CANADIAN DAILY DIGEST March 17, 2015

The DAILY DIGEST: INFORMATION and OPINION
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>NATIONAL NEWSWATCH<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://www.nationalnewswatch.com/

Tory MP�s �inappropriate comments� about women wearing niqab ignites firestorm

Harper taking flak from legal experts over rural gun-justice remarks

        NPD Leader Tom Mulcair remains open to Liberal alliance to knock out Tories
Wounded vets and families to see improved access to allowances; new benefits
        Veterans Affairs ads that cost $4.3M fell flat with viewers: report

Federal politicians accuse each other of race-baiting �dog whistle politics�
        Harper extends term of Gov. Gen. David Johnston by two more years
NDP leader shoots down Harper�s comments about people who arm themselves
        When �bimbo eruptions� are Conservative party policy
Why doesn�t MP Larry Miller stay where he came from?
        The Conservatives have Canadians soaking in fear
Do truth and values (still) matter in politics?
        Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid
What MP John Williamson really meant by his �whities� comment
        What isn�t Ottawa telling us about the mission in Iraq?

A tale of two speeches
        Provocation, pandering and prejudice in our politics
What do Canadians want most of all? A decent job

        Trudeau didn�t just defend the niqab. He defended the niqab by trivializing the Holocaust

More Featured Ink

Police Called to MP Larry Miller�s Office
        �Stay the hell where you came from�: Conservative MP shares thoughts on niqab
#NoTaxOnTampons: 60,000 sign petition
        CSIS helped government prepare for expected Northern Gateway protests
Family Tax Cut to cost $2.2B in 2015: PBO
        C-51 hearings a real-time demonstration of committee dysfunction
NDP�s Mulcair says party isn�t split over niqab controversy
        Parliament Hill shootings spur concern about cell network congestion
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard takes aim at Harper on guns
        Conservative MP apologizes for �stay the hell where you came from� comment

Provincial Police Association of Qu�bec condemns Harper�s gun comments
        PC leadership front-runners trade allegations as campaign takes nasty turn
Income splitting helps fewer than 1 in 6 families, PBO says
        Canadians oppose niqab during citizenship ceremony, poll suggests

More News

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>LOONIE POLITICS<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://looniepolitics.com/
Expert challenges government claims that C-51 similar to allies� powers - Ian MacLeod, Ottawa Citizen
        Canada ratifies cluster bomb convention after half-decade of controversy - The Canadian Press, Macleans
Kathleen Wynne to meet OPP by end of April in bribery investigation - Rob Ferguson, Toronto Star
        Elliott, Brown clash as Ontario�s Tory leadership race gets chippy - David Reevely, Ottawa Citizen
Former associate minister files $1-million defamation lawsuit over nomination dispute - Karen Kleiss & Mariam Ibrahim,
        CSIS helped government prepare for Northern Gateway protests - Jim Bronskill The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
Liberals to ease concerns about economic impact of new plan for beer, wine sales -
        No new defence strategy, four years after original declared unaffordable - Lee Berthiaume, Ottawa Citizen
Stephen Harper�s �lifer� law has no purpose beyond cynical politics - Anne London-Weinstein, Toronto Star
        The Tories Are Still Fighting the Niqab Citizenship Court Decision - Justin Ling, Vice

B.C. unions continue push for $15 minimum wage with march in Victoria - The Canadian Press, Vancouver Sun
        Khadr waived right to appeal and shouldn�t get bail, Ottawa argues in court document - Michelle Shephard, Toronto Star
Fort McMurray�s boom falters: As oil plunge wreaks havoc, visions of what�s next diverge-
        Coke as a sensible snack? Coca-Cola works with dietitians who suggest cola as snack-
This is BlackBerry�s new $2,000 smartphone- CNN
        SNC-Lavalin chairman steps down- Reuters, The Globe & Mail
Paid duty puts more than half of Toronto cops over $100Gs - Don Peat, Toronto Sun
        Tory praises Mulcair for pro-Toronto comments - Betsy Powell, Toronto Star

