October 9, 2020 Archives

Loonie Politics 10/09/2020: Morning Edition

• Should we be calling him Deputy Prime Minister Singh? -   Rex Murphy , National Post
• Conservatives push to revive WE Charity document request at ethics committee -   Rachel Gilmore , CTV News
• Federal ministers, Indigenous leaders plan to discuss systemic racism in health system -   Peter Zimonjic , CBC News
• Carbon tax must rise if Canada is to meet Paris emission targets, PBO says -   The Canadian Press , CTV News
• Horgan drops campaign gloves, it’s now ruthless Premier Us versus Them -   Vaughn Palmer , Vancouver Sun
• Ben Harper, son of Stephen, has been wetting his political feet in Alberta -   Jason Markusoff , Maclean's
• Canada preparing for possibility of ‘some disruptions’ if U.S. election results unclear -   Amanda Connolly , Global News
• A dark and stormy night befalls Trudeau’s wanted ‘storyteller’ -   Mark Bonokoski , Toronto Sun
• Federal privacy commissioner ‘frustrated’ by obsolete laws ‘not up to protecting our rights’ -   Christopher Nardi , National Post
• For the Liberals, taxing the rich might be politically popular — and risky -   Aaron Wherry , CBC News
• Transport Minister unveils new safety measures after fatal railway yard accident -   Christopher Reynolds - The Canadian Press , CTV News
• No election promise is too outlandish in the world of B.C. politics -   Mike Smyth , Global News
• Feds, Ontario ante up millions to produce electric vehicles at Ford’s Oakville plant -   The Canadian Press , CTV News

Washington 10/09/2020

• Trump Suggests Gold Star Families May Be to Blame for His Infection -   Jennifer Steinhauer , New York Times
• White House doctor says Trump safe to return to public events on Saturday -   Morgan Chalfant , The Hill
• Is Court-Packing Becoming a Problem for Democrats? -   Emma Green , The Atlantic
• Biden to participate in ABC town hall Oct. 15 in lieu of Trump debate -   Brett Samuels , The Hill
• Harris Was Unprepared, and No, Pence Wasn’t Patriarchal -   Kate Andrews , The Spectator
• Can Trump Repeat 2016 Win in PA? Who Votes Is Key -   Salena Zito , Real Clear Politics
• Both sides on abortion certain Barrett would restrict, if not overturn, landmark court decision -   Seung Min Kim , Washington Post
• Pence Wrecks Harris, Media Over Charlottesville Lie -   Kylee Zempel , The Federalist

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Loonie Business

• Singh calls for Second World War-style excess profits tax to pay for pandemic spending-   Bill Curry , The Globe and Mail
• Metro’s Eric La Flèche named Canada’s Outstanding CEO of the Year-   Andy Holloway , The Financial Post
• WarnerMedia Plans Thousands of Job Cuts in Restructuring-   Drew FitzGerald, Joe Flint and Benjamin Mullin , The Wall Street Journal
• Netflix hikes some subscriber plans in Canada again-   The Canadian Press , CBC News
• Some Starbucks locations consider unionizing following complaints of overwork, lack of protection-   Rosa Saba , The Toronto Star

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Loonie World

• What we can expect to see at North Korea’s ‘biggest military parade’-   Laura Bicker , BBC News
• Amnesty: Killing of Colombia activists result of failed policies-   Steven Grattan , Al Jazeera
• US troops in Afghanistan to be home by Christmas: Trump-   AP , Times of India
• Former Lebanese PM Hariri says he is ‘definitely a candidate’ to head next government-   NEWS WIRES , France 24
• Last French hostage in the world released by jihadists in Mali-   The Guardian

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Loonie Sports

• Jimmy Butler and the Heat know history isn’t on their side against the Lakers. They just don’t care-   Doug Smith , The Toronto Star
• Reports: NFL rescheduling Bills-Titans, Patriots-Broncos games-   Sports Net
• LeBron James says respect of Lakers’ fan base must be earned with success-   Ohm Youngmisuk , ESPN
• Polish teen Iga Swiatek becomes lowest-ranked French Open women’s finalist-   The Associated Press , CBC News
• Canadiens, Anderson agree to 7-year deal-   The Canadian Press , TSN