May 23rd

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  MPconMinister Valcourt Congratulates Long Plain First Nation on Urban Reserve in ... - Marketwire (press release)
  WINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(Marketwired - May 23, 2013) - The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, today congratulated Long Plain First Nation on the establishment of their urban reserve in the city of Winnipeg ... read more
  5 hours ago | marketwire.com
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  MPcon'I will not waste any more of my time': Quebec Tory quits after frustration ... - National Post
  Jean-Guy Dagenais in the local newspapers, while a Conservative staffer at an event with Maxime Bernier tried to turn away media that were invited to cover the event. Adrian Wyld / The Canadian Press. “It's clear that the Conservative Party has no ... read more
  6 hours ago | news.nationalpost.com
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  MPconCANADA INCREASES ACCESS TO DISTANCE EDUCATION IN THE CARIBBEAN - Barnacle
  ... Canada will assist young people in the Caribbean to gain greater access to post-secondary education. Minister Ablonczy made the announcement today in Antigua at the University of West Indies Open Campus on behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, ... read more
  Also in this article:Diane Ablonczy
  6 hours ago | barnaclegrenada.com
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  MPconStephen Harper to stand with the Pacific Alliance as Canada makes the ... - Canada.com
  The bloc has also moved to link its stock exchange — something Canada's own provinces have been unable to do, though Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said this week he's going to try again to create a single securities regulator. There is wiggle room as ...and more » read more
  7 hours ago | o.canada.com
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  MPconCanada Dollar Gains From One-Year Low Amid Paring of Easing Bets - Businessweek
  Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, speaking in Ottawa yesterday, said the loosening of fiscal and monetary policies in some countries may be increasing risks to the global economy. Some policy makers favor “growth at any cost,” Flaherty told a ...and more » read more
  7 hours ago | businessweek.com
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  MPconReport calls for decriminalizing both 'hard' and 'soft' drugs - Regina Leader-Post
  In 2007, for instance, then-health minister Tony Clement declared that the “party's over” while speaking of his party's contempt for the former Liberal government's approach to illicit drug use. The coalition report cites 2011 Health Canada statistics ...and more » read more
  7 hours ago | leaderpost.com
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  MPconMedia Bites: Are These Politicians Actually Journalists, or Vice Versa? - Huffington Post Canada
  In modern Canada, alas, that critical detachment between press and politics -- the notion that these two worlds are incurably hostile parties locked in existential opposition -- seems to be steadily eroding, as notables on both sides make peace in a ...and more » read more
  Also in this article:Joan Crockatt
  8 hours ago | huffingtonpost.ca
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  MPconCanada's Flaherty Sees No Sign of Canadian Housing Bubble - Wall Street Journal (blog)
  As far as Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is concerned, talk of a Canadian housing bubble is overdone. With Canadian housing cooling, some prominent U.S. hedge fund investors say Canadian government policy has created a bubble in the ... read more
  8 hours ago | blogs.wsj.com
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  MPconREMINDER/Media Advisory: Minister Nicholson to Make a Funding Announcement - MarketWatch (press release)
  CALGARY, ALBERTA, May 23, 2013 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, will make a funding announcement. Date: Thursday, May 23, 2013 ... read more
  8 hours ago | marketwatch.com
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  MPconSaying farewell to a legend - Sun News Network
  David Onley, former Ontario premier Ernie Eves, PC Leader Tim Hudak, MP and cabinet minister Tony Clement, Mayor Rob Ford and Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair. Current ... And then have at 21-gun salute on the main street of the biggest city in Canada?" ...and more » read more
  9 hours ago | sunnewsnetwork.ca
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  MPconCanada means business - Travel Daily News International
  "Business Events Canada will contribute to efforts under the Federal Tourism Strategy to foster the long-term competitiveness of the tourism sector while creating jobs in Canada," says The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of State (Small Business ... read more
  10 hours ago | traveldailynews.com
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  MPconDeparting Carney reminds us why 'Canada works' - Globe and Mail
  The next Bank of Canada governor, Stephen Poloz, and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty still face the considerable challenge of weaning Canadians off cheap mortgage debt and, as Mr. Carney put it, “to rotate the sources of growth” to exports and business ... read more
  10 hours ago | theglobeandmail.com
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  MPconNeil Macdonald: Harper no Obama when it comes to dealing with scandals - CBC.ca
