October 28, 2013 Archives

Loonie Politics 10/28/2013: Afternoon Update

• Prime Minister’s Office wrote second cheque to cover his $13,560 legal bill, Duffy says -   Andrea Hill, Lee Berthiaume and Mike De Souza , National Post
• Conservatives gave Duffy more than one cheque, senator claims -   Kim Mackrael and Gloria Galloway , The Globe & Mail
• NDP’s Andrea Horwath bounces Paul Miller to back bench for loud heckling -   The Canadian Press , Global News
• Federal government set to balance books by 2015, budget watchdog says -   Bill Curry , The Globe & Mail
• NDP candidate touts deep roots in new Toronto by-election video -   Gloria Galloway , The Globe & Mail
• Canadian who pleaded guilty to terrorism is a ‘role model,’ New Democrat MP writes -   Stewart Bell , National Post
• Ontario Conservatives betting it all on Toronto, a gambit that defies history and reason -   Matt Gurney , National Post
• Conservative senators scrambling for compromise over Senate punishments -   Andrea Hill , Ottawa Citizen
• Smith comes out swinging at Tories -   James Wood , Calgary Herald
• Doubts arise about top dog on eve of Conservative conclave -   Dan Leger , The Chronicle
• Midway to next federal election, Conservatives say ‘we need to rejuvenate’ -   Laura Ryckewaert , The Hill Times
• Harper suggests he fired chief of staff for $90,000 cheque to Duffy -   Steven Chase , The Globe & Mail
• Bad news for Alberta’s right-wingers: Wildrose sees no gain in being wild, it’s heading to the mushy middle -   Kelly MacParland , National Post
• Government expected to give Sikorsky another shot at delivering Cyclone helicopters -   David Pugliese , Ottawa Citizen
• Danielle Smith wants to win -   Nick Taylor-Vaisey , Macleans
• House committee chairs should be elected by all MPs, Tory MP Trost says -   Bea Vongdouangchanh , The Hill Times

Loonie Politics 10/28/2013: Morning Edition

• Hudak questions why NDP willing to ‘prop up’ Liberals -   CBC News
• Abrupt changes rid Wildrose of policy ‘distractions’ -   Graham Thomson , Edmonton Journal
• Canada, Europe wrestle with stalled side deal linked to free-trade agreement -   The Canadian Press , Macleans
• Assisted suicide laws need updating, says former Supreme Court justice -   Duncan McCue , CBC News
• The Senate expense scandal continues to roar; Flaherty talks with economists -   Terry Pedwell, The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• MPs cool to calls for Access Act to cover their offices -   Chris Plecash , Hill Times
• Senate to explore lighter punishments for Duffy, Wallin and Brazeau -   Daniel Leblanc and Kim Mackrael , The Globe & Mail
• Senate expenses scandal ‘more damaging’ to Tories than any others, say sources -   Laura Ryckewaert , Hill Times
• Wildrose shifts toward middle on tolerance, climate change -   Kelly Cryderman , The Globe & Mail
• Hudak would extend subways, scrap LRTs as Ontario premier -   Adrian Morrow , The Globe & Mail
• An ’emotional roller-coaster’ for new Liberal leader -   Larry Kusch , Winnipeg Free Press
• MacKay touts advantages of EU trade deal -   Michael Gorman , The Chronicle
• A loathe-hate relationship: PM refused for years to appoint senators, now they’re chained around his neck -   Monte Solberg , Toronto Sun
• Senate Tories could alter proposed expense claims penalty -   CBC News
• Tories praised for efforts to combat problem of homeless Canadians -   Lee-Anne Goodman, The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• Death of the bogeymen — it’s the Wildrose’s party and they’ll change if they want to -   Rick Bell , Calgary Sun
• Wildrose must convince voters, not just party delegates, that changes are genuine — analyst -   Mariam Ibrahim , Edmonton Journal
• Stephen Harper denies he knew about Mike Duffy cheque, takes swipe at former chief of staff -   Tristin Hopper , National Post
• Education common issue as Nunavut voters head to polls in territorial election -   The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• Watchdog to investigate federal government’s $7-billion budget surprise -   Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• Mulcair doing the work in the Senate scandal, but Trudeau will reap the rewards -   Michael Den Tandt , National Post
• The Wildrose realizes a party that can’t get elected is just a club -   Jen Gerson , National Post
• Attempts to suspend senators without pay mired in confusion as Senate Tories aim to end debate -   Lee-Anne Goodman, The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• Tories to consider amending motions to suspend senators -   Andrea Hill , Ottawa Citizen

Washington 10/28/2013

• Congress aiming low in new budget talks, as Reid dismisses entitlement reform as ‘happy talk’ -   Fox News
• Some health insurance gets pricier as Obamacare rolls out -   Chad Terhune , Los Angeles Times
• After Year of Working Around Federal Cuts, Agencies Face Fewer Options -   Jonathan Weisman , New York Times
• How Washington’s “Crucifixion” Of Ted Cruz Made Him A Tea Party Saint In Iowa -   McKay Coppins , BuzzFeed
• A blue state’s road to red -   Karen Tumulty , The Washington Post
• ObamaCare gives vulnerable incumbent Democrats the jitters -   Alexander Bolton and Pete Kasperowicz , The Hill
• The Democrat’s Version of Health Insurance Would Have Been Cheaper, Simpler, and More Popular (So Why Did We Enact the Republican Version and Why Are They So Upset?) -   Robert Reich , Huffington Post