Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Wednesday, December 101 2019
Canadians held in China / China tensions
Canadians increasingly skeptical of boosting trade with China, poll finds
Lost vote over special committee on China an embarrassment for Liberals
Breaking Beijing's chokehold on Canada - has Parliament finally wised up?
Canadians defended Hong Kong in 1941, we must do it again
Growing number of Canadians oppose Huawei 5G bid as China hardens foreign policy stance: poll
Why Canada shouldn't agree to swap Meng Wanzhou for the two Canadian prisoners in China
Canadian academic denied university work, called liar by Chinese media after exposing Uyghur camps
Canada's awful relations with China. Now there's a committee for that
Parliament passes Conservative motion to create a committee on Canada-China relations
Pro Hong Kong ad targeted at Richmond BC bus shelter
Globe and Mail
Parliament passes motion urging Trudeau to comply with ruling on First Nations child-welfare compensation
Canada's new climate minister makes his global debut, and faces a momentous decision on the oil sands
Ottawa green-lights New Brunswick's carbon tax, but it will be offset by gas-tax cut
Liberal MPs seem to think they operate like a private club
Canada's craven gambit for negligible power on a dysfunctional UN Security Council
The 'Solomon's Choice' that could render Ottawa's carbon-pricing backstop unconstitutional
Canada, Netherlands will work together to support genocide case against Myanmar
Pressure mounts for inquest into suicide death of First Nations teen
How the new North American free-trade agreement could help Trump in 2020
Opposition grills Trudeau as he seeks support for new USMCA trade deal
Nova Scotia MP Sean Fraser steps back from duties after death of newborn daughter
CBC
Independent Senators call for oversight body to review Red Chamber expenses with external members
Transport Canada investigates 'racist' song shared in no-fly office - 10 years after the fact
House passes motion calling on Ottawa to pay First Nations child welfare compensation ordered by tribunal
'We need more than just caring': Family of Canadian man detained in Egypt urges feds to bring him home
U.S. documents describe an Afghan war on the cheap that cost Canada dearly
What went wrong in Afghanistan? Our MPs don't seem to be in a hurry to find out
How high voter turnout blew Conservative expectations 'out of the water'
Alberta's energy 'war room' launches in Calgary
First Nation says Alberta premier is 'killing' proposed oilsands mine by failing to address concerns
NAFTA 2.1: The changes Democrats (and Canada) settled on
Kenney goes to Ottawa seeking gold, returns with participation medal
Toronto Star
So far, so good, as Canada's minority parliament takes some positive first steps
Trash them one day, partner with them the next. Welcome to the two-faced world of politics
Canada's environment minister voices concern after protest at UN climate summit shut down
Trudeau gets support on new NAFTA from aluminum industry leader and former Conservative minister
Pharma lobby condemns scrubbing of data protection requirement in new NAFTA
Ottawa accepts New Brunswick's consumer carbon tax
New details revealed as Alberta government officially launches 'war room' to counter anti-oil messaging
The new, improved NAFTA deserves support
Ford to welcome US governors to Toronto in the spring
Trump gives and Trump takes when it comes to trade deals
Toronto Sun
How the Liberals flipped on free trade - twice
Trudeau more focused on disarming hunters than fighting gangs
NAFTA 2.0 gives needed stability
What the Throne speech reactions tell us about the Party leaders
National Post
Feminist Quebec chief justice makes terrible situation over Bill 21 even worse
SNC-Lavalin's fight for remediation agreement grinds on in Federal Court of Appeal
Alberta energy war room opens, ready to fight 'campaign of lies' against oil and gas industry
Liberal MPs decline to give themselves power to turf Trudeau control caucus membership
Muskrat Falls fiasco a case study in risks and follies that lurk with green energy
Family of Canadian detained in Egypt demands action from federal government to bring him home
Maclean's
Canada utterly failed in Afghanistan. Why can't we say this out loud?
Global
Canada, US and Mexico signed a trade deal. What happens now?
MPs pay tribute to late Tory MP and 'fun uncle' Deepak Obhrai
Family of Ontario man detained in Egypt pleads for help from Ottawa
Alberta premier opens war room to promote 'truth' about energy industry
Ottawa approves new carbon tax proposal from New Brunswick
Trudeau weighs reintroducing NAFTA ratification bill before holiday break
New CUSMA terms put hold on potential increases for some drugs prices
Indigenous activists protest proposal of massive Alberta oilsands mine at COP25 in Madrid
Miscellaneous
B C can play key role in helping Canada preserve 25 percent of land and oceans
Canadian Oilsands firm denied its own Science on climate change
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