December 10, 2013 Archives

Loonie Politics 12/10/2013: Afternoon Update

• Auditor finds OPG generous salaries, pensions, bonuses push up electricity rates -   The Canadian Press , AM680 News
• Supreme Court Justice Rothstein won’t hear Nadon reference -   Allison Crawford , CBC News
• Critics call on federal government to develop national dementia strategy -   The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• Russia’s Putin rattles military sabre over Canada’s claim to North Pole -   The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• Conservatives resist move to change PMO policy on deleting e-mails -   Josh Wingrove , The Globe & Mail
• Are we better off without the Reform Act? -   Aaron Wherry , Macleans
• School board’s senior staff got raises in spite of wage freeze, audit finds -   Caroline Alphonso & Adrian Morrow , The Globe & Mail
• Trudeau hasn’t seized Layton’s Quebec legacy -   Chantal Hébert , Toronto Star
• Half of Manitobans think we’re on the wrong track: Tory poll -   Staff Writer , Winnipeg Free Press
• Quebec’s anti-corruption squad raids home of sister of ex- Liberal bagman -   The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• Hydro rejected proposal for seven smaller dams that would reduce flooding of the Peace Valley -   Larry Pynn , Vancouver Sun
• Opposition questions whether Manmeet Bhullar can handle Human Services ministry -   James Wood , Calgary Herald
• Christy Clark says jobs plan on slow pace, but expects creation to pick up next year -   Dirk Meissner , Vancouver Sun
• Ministers in limbo after cabinet shuffle -   Don Braid , Calgary Herald
• Tory MPP Peter Shurman quits after Hudak reprimand -   Richard J. Brennan , Toronto Star
• Blue Boxes, green energy and red tomatoes -   Terence Corcoran , Financial Post
• Ethics committee to consider two opposition-backed Duffy/Wright motions -   Kady O'Malley , CBC News
• Ontario tilts against wind turbines as costs spiral -   Martin Regg Cohn , Toronto Star
• Ottawa hinges funds for native schools on chiefs’ support for education act -   John Ibbitson & Gloria Galloway , The Globe & Mail
• ‘Just when you think Ford has said the most stupid thing … he tops himself’ -   The Canadian Press , Macleans
• Obama shakes hands with Cuban President Raul Castro at Nelson Mandela memorial -   Julie Pace, The Associated Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• Ford suggests Blair went after him as retribution for proposed budget cuts -   Robyn Doolittle , Toronto Star
• Ontario government wants to help refugees but not young girl -   Christina Blizzard , Toronto Sun
• Federal funding not a problem for First Nations as yearly spending has risen to $9,056 per capita, study finds -   Jen Gerson , National Post
• Trudeau and Mulcair are MIA on reform -   Lawrence Martin , The Globe & Mail
• All members of Canadian delegation make it inside stadium for Mandela ceremony, Mulcair initially denied -   Terry Pedwell, The Canadian Press , National Post
• Ontario auditor’s report to take aim at power utility’s plum pensions -   Adrian Morrow & Adam Radwanski , The Globe & Mail

Loonie Politics 12/10/2013: Morning Edition

• Hundreds losing jobs as Kellogg’s closing London plant -   London Free Press
• Who killed Heinz? Company warned Wynne Liberals in August its new blue-box bill was ‘unacceptable’ -   Chris Vander Doelen , Windsor Star
• Former PM Paul Martin Wasn’t On Harper’s Plane Because He Was Signing Deal -   Huffington Post Canada
• Conservative loyalist to keep Harper in the loop as new executive director -   Stephen Maher , Ottawa Citizen
• Parties split over source of soaring hydro costs -   Antonella Artuso , Ottawa Sun
• Charities must stay out of politics -   Editorial , Toronto Sun
• Prime ministers’ club would be good for Canada, experts say -   Jessica Barrett , Ottawa Citizen
• Charmaine Borg formally files complaint about ‘misogynistic’ attack from Tory senator, who said 23-year-old NDP MP was useless -   The Canadian Press , National Post
• Quebec’s new Mining Act has First Nations warning of legal challenge -   Rheal Seguin , The Globe & Mail
• PM’s plane carries historic delegation to Mandela funeral, with baggage -   Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• Canada’s claim to Arctic riches includes the North Pole -   Max Paris Environment Unit , CBC News
• Ex-justice minister Irwin Cotler questions government on victim fine surcharge -   Andrew Seymour , Ottawa Citizen
• Aboriginal women without documentation banned from flight -   Andrea Hill , Ottawa Citizen
• Leaks on Five Eyes spy network are fuelling ‘misinformation,’ CSEC chief says -   Jim Bronskill , The Globe & Mail
• Protecting the PMO: When Harper allowed probe into his own office -   Jennifer Ditchburn, The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• The QP Clip: Andrew Scheer’s modest crackdown -   Nick Taylor-Vaisey , Macleans
• First Nations open BC Hydro’s Site C dam hearings with drums, singing -   Larry Pynn , Vancouver Sun
• A bigger CPP risks one generation helping itself to another generation’s savings -   Andrew Coyne , National Post
• Conservative MP, radical feminist and evangelical Christian come together to block online porn in Canada -   Rachel Browne, National Post Staff , National Post
• Tories vote down CPP expansion as seniors warn of waning support -   Bill Curry , The Globe & Mail
• Quebec Liberal Leader wins National Assembly seat in Montreal by-election -   The Canadian Press , The Globe & Mail
• A little judgment on victims’ rights would be no crime -   Editorial , The Globe & Mail
• Mayoral hopeful Soknacki gives first campaign speech -   Don Peat , Toronto Sun
• Newfoundland premier to announce federal loan details for hydro project: sources -   The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• Snowden document shows Canada set up spy posts for NSA -   Greg Weston , CBC News
• Ontario premier apologizes for alleged abuse of developmentally disabled -   The Canadian Press , Macleans
• Province to revisit high-speed rail link between Calgary and Edmonton -   James Wood , Calgary Herald

Washington 12/10/2013

• Democrats will miss the filibuster when it’s gone -   John E. Sununu , The Boston Globe
• Obama’s Iraq -   Ramesh Ponnuru , National Review Online
• The Democratic Party: How It Can Save Itself -   Ted Van Dyk , The Atlantic
• Among ‘Obama Coalition,’ Obama approval plunges -   Byron York , Washington Examiner
• In Shepherding Detroit Bankruptcy, Lawyer Tackles a Job He Didn’t Ask For -   Monica Davey and Bill Vlasic , New York Times
• HealthCare.gov’s problems don’t mean Obamacare will fail -   Ezra Klein , Washington Post
• Clueless, Heartless, and Gutless: Today’s GOP -   Ron Fournier , National Journal
• Sen. Jeff Merkley is the man of the year in Congress -   Juan Williams , The Hill