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Loonie Politics Tuesday: Morning Edition

• ‘I have no time for illegal immigration,’ Stephen Harper says on U.S. podcast - Stuart Thomson, Calgary Herald
• Andrew Scheer leads where voters may not follow - Chantal Hébert, Toronto Star
• PCs take Ontario back to bad old days of political fundraising - Andrew Coyne, National Post
• Statistics Canada kept Trudeau cabinet, privacy commissioner in the dark about controversial bank data harvest plan - David Akin, Global News
• Trailing rivals, NDP tries new fundraiser: win a meal with Jagmeet Singh - Rachel Aiello, CTV News
• ‘Real and present danger’: Notley appoints three envoys to help address oil price differential - Clare Clancy, Edmonton Sun
• What to know about the proportional representation ballot - Stephanie Ip, Vancouver Sun
• Follow the money as Doug Ford disrupts our democracy - Martin Regg Cohn, Toronto Star
• Election Commissioner asked to probe Conservative Party ties to Chinese-Canadian conservative groups - Robert Fife & Steven Chase, The Globe & Mail
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• Quebec to get $50-million boost in immigration funding even if it reduces numbers - Daniel Leblanc, The Globe & Mail
• Examine ‘monstrous’ allegations of forced sterilization of Indigenous women: NDP - Kristy Kirkup · The Canadian Press, CBC News
• More than 50,000 Quebec students to strike seeking pay for internships - Caroline St-Pierre - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
• Ford pledges to stop motion that calls for gender identity to be removed from the health curriculum - Kristin Rushowy & Robert Benzie, Toronto Star
• Was London’s ‘pioneering’ ranked-ballot election a success? - Kyle Edwards, Macleans
• Auditor general takes aim at Liberals’ fighter-jet plan with new probe - The Canadian Press, CTV News

Washington Tuesday

• Ex-CIA chief rips into Trump: You’d need ‘an extremely tall ladder’ to reach intellect and integrity of McRaven - Owen Daugherty, The Hill
• Pelosi Should Be Speaker–the Plot Against Her Is Foolish - Ross Baker, USA Today
• As Florida Recount Ends, Sen. Nelson Concedes Race to Scott - Gary Fineout, Real Clear Politics
• Numbers Make It Clear Dems Should Move On From Pelosi - Douglas Schoen, The Hill
• Senate Democrats file suit challenging Whitaker’s appointment as acting AG - Garrett Haake and Adam Edelman, NBC News
• Sixteen House Democrats vow to oppose Pelosi as next speaker - Mike DeBonis, Washington Post

More from Loonie

Loonie Business

• Rachel Notley says Canadian economy losing $80 million a day because of oil price gap- The Canadian Press, Financial Post
• Apple cuts production orders for all new iPhone models: report- Reuters, The Globe & Mail
• Apple CEO Tim Cook: ‘We have to admit when the free market is not working’- Brian Fung - The Washington Post, Toronto Star
• Nissan chair Carlos Ghosn arrested in financial misconduct probe- The Associated Press, CBC News
• Canada Post calls for ‘cooling off’ period to allow for mediated talks- CTV News

Loonie World

• Germany bars 18 Saudi suspects from Europe’s Schengen area over Khashoggi murder- France 24
• Yemen peace prospects rise as government, Houthis closer to talks- Al Jazeera
• Jamal Khashoggi death: King Salman speaks but ignores murder- BBC News
• Guatemala volcano eruption forces evacuation of 4,000 residents- Associated Press, The Guardian
• Cambodian PM says no China naval base being built- PTI, The Times Of India

Loonie Sports

• Maple Leafs keep rolling with win over Blue Jackets- The Canadian Press, TSN
• Yankees get Paxton from Mariners for Sheffield, 2 prospects- The Associated Press, Sportsnet
• Calgary’s Olympic bid dies — officially- Drew Anderson, CBC Sports
• Redskins to sign Mark Sanchez to be backup quarterback- John Keim, ESPN

