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Good morning. Today is budget day, and while our business reporters are in Ottawa waiting for the document to be released, we dive into other movement that the federal government is already making in attempts to put Canada on the global defence map. Partnership talks between Bombardier and Sweden’s Saab are in focus today, along with more prebudget reading.

In the news

Preview: Today’s federal budget will announce a $50-billion fund for local infrastructure, including housing, transportation and a specific stream for health infrastructure, a senior government official told The Globe and Mail.

Trade: Ontario’s Doug Ford will “never apologize” to Trump over anti-tariff ad , while B.C. government cancels plans to run its own campaign

Auto: Ottawa has launched a dispute

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