Morning Update: Latest on pipeline protests; Liberals under fire over judicial appointments; new stress-test rules

The Liberals are under fire for partisan involvement in the judicial appointment process

The participation of MPs, ministerial officials and party volunteers in Ottawa’s judicial appointments makes it impossible to know whether judges are being chosen on merit,The Liberals have said they improved the process in 2016 by making judicial advisory committees more independent. But once those recommendations are made, a political process begins that includes vetting by the Prime Minister’s Office – which also happened under previous governments.

“They’re not following the merit system. The public should know that,” said Peter Russell, a professor emeritus of political science at the University of Toronto.will make it easier for borrowers to qualify for loans, with one expert saying the new mortgage rate could boost buying power by almost 3 per cent.Ottawa says the changes make the stress test more dynamic to changes in market conditions, even as some economists warn already-hot markets like Toronto could grow even hotter.

Forty-three out of 256 Canadians passengers on the quarantined Diamond Princess ship have been infected with the virus,Ottawa expects to airlift the remaining non-infected Canadians from Japan on Thursday; the quarantine was lifted today. Those who tested positive or anyone who displays symptoms of the virus will be barred from boarding the flight. Transported passengers will spend two weeks in quarantine in Ontario.

The virus outbreak is even affecting planning for international admissions at Canadian universities, with schoolsWall Street Journal

I think Trudeau should reopen/start seriously renegotiating ALL FN agreements. Of course without agreements ALL payments must be stopped. You never renogotiate unless you start with a clean slate.

Damn. I wish I hadn't sold my train last year. Didn't think I'd need it any more. Does Hertz rent trains?

Globe and Mail, are you sitting on a copy of Trudeau’s NDA with the individual from his teaching days at West Point Grey Academy? If not, then you should have no problem saying so in your response to this tweet.🤷‍♀️

The elected chiefs all agree to the pipeline. If the hereditary chiefs don't even want to meet to resolve the issue, then time to move the trains through their barricades and screw them.

The chiefs need to be severely punished.

The rule of law no longer applicable in Canada

Just fire up the train and drive through it. Someone grow some balls already!

What a leader he cant even secure talks for his open dialogue lol, meanwhile Canadians losing jobs, propane shortage, more anger&division we need a no confidence vote asap TrudeauMustGo

Yea! BC made the news cycle.... wait a second... what the heck? That doesn't sound good.

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