Ottawa Observations: Saturday/Sunday, March 10 & 11, 2018

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Saturday/Sunday, March 10 & 11, 2018

Ontario's Conservatives pick a leader ... chaos and all


How chaos and 3,000 disputed ballots derailed the Ontario Pc's plans to smoothly announce new leader
Doug Ford formally takes reins of Ontario's PCs as Christine elliot concedes
Doug Ford's win raises the stakes in Ontario's election
Ontario Tories shouldn't believe their party's 'clean bill of health'
Doug will be Doug, and that's not good
Will the Ontario PCs be able to literally keep it together?
Christine Elliot won more votes, but Doug Ford won where it mattered
Christine Elliot concedes to Ontario PC Leader Doug Ford
Christine Elliot concedes PC leadership vote to Doug Ford
Doug Ford's road to leader of Ontario PC party paved with controversy
Elliot extends congrats tone PC leader Doug Ford
Doug Ford just defied conventional wisdom and he do it again in June
With Ford the winner, now is the NDPs big chance
Welcome to Ford Nation
Ontario's Tories take a big risk with Doug Ford
Ford declared as winner of chaotic Ontario PC leadership race, as Christine Ellito concedes
Ontario PCs somehow ruin the party to announce a new leader
Voters confronted with duelling gong shows of Ontario politics
For Ontario's Conservatives, another fine mess
Doug Ford's speech: 'To the people of Ontario, I say relief is on its way.'
Is Doug Ford's victory a 'lifeline to Wynne's Liberals'?
Christine Elliott concedes Ontario PC Party leadership to Doug Ford
New Ontario PC leader Doug Ford faces daunting task of uniting Tories as Elliott refuses to concede
Doug Ford says Kathleen Wynne's days are numbered' in first appearance as Ontario PC party leader


Globe and Mail 

Canada will not let steel tariff threats pressure NAFTA talks, Chrystia Freeland says
Despite tariff reprieve, aluminum industry expected to keep investment under wraps
Norwegian Air sets sights on Canadian market
B.C. protest against Trans Mountain pipeline followed by pro-pipeline event
Foundation for mefloquine awareness asks Trudeau to reopen Somalia inquiry
RCMP unionization may change community policing across Canada
North America must seize its Arctic opportunity - or risk being left out in the cold
Underinvestment in critical rail, pipeline infrastructure could cost Canada billions


CBC

Statistics Canada loses, mishandles hundreds of sensitive census, employment files
The daycare caucus: How the Commons is coping with a baby boom
Canada to closely watch meeting between Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un
'Into the dark': With just months to go before legalization, federal government funds marijuana research
Crown corporation embroiled in legal battle over missing Bombardier jet


Toronto Star

Canada won't bend to U.S. pressure tactics in NAFTA talks, Freeland says
'Brutal" Canada has 'outsmarted our politicians for decades,' Trump says
Canada should lead on plastic waste at the G7 summit


Toronto Sun

Tariffs and economic populism - good politics, bad economics
Local provincial policies may negate feds rental housing plan
PM may copy Ontario premiers tactics again


National Post

Chrystia Freeland says Canada will not bend to U.Sl steel pressure in NAFTA talks
Sikh Canadians dismayed by extremism allegations following Justin Trudeau's India visit
Why Britain wants to be more Canadian ... and less European
It's time for Canada to stop ragging the puck on NAFTA negotiations


Maclean's

Alberta farm shooting is a new touchstone for rural gun owners


Global

Canada's back is against the wall on NAFTA, and 'Trump likes it that way': expert


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