May

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  MPlibBob Rae's next steps - Straight Goods
  The NDP is entrenching itself as Canada's number two party. Is the speculation correct? Does it make any sense? Will Rae actually run for the Liberal leadership? Or will he decide, after 34 years in federal and provincial politics, that it is time to ... read more
  Tue 9:04 pm | straightgoods.ca
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  MPlibWalkom: Once lauded as noble, Afghan war now a political orphan - Toronto Star
  Nor is it simply a tactic that aspiring middle powers like Canada use to burnish their foreign policy credentials. Clausewitz was wrong. War is not just diplomacy by other means. It is something far more dangerous and should be used sparingly. read more
  Tue 2:53 pm | thestar.com
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  MPlibWhither will Rae decide to go? - Guelph Mercury
  With the House of Commons enjoying another extended break, nine days to celebrate Victoria Day, this is a quiet time to ponder a question that perplexes friends and colleagues: What is next for Bob Rae? Rae has been filling in as federal Liberal leader ... read more
  Mon 9:13 pm | guelphmercury.com
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  MPlibConrad Black says his comeback is already underway - National Post
  Upon Lord Black's return to Canada, Liberal leader Bob Rae Tweeted that maybe Prime Minister Stephen Harper would “listen to Conrad Black's views on the needed reforms to our criminal justice system.” Nevertheless, Lord Black was guarded on the issue ...and more » read more
  Mon 6:18 pm | news.nationalpost.com
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  MPlibYour nautical news roundup - Open File
  The Canadian government launched boat safety awareness week today until May 26. Ironically, this comes after this week's announcement that the Kitsilano coast guard station in English Bay will be closing this fall, as well as the closure of three coast ...and more » read more
  Also in this article:Joyce Murray
  Sat 2:57 pm | vancouver.openfile.ca
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  MPlibMP demands Mulcair apologize to West - Windsor Star
  A senior cabinet minister in the Harper government demanded Thursday that New Democratic Party leader Thomas Mulcair apologize to western Canadians for his attacks on the oilsands industry. And acting Liberal leader Bob Rae accused the rookie NDP ... read more
  Sat 11:28 am | windsorstar.com
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  MPlibYoung Liberals here want federal chief sooner - Winnipeg Free Press
  "In the past we've had long drawn-out contests that are very costly for the party," said Jeremiah Kopp, president of the Young Liberals of Canada -- Manitoba. Kopp said during leadership contests it's more difficult for local ridings to raise money, ...and more » read more
  Sat 1:23 am | winnipegfreepress.com
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  MPlibNude portrait of the prime minister turns heads - CTV.ca
  (Lars Hagberg / THE CANADIAN PRESS) Margaret Sutherland's painting of a nude Prime Minister Stephen Harper is creating quite the stir, Friday, May 18, 2012. TORONTO — It's the prime minister as you've never seen him before. A painting by Kingston, ...and more » read more
  Fri 6:50 pm | calgary.ctv.ca
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  MPlibTories may appeal judge's decision to order new byelection in Etobicoke Centre - Canada.com
  A statement from interim Liberal leader Bob Rae attempted to draw a link to allegations of electoral fraud across Canada, but Conservative spin doctors were quick to point out that the judge noted that "there was no suggestion of any fraud or corrupt ... read more
  Fri 3:52 pm | canada.com
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  MPlibMulcair should apologize for oilsands attack, senior Tory says - Vancouver Sun
  OTTAWA – A senior cabinet minister in the Harper government demanded Thursday that New Democratic Party leader Thomas Mulcair apologize to all western Canadians for his attacks on the oilsands industry. And acting Liberal Leader Bob Rae accused the ... read more
  Fri 11:54 am | vancouversun.com
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  MPlibMP demands Mulcair apologize to West - Vancouver Sun
  A senior cabinet minister in the Harper government demanded Thursday that New Democratic Party leader Thomas Mulcair apologize to western Canadians for his attacks on the oilsands industry. And acting Liberal leader Bob Rae accused the rookie NDP ... read more
