CANADIAN DAILY DIGEST December 20, 2017

The DAILY DIGEST: INFORMATION and OPINION
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>NATIONAL NEWSWATCH<<<<<<<< http://www.nationalnewswatch.com/

For Justin Trudeau, a vacation on the Aga Khan�s island was not worth the trip

Trudeau becomes first prime minister found in violation of ethics law
        Liberals talk tough over imposing carbon taxes across all provinces
Confusion, frustration greet Liberals� pension plan for disabled veterans
        Barry Sherman wrote frankly about atheist convictions in unfinished memoir

Five things from ethic commissioner�s report on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Trudeau �sorry� for violating conflict laws with visits to Aga Khan�s island
Justin Trudeau�s Bahamas vacation broke multiple ethics rules: commissioner
An ethical breach which should stick to Justin Trudeau
Trudeau may feel like Achilles, but his heel of entitlement was pierced after conflict of interest ruling
Friends! Welcome to Justin Trudeau�s ethical island
The cynical roots of Rempel�s female genital mutilation crusade
Jagmeet Singh: Canada�s pioneering party leader on building unity amid division
The political podcasts you should be listening to right now
Holding the Canada Revenue Agency to Account
Mongolia as a Canada-North Korea intermediary

Ottawa sets September deadline for provinces to produce carbon price plans
        Health Canada nearly doubles number of pot producers in second half of 2017
What we know � and don�t know � so far about the deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman
        Anti-abortion group ranks B.C. Liberal leadership candidates
Auto sector reps criticize CEOs for pushing Canada to join new TPP
        Trudeau defends Bill Morneau, insists he told finance minister to �tell the truth�
Tea with Tillerson is nice but irrelevant to Canada-U.S. relationship
        Trump may have emboldened hate in Canada, but it was already here
A heartwarming, Capraesque tale amid the gloom of U.S. politics
        What keeps Justin Trudeau awake at night? Deadlock on NAFTA talks

B.C. judge finds former RCMP officer not guilty of sexual assault
        The 13 most memorable House of Commons moments of 2017
Counting down the top political stories of 2017
        Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil says he intends to run for third term
�If you want to become an MP, you better listen to us�: Bellegarde says First Nations are becoming an electoral force
        Canada hasn�t added any of its �terrorist travellers� to UN sanctions list
Sexual harassment named Canadian Press News Story of the Year
        Trudeau says cannabis will become legal �next summer,� not July 1
PM Trudeau met with freed hostage Joshua Boyle and his family
        CRA apologizes to single moms after CBC stories
Barry Sherman�s orphaned cousins fight for cut of Apotex fortune in lawsuit appeal
        Only hybrid or electric cars for cabinet as Ottawa aims to cut emissions
Watchdog lays charges against former Liberal financial agent
        Val�rie Plante raises pot legalization, Pink Line in meeting with Trudeau
Complaint justified but no evidence questions provided to Alanna Koch�s campaign, says Sask. Party decision

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Brown�s bold pledge on mental health care - Editorial, Toronto Sun
        Ottawa set to triple the number of cannabis production licences - Daniel Leblanc, The Globe and Mail
New year to mark start of unofficial Ontario election countdown - The Canadian Press, Toronto Sun
        Manitoba could join climate change agreement to access millions in funding, but won�t agree to carbon tax rate- Elisha Dacey, CBC News
Canada ranks near bottom in environmental taxes, OECD says - Shawn McCarthy, The Globe and Mail
        Veterans await details of long-promised disability pension plan - Lee Berthiaume - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
Liberals add charter rights caveat to summer jobs program funding for 2018 - Jordan Press - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
        Only hybrid or electric cars for cabinet as Ottawa aims to cut emissions - The Canadian Press, CTV News
PM touring to escape �concentric circles� in Ottawa - Rachel Aiello, CTV News
        German antitrust regulator attacks Facebook over its data collection- Aoife White, Karin Matussek - Bloomberg & Stephanie Bodoni, Toronto Star

