Monday, November 10, 2008

Daily Digest November 10, 2008


The DAILY DIGEST: INFORMATION and OPINION from ST. JOHN'S to VICTORIA.
ARCHIVED at http://cdndailydigest.blogspot.com/

EDITORIAL PAGEs

CORNER BROOK WESTERN STAR -
Understand the symbolism

Make the party a real party

CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN -
Proceed cautiously, Minister Shea

CAPE BRETON POST -
'Truth' process trips up early
http://www.capebretonpost.com/index.cfm?sid=188268&sc=151

AMHERST DAILY NEWS -
Modest proposal: For the scrapheap

MONTREAL GAZETTE -
Obama must fight climate change, but avoid green subsidies

OTTAWA CITIZEN -
Genetic complications

To have and have not

KINGSTON WHIG STANDARD-
Seek justice for detainee

TORONTO STAR -
Shifting ground on climate change

The graying of Canada

PM and premiers need to co-operate

GLOBE & MAIL -
Much more than enough
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081110.ERUSSIA10/TPStory/Opinion/editorials

Stature, not race
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081110.ETRUTHANDREC10/TPStory/Opinion/editorials

NATIONAL POST -
George Bush's place in history
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2008/11/10/national-post-editorial-board-george-bush-s-place-in-history.aspx

Kill equalization
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2008/11/08/editorial-kill-equalization.aspx

K-W RECORD -
Harper, Obama can work together

LONDON FREE PRESS -
Taser controversy serves no one well

WINDSOR STAR -
Parole board wrong

Smart Tories softer on crime after vote

SUDBURY STAR -
New medal should honour all sacrifice

WINNIPEG FREE PRESS -
Remember them all
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/editorial/story/4247980p-4891182c.html

Not die for nothing
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/editorial/story/4247983p-4891192c.html

REGINA LEADER-POST -
A Salute To Our Heroes

CALGARY HERALD -
Child killer should still be behind bars

GRANDE PRAIRIE DAILY HERALD TRIBUNE -
Soldiers' sacrifice should be honoured - Most Canadians think Nov. 11 should be a national holiday

EDMONTON JOURNAL -
Goldring's sudden concern for democracy

EDMONTON SUN -
PM must defend Alberta oil
http://www.edmontonsun.com/Comment/Commentary/2008/11/09/7353026-sun.html
 
PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN -
A time to remember

VANCOUVER SUN -
Moratorium on mandatory RRIF withdrawals needed

VANCOUVER PROVINCE -
Time to zap the Taser

VICTORIA TIMES-COLONIST -
From 1943: A shared failure


ISSUES

AFGHANISTAN -
Pakistan militants hijack trucks
Militants in north-west Pakistan have hijacked 12 trucks carrying supplies for Western forces in Afghanistan, a government official has said. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7720757.stm

Governor of Ghor warns of humanitarian disaster unless government acts now
http://quqnoos.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1989&Itemid=48

US aircraft strike in Pakistan's Khyber agency
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/11/report_us_aircraft_s.php

Canadian engineers teach Afghan Army the basics

Karzai condemns killings by US
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In Afghanistan, Islamists' influence widens
Chicago Tribune (11/10/2008)
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Afghan President Fires Transport Minister
AFP (11/10/2008)
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Afghan governor: U.S. forces killed guards
CNN (11/10/2008)
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Revised Afghan strategy may give role to warlord
The Washington Post (11/09/2008)
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Never mind the Taliban: in Afghanistan, thugs, bandits and everyday threat
The Canadian Press (11/09/2008)
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Stolen UN vehicle raises security worries in Kabul
The Associated Press (11/09/2008)
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Obama offers new hope in Afghanistan
The Independent, UK (11/09/2008)
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Reporter recounts being held in Afghan cave
The Associated Press (11/09/2008)
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Afghan former president warns of cultural invasion
Xinhua (11/09/2008)
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Talk is cheap - Gap-e moft
The Guardian (11/08/2008)
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Kidnappers free Dutch woman held in Afghanistan
The Associated Press (11/08/2008)
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U.S. claims proof civilians set up
The Associated Press (11/08/2008)
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Afghanistan blames Taliban for U.S. air strike
Toronto Star (11/08/2008)
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Militants kill Afghan district governor, 30 rebels killed: officials
AFP (11/08/2008)
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Confusion and Anger Over Balkh Raid
IWPR (11/08/2008)
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A Tribal Strategy for Afghanistan
Council on Foreign Relations (11/08/2008)


