November 28, 2013 Archives

Loonie Politics 11/28/2013: Afternoon Update

• Provincial legislation an ‘unprecedented attack on Alberta workers,’ union boss charges -   Mariam Ibrahim , Edmonton Journal
• Raj Sherman petitions PM for public inquiry into deaths of aboriginal children in care -   Mariam Ibrahim , Edmonton Journal
• Tory caucus revolt not in the cards — for now -   Michael Den Tandt , Ottawa Citizen
• Hudak may hit his stride on jobs issue -   Christina Blizzard , Toronto Sun
• Tories want Ontario Liberals to use their job plan -   Antonella Artuso , Sun News
• Canada’s top spy won’t answer questions about G20 surveillance -   Laura Payton , CBC News
• S-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g the bottom line -   Jonathan Sher , London Free Press
• Quebec projects $2.5-billion deficit, breaking balanced-budget promise -   Rheal Seguin , The Globe & Mail
• Tories’ tough-on-crime agenda means jammed jails stuffed with minority Canadians -   Kelly MacParland , National Post
• Clark touts LNG’s cleanliness while B.C.’s energy plan hinges on fossil fuels -   Nathan Vanderklippe and Justine Hunter , The Globe & Mail
• The sketch: Stephen Harper, circa the fourth week of November 2013 -   Aaron Wherry , Macleans
• Former minister John Manley says Canada needs to bridge the skills gap now -   The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• Senators won’t ask Deloitte partner to explain Mike Duffy audit call -   Laura Payton , CBC News
• How Tim Hudak’s Tories are unifying unions -   Martin Regg Cohn , Toronto Star
• B.C. finance minister pitches new plan for public sector wage hikes -   The Canadian Press , Vancouver Province
• Second quarter results show brighter B.C. budget forecast -   Dirk Meissner , Vancouver Sun
• First Nations relations a hurdle to $650 billion in oil and gas development for West -   Dene Moore , Vancouver Sun
• Deloitte partner with Tory ties tried to intervene in Duffy study, auditors comfirm -   Jordan Press , Ottawa Citizen
• Defence minister calls military suicides “troubling.” -   The Canadian Press , Calgary Herald
• Pot-smoking Mountie ‘sets very poor example for Canadians’: Justice Minister Peter MacKay -   Tobi Cohen , Edmonton Journal
• Liberals wasting more money with Presto -   Christina Blizzard , Toronto Sun
• Auditors unaware of any interference in their work on Senate expense report -   The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• Quebec cabinet minister pulls out of charter debate because of security concerns -   The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• Federal watchdog recommends banning government instant messaging to preserve information trail -   The Canadian Press , Calgary Herald
• Lambton County will spend $20,000 to join legal battle before Ontario’s Environmental Review Tribunal -   Barbara Simpson , London Free Press

Loonie Politics 11/28/2013: Morning Edition

• Senate committee grills auditors about Duffy’s expenses -   Gloria Galloway & Josh Wingrove , The Globe & Mail
• Banning giant balloon version of Sen. Mike Duffy from B.C. legislature makes no sense -   Michael Smyth , Vancouver Province
• Liberal lead slipping, public disapproves of Pan Am spending: Poll -   Antonella Artuso , Toronto Sun
• Tories could topple Wynne: Poll -   Antonella Artuso , Toronto Sun
• Premier Kathleen Wynne’s spouse calls for funds to run ad -   Joe Warmington , Toronto Sun
• Tory changes to accountability rules leave Harper blameless in Duffy affair -   Gloria Galloway , The Globe & Mail
• Canadian diplomacy isn’t only about the dollars -   Editorial , The Globe & Mail
• Ontario midwives launch rights challenge over unequal pay -   Jordan Fletcher , The Globe & Mail
• Mulcair touts Linda McQuaig for new Spadina-Fort York riding -   Susan Delacourt , Toronto Star
• There’s no spinning it — the Conservatives were spanked in Monday’s byelections -   Andrew Coyne , National Post
• Mint chairman should be fired for helping wealthy family use tax havens, Mulcair says -   The Canadian Press , The Globe & Mail
• Justin Trudeau unrepentant after NDP fumes at his use of Jack Layton’s dying words in victory speech -   Josh Visser , National Post
• Squabble between Trudeau and Mulcair makes post-2015 coalition more inconceivable -   John Ivison , National Post
• Ottawa spending $40-million to pitch Canada’s natural resources -   Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press , The Globe & Mail
• Social housing protesters set up camp in front of Harper’s office -   The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• Trudeau fails to impress voters -   Editorial , Toronto Sun
• Don’t like your hydro bill? That’s your problem, says energy minister -   John Spears , Toronto Star
• NDP byelection shutouts raise questions about party’s future, experts say -   Tobi Cohen , Vancouver Sun
• Privacy watchdog backs cyberbullying bill’s ‘lawful access’ powers -   Bill Curry , The Globe & Mail
• Harper’s ethics questioned by Mulcair -   Mark Dunn , Toronto Sun
• Quebec rallies provinces to support EI overhaul -   Rheal Seguin , The Globe & Mail
• John Manley and Lloyd Axworthy weigh in on Conservative ‘economic diplomacy’ -   Lee Berthiaume , Ottawa Citizen
• Redford defends record on child welfare deaths, but says ‘we have to do better’ -   James Wood , Calgary Herald
• John Tory maintains his non-campaign campaign for mayor -   Bob Hepburn , Toronto Star
• Liberal mistakes cost them Brandon-Souris -   Deveryn Ross , Winnipeg Free Press
• New urban ridings are flashpoints for renewed feud between NDP, Liberals -   Daniel Leblanc & Josh Wingrove , The Globe & Mail
• New Snowden docs show U.S. spied during G20 in Toronto -   Greg Weston, Glenn Greenwald, Ryan Gallagher , CBC News
• Unions rally as Alberta government poised to ram through two new labour bills -   Keith Gerein , Edmonton Journal
• ‘Growth-sharing’ model eyed for public sector union deals -   Vaughn Palmer , Vancouver Sun
• Ontario making carbon monoxide detectors mandatory in homes -   Antonella Artuso , Toronto Sun
• Feds ask independent expert panel to study oil sands environmental technologies -   The Canadian Press , Macleans

Washington 11/28/2013

• George Zimmerman: The poster boy for gun reform -   Donovan X. Ramsey , The Grio
• Excuses, Excuses -   James Taranto , Wall Street Journal
• Obamacare ‘Is a Threat to Liberalism’ -   Charles C. W. Cooke , National Review Online
• Ten Obamacare Talking Points To Ruin Your Thanksgiving -   Ben Domenech , The Federalist
• You Might Lose Your Doctor, But Don’t Blame Obamacare -   Jonathan Cohn , New Republic
• Will Obama Remake the Fed? -   Catherine Hollander and Shane Goldmacher , National Journal
• Much Ado About Bitcoin -   Adrian Chen , New York Times
• Obama administration delays small business exchange again; won’t be ready until late 2014 -   J.D. Harrison , Washington Post