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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
- 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
