poll


Miscellaneous

Five things you need to know about a National Pharmacare Plan
Health Canada announces regulations for impending legal cannabis edibles, topicals and extracts