- Bipartisan efforts on NAFTA hurt by divisions over Khadr - Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press, Macleans
- Progressive Conservatives begin voting on proposed unity merger with Wildrose - CBC News
- Trump’s pick for ambassador to Canada faces little scrutiny at Senate hearing - Joanna Smith, The Globe and Mail
- Many Indigenous families not applying for Canada child benefit: documents - David McKie, CBC News
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Loonie Politics Friday: Morning Edition
- After facing hurdles, Liberals look to meet increased youth green jobs promise - Jordan Press, The Canadian Press, CTV News
- Brown slams Liberals over Avista hydro deal - Shawn Jeffords, Toronto Sun
- Scheer does good job with new leadership team — but where is Bernier? - John Ivison, National Post
- How Ontario is getting back into the coal-power business - David Reevely, Ottawa Sun
- Canada’s coolest PM. (It’s not Justin Trudeau.) - Zoe McKnight, Macleans
- Scheer says anti-Khadr campaign in U.S. media is fair game as NDP cry hypocrisy - Peter Zimonjic, CBC News
- Ontario on track to setting 19 as minimum legal age for recreational pot - Rob Ferguson, Toronto Star
- NAFTA talks ‘too important’ for partisanship, Trudeau says - Laura Stone, The Globe and Mail
- Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says it’s Justin Trudeau’s fault if Omar Khadr payout hurts NAFTA - Alex Ballingall, Toronto Star
- Andrew Scheer names former rival Lisa Raitt as his deputy - Laura Payton, CTV News
- Horgan unplugs Clark’s cronies, empowers Peterson in Hydro shakeup - Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun
- Tory MLAs cautiously accept unity deal with Wildrose - James Wood, Calgary Herald
Washington Friday
- Democrats Don’t Need a ‘Core Message’ in 2018 - Graham Vyse, The New Republic
- What John McCain learned from Ted Kennedy on challenging his own party - Paul Kane, Washington Post
- Senate committee ignores Trump, House budgets in favor of 2017 funding levels - Niv Elis, The Hill
- Does Trump Know Something His Foes Don’t Know? - Daniel McCarthy, National Interest
- Congratulations, Jon Huntsman (or Condolences) - David Wade, Politico
- Trump called McCain to wish him well after cancer diagnosis - Max Greenwood, The Hill
- Trump’s Astounding Interview–the Blamer in Chief - Julian Zelizer, CNN
- Is the Republican Congress Hopeless? - Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal
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- It’s official: Toronto and Ottawa are now the most expensive cities for electricity- Taylor Jackson, Ashley Stedman and Elmira Aliakbari, Financial Post
- Hydro One shares rise as investors warm to U.S. utility acquisition- Christina Pellegrini, The Globe and Mail
- Exxon Mobil fined $2M US for Tillerson-era breach of Russia sanctions- The Associated Press, CBC News
- McDonald’s adds Big Mac onesie, sweats to items it delivers- CTV News
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- Poland moves ahead with judicial reform despite EU objections- France 24
- Saudi Arabia’s King Salman overhaul security agencies- BBC News
- Macron under fire over defence spending, tax cuts and leadership style- Angelique Chrisafis, The Guardian
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Loonie Politics Thursday: Afternoon Edition
- Trudeau says Payette vetting raised no issues to disqualify her as GG - The Canadian Press, Macleans
- NDP say Trudeau should be on witness list for NAFTA Common’s committee - The Canadian Press, CTV News
- National inquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls cancels first family fall hearing - Tanya Talaga, Toronto Star
- Kelly Knight Craft promises as U.S. ambassador to further Canada relationship - CBC News
- Ontario MPP Monte Kwinter says he’s calling it quits - Robert Benzie, Toronto Star
- Poll: Even post-Khadr, Trudeau Liberals stay afloat - Paul Wells, Macleans
- Hydro sticker shock all thanks to Liberals’ mismanagement - Lorrie Goldstein, Toronto Sun
- Trudeau’s silence on Payette’s expunged assault charge shows double standard - Robyn Urback, CBC News
Loonie Politics Thursday: Morning Edition
- When it comes to NAFTA negotiations, we need to stand united - John Ivison, National Post
- The ‘grievous injustice’ of the Khadr settlement - Garnett Genuis, Macleans
- Where Canada should draw a red line with Donald Trump on NAFTA - Evan Solomon, Macleans
- Liberals say Omar Khadr campaign could impact NAFTA talks - Laura Stone, The Globe and Mail
- Reports of dismissed assault charge prompt questions about vetting of Julie Payette for governor general role - Jordan Press - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
- Khadr is to Trudeau what the census was to Harper - John Ibbitson, The Globe & Mail
- Trudeau had numerous defences in Khadr lawsuit - Lorrie Goldstein, Toronto Sun
- François-Philippe Champagne has things to say - Paul Wells, Macleans
- Feds start work on nearly decade-long overhaul of systems running EI, CPP - Jordan Press, The Canadian Press, CTV News
- Why do Australians have a problem with Canadians in their parliament? - Catherine McIntyre, Macleans
- First round of NAFTA negotiations set to run Aug. 16-20 in Washington - CTV News
- Wynne hopes Ontario’s approach to pension reform leads to a national pharmacare plan - Rob Ferguson, Toronto Star
- Andrew Scheer to unveil ‘regional, gender diverse’ House leadership team Thursday - John Paul Tasker, CBC News
- Deadline for decision on Canada Post home delivery missed as Liberals ponder way forward - Karina Roman, CBC News
- PM ‘happy’ to share Canada’s NAFTA negotiating strategy with opposition parties - Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press, CTV News
- ‘What is he hiding?’: Critics call for full disclosure of Kenney’s Unite Alberta donors - James Wood, Calgary Herald
- New B.C. Premier John Horgan expands state of emergency over wildfires - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
Washington Thursday
- Blame Dishonest Dems Who Created Obamacare & Lied About It - Charles Hurt, Washington Times
- Why Trump’s Base Isn’t Abandoning Him - Jason Riley, Wall Street Journal
- The Comprehensive Incompetence of the GOP - Damon Linker, The Week
- Trump: Republicans ‘never discuss how good their healthcare bill is’ - Rebecca Savransky, The Hill
- For Republican Party, Governing Is a Long-Term Problem - Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times
- GOP Not Conservative Enough to Deliver What Voters Want - Mark Davis, Dallas Morning News
- ‘The battle over health care isn’t over’: Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s defiantly optimistic briefing, annotated - Callum Borchers, Washington Post