Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Ottawa Observations: Wednesday, August 23, 2017



Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Wednesday, August 23, 2017


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Trudeau plays down concerns of 'uncontrolled immigration'
Davie Shipyard suspected Scott Brison of favouring Irving in dispute: affidavits
Liberal MP Seamus O'Regan seen moving to cabinet to replace Judy Foote
Globe and Mail journalist detained by Chinese police in Xinjiang region
Is Rana Sarkar worth his salary?
Mike Duffy mulls legal action against federal government
No plans to join U.S. missile defence shield, send troops to Afghanistan: Trudeau
CPP will disqualify 243,000 from Guaranteed Income Supplement: report
NDP leadership hopeful Niki Ashton expecting twins
Canada puts pressure on allies to monitor far-right extremists
He's considered Canada's founding father, but many Ontario teachers want his name stripped from public schools
N.L MP Judy Foote stepping down from cabinet
Trudeau says steps to tackle spike in asylum-seekers yielding 'positive results'
As Ottawa mulls shorter election campaigns, here's how they would have changed history
How should Canadians respond to the alt-right?
NDP leadership hopeful Niki Ashton expecting twins shortly
Whatever happened to our peacekeeping mission?
Federal advertising 'blacklist' of websites includes far-right outlets
Canada is not a safe haven for asylum seekers, Trudeau warns
Trudeau's warning to would-be asylum seekers may fall on deaf ears
Trump: "We'll end up probably terminating NAFTA'
Civil War monument near Cornwall should not be built
Trudeau walks back reckless immigration tweet
The fascism of the 'anti-fascists' on display
Trudeau's border deflections are just getting silly now
Astonishing nonsense from the Liberals amid surge of asylum-seekers
Small businesses take risks. That's no reason they should get a special tax break
Liberals proving they're more interested in taxing wealth than creating it
Shipbuilder was ready to lay off 400 workers to pressure Liberals if they delayed navy project
Will Canada send people back?: Fate uncertain for asylum seekers arriving at tent city
Canada has one monument to volunteers who fought in the American Civil War - and it's in progress
Forget NAFTA, the roading silence around trade talks with China is even more troubling
Trump's shredding of NAFTA would trigger 'snap-back' provisions, cause uncertainty
Canada, Mexico shrug off Trump's latest NAFTA threat
How to become a refugee in Canada
Trudeau government fearful a massive refugee surge could hurt 2019 re-election campaign
Energy East pipeline review topics include upstream, downstream GHG emissions
A united Canada without the Monarchy






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