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Flaherty considers additional tax reductions Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Ottawa and Canada's banks will create a working group to loosen tight consumer creditwhich has been the "number one concernvoiced during pre-budget consultations. "We all have responsibilities to ensure that the f

Time: 6:53 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 23
Poster: uwish

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090106/flaherty_

CUPE calls for ban on Israeli professors Ontario's largest university workers union is proposing a ban on Israeli academics teaching in the province's universitiesin a move that echoes previous attempts to boycott goods and services from the Jewish state.

Time: 5:58 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 59
Poster: ridenrain

http://www.nationalpost.com/todays_paper/story.html?id=1146735

A Political Year in Review - 2008 Time: 10:17 AM on Thursday
Topic: Political
Hits: 43
Poster: tamtam10

http://www.informedvote.ca

Canadian Natives see an ally in Barack Black Eagle MrHudson and the six other chiefs from Manitoba's Treaty 1 territory are hoping that MrObama's goodwill toward native people extends across the border.

Time: 9:16 AM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 81
Poster: mtbr

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081229.OBAMANATIVES

Harper Foes Who Laud Obama Might Clash With Him Christopher Sandsa fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washingtonsays that for all the invocation of Obamathe reality of a coalition government would mean trouble for the new U.Spresident.

Time: 9:06 AM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 65
Poster: mtbr

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aCFbcjWse9Q0&refer

Anti-war group throw footwear at images of Bush Time: 2:40 PM on Sunday
Topic: Political
Hits: 73
Poster: Pimpbrewski

http://thechronicleherald.ca/Canada/1097120.html

Good grief, it was a dysfunctional year in Ottawa It seems like a long time agobut it was only Sept7 when Stephen Harper decided it was preferable to ignore his own fixed-date election law rather than permit the 39th Parliament to return for its fall sitting.

Time: 10:26 AM on Saturday
Topic: Political
Hits: 53
Poster: Hyack

http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/558555

Veteran Liberal applauds Duffy’s Senate appointment P.E.ILiberal cabinet minister Ron MacKinley praises Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s appointment of Mike Duffy to the Senate. “I think it’s good,’said MacKinleythe minister of Transportation and Public Works. “He’s got tremendous exper

Time: 9:23 AM on Friday
Topic: Political
Hits: 48
Poster: ridenrain

http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/index.cfm?sid=204522&sc=98

Mayor wants Feds help with transit strike. The city asked the federal government to step in to its labour dispute with its largest transit union in hopes of ending a 15-day-old strike when renewed contract talks broke down Tuesday night. Mayor Larry O’Brien said it has become clear to municip

Time: 12:22 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 36
Poster: ridenrain

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Business/City+wants+Ambrose+order+transit

Harper skips hearing, names new judge to top court OTTAWA Prime Minister Stephen Harper has officially named Thomas Cromwell of Nova Scotia to the Supreme Court of Canadaforgoing a promised public hearing into his appointment

Time: 4:54 PM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 63
Poster: Hyack

http://www.cbc.ca/cp/national/081222/n122241A.html

Wallin, Duffy among 18 named to fill Senate seats Former broadcaster Pamela WallinOlympic icon Nancy Greene Raine and CTV broadcaster Mike Duffy were among 18 Canadians named to the Senate on Monday by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Time: 2:29 PM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 64
Poster: Hyack

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/12/22/senate-harper.html

Nancy Greene Raine nabs 1 of 3 new Senate seats for B.C. Three prominent British Columbians received Christmas plums Monday as Prime Minister Stephen Harper named 18 people to the Senate.

Time: 2:17 PM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 31
Poster: Hyack

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/12/22/bc-senate-a

$200 Million cut from the CBC? "FRIENDS has learned from a reliable and confidential source of plans by the Harper Conservative party to slash a devastating 200 million dollars from the Parliamentary grant of the CBCThis would be a crippling and potentially fatal blow to the radio an

Time: 12:47 PM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 107
Poster: ridenrain

http://https://www.gifttool.com/donations/Donate?ID=1146&VER=1&LNG=EN

Afghan-Canadian new governor of Kandahar province Tooryalai Wesawho fled Afghanistan in 1991 and settled in CoquitlamB.C.assumed his new post during a ceremony in Kandahar City.

Time: 8:24 AM on Saturday
Topic: Political
Hits: 54
Poster: Eisensapper

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081220/kandahar_

Harper: I'm not a bully OTTAWA Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he's not a bully and knows full well the limits of running a minority parliament.