  May 18, 2012 2:53 am | vancouversun.com
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  MPlibNDP leader refuses to back down: 'They've picked the wrong guy if they think ... - Edmonton Journal
  OTTAWA – A senior cabinet minister in the Harper government demanded Thursday that New Democratic Party leader Thomas Mulcair apologize to all western Canadians for his attacks on the oilsands industry. And acting Liberal Leader Bob Rae accused the ... read more
  May 17, 2012 4:04 pm | edmontonjournal.com
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  MPlibConservatives, Liberals join hands to slap down Mulcair over oilsands attacks - Ottawa Citizen
  OTTAWA — A senior cabinet minister in the Harper government demanded Thursday that New Democratic Party leader Thomas Mulcair apologize to all Western Canadians for his attacks on the oilsands industry. And acting Liberal leader Bob Rae accused the ... read more
  May 17, 2012 3:50 pm | ottawacitizen.com
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  MPlibTaxpayers on hook for $850 million in severance for laid-off public servants - Canada.com
  ... layoffs announced in the budget, according to new calculations by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. That would mean departments are cutting 29600 jobs between now and 2015. "The numbers are growing," said interim Liberal leader Bob Rae.and more » read more
  May 17, 2012 3:16 pm | canada.com
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  MPlibFaith Goldy-Bazos: The Liberals aren't dropping the ball, but passing the baton - National Post
  ... Bob Rae also in the business of helping ex-Liberal Mulcair get the top job in Ottawa? A party left decimated after last year's federal election, the Liberals have failed — time and time again — to answer questions that matter to Canadians.and more » read more
  Also in this article:Justin TrudeauThomas Mulcair
  May 17, 2012 7:26 am | fullcomment.nationalpost.com
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  MPlibOilsands profits artificially inflated, Mulcair says - Ottawa Citizen
  BC's Falcon, meanwhile, said Mulcair was making "incredibly ignorant" comments about the role of natural resources in Canada's economy. Acting Liberal leader Bob Rae said Mulcair was dividing the country and disrespecting the premiers. read more
  May 17, 2012 3:58 am | ottawacitizen.com
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  MPlibOpposition wants answers on Chinese firm's telecom deals - CBC.ca
  The opposition is demanding to know what steps have been taken to address security concerns over foreign companies operating in Canada's telecommunications industry, in the wake of a CBC News report about a Chinese firm's contracts in Canada.and more » read more
  Also in this article:Stephen Harper
  May 16, 2012 4:17 pm | cbc.ca
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  MPlibOpposition wants answers on Chinese firm - CBC.ca
  Security concerns raised about foreign companies operating in Canada's telecommunications industry have been addressed and Canadians can rely on a safe and secure system, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said Wednesday ... read more
  Also in this article:Stephen Harper
  May 16, 2012 3:57 pm | cbc.ca
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  MPlibOttawa urged to come clean as 'mass hysteria' mounts over EI reform - Canada.com
  OTTAWA — Canada's leading voice for small businesses is calling on the Conservative government to come clean on planned changes to the employment insurance system to help ease some of the "mass hysteria" spreading across the country.and more » read more
  Also in this article:Diane FinleyTed Menzies
  May 16, 2012 3:52 pm | canada.com
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  MPlibOilsands profits inflated by lax environmental policing: Mulcair - Vancouver Sun
  Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall and BC Finance Minister Kevin Falcon also tore into the Montreal MP, who has blamed lax federal regulation of the oilsands industry for an inflated dollar and hundreds of thousands of lost jobs across Canada, ... read more
  May 16, 2012 3:22 pm | vancouversun.com
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  MPlibEnvironment panel never pushed carbon tax, president says - CBC.ca
  That is a message the Liberal Party just will not accept," Baird said on Monday in response to a question by interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae during question period. "It should agree with Canadians. It should agree with the government.and more » read more