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>GLEANED POSTS<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Oil giants win $17M from Ottawa under NAFTA
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/03/13/oil-giants-win-17m-from-ottawa-under-nafta.html
        Power Grab: Border Deal Expands Agent Jurisdiction pressfortruth.ca
Reject fear. Stop Stephen Harper�s "secret police" bill you.leadnow.ca
        Stephen Harper Steers Canada's Economy into a "Prolonged Period of Misery" | Press Progress
On Climate Change, the Generation Gap Is Widening | The Tyee thetyee.ca
        Support Plummets For Harper�s Anti-Terror Bill, New Poll Shows | VICE | Canada www.vice.com
Who�s watching CSIS? Not Ottawa and not the media www.ipolitics.ca
        CTV Atlantic: Massive protest for Bill C-51 atlantic.ctvnews.ca
David Frum: Trudeau didn�t just defend the niqab. He defended the niqab by trivializing the... news.nationalpost.com
        Income splitting helps fewer than 1 in 6 families, PBO says www.cbc.ca

Mulcair remains open to Liberal alliance to knock out Tories www.ctvnews.ca
        'Bird nursery' at risk unless half of Canada's boreal forest preserved www.cbc.ca
Universal drug plan? Docs say it would save money, help Canadians globalnews.ca
        Three LNG projects lead the pack in B.C. www.calgaryherald.com
BuildForce Canada | Falling Oil Prices Stall Alberta Construction Projects www.newswire.ca
        �The party is over� says laid-off energy worker amid Alberta job losses globalnews.ca
ConocoPhillips claims significant Sahtu Canol shale NWT oil discovery norj.ca
        New rail-car standards coming too slow, agency says www.theglobeandmail.com
As Keystone fight drags on, oil industry quietly expands pipeline network www.theglobeandmail.com

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Vancouver Observer<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://www.vancouverobserver.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Rabble<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<  http://rabble.ca/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Canadian Progressive World<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://www.canadianprogressiveworld.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>BOURQUE NEWS<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://www.bourque.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The Tyee<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://thetyee.ca/News/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>iPolitics<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://www.ipolitics.ca/tag/gaza/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The CBC NEWS<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://www.cbc.ca/news
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Huffington Post<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Yahoo.com<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< https://ca.news.yahoo.com/canada/

TOUTES LES NOUVELLES PUBLI ES DEPUIS 24 HEURES

Carambolages � Ch�teau-Richer: 25 personnes � l'h�pitalPlus
        �lections en Isra�l: Netanyahu reste dans la coursePlus
Un neveu indigne extorque et maltraite son oncle � r�p�titionPlus
        Mine Arnaud: des r�actions oppos�es � Sept-�lesPlus
Armes � feu: les propos de Harper suscitent la controversePlus
        Bertrand Charest d�tenu au moins jusqu'� vendrediPlus
Fausse alerte au West Edmonton Mall Plus
        AirAsia: l'Indon�sie arr�te les recherchesPlus
Rambo sera de retour en courPlus
        Une r�plique demand�e pour mieux prot�ger la vraiePlus

Propos sur les armes � feu: Harper invit� � se r�tracterPlus
        Le d�put� Sylvain Rochon asserment�Plus
SharQc: quatre autres accus�s plaident coupablePlus
        CHUM: Barrette demeure aux aguetsPlus
Un d�put� conservateur s'excuse pour ses propos sur le niqabPlus
        Qu�bec: 360 millions $ pour 131 chantiers dans la r�gionPlus
Fin des parties de cachette chez IKEAPlus
        Six ans de prison pour avoir fait avorter son ex � son insuPlus
Le Pakistan pend 12 condamn�s � mortPlus
        Tentative de meurtre � TerrebonnePlus

Un homme br�l� dans un incendie suspect � Montr�alPlus
        Des Montr�alais sauvent une femme des rails du m�troPlus

FOREIGN AFFAIRS & GENERAL INFO

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>LOONIE WORLD<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://looniepolitics.com/
Al Gore Should Run for President - Ezra Klein, Vox
        Carville Does Clinton No Favors w/Defense - Aaron Blake, Washington Post
Evidence Suggests Clinton Misled the Press - Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic
        In �16, an Electoral College Edge for Dems - Chris Cillizza, Washington Post
Boehner Expected to Announce Probe Into Clinton Email Practices - Jonathan Karl, ABC News
        US and Iran�s top diplomats hold nuclear talks- Al Jazeera
Putin makes first appearance in 11 days: �It would be boring without gossip�- Shaun Walker, The Guardian
        Cyclone Pam: UN confirms 24 dead and 3,300 displaced in Vanuatu- BBC News
New Saudi execution takes year�s tally to 45- The Times of India
        Brazil protests demand impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff- Barbara Arvanitidis and Dana Ford, CNN
McDonald�s U.S. workers file complaints over burns- The Associated Press, Toronto Star

