Ottawa Observation: Monday, March 12, 2018

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Monday, March 12, 2018



Globe and Mail 

Competition Bureau searches Postmedia, Torstar offices in review of paper-swap deal
Andrew Scheer's gun policies include firearms ombudsman, taking power from RCMP
Could the Doug Win? Of course!
Federal Government urged to take action on dumped steel and aluminum
Liberal spending review so far identifies no cuts, but highlights new spending
Why Doug Ford is no Donald Trump
Doug Ford eager to take on Kathleen Wynne after winning Ontario PC leadership
NAFTA's saga so far: A guide to trade, the talks and Trump
The problem with the way some parties pick their leaders
Doug Ford has a new job. Can he become a new man?
Will Doug Ford go big or stay home?
Elections are like Fords' football - and Wynne may throw a Hail Mary


CBC

Rideau Hall welcomes Belgian royalty with a German Flag
Ottawa looks to settle with residential school survivors who were abused by other students
'We had your backs': Trudeau on country's steel and aluminum workers
Competition Bureau searches Postmedia and Torstar offices in probe of newspaper deal
'Disruption, distraction and dysfunction': What Doug Ford's Ontario PC leadership could mean for Canada
Federal government refusing 'no' for an answer on carbon pricing in Saskatchewan
Manitoba Budget 2018: Manitoba stars slaying deficit dragon
Minister launches new agency, Invest in Canada, to pursue investors
Notley's threat to cut off oil exports to B.C. a political gamble, says analyst
Explosive allegations against male prison guards contained in lawsuit
Canada's G7 anti-plastics push would fare better with federal policies, professor says


Toronto Star

Ottawa to pursue settlements with residential school survivors that suffered student-on-student
Trudeau skips meeting Belgian royalty, business delegation
Trump exposes free trade as a failed policy for Canada
Doug Ford offers slogans, but no plan for Ontario
Bombardier union seeks to thwart sale of Toronto jet facility
Federal leaders would have little to celebrate with Doug Ford as premier
Referendum on Doug Ford may lead to a Conservative victory


Toronto Sun

Ford's victory a reminder for politicians everywhere
Competition Bureau calls on headquarters of Postmedia and Torstar in review of newspaper swap
Doug Ford plans broad movement that includes many Liberals and NDP
Finding Doug Ford
Doug Ford a moderate in an inmoderate era
Drug smuggling has become a problem for Canada's Punjabis


National Post

He's not his brother, he's not Trump' Ford just has to convince voters of that
Doug Ford developing a shorter and clearer PC election campaign platform from scratch: adviser
France shows up Trudeau: Emmanuel Macron's trip to India goes swimmingly
The disgraceful case against a man who dared carry a Canadian flag in Caledonia
Take that metropolitan elites! Using math to explain how Doug Ford won
When Justin Trudeau invited guests to see Come From Away on Broadway, a couple of hundred didn't even bother to RSVP
Are Justin Trudeau's poll numbers an early sign of trouble for the Liberals?
Trump's tariff reprieve small comfort to Canada's steel town living on the edge
Patrick Brown likely out as candidate under Doug Ford, Ontario PC's sources say
Canada among three economies in the world most at risk of banking crisis, BIS warns
' I love space,' Belgian king tells former astronaut, current Governor General Payette in Ottawa
Canada needs friends in Asia after the India odyssey; Taiwan's a great place to start
'A negative impact': Donald Trump's NAFTA threat will backfire, Trudeau warns
Wynne says voters have to choose between the 'stark' contrast of her and Doug Ford
Feds to launch first review of nation's port authorities with focus on security, innovation


Maclean's

What's happening to Canada's defence spending? Harjit Sajjan responds
It's time for environmentalists to move on from the Trans Mountain pipeline
Doug Ford, chaos candidate


Global

Justin Trudeau says Donald Trump has always talked straight with him
Female prison guards allege years of harassment, sexual abuse by male guards in %3.4M lawsuit
Donald Trump pushes for quick NAFTA deal in phone call with Justin Trudeau
B.C. government won't delay carbon tax hikes in face of sky-high gas prices
Trudeau says U.Sl aluminum tariffs won't force Canada's hand in NAFTA negotiations
Belgian royals nearly greeted by German flag during Ottawa visit


Miscellaneous 

Opponents of Kinder Morgan pipeline call out media's false equivalency in coverage of demonstrations
Please Advise! Doug Ford? Doug Freaking Ford?
Lessons from Japan: How a big quake could rock our world