  Also in this article:John Baird
  May 16, 2012 1:51 pm | cbc.ca
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  MPlibEI changes won't force workers to take unsuitable jobs: Finley - Vancouver Sun
  Canadians won't know exactly what the government has in mind until new regulations on defining "suitable employment" are unveiled in the next few months. And that should be a concern to all Canadians, interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae said, pointing out ... read more
  Also in this article:Andrew ScheerScott Brison
  May 16, 2012 5:57 am | vancouversun.com
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  MPlibTim Harper: Stephen Harper eliminates the 'radical centre' of environment debate - Toronto Star
  Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird did precisely that this week when he took a garden variety question from Liberal interim leader Bob Rae and turned his guns on a small advisory group known as the National Roundtable on the Environment and the ... read more
  Also in this article:Stephen HarperJohn Baird
  May 15, 2012 4:24 pm | thestar.com
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  MPlibCommentary: Canada's bold action makes victims into soldiers in war on terror - Victoria Times Colonist
  Although some provisions were fiercely debated in the Commons, the broad principles of the JVTA have been supported by MPs from all parties, including Liberal Leader Bob Rae and former minister of justice Irwin Cotler, who recently stated that despite ...and more » read more
  May 15, 2012 3:48 pm | timescolonist.com
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  MPlibEconomics dividing Canadians between Tory and NDP camps, says new poll - Calgary Herald
  The Liberals, now led by interim leader Bob Rae, are supported by 19 per cent of the electorate, down two points. Nationally, the Bloc Quebecois is at five per cent (it runs second, behind the NDP, in Quebec). The Greens, led by Elizabeth May, ... read more
  Also in this article:Elizabeth MayStephen Harper
  May 15, 2012 7:47 am | calgaryherald.com
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  MPlibWill criticizing the Harper government get you shut down? - CBC.ca
  That is a message the Liberal Party just will not accept," Baird said in response to a question by Liberal Leader Bob Rae during question period. "It should agree with Canadians. It should agree with the government. No discussion of a carbon tax that ... read more
  May 15, 2012 5:49 am | cbc.ca
  • Bionic Liberal Will criticizing the Harper government get you shut down? http://t.co/IYFRUQ5X
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  MPlibIt's 1993 all over again, thanks to Dalton McGuinty - OurHometown.ca
  Remember Bob Rae's infamous 1993 wage freeze and unpaid “Rae Days”, to help curb the tide against Ontario's then-record $12.4 billion deficit. Rae's plan was a kick in the proverbial groin for Ontario's public sector unions and no one was left who ... read more
  May 15, 2012 4:03 am | ourhometown.ca
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  MPlibEconomy a threat to national unity: survey - Vancouver Sun
  Canada's political system appears headed for a division among voters that could imperil national unity, as a new poll shows the governing Conservatives and opposition New Democrats battling for the top spot in popularity. read more
  Also in this article:Elizabeth May
  May 15, 2012 1:22 am | vancouversun.com
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  MPlibThe calm before the attack-ad storm - Toronto Sun
  “Bob Rae,” the new ads intoned, after reciting the sad tale of his Rae's tenure as NDP premier of Ontario. “If he couldn't run a province, why does he think he could run Canada?” Dion, Ignatieff, Rae: The words changed, but the approach did not.and more » read more
  May 14, 2012 5:19 pm | torontosun.com
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  MPlibThe calm before the attack-ad storm - Edmonton Sun
  “Bob Rae,” the new ads intoned, after reciting the sad tale of his Rae's tenure as NDP premier of Ontario. “If he couldn't run a province, why does he think he could run Canada?” Dion, Ignatieff, Rae: The words changed, but the approach did not. read more
  May 14, 2012 5:18 pm | edmontonsun.com
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  MPlibSenate reform will forge ahead despite concerns, says minister - Canada.com
  The latest salvo came from the outgoing head of the right-leaning Canada West Foundation, who questioned whether the reforms would hinder the cause of regional representation — one argument for Senate reform from Western Canada.and more » read more
