Ottawa Observations: Saturday/Sunday, March 24 & 25, 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 24 & 25, 2018



Globe and Mail 

B.C. firm was used to violate U.K. spending laws ahead of Brexit, whilst-blowers say
Justin Trudeau is losing the male voter. Can the PM win him back?
Federal pot law pushes harm reduction at the expense of coherence
Former CSIS director Ward Elcock says Aecon sale to China is not in Canada's strategic interest
Political parties' data strategies need more oversight, experts say


CBC

Diverse mix of gangs a growing security challenge for federal prisons
Conservative whip orders MPs to stick close to Ottawa so party can step up pressure over India trip
What are Canadian special forces still doing in Iraq?
Terry Dowdall wins Conservative nomination in Simcoe-Grey
Liberals establish road map for talks to legislate a right to housing
Liberals spend $150K over 2 years to fly in stakeholders for announcements
Jagmeet Singh's outreach has been about thwarting violence, not stoking it
What's being done with your data: Experts ask, shouldn't someone get this under control?


Toronto Star

Why younger voters are disengaged from democracy - and what to do about it
Colton Boushie's family says farmer trying to 'exploit' Indigenous man's death


Toronto Sun

Trudeau's in need of a major reset
Proposed pot packaging regs are 'ridiculously hypocritical': Consumer group
Government continues its contempt for rural Canadians
As Trudeau and Wynne cut health care, Notley's Alberta turns a corner
Water, the next big political issue


National Post

Farmer's dismayed as government to begin unannounced temporary foreign worker checks

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Global

B.C's Environment Minister 'disappointed' appeal will not be heard in Trans Mountain case
Anti-pipeline protests continue at B.C. Kinder Morgan terminals
Tory MPs told to drop travel plans, return to Ottawa to keep up pressure on Liberals over Atwal
T'he need to be more vigilant is there' as 2019 election approaches: CSE
Independent Senate still a bit wobbly, but likely here to stay: Hugh Segal
Government plans to legalize pot are on track for 'end of summer'


Miscellaneous 


When it comes to Jaspal Atwal, a photo credit could tell a thousand words
RCMP resumes mass arrests at Kinder Morgan gates after MPs Elizabeth May and Kennedy Stewart taken into custody
Svend Robinson wraps up more than 10 years of international work
Trans Mountain completes work on time despite protests in Burnaby
Number of arrests nears 200 in pipeline protest