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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
