December 23, 2013 Archives

Loonie Politics 12/23/2013: Afternoon Update

• The prime minister, in his own words (as imagined by Andrew Coyne) -   Andrew Coyne , Ottawa Citizen
• Politics will be the guiding principle for Ottawa’s 2014 budget -   Andrew Jackson , The Globe & Mail
• Toronto councillors call on Ford to declare emergency — and hand power to deputy -   Josh Visser and Peter Kuitenbrouwer , National Post
• Manitoba premier plans no major tax hikes in 2014, running again in 2016 -   Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• Transport Canada inspector falsified safety reports but details under wraps -   The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• Potash dims economic glow in Saskatchewan, but premier says it’s still good -   Jennifer Graham , Edmonton Journal
• BC Ferries sues German manufacturer over 2011 ferry crash into Nanaimo terminal -   Gordon Hoekstra , Vancouver Sun
• CSEC sends strong message of privacy to new recruits -   Colin Freeze , The Globe & Mail
• Canada’s deficit ticks higher to $13.2B -   CBC NewsNews
• Redford enters pivotal 2014 with questions on true political leanings -   Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• Year in a minute: Regulations for oil and gas still missing in action -   Mike De Souza , Ottawa Citizen
• Christmas in the dark: Toronto Hydro warns that power outages could last all week -   Sarah Spitz, National Post Staff and Canadian Press , National Post
• The political battle behind the storm -   Joe Warmington , Toronto Sun

Loonie Politics 12/23/2013: Morning Edition

• Wildrose can govern for majority, Danielle Smith says -   Mariam Ibrahim , Edmonton Journal
• Redford enters 2014 with questions on true political leanings -   Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press , Calgary Herald
• Stephen Harper makes it clear he’s not for turning -   Kelly McParland , National post
• Thomas Mulcair confident in face of sinking polls -   Peter O'Neil , Vancouver Sun
• Pipelines are the best, most cost-effective way to move oil -   Brent Stafford , Vancouver 24 hrs
• Supreme Court prostitution ruling forces policy issue on Harper -   Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press , The Globe & Mail
• 5 secrets of Parliament Hill -   Laura Payton , CBC News
• Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s year-end interviews show some of his old mojo -   Michael Den Tandt , Vancouver Sun
• Pipeline puts B.C.’s lucrative green tourism industry at risk -   Laila Yuile , Vancouver 24 hrs
• Toronto Mayor Rob Ford named Canada’s Newsmaker of the Year -   Allison Jones, The Canadian Press , Ottawa Citizen
• Tim Hudak uses year-end interview to ask Santa for spring election -   The Canadian Press , Macleans
• Conservatives set to replace prostitution laws to help sex workers -   Daniel Proussalidis , Toronto Sun
• Harper government gave big oil and pipeline companies $400M to go green -   Mike De Souza , Calgary Herald
• Wynne plays long game in era of cynicism -   Adam Radwanski , The Globe & Mail
• Stephen Harper describes learning about secret Senate payment -   Mark Kennedy , Regina Leader Post
• BC Health services execs facing investigation -   Lindsay Kines , Vancouver Province
• Ontario premier ignores Rob Ford, coordinates ice storm recovery efforts with Toronto’s deputy mayor -   Canadian Press and Jake Edmiston , National Post
• Failing health system led to death of Greg Price, says father -   Annalise Klingbeil , Calgary Herald
• Canada’s territories worried they could be could be shut out of Senate reform debates and decisions -   Andrea Hill , National Post
• Access denied: how perceived info blocking has dogged Tories in Newfoundland -   Sue Bailey, The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• Canadian-born billionaire Edgar Bronfman Sr. dies at 84 -   The Canadian Press , The Globe & Mail
• ‘Ostentatoire’ sums up Quebec politics -   Don Macpherson , Montreal Gazette
• Despite scandal, Senate unlikely to be reformed, abolished, experts say -   Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press , Ottawa Citizen
• Opposition leaders need to offer more -   Murray Mandryk , Regina Leader Post
• Canada Post aims to reduce costs, injuries associated with rural delivery -   Andrea Hill , Ottawa Citizen
• Ontario dairy farmer owed nearly $300,000 in dispute over payment method -   Carola Vyhnak , Toronto Star
• Hello [name here]!: ‘Forgotten’ Duffy fundraising clips resurrected -   Glen McGregor , Ottawa Citizen
• Alberta Premier says pipeline prospects improving -   Kelly Cryderman , The Globe & Mail
• Is a Vancouver–India air link in our future? -   Chuck Chiang , Vancouver Sun
• Prime Minister wishes Merry Christmas to residents of Calgary senior home -   The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press

Washington 12/23/2013

• Tom Steyer may be liberals’ answer to the Koch brothers -   Evan Halper , Los Angeles Times
• Christmas on old Death Row -   Carol Marin , Chicago Sun-Times
• Everyone Knows Obama’s 2013 Was Bad, The Tough Question Is Why -   Sam Stein , Huffington Post
• Ask a veteran about government health insurance -   Pete Hegseth , USA Today
• The ‘Sister Wives’ lawsuit and the end of morality laws -   Jonathan Turley , Washington Post
• Obama’s terrible, horrible, very bad year -   John Podhoretz , New York Post
• Cynic’s Progress -   Andrew Ferguson , The Weekly Standard
• White House Tries to Prevent Judge From Ruling on Surveillance Efforts -   Charlie Savage and David E. Sanger , New York Times
• Health Care’s Road to Ruin -   Elisabeth Rosenthal , New York Times
• Obama skips out of Washington for Hawaii vacation -   Associated Press , USA Today