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November 29, 2013 Archives
Loonie Politics 11/29/2013: Afternoon Update
- Quebec’s politicians are overworked and underpaid, advisers say -
Rheal Seguin , The Globe & Mail
- Conservatives stand by their money man Irving Gerstein -
Mark Dunn , London Free Press
- Could the Speaker cut-off a response during Question Period? -
Aaron Wherry , Macleans
- Feds to monitor social media round-the-clock -
The Canadian Press , CBC News
- River Cree first native-owned company to issue public debt -
Edward Welsch, Bloomberg , Edmonton Journal
- 5 political fails this week -
Toronto Sun
- Most troops home from Afghanistan within weeks, but gear will take time -
Matthew Fisher , Ottawa Citizen
- Backbench revolt? Conservative’s bill would give MPs power to turf leader -
Jennifer Ditchburn, Canadian Press , The Globe & Mail
- Former senator Jean-Louis Roux dead at the age of 90 -
The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
- Liberals ask Mounties to investigate Conservative party’s role in Senate scandal -
The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
- Blair must explain why police didn’t arrest Rob Ford -
Andrew Mitrovica & Clayton Ruby , Toronto Star
- Auditor confirms Sen. Gerstein’s senior Deloitte contact named in RCMP docs asked him for sensitive info on Duffy investigation -
Tim Naumetz , The Hill Times
- Group of Tory Backbenchers Pushing To Limit Prime Minister’s Power -
Althia Raj , Huffington Post Canada
- Relief unlikely for coastal residents despite squawking over free inland ferries -
Vaughn Palmer , Vancouver Sun
- Booze could be coming to a grocery store near you after John Yap recommends liquor law updates -
Dene Moore , Vancouver Province
- Secrecy over child foster deaths an example of government power against freedom -
Don Braid , Calgary Herald
- Canadian economic growth rate rises to 2.7 per cent -
The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
- Flood relief boosts federal deficit to $3.8 billion in September -
The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
- Opposition voters move to Liberals in new poll -
Eric Grenier , ThreeHundredEight.com
- Quebec opposition threatens to election after PQ misses budget mark by billions of dollars -
The Canadian Press , National Post
- Sen. Patrick Brazeau looking for work -
QMI , Toronto Sun
- Alberta gov’t playing tricks with budget numbers -
Lorne Gunter , Calgary Sun
- We need more regulation on the polling industry -
Dan Arnold , National Post
Loonie Politics 11/29/2013: Morning Edition
- The Senate scandal’s three disparate players -
Paul Wells , Macleans
- Irving Gerstein’s calls to Deloitte: 3 things we’ve learned -
Kady O'Malley , CBC News
- Surrey asks feds for $1.8 billion for light rail -
Kelly Sinoski , Vancouver Sun
- In hockey book, Harper thanks now-disgraced chief of staff for help with ethics -
The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
- Liberals take lead in poll as anti-Harper vote seen to be shifting to Trudeau -
Campbell Clark , The Globe & Mail
- ORNGE: Chris Mazza claiming $1 million in unpaid bonuses -
Kevin Donovan , Toronto Star
- Managers complicit in allowing a few long-time employees to abuse sick leave: experts -
Kathryn May , Ottawa Citizen
- Say no to safety bill: New law would shred protection against unreasonable search, seizure -
Brian Lilley , Ottawa Sun
- PMO hired three law firms to handle RCMP investigation into $90,000 cheque from Wright to Duffy -
Stephen Maher , National Post
- N.S. Throne Speech promises new holiday, ban on fracking wastewater -
The Canadian Press , The Globe & Mail
- Aboriginal group outraged at Muskrat Falls project’s approval by Ottawa -
The Canadian Press , The Globe & Mail
- Quebec says it has to put off balanced budget until 2015-16 -
Macleans
- B.C. transportation minister won’t rule out closing Nanaimo ferry terminal -
Darrel Bellaart , Vancouver Sun
- In Alberta, N.B. Premier praises east-west pipeline’s potential for jobs -
The Canadian Press , The Globe & Mail
- Prairie farm groups want Ottawa to penalize railways for grain shipment backlog -
John Cotter, The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
- Many in B.C. would refuse to buy home near oil pipeline: poll -
Peter O'Neil , Vancouver Sun
- Ontario legislature rejects NDP bill to cap public-sector pay -
Adrian Morrow , The Globe & Mail
- Tories condemn marijuana smoking Mountie with PTSD -
Daniel Proussalidis , Toronto Sun
- B.C. recommending grocery store liquor sales -
Rob Shaw , Vancouver Sun
- CPP may be underpaying some Canadians -
Sheryl Smolkin , Toronto Star
- No reason for Canadians to be surprised or ashamed that we spy on other countries -
Matt Gurney , National Post
- Privacy czar questions cyberbullying bill’s accountability measures -
The Canadian Press , The Globe & Mail
- First Nations demand better consultation with Alberta government -
Marty Klinkenberg , Edmonton Journal
- Conservatives cleared over $3.1B ‘boondoggle,’ but will a skeptical public believe it? -
John Ivison , National Post
- Wynne can run, but she can’t hide -
Editorial , Toronto Sun
- Stephen Harper’s self-styled bagman survives scandal -
Tim Harper , Toronto Star
- Ottawa denies G20 summit spying, stops short of clear denial of foreign deals -
Daniel Leblanc & Colin Freeze , The Globe & Mail
- The GOP’s Hunger Games: More Food Stamp Cuts for the Holidays? -
Eleanor Clift , The Daily Beast
- Doesn’t Eat, Doesn’t Pray and Doesn’t Love -
Linda Greenhouse , New York Times
- Even the Pope Waits for Putin -
Leonid Bershidsky , Bloomberg
- The real purpose of Obamacare -
Robert W. Merry , Washington Times
- A Realist’s Take on Obamacare -
Josh Marshall , Talking Points Memo
- ObamaCare, Religious Liberty, and a Crucial Supreme Court Showdown -
Seth Mandel , Commentary
- George Zimmerman Has a Bad Temper and Five Guns -
Francis Wilkinson , Bloomberg
- Latest small-business delay another blow to troubled ObamaCare rollout -
Jonathan Easley , The Hill