November 19, 2018

Loonie Politics Monday: Afternoon Edition

• Leader of independents says Senate’s future should be an election issue - Bill Curry, The Globe & Mail
• Canada will get tough with Saudi Arabia … eventually, maybe - Kelly McParland, National Post
• Conservative consultant Mills questions why senior-ranking, female Tories are staying mum on Clement’s inappropriate sexual behaviour - Abbas Rana & Emily Haws, The Hill Times
• Federal government diverting veterans in crisis away from emergency fund, say outside agencies - Murray Brewster, CBC News
• Liberal deficits, apparently, work for everyone - Editorial, Toronto Sun
• Rotating Canada Post strikes continue after workers request mediator - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
• Why immigration could be a high-risk, low-reward issue in the 2019 election - Éric Grenier, CBC News
• Struggling NDP could be the biggest worry for federal Tories as House returns - Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press, CTV News

Loonie Politics Monday: Morning Edition

• Thousands march in support of Quebec dairy farmers, against USMCA concessions - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
• Trudeau champions rights, everywhere except China - Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun
• Trudeau says he won’t negotiate in public on future of LGBTQ rights in USMCA - Jordan Press - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
• Government to pledge $400 million for transport projects in Canada’s North - Elise von Scheel, CBC News
• Canadian federal election will be target for Russian interference, Sajjan says - Michael MacDonald and Keith Doucette, The Canadian Press, CTV News
• Justin Trudeau weighs in on contract talks as Canada Post deadline expires without deal - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
• Veteran party organizer wins PC presidency with Premier Doug Ford’s support - Rob Ferguson, Toronto Star
• APEC talks conclude without communique amid U.S.-China trade tensions - Janyce McGregor, CBC News
• Scheer urges Liberals to set date for balanced budget - Elise von Scheel, CBC News
• The Ontario NDP Need to Grow Up - Graeme C. Gordon, Loonie Politics
• Federal minister blasts Ontario Tories over cuts to francophone services - Ben Spurr, Toronto Star
• Scheer ‘concerned’ about Ford’s decision to scrap planned French-language university - The Canadian Press, CTV News

Washington Monday

• Jim Acosta Abused His Privileges as a Member of the Press - Michael Goodwin, New York Post
• Dems Come Out the Big Losers in Florida’s Election Mess - Charlie Kirk, Fox News
• Stacey Abrams Isn’t Going Anywhere - Joan Walsh, The Nation
• Trump muses staffing changes, won’t commit to keeping Kelly - Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press
• Top House Oversight Dem says he will do ‘anything and everything’ to make Mueller’s findings public - Michael Burke, The Hill
• What Has President Trump Learned From His Defeat? - Dan Balz, Washington Post
• Sen. Graham: ‘Impossible to believe’ Saudi Crown Prince unaware of Khashoggi killing - Kailani Koenig, NBC News
• Trump says he wouldn’t stop acting attorney general from curtailing Mueller probe - Felicia Sonmez, Washington Post

More from Loonie Monday

Loonie Business

• Canada Goose is turning the dressing room into a freezer- Sandrine Rastello - Bloomberg, Toronto Star
• U.S.-China Divisions Exposed After One Phrase ‘Torpedoed’ Pacific Accord- Rob Taylor, Peter Nicholas and Rachel Pannett, Wall Street Journal
• Canadians appear to have dodged that housing crash everybody’s been so afraid of for 10 years- Greg Quinn - Bloomberg, Financial Post
• Union rejects latest Canada Post offer, strikes to continue- CTV News
• Mortgage stress test rules may be pushing borrowers towards unregulated lenders- Jacqueline Hansen, CBC News

Loonie World

• Fiji PM Frank Bainimarama re-elected for second term- Al Jazeera
• Netanyahu meets with coalition partner to stop government collapse- The Associated Press, The Guardian
• In Berlin speech, France’s Macron urges EU revival to prevent global ‘chaos’- France 24
• Theresa May: Brexit won’t be easier if I’m ousted- BBC News
• Interpol meets to select new president after China’s arrest- The Associated Press, The Times Of India

Loonie Sports

• F3 driver Sophia Floersch breaks spine in terrifying crash- CBC Sports
• Leafs’ Matthews on shoulder injury: ‘It’s progressed quite well’- Staff, Sportsnet
• Le’Veon Bell, Steelers both made late pushes for deal; RB’s case could set labor precedent- Adam Schefter, ESPN
• Zverev tops Djokovic, captures ATP Finals title- The Canadian Press, TSN
• Western-Laval rematch on tap for Vanier Cup- The Canadian Press, Toronto Star