December 30, 2013 Archives

Loonie Politics 12/30/2013: Afternoon Update

• The Province Calls on the Private Sector and Ontarians to Donate - The Government of Ontario
• ‘Fabulous blue tent’ showcases gay Conservatives’ power - Laura Payton, CBC News
• Federal Conservatives see performance rating plunge in poll - CBC News
• George Smitherman’s husband found dead - Shawn Jeffords, Toronto Sun
• Lawsuits in Greyhound bus beheading drop Canadian government, RCMP as defendants - Chinta Puxley, The Canadian Press, Winnipeg Free Press
• Confessions of a hope fiend - Dave Breakenridge, Calgary Sun

Loonie Politics 12/30/2013: Morning Edition

• What of the falling sky? - Justin Ling, Loonie Politics
• What 2014 may hold for federal politics - Global News
• UN children’s expert praises Canada’s focus on fighting forced marriage of girls - Mike Blanchfield, The Record
• B.C. politics 2013: The year of the comeback - Michael Smyth, Vancouver Province
• CTV Poll: Fewer Canadians believe Harper government ‘working well’ this year - CTV News
• Ex-Fontana associate being sued by investors - Chip Martin, London Free Press
• Redford ‘not sure’ if she will keep promise of all-day kindergarten - James Wood, Edmonton Journal
• Father of Canadian flag, John Ross Matheson, dies - Ottawa Sun
• Public servants waiting to see which vision for the bureaucracy will prevail in 2014 - Kathryn May, Ottawa Citizen
• Questions linger about Encana bombings - Sunny Dhillon, The Globe & Mail
• MPP Bill Walker was a ‘prolific speaker’ in 2013 - Denis Langlois, Owen Sound Sun Times
• Refits vexing for navy - Paul Mcleod, The Chronicle
• Horwath could be Ontario’s first elected female premier - Robert Benzie, The Spec
• Justin Trudeau credits his positve approach to politics for Liberals’ recent fundraising success - Andrea Hill, National Post
• Political New Year’s resolutions - Ottawa Sun
• Baird denounces Russia’s anti-gay law in lead-up to Sochi Olympics - Gloria Galloway, The Globe & Mail
• Government crackdown on temporary foreign workers set to begin - Andrea Hill, Ottawa Citizen
• Redford hypocritical on ethics findings, critics say - Charles Rusnell & Jennie Russell, CBC News
• Schoolchildren hobnob with Ontario politicians as pages at Queen’s Park - Rob Ferguson, Toronto Star
• Toronto Hydro says storm clean-up could cost up to $1 million a day - CTV News
• Barbers want to trim licensing rules - Greg Mercer, The Record
• Ford wants city to seek funds from province for ice storm - Jenny Yuen, Toronto Sun
• Ottawa cites more competition behind moves to regulate telecom industry - LuAnn LaSalle, The Canadian Press, Winnipeg Free Press
• Exodus of top officials halted progressive sour gas regulations - Stephen Hume, Vancouver Sun
• Quebec’s 2014 political outlook - Kevin Dougherty, Montreal Gazette
• Mercury levels rising in expanse around Alberta oilsands - Margaret Munro, Edmonton Journal
• Everyday Political Citizen project recognizes Canada’s unsung heroes - Rachel Aiello, Ottawa Citizen
• What’s ahead for 2014? Not a Conservative ‘charm offensive’ - Michael Den Tandt, Ottawa Citizen
• Paul Martin Warns Underfunding Of Aboriginal Education Is ‘Dumb Economically’ - Sunny Freeman, Huffington Post Canada

Washington 12/30/2013

• Red, blue states move in opposite directions in a new era of single-party control - Dan Balz, Washington Post
• When it comes to pensions, California is no Detroit - John D.R. Clark, Los Angeles Times
• Ted Cruz unapologetic for confrontational first year in the Senate - Todd J. Gillman, Dallas Morning News
• House Intelligence chair: Benghazi attack ‘Al Qaeda-led event’ - Catherine Herridge, Fox News
• Five Senate races to watch - Alexandra Jaffe, The Hill
• Union Feeding Time at City Hall - Bob McManus, City Journal
• To a happier, humbler 2014 - Michael Goodwin, New York Post
• Iran and ‘The Obama curse’ - Sherman Frederick, Las Vegas Review - Journal