Daily Digest September 16, 2019.

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Maxime Bernier invited to participate in official commission debates

‘Birth tourism’ rising fast in Canada; up 13 per cent in one year        Andrew Scheer pitches sports, arts tax credits for parents with childrenTrudeau Claims Conservatives Are ‘In The Pocket Of The Gun Lobby’        Investigation into senior RCMP official stemmed from disruption of encrypted phone service: sources

Decimated Ontario Liberals to learn Thursday if their caucus will shrink againTrudeau promises more before-school and after-school program spacesConservatives 34, Liberals 34, NDP 16, Greens 8, BQ 4, PPC 2: Nanos Nightly Election Tracking (Sept. 16 release)Bill 21 pushed to forefront of federal election talk in Quebec        Will Trudeaumania hold or reverse itself in B.C. this election?Trudeau can be taken to task for many things, but the new NAFTA deal isn’t one of them        Will McCaffrey have to throw friend Goldy all the way under the bus?Parliament should not wait to act on assisted dying ruling

Iranian legislator urges military to seize Canadian ships        NDP recruits former Quebec Greens leader to take on NDPer who defected to GreensThe Strategy Behind All Those ‘Sarah From the Conservatives’ Texts        Opposition leaders expected to push Trudeau’s ‘emotional buttons’ on SNC-Lavalin to make him look ‘arrogant, out of touch, entitled,’ says pollster LyleGreen Party platform aims to transition economy, protect consumers, promote tax fairness        Digital ads the story of election 2019 budgets, say campaign vetsDropping a candidate can cost a party support, but the impact is small

        

Former Ontario minister sides with Beijing, pins Hong Kong protests on ‘outside’ forcesThe man from Irving        Scheer accuses Trudeau of negotiating weak NAFTA replacement after pressureJagmeet Singh wanted to ‘show an openness’ to Quebec with ad displaying him without a turban        When candidates go wrongConservative Leader Andrew Scheer promises tax cut to save average taxpayer hundreds of dollars        Trudeau lauds Andreescu at her victory rally: ‘In this country, anything is possible’Liberals 35, Conservatives 32, NDP 17, Greens 10, BQ 4, PPC 2: Nanos Nightly Election Tracking (Sept. 15 release)        CCFI to take the lead in agrifood’s efforts to build public trust in its productsWhat the drone attack in Saudi Arabia means for gas prices in Canada        The 60 ridings that tell the story of where the election will be won and lostFree from party line, Jane Philpott campaigns on her version of the truth        Candidates defend climate plans as environment becomes top ballot issue

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>LOONIE POLITICS<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://looniepolitics.com/Scheer promises to bring back 2 children’s tax credits cut by Trudeau - The Canadian Press, Global News
        Conservatives resonating with women - Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun
Liberals to re-record French version of campaign theme song after hitting sour note - CBC News
        Trudeau promises more before-school and after-school program spaces - CBC News
Will Trudeaumania hold or reverse itself in B.C. this election? - Keith Baldrey, Global News
        Is that a Conservative campaigner calling, or a recording? - Stephen Maher, Maclean's
Campaigning ‘from the front’ will test Liberal strategists - Abbas Rana, The Hill Times
        NDP recruits former Quebec Greens leader to take on NDPer who defected to Greens - Hannah Thibedeau, CBC News
This week’s 338Canada projection: A look at where the pollsters agree and disagree - Philippe J. Fournier, Maclean's
        Scheer promises less taxes for everyone as federal leaders campaign across the country - The Canadian Press, Toronto Sun

Federal parties work overtime to unseat Wilson-Raybould in Vancouver Granville - Sean Boynton, Global News
        Provincial Tories warned against ‘extremely controversial’ candidate now running for Andrew Scheer - J
Tried and tested team behind Conservative Party’s bid to return to government - Laura Ryckewaert, The Hill Times
        NDP unveils policy promises in Quebec, including expansion of language law - The Canadian Press, Global News
Federal party leaders address gun violence after weekend shooting near Toronto - Stephanie Levitz -
        The longer road to balance: Parties in no rush to eliminate budgetary deficits - Andy Blatchford · The Canadian 
Many Canadians would be left out of Liberal homebuyer proposals: Experts - Christopher Reynolds -
        Federal leaders scatter across country as campaign ramps up in earnest - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
Rapid rise of co-working providing needed space as big cities feel crunch- CTV News
        With disaster damage doubling every five to seven years, Canadian insurers brace for bad weather- Andrew Willis,

GM’s 49,000 workers in U.S. set to strike at midnight after contract talks break down, UAW says- The Associated Press,
        Why playing politics with housing market is a dangerous game- Kevin Carmichael, Financial Post
Fewer trees, higher costs blamed for devastating downturn in B.C. forestry- Laura Kane -

