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

Washington 12/13/2013

• 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