  Also in this article:Tim UppalPat Martin
  May 14, 2012 3:17 pm | canada.com
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  MPlibPushing carbon tax cost research agency its funding, Tories confirm - Globe and Mail
  That is a message the Liberal Party just will not accept,” Mr. Baird said in response to a question by Liberal Leader Bob Rae during question period. “It should agree with Canadians. It should agree with the government. No discussion of a carbon tax ... read more
  Also in this article:Peter Kent
  May 14, 2012 3:16 pm | theglobeandmail.com
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  MPlibEconomics dividing Canadians between Tory, NDP camps: poll - Canada.com
  The Liberals, now led by interim leader Bob Rae, are supported by 19 per cent of the electorate, down two points. Nationally, the Bloc Quebecois is at five per cent (it runs second, behind the NDP, in Quebec). The Greens, led by Elizabeth May, ... read more
  Also in this article:Elizabeth May
  May 14, 2012 2:48 pm | canada.com
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  MPlibCanada's bold action makes victims into soldiers in war on terror - Ottawa Citizen
  Although some provisions were fiercely debated in the Commons, the broad principles of the JVTA have been supported by MPs from all parties including Liberal Leader Bob Rae and former minister of justice Irwin Cotler, who recently stated that despite ...and more » read more
  May 14, 2012 7:07 am | ottawacitizen.com
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  MPlibUnanimity will never happen in federal and provincial politics - Owen Sound Sun Times
  That is what the Conservative Party of Canada did when it launched its latest tirade against Bob Rae, interim leader of the Liberal party. The ads featured Bob Rae when he headed the New Democratic Party in Ontario. Rae's record was not what the people ... read more
  May 14, 2012 6:39 am | owensoundsuntimes.com
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  MPlibAs Greece goes, so goes Canada's Liberal Party? - Globe and Mail
  The failure on Sunday evening of efforts to form a coalition government seriously increases the chances that Greece will default, which in a way only makes things worse for Canada's Liberals. It appears certain, now, that the developed world is in the ... read more
  Also in this article:Justin Trudeau
  May 13, 2012 5:57 pm | theglobeandmail.com
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  MPlibSolve reserves' water crisis, don't squabble, Rae urges - Canada First Perspective
  ... fix the clean-water crisis that plagues remote reserves, federal Liberal Leader Bob Rae said Friday. "You can't let these things descend into jurisdictional and constitutional battles. Every Canadian should have access to running water," Rae said.and more » read more
  May 12, 2012 12:59 pm | firstperspective.ca
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  MPlibSolve reserves' water crisis, don't squabble, Rae urges - Winnipeg Free Press
  ... fix the clean-water crisis that plagues remote reserves, federal Liberal Leader Bob Rae said Friday. "You can't let these things descend into jurisdictional and constitutional battles. Every Canadian should have access to running water," Rae said.and more » read more
  May 12, 2012 8:14 am | winnipegfreepress.com
  • Bionic Liberal Solve reserves' water crisis, don't squabble, Rae urges - via @winnipegnews http://t.co/olvC8F4m via @sharethis
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  MPlibSolve reserves' water crisis, don't squabble, Rae urges - Winnipeg Free Press
  ... fix the clean-water crisis that plagues remote reserves, federal Liberal Leader Bob Rae said Friday. "You can't let these things descend into jurisdictional and constitutional battles. Every Canadian should have access to running water," Rae said.and more » read more
  May 12, 2012 1:24 am | winnipegfreepress.com
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  MPlibNova Scotia civil servants say no to relocating to rural areas. - Toronto Star
  The provincial government announced in the Throne Speech on March 29 that it would be moving dozens of civil service jobs outside the capital in a move reminiscent of that undertaken by the Ontario government under Bob Rae. In the early 1990s, ...and more » read more
  May 11, 2012 3:51 pm | thestar.com
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  MPlibChris Selley's Full Pundit: Will Justin Trudeau go to war? - National Post
