CANADIAN DAILY DIGEST April 6, 2015

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

Oil slump dampens companies� expectations for sales, investment, hiring: BoC

Duffy the one on trial, but top Tory figures will land in defence�s sights
        Rival MPs question NDP MP Morin�s use of Parliamentary email for partisan purposes
Negative online comments about female MPs often sexualized, say political veterans
        Officer investigating perceived threat against elected officials shoots man dead

Japanese reactor radiation detected off B.C. coast but it�s not dangerous:expert
        Election buzz rife in Prince Edward Island
Jeff Callaway steps down as Wildrose president to run in Alberta election
        Terrorism or jobs � Did Tories misplay their hand?
A message for Harper in a season of mercy
        Will the Liberals and NDP co-operate to stop Harper?
John Baird checks out, cashes in
        Mr. Oliver puts on his happy face
Change badly needed in Tory party
        Swift justice?
Bringing higher education into the 21st century

Mike Duffy trial: Your Senate expenses primer
        A look at some of the less familiar faces to appear in the Mike Duffy trial
Winning support of Sunnis critical for Iraq in battle against ISIL
        Franklin Expedition search: Ice dive team ready to discover more secrets of HMS Erebus
Hydro debt retirement charge costs Ontarians $11.5B
        Uber has no plans to give up on Canada
Trudeau�s travels: Liberal leader intensely focused on GTA and Montreal
        Former spy: CIA employees tried to stop arrest, torture of Canadian Arar
Federal prosecutor fights decision to keep her from running in federal election
        CSIS sets up international secret-swapping forum on �terrorist travel�

Political lookahead: Duffy, Duffy, Duffy
        Government to �work with� CFLer Henry Burris to help him obtain citizenship
April 21 budget the first salvo in coming election battle
        The �Old Duff� Mike Duffy gets his day in court
Albertans edge reluctantly toward early election
        Paul Davis says staff alerted police to perceived threat prior to shooting
Hill media self-censor ATIPs, creating �double whammy� to get access records: Legault
        As Duffy trial starts, Wright remains firmly in the spotlight
Mike Duffy trial judge no stranger to controversial cases
        A blow-by-blow chronology of Mike Duffy�s Senate expense scandal saga

More News

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>LOONIE POLITICS<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://looniepolitics.com/
Ottawa�s new Express Entry immigration system slow off the mark - Joe Friesen, The Globe & Mail
        Eric Hoskins promises remedy to high hospital parking fees in Ontario - Robert Benzie, Toronto Star
Alberta opposition parties bracing for a provincial election call as early as Tuesday - Dylan Robertson, National Post
        Federal budget to include measures to spur manufacturing - Steven Chase, The Globe & Mail
Le Devoir�s shaky memory - Paul Wells, Macleans
        Police, premier to comment on death of man after shooting in Newfoundland - The Canadian Press,
Three ways Liberals and NDP can win over conservative voters - Michael Adams, The Globe & Mail
        Rival MPs question NDP MP Morin�s use of Parliamentary email for partisan purposes - Abbas Rana, The Hill Times

Ontarians should brace for shocks from electricity market changes - Barrie McKenna, The Globe & Mail
        Will the Liberals and NDP co-operate to stop Harper? - R. Michael Warren, Toronto Star
Nothing is what it seems in this Tory kingdom - Ian Robinson, Calgary Sun
        Premier�s nomination meeting in P.E.I. leads to election buzz - The Canadian Press, Winnipeg Free Press
National Post View: How to salvage Bill C-51 - Editorial, National Post
        Getting picky: Canadian investors can�t hug indexes for returns anymore- John Shmuel, Financial Post
Restless IBM investors seek help to shake up tech giant: sources- Nadia Damouni, The Globe & Mail
        Big box shopping centres will need to reinvent themselves, planners say-

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>GLEANED POSTS<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
As Duffy trial starts, Wright remains firmly in the spotlight www.theglobeandmail.com
        Canada�s troubling definition of �threat�
Young Canadians Face a Third World Job Market m.huffpost.com
        Who's Who At Duffy's Trial www.huffingtonpost.ca
Corporate profit margins at 27-year high and likely to stay there fw.to
        Election law muzzles advocacy campaign website that calls for corporate tax increases | www.afl.org
All Students Must Learn Truth Of Residential Schools: Commissioner www.huffingtonpost.ca
        Who's calling the shots in Canada? www.aljazeera.com

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Vancouver Observer<<<<<<<<<< http://www.vancouverobserver.com
        "I'm in love with Stephen Harper"
http://www.vancouverobserver.com/news/im-love-stephen-harper
        A perfect storm delays Transcanada pipeline  
http://www.vancouverobserver.com/news/belugas-and-economy-defeat-monster-oil-installation-enviro-victory-remains-unearned
        Do some lives matter more than others? 
http://www.vancouverobserver.com/politics/commentary/are-some-lives-worth-more-others
        Premier Kathleen Wynne's leadership highlights Harper's lack of it
http://www.vancouverobserver.com/opinion/premier-kathleen-wynnes-visionary-cap-and-trade-policy-magnifies-harpers-destructive
        First Nations wisdom bests feds' ignoble herring policy 
http://www.vancouverobserver.com/opinion/first-nations-wisdom-bests-feds-ignoble-herring-policy..
        Feds say treaty reform needed across Canada, but especially in B.C.
http://www.vancouverobserver.com/news/feds-say-treaty-reform-needed-across-canada-especially-bc

