Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Ottawa Observations: Tuesday, December 3, 2019



Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Tuesday, December 3, 2019 


Canadians held in China / China tensions


Canadian prisoners rot in China while Huawei princess remains virtually free
Ottawa and the world must speak louder for imprisoned Canadians
BC health authorities intervene in three China-owned senior care facilities after reports of neglect
China-Hong Kong tensions spill into Richmond high school


NATO conference

Personal and policy conflicts dominate NATO summit, widening alliance divisions
Baghdad protests pose challenge to NATO's mission in Iraq, says outgoing Canadian commander Dany Fortin
Canada 'slightly delinquent' on defence spending, Trump says at NATO gathering
How NATO's defence spending benchmark turned into an international PR exercise
Trudeau sidesteps Trump question about Canada's defence spending at NATO summit
'What are you at?' Donald Trump presses Trudeau over Canada's NATO defence spending
Macron rebukes Trump to his face on live television at NATO summit
NATO's defence budget formula is very flawed - and Canada isn't going to meet its target
Macron's slap-down of Trump says much about the state of world politics


Globe and Mail

BMO to trim work force as restructuring charge hits bank's profit
Conservative campaign managers cite LGBTQ rights, abortion, climate change as issues that hurt election effort
Rona Ambrose is the right choice for Washington ambassador
Is Mark Carney out to kill Canada's energy sector, or save it from itself?
A war Jason Kenney is actually destined to win
Quebec's mandatory-breathalyzer law for repeat drunk drivers is smart policy
Perry Bellegarde says national focus needed on suicide crisis among Indigenous youth
Trump says Congress has to move on USMCA as he meets with Trudeau on sidelines of NATO summit

CBC

Talks to start soon on settling First Nations child welfare compensation, minister tells AFN
Secretive RCMP training facility suspected in illnesses, deaths
First Nations need billions in funding to take over child welfare services, says AFN Regional chief
Pope Francis does a better job of LGBTQ outreach than Andrew Scheer, says activist
Ignoring all those inconvenient traditional and unceded Indigenous rights
A divided Alberta was on display at United Conservative Party's AGM


Toronto Star

Liberals go the message: more work, less talk 
Death at Alberta legislature reignites conversation about provincial suicide rate
Here's why Ottawa should give the provinces more money for health care
National focus needed on suicide crisis among Indigenous youth, AFN says
Equitable pharmacare deal requires Trudeau to strike deal with wary premiers


Toronto Sun

Doug Ford takes his Captain Canada Act to Washington


National Post

In this Confederation, it's the premiers who are the adults in the room
Debate commission drops appeal of court injunction forcing it to accredit Rebel Media, True North
Alberta's Fair Deal Panel met with mix of support and suspicion at Edmonton town hall


Maclean's

Conservative Party: Here's a lesson on branding
Students of colour on connecting with their cultures on campus


Global

First Nations chiefs from across Canada to meet for special assembly
'Reconciliation is not just words': BC Premier Horgan speaks to the Assembly of First Nations
Trump puts pressure on Congress to finalize CUSMA during Trudeau NATO meeting
Federal government to assess supply, demand for minerals in Canada's economy



Miscellaneous

Why Sweden's Central Bank divested from Alberta and Reinvested in BC
Expansion pipe in the ground 'before Christmas' : Trans Mountain


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