CANADIAN FORCES
Web brings 90 years of war stories to life
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081103/war_archives_081103/20081109?hub=Canada

Female soldiers on front lines in today's Forces
http://www.nationalpost.com/todays_paper/story.html?id=944783

D-Day In Sicily
http://www.nationalpost.com/todays_paper/story.html?id=944810

The legacy of Vimy lives on
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2008/11/10/lorne-gunter-the-legacy-of-vimy-lives-on.aspx

For a wounded soldier, the battle has just begun
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081110.wsoldier10/BNStory/Afghanistan/home

Nov. 11, 1918
Monday, Nov. 11, 1918, dawned chill and cloudy over western Belgium, with the promise of rain later in the day.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/subscriber/westview/story/4247931p-4891203c.html

Remembrance Day too little understood
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/subscriber/westview/story/4247930p-4891197c.html

When war comes home


CANUSA/USACAN
Harper jumps on the Obama climate bandwagon


ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
Canada, bastion of free markets?
http://www.nationalpost.com/todays_paper/story.html?id=944793

Big role for new economic giants
http://www.nationalpost.com/todays_paper/story.html?id=944795

Our financial system sparks interest: Carney
http://www.nationalpost.com/todays_paper/story.html?id=944796

Restructuring: The good, the bad and the ugly
http://www.nationalpost.com/todays_paper/story.html?id=944799

 Oil Sands Worth $1.5-Trillion: Think-Tank
http://www.nationalpost.com/todays_paper/story.html?id=944800


FOREIGN AFFAIRS
They never hurt me,' freed CBC reporter says

Three Bush appointees likely to stay when Obama takes over

Smack in the middle of Caucasus conflicts

Emanuel Appointment Affect Obama Middle East Policy?

US authorised forces to carry out raids in Middle East, Asia and Africa
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/10/usa-usnationalsecurity-specialforces-cia-alqaida

Secret Order Lets U.S. Raid Al Qaeda
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/washington/10military.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&ref=middleeast&pagewanted=print&adxnnlx=1226354376-Fz0a/kOiiHXsMi3aUqbZaQ

War without borders
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/nov/10/obama-white-house-georgebush

Seven pointless years in Afghanistan
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/nov/09/afghanistan-taliban-obama-iraq-foreignpolicy


HEALTH CARE RELATED
Too many patients, too few doctors

Is HPV vaccineworth a shot?
http://www.torontosun.com/comment/2008/11/10/7359626-sun.html

The issue is cancer prevention. MORE...

Headphones can shut off heart devices


JUSTICE SYSTEM
Court to weigh provincial proceeds-of-crime laws
http://www.nationalpost.com/todays_paper/story.html?id=944780


POLITICS IN THE PROVINCES
Premiers urge quick action on pensions, infrastructure, autos

Harper, premiers agree on infrastructure
200 reader comments
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081110.wpremiersmain1110/BNStory/National/home

Protect pensions, Manitoba Premier urges


Premiers call for changes to RRSP conversion laws

'No easy solutions,' PM warns

Premiers meet to discuss an economy facing crisis

N.B. Premier Graham to hike HST?

Infrastructure money top priority for N.S. premier at first ministers' meeting


POLITICAL OPINION -
MacKay: Nova Scotia's Minister of Everything . MORE...

A hard look at Charest's election. MORE...

Shifting ground on climate change. MORE...

New media require new thinking on culture policy. MORE...

Ottawa's new $1B boondoggle.. MORE...

Rae can be proud of his 'baggage' MORE...

Equalization a journey into the bizarre  MORE...

Premiers to focus on recession in talks with PM

'No easy solutions,' PM warns


Premiers meet to discuss an economy facing crisis

Flaherty favours aid for long-term auto plans

Ottawa switches tracks on funding rules to aid 'Petit Train'
The Harper government rewrote the rules of an economic development program in order to pay for a $2-million project in a Conservative Quebec riding that would otherwise have been left out.

Tories want opposition to drop 'in and out' and Cadman probes in House
House 'committee obstruction manual' from the last Parliament will be refined, improved and will be back in play.

Tweed to challenge Milliken for House of Commons Speaker job

Ignatieff set to declare candidacy, insider says

Battle for Grit leadership heats up
 
Grits must become 'relevant' again: former president

Conservatives expect low turn out at policy convention
Tory Party president Don Plett says there's no 'burning issue,' and 'everybody's thrilled with the Prime Minister.'

