Daily Digest November 17, 2008

The DAILY DIGEST: INFORMATION and OPINION from ST. JOHN'S to VICTORIA.
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EDITORIAL PAGEs

CORNER BROOK WESTERN STAR -
Do something that helps out

CAPE BRETON POST -
Greens think over electoral shutout
http://www.capebretonpost.com/index.cfm?sid=190944&sc=151

AMHERST DAILY NEWS -
Hold off on the big asset sale

MONTREAL GAZETTE -
Government has obligation to make the rich pay, too

The U.S. would be wrong to bail out Detroit automakers

OTTAWA CITIZEN -
Creative dissent

The age of entitlement

KINGSTON WHIG STANDARD-
Wars haven't changed -we have

Book sheds light on what West did wrong in waging wars

Is Russia friend or foe of Ukraine? Depends who you ask

Ontario should review Taser use

TORONTO STAR -
A new proposal to pay the rent

G20 good, in principle

GLOBE & MAIL -
Time to feed the dinosaurs
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081117.weauto17/BNStory/specialComment/home

NATIONAL POST -
Blaming racism (as usual)
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/story.html?id=965911

K-W RECORD -
Public is willing to support an end to poverty

WINNIPEG SUN -
POINT OF VIEW: Banking on a little help

SASKATOON STARPHOENIX -
Liberal party doesn't grasp challenge yet

Canada needs more than narrative

REGINA LEADER-POST -
Casting a jaundiced eye over what the boss is paid

It's a dirty business: Canada's oilsands

CALGARY HERALD -
Democracy and schoolgirls

GRANDE PRAIRIE DAILY HERALD TRIBUNE -
Copyright laws weaving a wicked web - U.S. examples should give Canada pause for thought

EDMONTON JOURNAL -
Alberta sales tax would stabilize revenues

LETHBRIDGE HERALD -
At least the irony is rich
http://www.lethbridgeherald.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7876&Itemid=56


ISSUES

ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS -          
Martin hopes mentoring will help native teens add up to success

National chief tours mould-plagued native school, demands action by Ottawa


AFGHANISTAN -
Pakistan reopens Khyber crossing to NATO convoys
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/11/pakistan_reopens_khy.php

US supply trucks get armed escorts in Pakistan

U.S.-Afghan rift builds around Karzai's overture to Taliban

U.S. suspicious of Taliban's intentions for peace

The Karzai question
International Herald Tribune (11/17/2008)

No positive sign from Mullah Omar on reconciliation: White House
AFP (11/17/2008)

Afghan Taliban reject Karzai's safety vow
Reuters (11/17/2008)

Karzai: 'remove me or leave' over Taliban talks
Qoqnoos (11/17/2008)

Afghan Taliban prepare response to Karzai safety vow
Reuters (11/17/2008)

Obama And The Taliban
Forbes (11/17/2008)

Kabul moves to win over insurgents
FT.com (11/17/2008)


CANADIAN FORCES
Hurt and forgotten

Army orders more minesweepers for engineers in Afghanistan

Civilian Mi-8 Helicopters in Theatre to Shuttle CAN Troops - More

DND seeks more than $2B for vehicles for Afghanistan
The Department of National Defence plans to ask the government to approve a multibillion-dollar package to purchase new armoured vehicles and rebuild others that have been worn down by continued use in Afghanistan. MORE...

Canadian security meeting attacked by suicide bomber

Al Jazzera Talks to CF, Claims Taliban in Control Outside Kandahar (YouTube video)

ISAF Regional Command (South) Defence Ministers' Meetings in Nova Scotia 21 Nov 08


CANUSA/USACAN
PM's climate offer could make North America clean energy powerhouse..

Ontario, Ottawa going to Washington to suss out auto aid package

Canada could play 'pivotal' role in rescuing automaker: Ont. minister


ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
G20 finance ministers to meet by end-March: Canada
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/081117/canada/canada_us_financial_ministers

Copyright laws weaving a wicked web

Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirms case of mad cow disease in B.C.

