Weekly roundup: June 18-24

24 June 2012

Articles

A good day for civil liberties from The Globe and Mail

How lobbyist almost derailed a much-needed Canada-U.S. bridge from National Post

‘It was the right thing to do,’ publicity-shy Calgary philanthropist says of $11M gift to Stampede from Calgary Herald

Hall Findlay looks ready to take some political risks from Ottawa Citizen

The re-birth of a pre-Prohibition liquor from The Atlantic

Why hot countries scoff at Ottawa’s ‘phoney’ 40+ humidex reading from Ottawa Citizen

Former Premier Klein to be awarded Order of Canada from Calgary Herald

New documents call into question Del Mastro’s claim he was unaware of Elections Canada investigation from Ottawa Citizen

Fifty Shades of Eh: Erotic bestseller inspires Feschuk fan fiction from Maclean’s

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