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>THE LEBANON DAILY STAR <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<  http://www.dailystar.com

Israel's Netanyahu declares victory in tight race
        Putin, Erdogan discuss "Turkish stream" gas project: Kremlin
Netanyahu neck-and-neck with rivals in Israel vote
        "Bibi" Netanyahu's fate hangs in the balance as Israel votes
Israel's Arabs vote en masse to end Netanyahu era
        Greece seeking joint Merkel-Hollande talks on bailout
Europol unit to tackle Mediterranean people smugglers
        Turkey launches project to pipe Azeri gas to Europe
Third round of US-Cuba negotiations end
        Greek PM hastens Russia visit amid cash crunch

Ukraine authorities scramble to avoid unrest flashpoint
        Turkey compares talks with Assad to 'shaking hands with Hitler'
Kremlin rules out handing back Crimea to Ukraine
        China probes foreign textbooks after warning on 'Western values'
EU energy chief voices concern over Russia's Turkish pipeline plan
        Iranians optimistic about clinching nuclear agreement
U.S. demands tough choices from Iran
        Assad awaits U.S. �actions� after Kerry comments
OPEC: U.S. oil output may slow by late 2015
        Stock markets rise as euro recovers and dollar weakens

Kerry comments mark lack of policy
        Key facts about Israel and its electoral system
U.S. returns scores of smuggled artifacts to Iraqi government
        Crimea fetes a year of Russian rule
Women through a man�s eyes

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Video shows UK girls being aided in joining ISIS by Canadian spy
http://www.dailysabah.com/investigations/2015/03/13/video-shows-uk-girls-being-aided-in-joining-isis-by-canadian-spy
        France & Germany to join China-led $50bn infrastructure bank, along with Italy rt.com
'US policy in the Middle East is sclerotic swinging back and forth' rt.com
        �Most significant break between Germany and US since WWII� rt.com
Absent U.S. Forces, Iraq Turns to Iran Militias for ISIS Fight in Tikrit, Mosul - US News www.usnews.com
        10 Stunning Similarities Between Irish and Native Historic Experiences indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com
Israeli cultural attacks could ignite a religious war Anderson www.sinnfein.ie
        Mr. Harper�s phoney cold war www.ipolitics.ca
Provoking the Russian bear is a self-defeating proposition. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article41269.htm
        Elizabeth Warren | The TPP: What's Hidden in the Fine Print? READ MORE

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Epoch Times<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Wind Power to Create Ripple of Jobs Through 2050: Energy Report www.theepochtimes.com
        Extracting Minerals Hurts Mother Earth Regardless of the Outcome www.theepochtimes.com
How Artificial Lagoons Can Be Used to Harvest Energy From the Tides www.theepochtimes.com
        Climate Change Victims Seeking Legal Remedies www.theepochtimes.com
New Nanomaterials Will Boost Renewable Energy www.theepochtimes.com
        Human Impacts Changing Coral Reef Structures www.theepochtimes.com
Humans Cause Erosion 100x's Faster Than Normal www.theepochtimes.com
        Ice Age Map Helps Predict the Next Mega Drought www.theepochtimes.com
Does Disturbing the Land Boost Human Disease? www.theepochtimes.com
        Cleaning Up Massive Oil Spills, How Do They Do It? www.theepochtimes.com

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Global Research<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://www.globalresearch.ca/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The Real News<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://therealnews.com/t2/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Press TV<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://www.presstv.ir/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>RIA Novosti<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<  http://en.ria.ru/trend/situation_southeast_ukraine_2014/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>RT network<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://rt.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>LOONIE Washington <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://looniepolitics.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>BBC News<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://www.bbc.com/news/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Reader Supported News<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://readersupportednews.org/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Activist Post>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.activistpost.com/#!bESvyv
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Consortium News<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://consortiumnews.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Common Dreams<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://www.commondreams.org/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The European Union Times - <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://www.eutimes.net/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>THE KYIV POST<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< https://www.kyivpost.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>4th Media<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://www.4thmedia.org/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>BrasscheckTV Report<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://www.brasschecktv.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Information Clearing House <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/

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