Thursday, January 2, 2020

Ottawa Observations: Wednesday/Thursday, January 1 & 2, 2020



Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Wednesday/Thursday, January 1 & 2, 2020 


Canadians held in China / China tensions

Canada can rally world's democracies to end China's hostage diplomacy

Globe and Mail

Conservative Party looking to 'reconfigure its identity' in 2020
Political pressure mounts as Ottawa moves closer to 5G decision on Huawei
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says change won't come 'overnight' as new child-welfare law takes effect
Alberta reports first case of vaping-related lung illness
How to fix the Conservative Party? It's not complicated
Why Ottawa must say no to Huawei on building Canada's 5G networks


CBC

What the 2018 Conservative leadership race told us about what it takes to win
Mounties defend social media profiling after assembling portrait of activist
Veterans Affairs seeks public input on monument for Afghanistan mission
Pending decision on Huawei 5G puts Trudeau government under pressure
'A new focus for us': Canada's building code being modernized to address climate change
No imminent 'doomsday' threat of AI, robots replacing Canadian workers but report cites concerns
Are 2020's tax changes 'significant' or 'a wash'?



Toronto Star

More Canadians are filing for insolvency than we've seen since the financial criss. What's going on?
Minister says change won't come 'overnight' as Indigenous child-welfare law takes effect
From paddling to Parliament: Olympian Adam van Koeverden on being a rookie MP
What Muslims expect from the Liberal government in 2020
Opposition Conservatives head into 2020 with fights ahead on three fronts
Political pressure mounts at Ottawa moves closer to 5G decision on Huawei
Can Trudeau count on stable Liberal minority? Not necessarily, warns Bob Rae
Every Canadian province - including Alberta - now has a carbon tax. But the 'pure politics' battle isn't over


Toronto Sun

Climate change - a decade of broken promises and failures
Act Now or gun violence gets worse


National Post

Trudeau just doesn't get Western alienation as he inflicts two more hits to the West's economy
Canadian military wants spy 'role players' to help train special forces on surveillance, counter-surveillance
Political parties at odds as Ottawa nears 5G decision on Huawei
Can new federal unit address Canada's 'inconsistent track record' in terrorism prosecutions?


Maclean's

Scott Reid's confession, and the dream of honesty in politics


Global

Federal Conservatives head into 2020 with leadership race and other battles
Political pressure grows as Trudeau government moves closer to Huawei 5G decision
Trudeau should not count on stable Liberal minority, Bob Rae warns
New Indigenous child-welfare law takes effect, but minister says change will be slow


Miscellaneous
                                             
In this age of obedient Canadian politicians, where is our Elijah Harper?

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