Ottawa Observations: Monday, February 26, 2018

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Monday 26, 2018

Budget Preview

Six things to watch in the federal budget
With this budget, Morneau's political education to be put to the test
Federal Budget to include small-business tax details
Liberals' gender-based budget moving on equality in sports
Canada's finance minister unlikely to pile on government spending in next federal budget
Pressures on for Morneau to display fiscal restrant
Liberals set to deliver 'nothingburger' of a budget
Bigger deficit in Federal Budget?
Pay equity, deficit, cybersecurity: What Canadians are likely to see in the 2018 federal budget
Federal Budget 2018: 12 things to watch for
Federal Budget 2018: Liberals reveal how they'll finance immigration increase


Globe and Mail 

Patrick Brown abandons bid for Ontario PC leadership
The Ontario PC Party is broken and Patrick Brown's return wouldn't have fixed it
The Liberals' new paternity leave is classic paternalism
Manitoba says review of how child welfare system handled Tina Fontaine will be released
Eric Hoskins resigns as Ontario Health Minister to lead national pharmacare project
Alberta gives bitumen a boost with $1-billion upgrading plan
Andrew Scheer says Tories will recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital if elected
On harassment Parliament needs to set a better example
Quebec medical specialist pay is out of whack
A red flag for Canada after the Putinization of Xi's dictatorship
Tories demand proof that India was behind Jaspal Atwal's presence during Trudeau's trip
Public Safety Minister convenes summit on guns, gangs and drugs in Canada
Federal NDP, Liberals considering decriminalization of all drugs 
NDP urges apology, compensation for civil servants over Phoenix 'fiasco'
Ottawa rules out banning, monitoring sexual relationships between MPs, staff members


CBC

White House publishes report on trade that contradicts Trump statements
Military chief pledges pot use restrictions: 'We don't want people doing it stoned'
Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins to chair newly created federal pharmacare committee
Patrick Brown drops out of Ontario PC leadership race
Scheer says Tories will recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital if elected
Australian payroll fiasco foreshadowed Phoenix's failed launch in Canada
Ontario integrity commissioner investigating complaint against Patrick Brown
Time crunch looms over seventh round of NAFTA talks
Conservative bid for emergency committee meeting on Atwal affair fails
Report suggests growing gap between greenhouse gas projections and promises
Longtime Tory MP Gallant fends off challenge in her riding


Toronto Star

Patrick Brown quits Ontario PC leadership race
Who is Jaspal Atwal? Man at centre of controversy over Trudeau's India trip remains a political mystery
There's a disconnect in our politics and democracy suffers for it
Hoskins steps down as health minister to head national pharmacare strategy
Trump says 'Canada is very smooth' on trade, but he's wise to its tricks
Justin Trudeau's India trip accomplished its objective


Toronto Sun

Patrick Brown out of PC leadership race
Health Minister Eric Hoskins resigns
Jerry's nightmare on Parliament Hill
Extremist foreign funding in Canada needs to be addressed
Singh's big bet on tax fairness and infrastructure


National Post

Conservatives did not receive 'notices for support' for emergency committee meeting on Jaspal Atwal
More than 250 Quebec doctors reject proposed pay increases in favour of other health spending
Welcome home, Prime minister! How was the trip? Oh, I see
Photos suggest partying on past military VIP junkets not a one-time incident as top general claims
Don't be too chummy with your auditor: CRA documents teach how to spot tax cheat 'red flags'
Conservatives will recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital if elected, Andrew Scheer says
Senators calls on Ottawa to send Trans Mountain decision to Supreme Court amid Alberta-BC rift


Maclean's

Patrick Brown's weakness cost his his job - and his shot to retake it


Global

Ottawa 'screwed up' when it greenlit sale of B.C. retirement homes to Chines company
U.S. recalls NAFTA auto negotiator from Mexico for consultations
Canadian military trying to decide how to handle marijuana legalization


Miscellaneous 

How the Chinese Government took control of BC Senior's Homes
The case of Cos vs Coyne
What have we learned from Trudeau's India fiasco?
Successor to War Measures Act can outlaw B.C. protests against Kinder Morgan pipeline
Shell forecasts LNG shortage, raising potential that $40 billion B.C. project will proceed
First Nations say they've secured major work stoppage on Site C dam in advance of injunction application