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December 13, 2013 Archives
Loonie Politics 12/13/2013: Afternoon Update
- MP banned over dangerous candy cane toss at Santa parade - Kelly McParland, National Post
- Much ado about nothing in Quebec polling - Eric Grenier, ThreeHundredEight.com
- Pan Am Games CEO Ian Troop fired - Toronto Star
- NDP feeling strain of internal battle between partisans and pragmatists - Bruce Anderson, The Globe & Mail
- Chrétien’s ‘good friend’ charged by RCMP in relation to Liberal sponsorship scandal - Daniel Leblanc, The Globe & Mail
- Canada Post’s timing is suspicious - Editorial, Montreal Gazette
- Despite end of domestic content rules, CanWea president Robert Hornung says Ontario’s capacity set to grow in 2014 - John Miner, London Free Press
- Wildrose leader Danielle Smith says party will concentrate more on ‘heart issues’ - Rick Bell, Calgary Sun
- Nude photo of MLA prompts complaint - Laura Fraser, The Chronicle
- ‘Sectacular’ game pokes fun at charter - Anne Sutherland, Montreal Gazette
- CSEC watchdog muzzled, defanged - Greg Weston, CBC News
- Ford, Weiner emblematic of the moral decline of politics - Michael Den Tandt, Calgary Herald
- Federal light-bulb ban set for 2014 - The Canadian Press, Macleans
- Conservatives feared Canada Post losses would affect budget - Bill Curry, The Globe & Mail
- Hydro One pension plan as lucrative as controversial OPG scheme - Rob Ferguson & Robert Benzie, Toronto Star
- Premier Kathleen Wynne says she is willing to risk fallout from transit levies - Richard J. Brennan & Robert Benzie, Toronto Star
- Senate Speaker invites reporters into chamber for 2nd time - Leslie MacKinnon, CBC News
- Suspended senator Pamela Wallin sells New York condo - Josh Wingrove & Rick Cash, The Globe & Mail
- Conservative Party loses almost 10,000 donors since January, opposition MPs say it’s because of Senate expense scandal - Tim Naumetz, The Hill Times
- Wynne will run on promise to raise taxes for transit in next election - Adrian Morrow, The Globe & Mail
- Panel’s suggested gas tax hike a benefit for Toronto at cost of rest of Ontario - Robert Sibley, Ottawa Citizen
- Cisco, province announce $4B, 10-year investment project - Joanne Chianello, Ottawa Citizen
- MP for ‘Hyer’ nabbed by federal Green Party - Tobi Cohen, Ottawa Citizen
- Attawapiskat to award $2.2M housing contract after delays - Susana Mas, CBC News
- MP compares postal-cuts critics to ritzy Toronto residents - Staff Writer, Winnipeg Free Press
Loonie Politics 12/13/2013: Morning Edition
- Novartis to close plant in Mississauga, cut 300 jobs - Tavia Grant & Greg Keenan, The Globe & Mail
- Ontarians step up for Madi while government fails - Christina Blizzard, Toronto Sun
- Harper Conservatives won’t say if Parliament should debate Canada Post restructuring - Mike De Souza, Ottawa Citizen
- Wildrose says junior producers unfairly penalized by senvironmental security deposits - Dan Healing, Calgary Herald
- Andrew Scheer reminds MPs of their right to speak in Commons - Mark Kennedy, Ottawa Citizen
- Hello, Canadian Museum of History - Don Butler, Ottawa Citizen
- Liberal says Manitoba premier must answer questions on staged immigration event - Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press, Winnipeg Free Press
- Feds say B.C. can count on ESL programs despite fears about funding - The Canadian Press, Vancouver Sun
- Edmonton MP Peter Goldring in Ukraine to witness rallies - Jodie Sinnema, Edmonton Journal
- Liberals need wiser spending, not more of our money - Simon Kent, Toronto Sun
- Gun seizure probe heads to High River - Eva Ferguson, Calgary Herald
- PQ takes aim at pension reform - Kevin Dougherty, Montreal Gazette
- NAFTA environmental body asks Ottawa to respond to oilsands waste concerns - Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press, Winnipeg Free Press
- Doug Ford accused of ‘vote buying’ after being filmed handing out $20 bills to public housing residents - Josh Visser and Natalie Alcoba, National Post
- Governor General says even one soldier’s suicide is ‘too many’ - Jason Fekete, Ottawa Citizen
- House Leader touts Tories’ streak of new laws as MPs wrap up for holidays - Josh Wingrove, The Globe & Mail
- Gas tax hike would bury Liberals - Editorial, Toronto Sun
- Redford to swear in new cabinet Friday - Edmonton Journal
- ‘Parliament is working better than ever right now’ - Aaron Wherry, Macleans
- Reporter suing Mayor Rob Ford over comments - Don Peat, Toronto Sun
- Outspoken Tory Segal to take early retirement from Senate - Jordan Press, Ottawa Citizen
- B.C. politicians resort to ‘Flash Gordon’ device to monitor legislature dome movements - Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press, Winnipeg Free Press
- NS Grits tout new bills as House pauses - Michael Gorman, The Chronicle
- Conservative MP explains inspiration behind Reform Act - Jennifer Ditchburn, The Canadian Press, The Globe & Mail
- Harper government and public service unions on course for old-style labour relations clash - John Ivison, National Post
- Alberta Agriculture Minister delighted with bumper crop - Bill Mah, Edmonton Journal
- Six reasons why the LRT will advance - David Staples, Edmonton Journal
- Obama’s not finished — but Democrats may regret it - John PodhoretzDecember 12, 2013 | 5:25am, New York Post
- North Carolina’s choice - Manu Raju, Politico
- Conservatives are right to be skeptical of Ryan-Murray budget deal - Philip Klein, Washington Examiner
- The Budget Deal and Defense - Max Boot, Commentary
- The Appalling Stance of Rand Paul - Charles M. Blow, New York Times
- Obamacare exposes Republican hypocrisy on health care - Ezra Klein, Washington Post
- Democrats Face a Day of ObamaCare Reckoning - Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal
- In budget deal, Republicans buck the purity police - Dana Milbank, Washington Post