Nebraska rejects TransCanada request to amend Keystone XL approval- CTV News
        Wireless competition heats up as Big Three telecoms chase rival with $60 deal- Emily Jackson, Financial Post
Bell loses appeal of CRTC�s Super Bowl ad ruling- Christine Dobby, The Globe and Mail
        Rogers, CBC ink deal to keep Hockey Night in Canada on CBC until 2026, streaming included- CBC News

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�tat de droit: la Pologne menac�e de sanctions in�dites de l'UEPlus
        Accus� de harc�lement sexuel : le vice-premier ministre britannique d�missionnePlus
R�forme fiscale: �Nous rendons � l'Am�rique sa grandeur�, se f�licite TrumpPlus
        Le suspect accus� de l'assassinat d'un militairePlus
Le Haut-Commissaire de l'ONU aux droits de l'homme ne sollicitera pas un second mandatPlus
        Industrie du cheval : Montr�al ne mettra pas en place les projets de CoderrePlus
Fin de la neutralit� du net aux �tats-Unis: l'ONU � extr�mement inqui�te �Plus
        Un potentiel �tr�s �lev� d'avoir une temp�te majeure � No�lPlus
Russie: Washington sanctionne le dirigeant tch�tch�ne KadyrovPlus
        Une pension � vie pour les v�t�rans � compter d'avril 2019Plus

Le pr�sident du comit� ex�cutif ne passe pas inaper�uPlus
        � Hong Kong, exercice grandeur nature de simulation d'accident nucl�airePlus
Des excr�ments de panda recycl� en mouchoirsPlus
        Une membre des Pussy Riot arr�t�ePlus
Loblaw admet avoir fix� le prix du pain et offre 25 $ � ses clientsPlus
        Un semi-remorque d�fonce la fa�ade d'un concessionnairePlus
Une ann�e de ph�nom�nes climatiques extr�mes pour la plan�tePlus
        Dix-neuf civils dont des enfants tu�s dans des raidsPlus
L'ob�sit� en hausse au Qu�becPlus

FOREIGN AFFAIRS & GENERAL INFO

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>LOONIE WORLD<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://looniepolitics.com/
Ryan: GOP learned from health-care failure in passing tax overhaul - Mallory Shelbourne, The Hill
        House to Move Quickly to Finish Tax Vote - Thomas Kaplan, New York Times
A Move Worse Than Firing Mueller - Asha Rangappa, Slate
        The Republican Tax Bill Is an American Betrayal - Ezra Klein, Vox
Trump�s First Year Is Starting to Look Like a Big Win - Rich Lowry, New York Post
        National Security in Tradition of Truman, Reagan, & Reality - Newt Gingrich, Fox News
Trump, at last, looks to notch a legislative win with tax bill. But can he redirect his presidency? - Damian Paletta, Washington Post
        Will There Be a Dem �Blue Wave� in 2018? Not So Fast - John Davidson, The Federalist
Turkey denounces UAE over divisive �propaganda� retweet- Al Jazeera
        Macron deems Assad�s accusation that France sponsors terrorism �unacceptable�- France 24

Egypt court sentences presidential hopeful to 6 years- Associated Press, The Times Of India
        May and Trump discuss Brexit, Yemen and Israel in phone call- BBC News
Saudis intercept Houthi missile fired towards Riyadh- The Guardian

>>>>>>>>>>>>>THE LEBANON DAILY STAR<<<<<<<< http://www.dailystar.com

British PM May's deputy Damian Green resigns
        It's a done deal: US Congress wraps up massive tax package
Denmark no longer to automatically accept UN refugee resettlement quota
        Trump threatens to cut aid to UN members over Jerusalem vote
UN rights expert 'very concerned' about US rollback of 'net neutrality'
        Palestinian minister slams US 'threats' ahead of UN vote over Jerusalem
EU triggers unprecedented censure mechanism against Poland
        EU seeks to end Brexit transition no later than end-2020
Trump Jerusalem recognition harms Christmas: Catholic leader
        Russia working on defensive measures to counter possible new US sanctions: Kremlin

Haley to UN: US will be 'taking names' on Jerusalem
        Iran 'strongly denies' arming Yemen rebels
China, Russia slam American �Cold War� mentality
        Cuba boosts trade ties with Russia as U.S. disengages
Many electric car models, few buyers

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