Maritimes fishermen hit hard by economic uncertainty

Oil prices tank along with economy

EDC's Chrysler action signals growing fears

Too early to speak of aid to Canada autos: PM aide

Clement says no to short-term auto industry bailout

Automakers seek Canadian aid, unsure of details

GM to sell Suzuki stake to raise cash

Let the auto giants fall
Bailouts won't fix Detroit's troubles
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/subscriber/westview/story/4250602p-4894198c.html


FOREIGN AFFAIRS
US wins early round over Iraq
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JK18Ak02.html

A pact with the devil
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JK18Ak01.html


HEALTH CARE RELATED
Quebec could become first province to foot the bill for in-vitro treatments
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/081117/national/elxn_que


JUSTICE SYSTEM
Feds asked to cover costs of key player in Mulroney-Schreiber probe

Boost security to fight smugglers: MP

Mounties defend workplace arrest of public servant


POLITICS IN THE PROVINCES
Harper doesn't expect unanimous provincial support for economic measures

Harper briefs premiers on economic summit

Premiers all smiles after inconclusive get-together. MORE...

Sask. Party moves on elected Senate

Minister says Albertans will get a 'sobering' update on the province's finances

New Ontario law to target young motorists and suspended drivers


POLITICAL OPINION -
Delivering the government's blueprint all 133 news articles »

Canadian government to face confidence tests

MPs preach peace train as Parliament opens

Parliament poised to get down to business

Help wanted: Referee for 308 sometimes unruly MPs

Parliament pressured to be more productive

Speaker's perks draw objections

House Speaker race heats up, gets interesting

Quebecers returning from Winnipeg half satisfied
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ledevoir.com%2F2008%2F11%2F17%2F216719.html&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=fr&tl=en

Harper finds a use for the premiers. MORE...

Tories resort to same old silliness.. MORE...

Some top Cabinet staffers to watch

Crime still a priority, Tories say

Harper charts Canada's shift to the right. MORE...

Get ready for 'the Harper and Flaherty show'

World leaders let Harper off deficit hook

The way is clear for Ignatieff coronation. MORE...
Hear about a 'Draft Martin' movement?  

No looking back for Martin

Party Not a private club, Rae declares

Spector: Bob Rae's day

Liberal spat resurrects old tensions

Grit leaders can't play nice

Kennedy supporters to back Ignatieff

Natives get bigger role at Liberal convention

Was Bob Rae misled, or just not paying attention?
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2008/11/17/steve-janke-was-bob-rae-misled-or-just-not-paying-attention.aspx

Layton seeks peace in Parliament

PM must co-operate more in next Parliament: Layton

Envy the only Green in House.
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=e1a9b696-dcd4-485a-9f8d-5665774bc5c1


PROGRAMMES
Banking on a little help. MORE...

Harper sends G-G on European arts and culture tour
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081117/harper_jean_081117/20081117?hub=Canada

Several non-dairy coffee products recalled


PRESSURE POINTS
Watching an al-Qaeda suspect costs up to $1-million a year

Making the case for a carbon tax in Canada

 Oops, did we say global warming? Nevermind
U.N. figures indicating October was the warmest ever turn out to be all a mistake. But don't tell anyone -- only numbers that support Al Gore are supposed to be reported. http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2008/11/17/lorne-gunter-global-warming-numbers-get-a-little-help-from-their-friends.aspx


OPINION AND INFORMATION
Enhanced driver's licence or national identity card?

Wanted: a Speaker who can end the bedlam
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081114.wcomartin17/BNStory/politics/home

Tough times can bring out best in a democracy. MORE...

Tories resort to same old silliness.. MORE.

Does Greenspan owe us all an apology? MORE...

Are Canadians too chicken to change?. MORE...

Share the House, spare the voter.. MORE.. .

