Thursday, December 19, 2019

Ottawa Observations: Thursday, December 19, 2019



Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Thursday, December 19, 2019 


Canadians held in China / China tensions

Trudeau says U.S. should hold off on trade deal with China until Canadians released
China seeks volunteers to help ensure 'safety' of citizens in Canada
China's Vancouver consulate volunteer corps, raising concerns of foreign interference in city


SNC Lavalin 

SNC-Lavalin wooed Gadhafi's son with luxury jet and a second, bigger yacht to secure deals
SNC-Lavalin plea deal could make Canada look soft on corruption, experts say
SNC's guilty plea resolves nothing
SNC plea deal shouldn't let Trudeau off the hook



Globe and Mail

U.S. House approves USMCA trade deal
Rally planned to protest India's Citizenship Amendment Act in Surrey
Jean Charest might well win a federal election - but a Conservative leadership race would be a tall task
Ontario, Federal government sign joint funding deal to help province roll out housing benefit
Liberal plan to save $1.5 billion a year questioned by budget watchdog
Legalizing hard drugs not a 'panacea' to opioids crisis, Trudeau says


CBC

'Interesting moments'" Trudeau talks China, Trump, Rona Ambrose and that NATO video
US House passes new North American trade pact to replace NAFTA
Trudeau says 'frustrations' in Alberta, Saskatchewan don't amount to national unity crisis
Judge dismisses all 19 charges against ex-Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle in sexual assault case
Canada joins US-led efforts to break free of China's rare minerals chokehold
Quebec shipyard at heart of the Mark Norman case poised to become federal builder
Supreme Court ruling means children of Russian spies are Canadian citizens
Most cases of extremist conduct in Canadian military don't end in discipline, says document
A week from election day, Conservatives still had a shot. What happened?
Feds, Ontario commit $1.4B for affordable housing for low-income families
Supreme Court overturns decision that allowed US Super Bowl ads in Canadian broadcast

Toronto Star

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Toronto Sun

Liberal MP Majid Jowhari having a really bad day
Generosity in Canada reaching new lows



National Post

Debt? What debt? Canada's doing fine ... for now ... so don't worry
Alberta's Canadian Energy Centre off to rocky start thanks to trio of blunders
So who is running for the Conservative leadership? Not Mark Mulroney
CBC's The National brings Canadians all the news that's woke



Maclean's

What if the Conservatives had a 'centrist' leader?

Global

Quebec's Chantier Davie will become part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy: feds
Ontario signs on to housing help from federal government
Indigenous opposition to Trans Mountain pipeline shouldn't outweigh public interest: Provinces
Canadians divided on whether the West has legitimate beef with feds: Ipsos
Alberta Court of Appeal reserves ruling in federal carbon tax challenge


Miscellaneous

At the TMX Pipeline Hearing, the sham of 'consultation' laid bare


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