  Much different in Canada. No similar statistics are available for Harper's responsiveness, but Canada's prime minister is almost a professional hermit by comparison. A cursory search of the public record by CBC News turned up only five full-fledged ... read more
  11 hours ago | cbc.ca
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  MPconFlood money paid for CEO's romantic trip - Winnipeg Free Press
  "These are serious allegations and any evidence to support them will be turned over to the police," said Andrea Richer, a spokeswoman in the office of Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt. "We will not tolerate the abuse of tax dollars. That is ... read more
  12 hours ago | winnipegfreepress.com

May 22nd

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  MPconFinal farewell to Peter Worthington - Toronto Sun
  David Onley, former Ontario premier Ernie Eves, PC Leader Tim Hudak, MP and cabinet minister Tony Clement, Mayor Rob Ford and Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair. Current ... And then have at 21-gun salute on the main street of the biggest city in Canada?” ...and more » read more
  18 hours ago | torontosun.com
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  MPconPresident Humala meets Canada's PM Stephen Harper - Andina - Agencia Peruana de Noticias
  The visiting delegation also includes Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas and Consular Affairs), Diane Ablonczy, and a group of Canadian lawmakers and business people. This is Harper's second time in the country, and the first bilateral ...and more » read more
  18 hours ago | andina.com.pe
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  MPconUS House votes to force approval of Keystone pipeline - Toronto Sun
  In an appearance before a Canadian Senate committee, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty was asked to assess the impact of delaying the Canada-to-Nebraska leg of Keystone and of not building Enbridge Inc's Northern Gateway pipeline in Western Canada.and more » read more
  18 hours ago | torontosun.com
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  MPconCBC warns of lawsuit over efforts to control salary negotiations - Globe and Mail
  ... Act and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, leading to litigation. Canadian Broadcasting Corp. chief executive Hubert Lacroix sent a letter to the Commons finance committee Wednesday, pleading for an amendment to the budget implementation bill to ... read more
  Also in this article:Tony ClementScott Brison
  19 hours ago | theglobeandmail.com
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  MPconBecoming Brian Mulroney - iPolitics.ca (subscription)
  Reform begat the United Alternative, which begat the Canadian Conservative Reform Alliance Party (no acronyms please), which begat the Canadian Alliance, which begat — with a donor egg from Peter MacKay's remaining Progressive Conservatives — the ... read more
  19 hours ago | ipolitics.ca
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  MPconHigh school results, May 22 - Toronto Star
  Jr. Boys' Rugby Quarterfinals – Cardinal Newman 22 (Adrian Frempong T, Manolo Cuenca T, Marcel Costa 2T,C), Bishop Allen 17 (Joseph Tanuta 3T, James Moore C). Varsity Girls' Rugby – Mother Teresa 31, Marshall McLuhan 20. We value respectful and ... read more
  20 hours ago | thestar.com
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  MPconCBC prez promises to fight accountability to taxpayers - Sun News Network
  The legislation would also apply to Canada Post, Telefilm Canada and the Bank of Canada. At a Commons committee hearing on Wednesday the opposition pushed Finance Minister Jim Flaherty to leave CBC alone and avoid a potential court battle. Flaherty ... read more
  21 hours ago | sunnewsnetwork.ca
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  MPconBC report says drugs for personal use should be decriminalized - Ottawa Citizen
  In 2007, for instance, then-health minister Tony Clement declared that the “party's over” while speaking of his party's contempt for the former Liberal government's approach to illicit drug use. The report cites 2011 Health Canada statistics indicating ...and more » read more
  21 hours ago | ottawacitizen.com
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  MPconQuebec Tory quits riding in frustration, says Conservatives are ignoring base - Canada.com
  In a resignation letter distributed throughout the party Wednesday, Quebec Conservative riding association president Georgette St-Onge says Christian Paradis, the federal industry minister, made no effort to help a credible candidate in her riding of ...and more » read more
  Also in this article:Maxime Bernier
  22 hours ago | o.canada.com
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  MPconB.C. report says drugs for personal use should be decriminalized - Canada.com
  In 2007, for instance, then-health minister Tony Clement declared that the “party's over” while speaking of his party's contempt for the former Liberal government's approach to illicit drug use. The report cites 2011 Health Canada statistics indicating ...and more » read more
  22 hours ago | o.canada.com
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  MPconConservationists pan Mount Norquay expansion plan - CBC.ca
  Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent gave the go-ahead Tuesday for the Mount Norquay 2013 Long Range Plan. It calls for widened runs, a tea house, an observation deck and a cable-assisted summer hiking route known as a via ferrata. The resort must ... read more
  22 hours ago | cbc.ca
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  MPconFlaherty says Ottawa to move ahead with single securities regulator plan even ... - National Post
