Thursday, July 11, 2019

Ottawa Observations: Thursday, July 11, 2019



Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Thursday, July 11,  2019 


Canadians held in China / China tensions

Freeland says McCallum 'does not speak' for Canadian government in rebuke of former envoy's China comments
How the U.S. and China are suppressing Canada's economy (and why the central bank is so perturbed)
John McCallum puts Liberals on the defensive again with advice to China
'McCallum does not speak for Canada': Freeland repudiates ex-ambassador who implied China should help elect Liberals
Freeland says McCallum 'does not speak' for feds after explosive China interview


Globe and Mail

Trudeau concedes he's made mistakes, but warns teachers' group that it's him or Scheer
Andrew Scheer just gutted his own climate-change plan
The Chateau Laurier mess shows it's time for Canada to think harder about architecture
'Buy America' rules push Bombardier to United States
Green and NDP leaders will have election battle in Winnipeg constituency
Chateau Laurier extension lates Ottawa city failure
More 'work to do' to mobilize Canadians on climate change action: Trudeau
NDP's Jagmeet Singh says Canada needs a national cycling strategy
Trudeau Liberals pledge $150 million toward big data cancer research initiative


CBC

Premiers end summit saying Canadian unity is strong-with some exceptions
Quebec's new plan to fix labour shortage will create 'two tiered' immigration system, Ottawa warns
Trudeau calls Ford government cuts to Ontario's education system 'frightening'
Twitter pilot project will allow Canadians to hide replies to posts - to a point
Neil Bantleman released from Indonesian prison, returns to Canada


Toronto Star

New poll says Liberals still have strong hold on Fortress Toronto
Trudeau faces treacherous political territory at Calgary Stampede ahead of fall federal election
The political blame game won't save Bombardier jobs
Stephen McNeil unfazed by apparent splintering of Canadian premiers
Bombardier's Thunder Bay jobs will return with more government orders
NDP or ENDP: Is it over for this radical Canadian party?
Conservative environment plan would cost more and achieve less than Liberal government policies, report says


Toronto Sun

Ford vows to get Trump deal where Trudeau can't
Quebec is driving Western alienation


Maclean's

Jason Kenney's posse gallops onto the dry, indifferent prairie
The Chateau Laurier fiasco exposes the idiocy of city amalgamations


National Post

Trudeau plays to Quebec anti-pipeline sentiment with activist candidate in Montreal
Land at centre of Oka crisis surrendered by Quebec developer, 29 years later
Battle of the Chateau Laurier may be over, as Ottawa city council allows much-hated expansion to proceed
Pipeline relief on the horizon for Canada with surprise moves to pump more oil through existing lines
Premiers mostly silent over Quebec religious symbol ban: "It's not something for us to contest'
'I was wrongly accused': Ex- Calgary teacher Neil Bantleman back in Canada after five years in Indonesian prison


Global

Sources say RCMP opened file on Liberal MP whose firm facilitated real estate deals in BC
Kenney tells premiers' meeting national unity still threatened
With Canada's military justice system in limbo, cases are being dropped or reduced
Premiers want to ensure local jurisdictions respected when it comes to climate change decisions
Will new clean fuel standards increase gas prices by 'at least' 4 cents?
Canada would miss Paris Agreement targets under Conservative climate plan: report
60 per cent of sailors who battled HMCS Chicoutimi fire developed PTSD, asthma and depression: report


Miscellaneous

Postmedia expects at least $8 Million in Taxpayer Subsidies
Jason Kenney's Dumb Inquiry
The Right whale in the wrong place
Former interim Liberal leader Bob Rae thinks Canada is missing opportunities created by legalizing cannabis
Trudeau utters all the right words about plastics, so why require so much of it for cannabis products?

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