October 11, 2013 Archives

Loonie Politics 10/11/2013: Afternoon Update

• Redford’s former chief of staff tweets that his severance was $130,000 -   Mariam Ibrahim and james Wood , Calgary Herald
• Cool-headed Chiarelli inherits a hot mess on Ontario’s energy file -   Adam Radwanski , The Globe & Mail
• How Harper bungled the Supreme Court appointment: Analysis -   Tonda MacCharles , Toronto Star
• Premier Redford runs out of excuses for not revealing severance -   Don Braid , Calgary Herald
• John Greyson and Tarek Loubani leave Egypt; due home tonight -   The Canadian Press , Macleans
• Jobless rate falls to near 5-year low as more youth give up search -   Gordon Isfeld , National Post
• Province shouldn’t be telling restaurants to post nutritional information -   Editorial , Barrie Examiner
• Merulla calls premier a “liar” for shock effect -   Andrew Dreschel , The Spec
• How much did Stephen Carter get paid when he exited as Preem Redford’s chief of staff? We’ll find out … at the end of the year -   Rick Bell , Calgary Sun
• Wynne to announce new funds for horse racing as regulator steps down -   Renata D'Aliesio and Karen Howlett , The Globe & Mail
• Snowbirds to keep their name despite complaint it violates the language law -   David Pugliese , National Post
• Alberta premier rejects suggestions schools crowded -   Trevor Howell , Calgary Herald
• Anti-turbine activists taking protest to Hwy. 402 for mass rally Saturday -   John Miner and Paul Morden , London Free Press
• Joe Oliver heads back to China to reassure investors -   The Canadian Press , CBC News
• Conservatives’ consumer focus may put the squeeze on NDP -   Rosemary Barton , CBC News
• Response to B.C. oil spill would be devastatingly slow and incomplete: Report -   Gordon Hoekstra , Vancouver Province

Loonie Politics 10/11/2013: Morning Edition

• Retired public servant turns attention to ICBC -   Vaughn Palmer , Vancouver Sun
• Aglukkaq will have final say on controversial Fish Lake mine in B.C. Interior -   Gloria Galloway , The Globe & Mail
• David Suzuki a man of property -   Jessica Hume , Toronto Sun
• B.C.’s federal prisoners on strike over 30 per cut to their $5-a-day job stipend -   Sam Cooper , Vancouver Province
• Redford welcomes prominent U.S. Keystone pipeline backers -   Calgary Herald
• Redford says it wasn’t her decision to withhold severance package details -   James Wood , Calgary Herald
• Federal government prepares $24-million oilsands advertising blitz -   Alex Boutilier , Edmonton Journal
• Nanny state Grits can’t hide scandals -   Editorial , Toronto Sun
• If not new nuclear plants, what’s Ontario plan? -   John Spears , Torono Star
• Anne McGrath returns to NDP in pre-election role -   Rosemary Barton , CBC News
• Quit talking and get a Canada-EU trade deal done, business leaders urge Harper -   Steve Rennie, The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• Channeling past privatizations: like Air Canada and Petro-Can before it, let’s sell the CBC -   Brian Lilley , Edmonton Sun
• Throne Speech expected to make scant mention of Senate scandal -   Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press , The Globe & Mail
• Quebec a ‘bit sad’ about being lumped in with Syria, North Korea by magazine -   The Canadian Press , Macleans
• Queen’s Park hiding eco fees in expensive shell game -   Christina Blizzard , Toronto Sun
• Nominations closed in Carbonear-Harbour Grace -   St. John's Telegram
• First Nation Education Act tops Harper government’s aboriginal agenda -   Mark Kennedy , Ottawa Citizen
• Local sex workers support disgraced Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo MLA Mike Allen -   Edmonton Sun
• Hospital off-load times getting longer: Tories -   Bruce Owen , Winnipeg Free Press
• Gas prices take back seat for Liberals — for now -   David Jackson , The Chronicle
• Pan Am Games expense lesson learned: David Peterson -   Sue-Ann Levy , Toronto Sun
• Brazeau’s Hill staffer says Maniwaki was not Quebec Senator’s primary residence -   Tim Naumetz , The Hill Times
• $2B purchase of combat vehicles will survive procurement controversies, officials say -   John Ivison , The Globe & Mail
• Why can’t NDP take root east of Manitoba? -   Gerald Caplan , The Globe & Mail
• PQ picks old Conservative ally as its new envoy to Ottawa -   Daniel Leblanc , The Globe & Mail

Washington 10/11/2013

• The Corner -   Andrew C. McCarthy , National Review Online
• Reid: No negotiations without ending shutdown -   Philip Rucker , Washington Post
• Obama and Republicans fail to agree on debt limit plan -   Jackie Calmes and Ashley Parker , The Globe & Mail
• Does faith = hate? -   Rod Dreher , The American Conservative
• Who, exactly, just blinked in the debt-ceiling showdown? -   Michael Hirsh , National Journal
• Congress must stop using default as a weapon -   Norm Ornstein , National Journal
• John Boehner’s offer puts President Obama on the spot -   Carrie Budoff Brown and Jonathan Allen , Politico
• Another Dem “no” could be a big mistake -   Jonathan S. Tobin , Commentary