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Tories boost oversight – but heads won't roll – on F-35 purchase - Globe and Mail (blog)
Federal officials, speaking on background, couldn't name one person at the Department of National Defence who will lose their job or be reassigned as a result of the problems identified by the Auditor-General. The federal government is vowing, however, ...
Why were gay-rights groups shut out of Queen's Jubilee awards process? - Globe and Mail (blog)
The leader, who is gay, asked not to be identified because his organization was staying neutral. “Why are we allowing this group to, you know, potentially give out medals for service that are [given] because they've exploited or put down another part ...
John Baird, Mike Duffy throw their weight around in Ontario election - Globe and Mail (blog)
The room, however, was “way too big,” according to one participant who asked not to be named, and only about 38 people showed up. To ease the blow, the source also noted that voters in Fort McMurray are “famously apathetic. ...
Potential NDP leadership contender Thomas Mulcair to break his silence - Globe and Mail (blog)
A former top NDP adviser, who asked not to be named, said Tuesday there has been serious thinking about succession going for some time. Mr. Layton had been suffering from prostate cancer but it wasn't until July, when he announced he was stepping aside ...
Harper pledges to settle multibillion-dollar HST feud with Quebec - Globe and Mail (blog)
Conservative officials speaking on background said the Tories would give Quebec an amount in the ballpark of what the province was seeeking,, which is $2.2-billion. The Tories said they would also respect Quebec's request that it be allowed to keep ...
Tories lay clean-energy plank with support for Lower Churchill mega-project - Globe and Mail (blog)
Tory officials, speaking on background, said a Conservative government would guarantee a loan for $4.2-billion of the $6.2-billion price tag for the Lower Churchill project. This means Ottawa would be co-signing a $4.2-billion loan along with the ...
Mayor denies funding blog that attacks critics - Globe and Mail (blog)
15, 2010 10:58PM EDT The increasingly combative world of city politics took another odd turn this week when an anonymous source went to a local blogger and ...
Goldman has company, lots of it - Globe and Mail (blog)
... into whether several major Wall Street banks misled investors about their roles in mortgage-bond deals, according to a person familiar with the matter. ...
Top adviser leaves Bev Oda's office - Globe and Mail (blog)
The official, who did not want to be identified out of concern it might jeopardize their group's funding, told The Globe and Mail last week that the senior ...