Time: 12:41 AM on Saturday
Topic: Political
Hits: 112
Poster: Hyack

http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2008/12/19/7806016.html

Danny Williams goes to bat for Newfoundland: A NAFTA challenge? The Newfoundland bad boy is at it again andagainthere's an uproar from outside his provinceHis government passed legislation revoking AbitibiBowater'stimber and water rights in the province after the paper giant announced it would close its Grand

Time: 10:16 PM on Thursday
Topic: Political
Hits: 64
Poster: Canadaka

http://thestar.blogs.com/decoder/2008/12/danny-williams-takes-on-abiti

Deficits will climb to $30-billion The Canadian Press has learned that the Harper government plans to run “deepdeficits totalling up to $30-billion as part of an economic stimulus package.

Time: 10:02 PM on Thursday
Topic: Political
Hits: 76
Poster: Canadaka

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081218.wdeficit12

Ottawa predicts 4 years of deficits Time: 10:27 AM on Thursday
Topic: Political
Hits: 80
Poster: DerbyX

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/555872

10 more ADSCAM charges In 1997for exampleGosselin billed the government for 3,673 hourswhich means he would have had to work an average of 10 hours a day every day that year.

Time: 7:10 AM on Thursday
Topic: Political
Hits: 84
Poster: ridenrain

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/todays-paper/sponsorship+charges/1

Flaherty says infrastructure projects must happen quickly to boost economy Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says he and his provincial and territorial counterparts agree infrastructure projects must happen quickly to boost the economy.

Time: 10:44 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 37
Poster: bootlegga

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/081217/national/economy_finance_min

McGuinty says Harper has agreed to give Ontario 21 more seats in Parliament Merry Christmas Ontario!

Time: 10:42 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 96
Poster: bootlegga

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/081217/national/ont_commons_seats

Layton adds another weight to Ignatieff's ball and chain Jack Layton made it impossible for Michael Ignatieff to continue feigning allegiance to the Liberal/NDP coalition on Tuesdaywhen he unveiled a list of NDP demands during an appearance in Toronto. MrLayton said the NDP wants a new housing programa

Time: 10:12 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 119
Poster: uwish

http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2008/12/1

Layton's List of Demands While MrIgnatieff has been circumspect in his pronouncementshis coalition partner was blunt in calling for new spendingincluding a national affordable housing programmoney for childcaretransit funding and support for the struggling forestry and

Time: 6:39 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 96
Poster: ridenrain

http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1082697

Stephen Harper has tough words for coalition "We're now faced with a very simple choiceDoes the government Canadians elected appoint those senatorsor are they going to be appointed by a coalition that nobody elected?said Harper.

Time: 7:14 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 81
Poster: ridenrain

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081215/harper_at

Tories set to add forestry, mining to bailout list After pledging more than $3-billion to rescue the auto sectorthe Harper government is now poised to offer similar aid to the struggling mining and forestry industries in next month's budget.

Time: 6:45 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Political
Hits: 44
Poster: ridenrain

http://business.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081215.wbail

Stephen Harper has tough words for coalition Despite having to shut down Parliament to save his government from being toppled by a furious opposition coalitionPrime Minister Stephen Harper pulled no punches when discussing his political rivals in a year-end interview with CTV Atlantic.

Time: 9:16 PM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 84
Poster: Hyack

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081215/harper_at

How two men from New Brunswick made Michael Ignatieff the Liberal leader OTTAWA On the evening of SaturdayNov29Dominic LeBlanc's role in the dramatic departure of Stéphane Dion and anointing of Michael Ignatieff as Liberal leader began in earnest between courses at the glittering annual parliamentary press gallery dinn

Time: 12:33 PM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 65
Poster: ridenrain

http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/512129

40 Taliban killed in Afghan-NATO operation KABULAfghanistan (APA joint Afghan-NATO operation in a volatile region in the country's dangerous south has killed 40 militantsincluding the Taliban's leader in that regiona government official said Monday.

Time: 12:08 PM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 45
Poster: ridenrain

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hvWEqwq3CrRvaQCmt21M

B.C. leaders irresponsibly silent on coalition We also need to know what B.C.'s party leaders think about coalition governmentin generaland whether they would ever agree to be part of oneAs Stéphane Dion notedthere's nothing illegal in this form of government and lots of countries have them.

Time: 6:56 AM on Monday
Topic: Political
Hits: 66
Poster: ridenrain

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/GAM.20081215.BCSPECTOR15/

Chaplain says senior officer aware of rapes by Afghans Time: 3:26 AM on Sunday
Topic: Political
Hits: 124
Poster: DerbyX

http://www.thestar.com/specialsections/article/553558