daily-aggregation-21. FEDERAL CONSERVATIVES BACKTRACK ON THE “STEAL THE ELECTION” ACT Breaking news as I’m typing this: the Harper government is reversing itself on its very controversial election reform legislation that basically everyone screamed was a blatant attempt to suppress the votes of people unlikely to vote for Conservatives. This is big news and good news.

2. HOW ABOUT THAT TEMPORARY FOREIGN WORKER STUFF? As you all probably heard late yesterday, the program has been suspended for restaurants, including fast food outlets like McDonald’s and a Weyburn restaurant that’s now being investigated for abusing the program. The restaurant in Weyburn that made national news. McDonald’s CEO called this controversy “bullshit”, and business lobby groups have defended the program and warned that its loss will harm the restaurant industry. The truth of the matter is, restaurants don’t pay Canadian workers enough to ensure they have a loyal, stable workforce, and the TFW program was a way for them to continue to pay substandard wages. The program also apparently increased unemployment in Western Canada. Also, John Gormley has a column that’s worth a read on the topic. Yes, really. Let’s not use this problem to bash foreign workers.

3. THE PROVINCE THAT WHINES THE MOST ABOUT GUN CONTROL HAS THE MOST GUN-RELATED VIOLENCE To paraphrase the great Pogowe have met the enemy and they is us.

4. KISS SENATE REFORM GOODBYE Canada’s Supreme Court says the federal government can’t abolish the Senate unless all of Canada’s provinces agree. More here.

5. UKRAINE: BRING ON THE INTERNATIONAL INCIDENTS Militants kidnap military observers. Great. Germany and the G7 is not happy.

6. DEATH, DEATH, DEATH Bombs in Iraq, air strikes in Syria, floods in Afghanistan.

7. AWFUL STORY ABOUT MURDERED CATS Don’t even read it.

8. ESTEVAN FLUORIDE REFERENDUM: MENTIONED IT YESTERDAY, HERE’S MORE In the Leader-Post.

9. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SCIENCE CENTRE! An excellent Regina, nay, provincial institution turns 25. The Leader-Post has photos.

10. NEW WOLFCOP TRAILER! I’m biased, but… this looks objectively good. Should be a dirty, gory, hairy hoot! Can’t wait!