- Justice minister says he has his own red lines — and no one has tried to cross them - John Ivison, National Post
- Federal government to buy two more Arctic ships from Irving to prevent layoffs - The Canadian Press, CTV News
- Scheer and Trudeau are muddying the waters around our economy. Canadians deserve a clear choice - Heather Scoffield, Toronto Star
- Liberals shrugging off concerns about rural crime, opposition MPs charge - Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press, CTV News
- Trudeau’s gun ban idea misses the mark - Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun
- No, I haven’t broken the Senate - Paula Simons, Maclean's
- Updates to the Privacy Act coming as feds announce promised digital charter - The Canadian Press, Global News
- BC Privacy commissioner says he can’t investigate alleged Sims misconduct - Zak Vescera, Vancouver Sun
- Quebec conspiracy theorist, who believes 9/11 was a false flag operation, to run for Maxime Bernier’s party - Colin Harris, CBC News
- Cheaper gas and home heating? Here’s what happens when Alberta ditches the carbon tax - Tyler Dawson, Calgary Herald
- Feds launch Canadian tourism strategy designed to boost visits to smaller cities - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
The Liberals may want to hold off on patting their own backs on appointments
Washington Wednesday
- Joe Biden’s Empty 2020 Rhetoric - Wesley Pruden, Washington Times
- Trump Returned to a Much Better PA Than He Saw in 2016 - David Urban, PennLive
- So much for Robert Mueller, unplugged - Aaron Blake, Washington Post
- Is Trump DOA in the Rust Belt? - Alex Shephard, The New Republic
- 2020 Democratic presidential candidates rally in support of abortion rights - Jessie Hellmann, The Hill
- How Trump’s Stonewalling Puts Democracy at Risk - Ryan Goodman, New York Times
- Lawmakers change Trump tax law that hit Gold Star families with ‘kiddie tax’ - Corky Siemaszko, NBC News
More from Loonie
Loonie Business
- Poloz sees higher interest rates on the horizon once economy exits current soft patch- Theophilos Argots - Bloomberg, Financial Post
- IMF urges Canada not to change policy despite calls to ease mortgage stress test- The Canadian Press, CBC News
- Huawei sidesteps Google-Android uncertainty as it launches youth-focused Honor smartphones- Reuters, The Globe & Mail
- Amazon faces investor pressure over facial recognition- Natasha Singer - The New York Times, Toronto Star
- Jamie Oliver’s U.K. restaurant chain collapses into insolvency- CTV News
Loonie World
- Jailed Catalan separatists sworn in to Spanish parliament- France 24
- North Korea steps up campaign for US to return seized ship- Reuters, The Times Of India
- Houthi drone attack ‘hits arms depot’ at Saudi airport in Najran- Al Jazeera
- May offers MPs vote on second referendum in ‘new’ Brexit deal- Peter Walker and Rowena Mason, The Guardian
- Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentina ex-president, goes on trial- BBC News
Loonie Sports
- Canada blanks U.S. to set world hockey quarterfinal date with Swiss- The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
- Collective effort leads Raptors to series tying win over Bucks- The Canadian Press, TSN
- Suzuki scores twice, Storm eliminate Raiders from Memorial Cup- The Canadian Press, Sportsnet
- Ex-skater says deceased partner abused her- Dan Murphy, ESPN
- De Grasse clocks 10.09 seconds at IAAF World Challenge in China- The Canadian Press, CBC Sports
May 21, 2019
Loonie Politics Tuesday: Afternoon Edition
- Ousted Saskatchewan NDP MP Erin Weir not running in the next federal election - The Canadian Press, CTV News
- Quebecers pick their own justice and the feds are letting them do it - Andrew Coyne, National Post
- Ford offers school boards and municipalities money to hunt for savings - Kristin Rushowy, Toronto Star
- Trudeau says Chinese aggression ‘not something we need to continue to allow’ - Amanda Connolly, Global News
- JWR plans to ‘tell all’ if gag order lifted - Warren Kinsella, Toronto Sun
- Doug Ford’s post-budget plan to declare bankruptcy - Martin Regg Cohn, Toronto Star