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Le crucifix exposé à l’Assemblée nationale        Le Parti libéral réenregistrera sa chanson de campagneLa police demande l’aide du public pour retrouver une ado        Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois critique du bout des lèvres la chanson du PLCCe qu’il faut retenir de la sixième journée de campagne        Décès du musicien Vic Vogel à l’âge de 84 ansUne constable spéciale coupable de «manque de respect»        Les prix du pétrole clôturent en forte hausseBlanchet critique le manque de cohérence sur la laïcité        Plus de 6 millions au box-office pour «Menteur»Une adolescente de 13 ans portée disparue à Montréal        Boris Johnson «pensait que le Brexit allait perdre»L’explosion d’un bâtiment fait plusieurs victimes dans le Maine        Le documentaire «Chaakapesh» en clôture du 48e FNCLe ministre veut un portrait sur la situation des jeunes sans emploi        Voici la nouvelle jaquette qui ne dévoilera pas vos fesses

FOREIGN AFFAIRS & GENERAL INFO

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>LOONIE WORLD<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://looniepolitics.com/ The Suburban Vote Isn’t as Blue as It Looks - Amy Walter, Cook Political Report
        Resist? Grow Up, Democrats - Kevin Williamson, National Review
Elizabeth Warren’s Formidable Stride - Frank Bruni, New York Times
        Biden Won’t Recover From His ‘Record Player’ Line - Hugh Hewitt, Washington Post
2020 Dems Showing Voters Why Trump Should Be Reelected - Newt Gingrich, Fox
        Buttigieg: Biden gave ‘bad’ debate answer on slavery’s legacy - Zack Budryk, The Hill
Trump defends Brett Kavanaugh after sexual misconduct allegations resurface - Max Burman and Allan Smith, NBC News
        Netanyahu holds cabinet meeting in occupied West Bank ahead of election- Oliver Holmes, The Guardian
90 terrorists killed, 20 injured in counter-terrorism operation- ANI, The Times Of India
        Hong Kong protesters sing ‘God Save the Queen’, call for UK support- France 24

Saudi oil attacks: Iran condemns US ‘deceit’ after accusation- BBC News
        Tunisians vote in unpredictable presidential contest- Al Jazeera

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Trump says US 'would certainly help' Saudis 'under attack'        Trump says it is looking like Iran was responsible for attacks on Saudi oil plants
Rouhani says Saudi attacks were self-defence by Yemen rebels        Turkey, Russia, Iran must take more responsibility for Syria peace: ErdoganIsrael 'well-prepared' for any spill-over from attack on Saudi oil plant        UK PM Johnson says Brexit deal 'not in the bag' but can see rough shape of itStill no viable Brexit proposals from UK, EU says after talks        'Unacceptable' to discuss Saudi attack retaliation: RussiaIsraeli PM vows to annex 'all the settlements' in West Bank        Venezuela's opposition says Norway-mediated dialogue with Maduro 'finished'Purdue files for bankruptcy in bid to settle opioid crisis cases        Tear gas, Molotovs and brawls mark 99th day of Hong Kong protests

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From: Larry Kazdan <lkazdan@gmail.com>
To: Letters Editor <lkazdan@gmail.com>
Subject: Re:  Trudeau reacts to ethics report, says he cannot apologize for standing up for Canadian jobs, REUTERS,

https://leaderpost.com/pmn/elections-pmn/trudeau-reacts-to-ethics-report-says-he-cannot-apologize-for-standing-up-for-canadian-jobs/wcm/5fe965ae-2133-4ce4-b09a-834cfcc5ef65

During the 1970s, Pierre Trudeau's Liberal government created the Local Initiatives Program, which allowed communities to put the unemployed back to work in areas such as arts and culture, recreation, tourism, research and environmental protection.  Many other precedents exist where the federal government directly created jobs when it had the political will to do so.

Supporting corruption does not create jobs but simply drives competing job-creating companies out of business.  Justin Trudeau needs to apologize not only for interfering in the prosecution of SNC-Lavalin, but for deficient economic policies that fail to provide the good jobs that over one million Canadians actively search for today.

1. FEDERAL JOB CREATION POLICY IN THE 1970s

https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/10824/1/NQ27793.pdf

"In the early seventies Canada was the first western industrialized country to

increase spending on short-term job creation programs.....programs such as Opportunities for Youth and the

Local Initiatives Program stressed the participation of the unemployed on projects that

would promote "meaningful work" and "community betterment"."

2. The Social Enterprise Sector Model for a Job Guarantee

http://neweconomicperspectives.org/2014/01/social-enterprise-sector-model-job-guarantee-u-s.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+neweconomicperspectives%2FyMfv+%28New+Economic+Perspectives%29

By Pavlina R. Tcherneva

It’s time to change the conversation from creating jobs for the jobless now, to creating jobs for the jobless always. The Job Guarantee provides the solution. I have explained elsewhere why neither the private sector nor the flawed bastard Keynesian pump-priming policies can get us there (here and here).

3. What is Modern Monetary Theory, or “MMT”?

http://neweconomicperspectives.org/2013/03/what-is-modern-monetary-theory-or-mmt.html

The essential insight of Modern Monetary Theory (or “MMT”) is that sovereign, currency-issuing countries are only constrained by real limits. They are not constrained, and cannot be constrained, by purely financial limits because, as issuers of their respective fiat-currencies, they can never “run out of money.” This doesn’t mean that governments can spend without limit, or overspend without causing inflation, or that government should spend any sum unwisely. What it emphatically does mean is that no such sovereign government can be forced to tolerate mass unemployment because of the state of its finances – no matter what that state happens to be.

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