Monday, June 24, 2019

Ottawa Observations: Monday, June 24, 2019



Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Monday, June 24,  2019 


Canadians held in China / China tensions

Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou call on Ottawa to end extradition proceedings
Meng Wanzhou's lawyers say Canada should end extradition for 'national interests'
Meng Wanzhou's lawyers call on Trudeau government to end extradition proceedings



Globe and Mail

Canada infrastructure bank to work with Via Rail on high-frequency passenger rail plan
Ottawa makes it harder for bidders to challenge national security exceptions
Lawmakers urge Ottawa to amend Criminal Code around HIV
Liberals unveil $13-million fund for projects to honour lives of missing, murdered Indigenous women and girls
Ottawa moves to end employers' monopoly on foreign workers


CBC

Canada's military feeling the strain responding to climate change
Federal election easy prey for social media manipulators, experts warn
Mysterious group behind mass texts seeking Canadians' views on carbon tax
Ottawa to put $13M towards projects to honour lives of MMIWG


Toronto Star

Ottawa spent more than $2 million in the last year to fight Abdelrazik torture lawsuit
Morneau affirms Ottawa's support for LNG Canada's $40 billion complex


Toronto Sun

Will nixed pipelines and nixed oil tankers nix Alberta money?
Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques returns to earth after space mission
Kellie Leitch was more sinned against than sinning
Trans Mountain battle is just beginning


Maclean's

Butts, French, and the right hand syndrome in Canadian politics
Canada is losing a war against feral pigs that are infesting the Prairies


National Post

Federal government dismisses reports notorious UK child-killer could be relocated to Canada
Notley on her legacy, how Trudeau failed Alberta and Kenney's ambition
Vivian Krause shows Canada is a useful idiot to US interests with Bill C48
In final hours of Trudeau's experiment with less-partisan Senate, Independents almost came back to haunt him
Canadian Special Forces buying three new surveillance aircraft from US for $188 million
Man who stabbed to personnel at Toronto Military recruitment centre should be deemed a terrorist: Crown


Global

Liberals pledge $13M to 'honour the lives and legacies' of MMIWG
Irregular border crossings into Canada drop by half since same time last year
Dalhousie study disputes Ottawa's claims that fish farming is a sustainable industry


Miscellaneous

Svend Robinson: 'Our last chance to turn things around'
Finally, a campaign promise with Teeth in it
Global summit in Victoria explores ways to revitalize Indigenous languages in the world
Trudeau faces task of regluing the fragments of his fractured brand


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