December 23, 2014 Archives

Loonie Politics 12/23/2014: Afternoon Update

• Wildrose retains official Opposition status -   Mariam Ibrahim , Edmonton Journal
• NDP boasts more female candidates than Liberals, Tories -   Lee Berthiaume , Ottawa Citizen
• Tracking politicians favourite words provides amusement, insight -   Susan Delacourt , Toronto Star
• End-of-year interviews: Justin Trudeau on everything under the sun -   Macleans
• Tories take a slim lead over the Liberals -   Josh Wingrove , The Globe & Mail
• Michael Den Tandt: Seven surprise endings to the stories of 2014 -   Michael Den Tandt , National Post
• Ontario Liberals to repay $11,000 allegedly paid to wipe computers -   Rob Ferguson , Toronto Star
• Baird headed to Egypt next month to push for Canadian journalist’s release -   The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s other side -   Robert Fisher , CBC News
• The Cuba deal is good for Obama – and for Harper -   Lawrence Martin , The Globe & Mail
• What should be on the federal leaders’ polling wish list? -   Eric Grenier , CBC News

Loonie Politics 12/23/2014: Morning Edition

• Irwin Cotler — the ‘accidental parliamentarian’ — on omnibus bills, party politics and leaving Ottawa -   Postmedia News , National Post
• Mohamed Fahmy, Canadian imprisoned in Egypt, pleads for Harper’s help -   CBC News
• Aboriginal MP sees controversial bill to change Indian Act become law -   Jennifer Ditchburn, The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• Canada launches pilot program for spouses waiting for permanent residency -   Susana Mas , CBC News
• Ottawa should have consulted First Nation over omnibus bills C-38 and C-45’s sweeping legal changes: Federal Court -   Gordon Hoekstra , Vancouver Sun
• Releasing some federal data in digital format could ‘create havoc,’ Clement says -   Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press , CTV News
• Christine Elliott has edge in Ontario PC leadership race polling -   Rob Ferguson , Toronto Star
• Left-wing lock: Will the NDP and Liberals split the progressive vote? -   Martin Patriquin , Macleans
• Dropping loonie, sliding oil price redraw provinces’ economic pictures -   Bill Curry , The Globe & Mail
• Preston Manning apologizes for encouraging Wildrose MLAs to join Alberta PCs without first consulting grassroots -   The Canadian Press , National Post
• New Democrat MLAs lined up for head-on clash over federal nomination in Vancouver East -   Cassidy Olivier , Vancouver Province

Municipal 12/23/2014

• Toronto police union president calls for end to ‘anti-police rhetoric’ -   Wendy Gillis , Toronto Star
• Coderre-Bergeron tandem woo another staffer from Projet Montréal -   Linda Gyulai , Montreal Gazette
• Head of police union says officers are more at risk because of Montreal’s ‘multiethnic character’ -   Geoffrey Vendeville , Montreal Gazette
• NPA stands by decision to expel former trustees who opposed transgender policy -   Jeff Lee , Vancouver Sun

Washington 12/23/2014

• Why Did WH Back Down on Cuba Prisoners? -   Byron York , Washington Examiner
• How Vermont’s Health Care Dream Fell Apart -   Sarah Kliff , Vox
• Rand Paul Just Doesn’t Understand -   Stephen Hayes , The Weekly Standard
• Bush Should Have Democrats Worried -   Tom Keane , Boston Globe
• Upbeat at the White House -   Ruth Marcus , Washington Post
• Republicans Exit 2014 Strong. Clinton, Not So Much. -   Adam Wollner , National Journal
• Rubio’s Unpresidential Cuba Tantrum -   Robert Merry , The National Interest
• Top Democratic Aide Bows Out of Running Hillary Clinton Campaign -   Jonathan Allen , Bloomberg

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Loonie Business

• Teachers, PSP partner with Spanish bank on energy, water infrastructure assets-   The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• Canada’s oil producers feeling pain of low prices as drilling rigs drop to 5-year low-   Robert Tuttle, Bloomberg News , Financial Post
• Russia entering ‘full-fledged crisis,’ former finance minister says-   Lidia Kelly , The Globe & Mail
• America’s Economy Isn’t Out of the Woods Yet-   Rana Foroohar , Time
• Ready For $20 Oil?-   Gary Shilling , Bloomberg

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Loonie World

• Pope Francis sharply criticises Vatican bureaucracy-   BBC News
• Untested Ebola drug given to patients in Sierra Leone causes UK walkout-   Sarah Boseley , The Guardian
• Twin bomb blasts in northeast Nigeria bus station kill 20-   Reuters , The Times Of India
• North Korea denies Sony hack but warns U.S.: Worse is coming-   Josh Levs , CNN
• Pakistan likely to execute dozens of convicts-   Al Jazeera