TOUTES LES NOUVELLES PUBLI ES DEPUIS 24 HEURES

G�rard Deltell candidat pour le Parti conservateurPlus
        enace � la scie � cha�ne: l'automobiliste arr�t�Plus
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield: incendie criminel dans une pizzeriaPlus
        �lib�rations mardi dans le proc�s des attentats de BostonPlus
Son arme se d�clenche dans son pantalon durant une messePlus
        erre-Neuve: un homme qui mena�ait le PM a �t� tu�Plus
Fukushima: traces de radioactivit� d�couvertes en C.-B.Plus
        e S�nat am�ricain pr�t � d�fier Obama sur l'IranPlus
Comprendre le proc�s du s�nateur Duffy en 5 pointsPlus
        n chauffard arr�t� gr�ce � l'aide d'un citoyenPlus

Gilles Vaillancourt au palais de justice d�s mardiPlus
        ne grand-maman �crit son propre avis de d�c�sPlus
�tats-Unis: Jeb Bush se d�clarait hispanique sur les listes �lectoralesPlus
        anifestant brutalis� par un policier: �Pas la fa�on de faire�Plus
Les manifestations de l'ASS� pourraient se continuerPlus
        aris: deux hommes arr�t�s en possession d'explosifsPlus
Malaisie: 17 personnes soup�onn�es de pr�parer des attentats arr�t�esPlus
        ffaire Maher Arar: un ancien espion se confiePlus
Un policier le plaque: la t�te d'un �tudiant d�fonce une vitrePlus
        e mauvais farceurs g�chent une chasse aux �ufsPlus
L'ASS� se retrouve sans ex�cutifPlus

FOREIGN AFFAIRS & GENERAL INFO

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>LOONIE WORLD<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://looniepolitics.com/
A Ted Kennedy Whitewash - Bozell & Graham, New York Post
        Jeb Bush as Inevitable Choice? Republicans Say Not So Fast -  New York Times
Scott Walker, Republicans� Great Unknown - Byron York, Washington Examiner
        President Obama�s Told-You-So Moment - Edward-Isaac Dovere, Politico
Clinton Won�t Inherit Black Voter Enthusiasm - David Love, CNN
        Your Advisor May Be Working Against You- Chuck Jaffe, MarketWatch
How far-reaching is the IRS� power to collect taxes from Canada?- Max Reed, Financial Post
        Deadly blast hits bridge in Cairo- Al Jazeera
Yemen conflict: Houthi rebels make gains in Aden- BBC News
        Netanyahu continues attack on Iran nuclear agreement: it�s �a very bad deal�- Tom McCarthy, The Guardian
Six Ukrainian soldiers killed in rebel east- The Times of India
        Garissa attacker identified as Kenyan law graduate- France 24

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

Iran nuclear deal must ensure Arab security: Saudi Arabia
        White House: phase-out of Iran sanctions still to be negotiated
Iran nuclear deal will not create arms race: Russia
        Ukraine far-right leader made army advisor in move to control militias
Israel official: Military action against Iran still possible
        Czech president, US envoy in rare public spat over Ukraine
Saudi cabinet 'welcomes' Iran's framework nuclear deal
        Israel cuts back Gaza's lumber imports: Palestinians
Ukrainian leader lifts objections to vote on regional power
        Israel to detain female Palestinian lawmaker for 6 months

Obama defends Iran deal as 'once-in-a-lifetime' opportunity
        Abbas threatens to turn to ICC over frozen tax monies
Jordan reports five swine flu deaths since Jan 1
        Israel prepares lobbying strategy against Iran deal

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>GLEANED  POSTS<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
VIDEO: Ukraine arrests 'corrupt' oligarchs
        PressTV-US seeking to �destabilize Russia� www.presstv.ir
Petrodollar Under Threat As Russia And Iran Sign Historic 500,000 Barrel A Day Oil Deal | Zero Hedge
        War with Russia Now Much Likelier www.washingtonsblog.com
Biodiversity or GMOs? www.thrivemovement.com
        Workers making Nike and Adidas shoes in Vietnam go on strike video
�Ukraine Is a Toxic Failure But Let�s Blame Putin.�
        Obama's Legacy Set to Fail in Latin America | venezuelanalysis.com venezuelanalysis.com
On the Geopolitics of the Saudi War on Yemen - stopimperialism.org
        It's Not Just the Lobby | Jacobin US support for Israel is rooted in cold, geopolitical calculus.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Common Dreams<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://www.commondreams.org/
CIA Officials Knew Rendition Victim Was 'The Wrong Guy,' Kiriakou Reveals
        Artists Place Bust of Edward Snowden Atop War Memorial Statue in Brooklyn
Department of Justice Weighs in on Case of Transgender Woman Suffering 'Three Years of Torture'
        Who Supports Comcast-Time Warner Merger? Follow the Money
Edward Snowden Talks Government Spying and 'Dick Pics' with John Oliver
        Mayors Warn: Inaction on Immigration Reform 'Has Real Consequences'
The Real Afghan War: How an American Fantasy Conflict Created Disaster in Afghanistan
        Rahm Emanuel: Symbol of a Sick America
In Wake of Damning Review of UVA Rape Article, Rolling Stone Is Still Blaming Jackie
        Decriminalizing School Discipline: Why Black Males Matter
Global Justice Movements Converge on Revolutionary Ground
        Boycott, Divest and Sanction Corporations That Feed on Prisons
Resources Defense Council: New Jersey Settles for Fraction of Damages Originally Sought from Exxon Over Contamination
        National Iranian-American Council: Arab American Institute, J Street and NIAC Welcome Iran Framework Agreement
Center for Biological Diversity: Forest Service Moves to Permit Bulldozing in Colorado Roadless Forest for Dirty Coal
        AFL-CIO Mobilizes Tens of Thousands Against Fast Track
Common Cause: ALEC Tries to Silence Critics, Threatens Legal Action Against Common Cause

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