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October 22, 2013 Archives
Loonie Politics 10/22/2013: Afternoon Update
- Move to suspend Sen. Duffy from Senate could prevent PM Harper, Wright from testifying in a court over $90,000 cheque, says Grit Sen. Baker -
Tim Naumetz , The Hill Times
- PCs say Wynne’s Liberals afraid to make decisions -
The Canadian Press , Macleans
- McNeil welcomes 16-member cabinet -
The Chronicle
- Harper Tories ‘on side of pedophiles and sadists,’ opposition charges -
Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
- B.C. civil liberties group files suit against Canada’s electronic surveillance agency -
Gillian Shaw , Vancouver Sun
- Wallin, Duffy, Brazeau attend Senate debate on proposed suspension -
Kim Mackrael and Gloria Galloway , The Globe & Mail
- Ontario’s cancelled gas plants cost could exceed earlier $1.1-billion estimate -
Adrian Morrow , The Globe & Mail
- Tories aim to amend Supreme Court Act after Nadon appointment challenge -
Tobi Cohen , Ottawa Citizen
- Federal deficit well below projections, annual report says -
Jason Fekete , Ottawa Citizen
- Liberals didn’t consider $513M cost of moving power plant, civil servant admits -
Rob Ferguson , Toronto Star
- Parti Québécois: Public loves our values charter so much we may toughen it -
The Canadian Press , National Post
- You’ve never heard of the senator who is a model for reforming the upper house -
Jonathan Kay , National Post
Loonie Politics 10/22/2013: Morning Edition
- Sen. Duffy’s assistant taking responsibility for wrongly filing Senate per diems, lawyer says -
Tim Naumetz , The Hill Times
- BC Ferries’ return to government control would just add to debt -
Vaughn Palmer , Vancouver Sun
- Prime Minister in waiting -
Charlotte Grey , The Walrus
- A Conservative government in Ontario could spell the end of Metrolinx -
Richard J. Brennan , Toronto Star
- Mike Duffy’s lawyer says $90K cheque was a deal with PMO -
Leslie MacKinnon , CBC News
- Harper counters new Senate questions with trade deal talk -
CBC News
- NDP, Tories taunt Kathleen Wynne over EllisDon flip-flop -
Rob Ferguson , Toronto Star
- ‘How dare they talk about open access’: Ontario Conservatives mock Kathleen Wynne’s call for transparent government -
Keith Leslie, Canadian Press , National Post
- N.B. Premier firm on shale-gas pledge as anti-fracking protesters cheer injunction’s end -
Jane Taber , The Globe & Mail
- Lisa Raitt says Transport Canada still improving rail safety following derailment -
Mike De Souza , Ottawa Citizen
- Five interesting allegations made Monday by Sen. Mike Duffy’s lawyer -
The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
- Pierre Poilievre seeks probe into unpaid leadership race debts -
Glen McGregor , Ottawa Citizen
- Canada-EU trade deal: Economists fail to agree on projected benefits for Canadians -
Lee Berthiaume , Ottawa Citizen
- Duffy victim of coverup planned by Prime Minister’s Office, lawyer says -
Jennifer Ditchburn, The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
- Foreign Affairs/CIDA restructuring panel includes CEO of Rio Tinto Alcan -
Elizabeth Payne , Ottawa Citizen
- EU touts trade deal’s benefits for importing European workers to Canada for short-term work -
Steven Chase , The Globe & Mail
- Mike Duffy a victim of political witch hunt: Lawyer -
Mark Dunn , Toronto Sun
- Duffy’s lawyer comes out swinging in battle to defend embattled senator against suspension -
Jordan Press , Edmonton Journal
- PMO involved in plan to cover up Duffy expenses, lawyer says -
The Canadian Press , Toronto Star
- Wynne’s ‘open government’ launch marred by spelling mistake -
Robert Benzie , Toronto Star
- UN official: Canada faces crisis over indigenous issues despite efforts to overcome tensions -
Alexandra Olson , Ottawa Citizen
- The threat from Mike Duffy’s lawyer to the Conservatives was unmistakable -
John Ivison , National Post
- Duffy’s lawyer didn’t pull his client out of the muck, but he certainly dragged the Tories into it -
Andrew Coyne , National Post
- Wynne’s pledge for ‘open’ government laughable -
Sue-Ann Levy , Toronto Sun
- Duffy’s lawyer says Harper’s office pushed Senator into scandal -
Kim Mackrael , The Globe & Mail
- What will free trade cost Harper? -
Warren Kinsella , Toronto Sun