Global financial crisis forces government, lobbyists to switch gears

Scientists tout alternative to Chalk River isotopes

A bump in the road, not a disaster

Tough times can bring out best in a democracy

Summoning hope from despair

Nasty shock for those who haven't known hard times

Equalization payment to Ontario ominous

It's time to examine equalization dollars

Hope is seductive to parents

Canadians love affair with Obama may be short lived

Lessons for Canada's Conservatives – Building a Lasting Base


INFOS 
Un discours du Trône centré sur l'économie est attendu mercredi
http://info.branchez-vous.com/Nationales/081117/N1117176AU.html

Paul Martin veut aider les autochtones à faire carrière en affaires
http://info.branchez-vous.com/Nationales/081117/N111780AU.html

La Saskatchewan dépose un projet de loi afin que les sénateurs soient élus
http://info.branchez-vous.com/Nationales/081117/N1117195AU.html

Les écoles autochtones ne sont pas financées adéquatement selon P. Fontaine
http://info.branchez-vous.com/Nationales/081117/N1117191AU.html

La course à la direction du PLC prend une tournure plus agressive
http://info.branchez-vous.com/Nationales/081116/N111691AU.html

L'élection du président de la Chambre donne lieu à de la contestation
http://info.branchez-vous.com/Nationales/081116/N111685AU.html

Mulroney-Schreiber: les frais d'un témoin clé assumés par Ottawa
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/quebec-canada/justice-et-faits-divers/200811/17/01-801681-mulroney-schreiber-les-frais-dun-temoin-cle-assumes-par-ottawa.php

Les talibans refusent de négocier avec Karzaï
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/international/moyen-orient/200811/17/01-801711-les-talibans-refusent-de-negocier-avec-karzai.php

Un discours du Trône centré sur l'économie attendu mercredi
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/quebec-canada/politique-canadienne/200811/17/01-801643-un-discours-du-trone-centre-sur-leconomie-attendu-mercredi.php

Michaëlle Jean en Europe à la demande de Harper
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/quebec-canada/politique-canadienne/200811/17/01-801473-michaelle-jean-en-europe-a-la-demande-de-harper.php

Projet de loi pour élire les sénateurs en Saskatchewan
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/quebec-canada/politique-canadienne/200811/17/01-801381-justin-trudeau-attire-1000-personnes-a-lile-du-prince-edouard.php

Sommet du G20
Un processus sans précédent, dit Harper
http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/National/2008/11/15/002-harper-G20.shtml

Congrès conservateur - Les Québécois rentrent de Winnipeg à moitié satisfaits
http://www.ledevoir.com/2008/11/17/216719.html

Ottawa sort de nouveaux arguments pour une commission unique des valeurs
http://info.branchez-vous.com/Nationales/081117/N1117134AU.html

Congrès du NPD Québec - Jack Layton veut venir en aide aux familles

La course à la direction du PLC prend une tournure plus mordante

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INVASION OF PRIVACY OR NOT?

Should the private information of individuals contacting their Conservative Party of Canada Members of Parliament be viewed as and used as the property of the CPC fund raisers Party through its CIMS system " . . . to establish a base of supporters in order to gradually transform into members then donors, " . ?

Seems to me there ought to be a disclosure notice to those coming to the M.P.s offices for assistance.

I haven't the time right now to word it out . . . maybe someone else does.

         Joe

Dear Constituent,

Please be apprised that in seeking assistance  . . .

"Mr. Gerstein congratulated the party for having established the CIMS system (information management system on the constituents).  The database compiles and cuts all personal information that the party collected on individuals with whom he comes into contact, either because these people pay the money to the party or because they contact their MP to get assistance in dealing with bureaucracy.  It is through this system that hundreds of Canadian Jews, or people with a name consonance Jewish, received a map of Prime Minister Stephen Harper Rosh Hashanah in 2007.

"Our success is the result of years of investment in the development of an integrated complex, the cutting edge of using technology to extract data, segmentation, target marketing and our management our relations, all this in order to establish a base of supporters in order to gradually transform into members then donors, "said Gerstein. "
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