Layton lays out great expectations for throne speech

Revenue Canada employees misusing charge cards: audit

A Raitt success in Harper Cabinet spells future Conservative inroads

Ottawa won't extend Afghan commitment: minister


First week of Quebec campaign features mudslinging, infighting

Inuit activist pushes Harper for action on environment

Ottawa denies report Taliban swapped for journalist
The Conservatives are denying a report Monday that Canadian journalist Mellissa Fung was released by her Afghan captors in a swap for two Taliban leaders.

Second report indicates Fung exchanged for prisoners

Taliban swapped for CBC journalist?

Taliban say hostage was theirs

Video depicts life of abducted journalist


PROGRAMMES
Bleak economic outlook sparks call for Employment Insurance reforms
http://www.nationalpost.com/todays_paper/story.html?id=944785

Change EI rules now: union leader, MPs

The stretched safety net of unemployment insurance


Gallery cancellation reveals divide between Ottawa and the West



PRESSURE POINTS
The "Near-Virtual Reality" of Man-Made Global Warming

My View on Global Warming


OPINION AND INFORMATION
End of the road for equalization
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2008/11/08/editorial-kill-equalization.aspx

Senate reform by stealth
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081107.wcosenate10/BNStory/specialComment/home

How to ensure we're in Obama's tent
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081107.wcocanam10/BNStory/specialComment/home

Canada's bubble economy

Harper ready to harmonize with U.S. on climate change

Covering war, leaps of faith are the norm

  We need to bring End-Times beliefs out of their closet

Are Americans ready to 'choose our better history'?

Greed not to blame for economic crisis

Expectations great for political messiah

Locking women in the cabinet

The centre of power

Quebec's misguided priorities

Police and their role


INFOS 
Harper prend le pouls des provinces
http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/Politique/2008/11/10/001-rencontre-pm-ottawa.shtml

Congrès du PLC à Vancouver : «la décision n'a pas été prise à la légère»
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/dossiers/succession-de-dion/200811/10/01-37968-congres-du-plc-a-vancouver-la-decision-na-pas-ete-prise-a-la-legere.php

Layton expose ses attentes sur le discours du Trône de Harper
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/quebec-canada/politique-canadienne/200811/09/01-37904-layton-expose-ses-attentes-sur-le-discours-du-trone-de-harper.php

Réunion à Ottawa: Charest réduit les attentes
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/quebec-canada/politique-canadienne/200811/10/01-37960-reunion-a-ottawa-charest-reduit-les-attentes.php

Le PCC tient son premier congrès national depuis 2005
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/quebec-canada/politique-canadienne/200811/09/01-37848-le-pcc-tient-son-premier-congres-national-depuis-2005.php

Pour souligner le 90e anniversaire de la fin de la Première Guerre mondiale, le ministre canadien... »
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/quebec-canada/national/200811/09/01-37800-des-canadiens-soulignent-le-90e-anniversaire-de-la-premiere-guerre.php

Les frais de participation élevés pourraient décourager certains candidats
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/quebec-canada/politique-canadienne/200811/08/01-37721-les-frais-de-participation-eleves-pourraient-decourager-certains-candidats.php

Harper refuse de réclamer le rapatriement d'Omar Khadr
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/quebec-canada/politique-canadienne/200811/08/01-37577-harper-refuse-de-reclamer-le-rapatriement-domar-khadr.php

Crise: Harper veut accélérer les projets d'infrastructures
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/quebec-canada/politique-canadienne/200811/08/01-37566-crise-harper-veut-accelerer-les-projets-dinfrastructures.php

Un premier coup de fil Harper-Obama
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/quebec-canada/politique-canadienne/200811/07/01-37126-un-premier-coup-de-fil-harper-obama.php

Le Canada pourrait annoncer d'autres mesures économiques, selon Jim Flaherty
http://info.branchez-vous.com/Nationales/081109/N110995AU.html

Des fonctionnaires auraient abusé des cartes de crédit du gouvernement
http://info.branchez-vous.com/Nationales/081109/N110967AU.html

La journaliste Melissa Fung a été détenue dans une cellule souterraine
http://info.branchez-vous.com/Nationales/081109/N110997AU.html

Le G20 entend faire bloc contre la crise
http://www.ledevoir.com/2008/11/10/215254.html


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"A Pittance of Time"

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                  Joe
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