  OTTAWA — Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says the federal government will again push ahead with the creation of a national securities regulator, with or without the agreement of the provinces and territories, to deal with areas in which Ottawa is ... read more
  22 hours ago | business.financialpost.com
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  MPconMortgage group says Canadian housing starts will plunge 25-30 per cent by 2015 - CTV News
  Murphy notes that his organization never agreed with the perception that Canada had a housing bubble problem, but any concerns on that front have been dispelled following last summer's action by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and the bank regulator to ... read more
  22 hours ago | london.ctvnews.ca
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  MPconLoss of Nigel Wright compounds Stephen Harper's isolation: Hébert - Toronto Star
  On top of making the trains run on time and extinguishing fires such the Senate blaze that ultimately became his funeral pyre, Wright served as Harper's fixer on files as sensitive as the Keystone pipeline and the Canada-EU free trade negotiation. To ... read more
  Also in this article:Stephen Harper
  22 hours ago | thestar.com
  • The Bionic Liberal Hébert: Harper finds it lonely at the top... http://t.co/tLI2Eidi7n
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  MPconMcILVEEN: Unfair hirings erode public confidence in ACOA - TheChronicleHerald.ca
  When public scrutiny of institutions like the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency is at an all-time high, it's discouraging to read how senior staff at ACOA bent the rules to hire Shawn Masterson and Kevin MacAdam, two of Peter MacKay's former ... read more
  23 hours ago | thechronicleherald.ca
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  MPconUDPATE: Canada Fin Min: Tensions Exist Among G-7 on Need for Further ... - Wall Street Journal
  OTTAWA--The global economy faces "challenging" times but there's disagreement among industrialized countries on how best to boost growth, Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty told the country's lawmakers Wednesday. Some members in the Group of ... read more
  23 hours ago | online.wsj.com
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  MPconInternet bill would unlock personal details, says watchdog - CBC.ca
  In dropping the online surveillance bill, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson said the government would not include mandatory disclosure of basic subscriber information in future revisions of the Criminal Code. Bernier said while she hopes the study's ...and more » read more
  23 hours ago | cbc.ca
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  MPconFederal government taking action to combat bullying - Sunny South News
  In 2012, federal, provincial, and territorial Ministers for Justice and Public Safety first directed officials to review Canada's Criminal Code and determine if there were any gaps related to cyberbullying. The following April, Rob Nicholson, Minister ... read more
  23 hours ago | sunnysouthnews.com
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  MPconBacklash against Greenland's premier over Arctic Council boycott continues - Nunatsiaq News
  However, “domestic issue,” is how Leona Aglukkaq, Canada's minister responsible for the Arctic Council, described Hammond's decision to boycott the May 15 Arctic Council ministerial. Aglukkaq said that Greenland contributes in valuable ways to the ... read more
  Wed 1:24 pm | nunatsiaqonline.ca
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  MPconPolice say they now have in custody the two men they allege Bosma took for a ... - Castanet.net
  "We understand and share the concerns of those who fought for freedom," said Jean-Christophe de Le Rue, a spokesman for Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney. Despite some opposition expressed in Canada, the Juno Beach Centre at the famous site ...and more » read more
  Also in this article:Rob Anders
  Wed 1:08 pm | castanet.net
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  MPconCanadian university team wins global business prize - Globe and Mail
  Canada's minister of citizenship, immigration and multiculturalism, Jason Kenney, spent a few days in Silicon Valley last weekend to meet “foreign entrepreneurs” and members of the startup and tech communities. His aim, according to a press release ... read more
  Wed 12:19 pm | theglobeandmail.com
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  MPconCanadian Lysenkoism - Wired
  “This is a brief chronology of the current Conservative Canadian government's long campaign to undermine evidence-based scientific, environmental and technical decision-making. It is a government that is beholden to big business, particularly big oil ...and more » read more
  Wed 11:59 am | wired.com
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  MPconMinister Kenney Promotes Canada's New Start-Up Visa in Silicon Valley - Marketwire (press release)
  OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 22, 2013) - Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney concluded a productive visit to Silicon Valley to promote Canada's new Start-Up Visa, the first of its kind in the world. "The message ... read more
  Wed 11:03 am | marketwire.com
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  MPconHealth Canada recalling novelty sets containing small, powerful magnets - CTV News
