Friday, August 2, 2019

Ottawa Observations: Friday, August 2, 2019



Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Friday, August 2, 2019 


Canadians held in China / China tensions

Chrystia Freeland meets Chinese Foreign Minister, discusses detained Canadians and Meng Wanzhou amid tensions
Freeland says she raised detained Canadians with her Chinese counterpart
Freeland held 'successful' meeting with Chinese counterpart to talk about detained Canadians
Why Canada needs to disentangle itself from a bullying China
Freeland meets Chinese counterpart to talk rising tensions amid detentions


Canada wide Manhunt for BC homicide suspects

We have an archive of stories related to the case files available here.


Globe and Mail

Trudeau unveils housing agreement with Nunavut to address housing crisis
Iqaluit homeless stay in shacks, under overturned boats amid housing crisis
Trudeau given glimpse of life in the Far North during tour of Nunavut's Arctic Bay
US Democrats want to roll back pharmaceutical protections - but Canada doesn't want to reopen the USMCA
Ottawa opposes Saskatchewan's move to have top court delay carbon tax case
If elected, Conservatives would work to restore ties with Saudi Arabia
Energy executives listed on organizing team for Conservative Party event with Andrew Scheer


CBC

DND staff warned to keep mum while attending air shows during fighter jet competition
Equal Voice 'inadvertently' failed to file tax returns for nearly a decade
Scheer promises to maintain annual health transfer increases in anticipation of Trudeau attacks
Liberals guarantee immediate icebreakers work for new entrant in federal shipbuilding program
Trudeau rehashes old federal funding in housing announcement for Nunavut
Andrew Scheer torques study in claim about the new NAFTA deal


Toronto Star

What kind of Conservative is Andrew Scheer?
It's time to end the trafficking of Indigenous women and children
Feds put out call for third shipyard to join national shipbuilding strategy
Andrew Scheer, can you please, please drop the regular-guy shtick?
Both leaders' debate and countrywide environment events scheduled for October 7
Poll shows majority of Canadians say economy should shift from oil and gas, but most don't know the Green New Deal


Toronto Sun

Scheer's Conservatives promise more health funding
Scheer critical of PM's inability to take responsibility for own failures
Red and Blue all over again
Fix your own health care problems, Bernie


Maclean's

'Send them back' Nation 
The Canada Infrastructure Bank's CEO: 'Things are good'


National Post

Remember the real scandals of the Trudeau government
'Unprincipled intrusion': Alberta files legal arguments against federal carbon tax
The election story shouldn't be about Scheer, but why Trudeau has so disappointed Canadians
Canadian lab immersed in RCMP probe sent Ebola and another deadly virus to China: health agency
Why do politicians talk of 'fighting' when they can barely contest a verbal argument?
As the election nears, the oil industry is being demonized for talking


Global

Canada reverses speed restrictions meant to protect right whales in Gulf of St. Lawrence
Ottawa officially launches process to bring 3rd shipyard into national strategy


Miscellaneous






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