- Gen. John Vance gets a raise — Trudeau recommends increase to upper limit of $306,500 - David Pugliese - Ottawa Citizen, National Post
- Countermeasures were key to ending tariff stalemate with U.S., says Trudeau - The Canadian Press, CTV News
Loonie Politics Tuesday: Morning Edition
- Even With Fewer Seats, Justin Trudeau Should Try To Form Minority: Elizabeth May - Althia Raj, Huffington Post
- Draconian American abortion laws are irrelevant to Canadian politics - Chris Selley, National Post
- Ford’s cuts in social programs could be opening for federal Liberals to campaign against federal Conservatives in October, say Liberal MPs - Abbas Rana, The Hill Times
- ‘Climate emergency’ be damned, Trudeau loves firing up the jetliners - Mark Bonokoski, Toronto Sun
- How accurate are Canadian polls? - Philippe J. Fournier, Maclean's
- Trudeau credits immigration as key to Canada’s growing tech sector - Alanna Rizza, The Canadian Press, CTV News
- Ontario’s municipalities grapple with hundreds of millions in provincial funding cuts - Allison Jones - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
- Carbon tax, desk-thumping on agenda in upcoming Alberta legislature session - Dean Bennett - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
- Money laundering report a wake-up call for Canada, but some provinces skeptical - Laura Kane - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
- Conservatives say they’re ‘confident’ Mark Norman will expose more Liberal wrongdoing - Peter Mazereeuw, The Hill Times
- More women, few minorities: Docs detail results of Liberal patronage overhaul - The Canadian Press, CTV News
- Trudeau refuses to protect our border from illegal aliens - Jerry Agar, Toronto Sun
- François Legault visiting U.S. to promote Canadian hydropower, AI - The Canadian Press, Global News
- Canadian retaliatory tariffs lifted as U.S. kills steel aluminum penalties - Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press, CTV News
- How the Liberals spent the week blaming everyone else for the Mark Norman fiasco - Murray Brewster, CBC News
Washington Tuesday
- Clapper, Brennan, Comey: He Did It, Not Me! - Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
- Biden, Sanders tied atop new Iowa poll - Max Greenwood, The Hill
- Trump suddenly takes a softer line on verifying immigrant documentation status - Philip Bump, Washington Post
- The Tables Have Turned as DOJ Investigates Dem Spying - Byron York, Washington Examiner
- Joe Biden’s Promise: A Return to Normalcy - Ezra Klein, Vox
- Criminalization of Women’s Bodies Is About Male Power - Laurie Penny, New Republic
- Broken promises of the past weigh on black voters as they consider the 2020 presidential campaign - Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post
More from Loonie Tuesday
Loonie Business
- Who knew? There’s a global helium shortage — and it could pop more than balloons- Gabriel Friedman, Financial Post
- Loss of some Google services after U.S. ban will badly hurt Huawei, analysts say- The Associated Press, The Globe & Mail
- Why Mark Machin — the man responsible for our national pension plan — thinks it’s okay to spend $3.2 billion on expenses- Josh Rubin, Toronto Star
- Ford is cutting 7,000 white-collar jobs- CTV News
- Here’s which provinces spend the most — and least — on alcohol- Kevin Yarr, CBC News
Loonie World
- ‘This is not a peace plan’: Palestinians shun Bahrain conference- Al Jazeera
- Russian reporters resign en masse in row over Putin ally report- Reuters, The Times Of India
- Trump’s ‘genocidal taunts’ will not end Iran – Zarif- BBC News
- Far-right Sweden Democrats axe MEP amid harassment claims- Jon Henley, The Guardian
- Ukraine’s President Zelenskiy calls early elections in inaugural speech- France 24
Loonie Sports
- Pro women’s hockey players form union in step towards league- Teresa M. Walker · The Associated Press, CBC Sports
- Magic: Lakers GM Pelinka was ‘backstabbing’- Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN
- Mbappe hints at move away from PSG- The Canadian Press, TSN
- Canadian on course for Indy race- The Associated Press, Toronto Star
- Herdman unveils Canada’s preliminary roster for 2019 Gold Cup- Peter Galindo, Sportsnet