  "Canadians expect that products they find on store shelves will be safe," Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq said in a statement Wednesday. "It's clear that some products containing small, powerful magnets pose a danger to children so we are taking action ... read more
  Wed 11:02 am | ctvnews.ca
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  MPconOnline surveillance bill would have unlocked personal secrets: privacy watchdog - Winnipeg Free Press
  In dropping the online surveillance bill, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson said the government would not include mandatory disclosure of basic subscriber information in future revisions of the Criminal Code. Bernier said while she hopes the study's ... read more
  Wed 10:50 am | winnipegfreepress.com
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  MPconOnline surveillance bill would have unlocked personal secrets: privacy watchdog - Brandon Sun
  In dropping the online surveillance bill, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson said the government would not include mandatory disclosure of basic subscriber information in future revisions of the Criminal Code. Bernier said while she hopes the study's ... read more
  Wed 10:46 am | brandonsun.com
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  MPconMedia Advisory: Minister Nicholson to Make a Funding Announcement - MarketWatch (press release)
  CALGARY, ALBERTA, May 22, 2013 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, will make a funding announcement. Date: Thursday, May 23, 2013 ... read more
  Wed 10:13 am | marketwatch.com
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  MPconMore than $40000 in grants for seniors' projects in Brockton 0 - The Post - Ontario
  Ben Lobb Member of Parliament for Huron-Bruce made the announcement last week on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, and the Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors). “Our government ... read more
  Also in this article:Diane Finley
  Wed 10:06 am | thepost.on.ca
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  MPconAIHce 2013: OSHA's Michaels Discusses Sequester, Standards and More - EHS Today
  At AIHce 2013, what was billed as a conversation about occupational safety and health between Dr. David Michaels and his Canadian counterpart, Minister of Labor, Human Resources and Skills Development Lisa Raitt, turned into a candid conversation ... read more
  Wed 9:53 am | ehstoday.com
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  MPconHarper government launches call for proposals for projects led and inspired by ... - Sacramento Bee
  By Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. Human Resources and Skills ... The 2013-2014 NHSP call for proposals for community-based projects was launched today by the Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors). "Our government ...and more » read more
  Wed 8:56 am | sacbee.com
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  MPconCanada's PM to Meet with Humala in Lima - Andean Airmail & PERUVIAN TIMES
  Harper is traveling with Canada's Foreign Relations Minister for the Americas, Diane Ablonczy, Canadian legislators and a group of executives. The officials are expected to discuss economic, education and defense ties, according to a statement from the ... read more
  Wed 8:32 am | peruviantimes.com
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  MPconProtesters tell UK to say no to Canadian tar sands - TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk (blog)
  The news breaks as the UK receives a visit this week from Canadian Ministers Joe Oliver and Peter Kent as part of a pan-European mission to promote the tar sands and lobby against the new proposals for the FQD. Kent by protesters from the UK Tar Sands ...and more » read more
  Wed 8:16 am | thegreencarwebsite.co.uk
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  MPconCanada grabs for America's foreign skilled workers - MSN Money
  Enter Jason Kenney, Canada's minister of citizenship, immigration and multiculturalism, who was in Silicon Valley last weekend in a bald attempt to poach some foreign talent. "There are potentially tens of thousands of bright young people who are ... read more
  Wed 7:28 am | money.msn.com
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  MPconPeter MacKay's Photo Op And Announcement Of the Purchase of the F-35 Cost ... - Ottawa Citizen (blog)
  Elizabeth May requested in an Order Paper details about the 2010 press conference where Peter MacKay announced that Canada was buying the F-35. Here is the official response that DND/the government is required by Parliament to provide: With regard to ... read more
  Also in this article:Elizabeth May
  Wed 6:48 am | blogs.ottawacitizen.com
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  MPconMortgage group says Canadian housing starts will plunge 25-30% by 2015 - CTV News
  Murphy notes that his organization never agreed with the perception that Canada had a housing bubble problem, but any concerns on that front have been dispelled following last summer's action by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and the bank regulator to ... read more
  Wed 6:33 am | ctvnews.ca
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  MPconDr. Gibson's Incredible Truck & Coach Show - Today's Trucking News
  Said Gosal: “Wow!” Said the federal Minister of Labour Lisa Raitt: “This industry also needs more girls.” ... The Canadian Transportation Education Foundation (CTEF) announced a donation of $25,000 in sustainability funding for the program. “It is our ... read more
  Wed 6:23 am | todaystrucking.com

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