  Absolute power bores absolutely In the Ottawa Citizen, Sheila Copps and Postmedia's Andrew Coyne debate the resolution that “power corrupts Canadian prime ministers.” Coyne says, duh, of course it does: Just look at all the abandoned promises and ... read more
  Also in this article:Justin Trudeau
  May 11, 2012 9:27 am | fullcomment.nationalpost.com
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  MPlibMatthews killing system - London Free Press
  ... who together with Bob Rae, killed the health system. Unfortunately if she insists she may succeed. She of course is not aware we ordinary people need a doctor, but we don't necessarily need Deb Matthews. Canada is one of the only countries in the ... read more
  Also in this article:Stephen Woodworth
  May 11, 2012 6:11 am | lfpress.com
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  MPlibOp Ed: Trudeau needs more time - Edmonton Journal
  A growing number of observers of Canadian politics think he'll do just that, or at least that he should try, and that if he did, he'd acquit himself well. Since the big fight at the end of March - let's face it, that was the turning point - disparaging ...and more » read more
  Also in this article:Denis CoderreDavid McGuintyNycole TurmelJustin Trudeau
  May 11, 2012 5:46 am | edmontonjournal.com
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  MPlibMaritime distress call from Newfoundland fisherman routed to Italian call ... - National Post
  Interim Liberal leader Bob Rae then asked Mr. Harper to acknowledge that Mr. Rideout was in fact routed to a doctor in Rome. “Why would the Prime Minister stand in this place and give the House false information with respect to this situation?and more » read more
  Also in this article:Keith Ashfield
  May 10, 2012 2:22 pm | news.nationalpost.com
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  MPlibDen Tandt: He's tough, he's pretty — but Justin Trudeau isn't quite ready - Canada.com
  A growing number of observers of Canadian politics think he'll do just that, or at least that he should try, and that if he did, he'd acquit himself well. Since the big fight at the end of March — let's face it, that was the turning point ...and more » read more
  Also in this article:Marc GarneauDavid McGuintyNycole TurmelJustin TrudeauDenis Coderre
  May 10, 2012 1:38 pm | canada.com
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  MPlibLawrence Cannon lands plum diplomatic post in France - Canada.com
  Interim Liberal leader Bob Rae observed that "political defeat was apparently never permanent," but said he believed Cannon had the necessary skills to adequately represent Canada abroad. "He was a man who always did his job," Rae said.and more » read more
  Also in this article:Charlie AngusMathieu Ravignat
  May 10, 2012 12:18 pm | canada.com
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  MPlibNDP, Mulcair widen support across the country: new poll - CTV.ca
  As present, Bob Rae is struggling to get the media to pay much attention to him and his decimated party. However, when the entitled class of Liberals finally get around to staging a leadership race, a great many Canadians will be far less interested in ... read more
  Also in this article:Thomas MulcairStephen Harper
  May 10, 2012 7:49 am | ottawa.ctv.ca
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  MPlibMake prisoners pay, says Toews - Winnipeg Free Press
  The minister said Wednesday Corrections Canada will also eliminate incentive pay for convicts who work in prison shops, and will turn the running of all prison canteens over to inmates. Other changes will streamline the way prisoners purchase products ... read more
  May 10, 2012 1:21 am | winnipegfreepress.com
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  MPlibFederal prisoners to be charged more for room and board behind bars: Toews - Winnipeg Free Press
  The minister said Wednesday that Corrections Canada will also eliminate incentive pay for convicts who work in prison shops, and will turn the running of all prison canteens over to inmates. Other changes will streamline the way prisoners purchase ... read more
  May 09, 2012 7:53 am | winnipegfreepress.com
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  MPlibIsraeli President lauds Canada as 'never indifferent, never neutral' - Globe and Mail
  The president appears likely to get more friendly hearings during his Canadian tour. He met interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae later Monday. “The Liberal party remains committed to a secure and democratic Israel, a stable and democratic Palestinian state ... read more
  May 08, 2012 11:01 pm | theglobeandmail.com

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