- Trudeau defends actions as Philpott asks if Wilson-Raybould was sidelined over SNC-Lavalin - Kathleen Harris, CBC News
- New Leger poll suggests federal Liberals lagging Conservatives - The Canadian Press, CTV News
- Ontario boosts autism program but critics say not enough - Antonella Artuso, Toronto Sun
- Canada considering forcing social media companies to remove extremist content - Amanda Connolly and Katie Dangerfield, Global News
- Liberals pledge $253 million to undo Tory-era changes to benefits tribunal - The Canadian Press, CTV News
- Senators challenged to prove their independence by inviting Jody Wilson-Raybould to testify - Marie-Danielle Smith, National Post
- Rachel Notley’s NDP starts Alberta campaign with big hill to climb - Éric Grenier, CBC News
The anti-racist speech Jason Kenney should give
Loonie Politics Thursday: Morning Edition
- Jane Philpott: ‘There’s much more to the story that needs to be told’ - Paul Wells, Macleans
- Voting marathon continues, as Tories protest shutdown of Wilson-Raybould motion - The Canadian Press, CTV News
- Don’t blame SNC-Lavalin for lobbying so hard. Blame the Liberals for how they handled it - Christie Blatchford, National Post
- SNC-Lavalin CEO says firm never cited 9,000 jobs as reason for deserving DPA - The Canadian Press, CBC News
- UCP retains huge lead over NDP in crucial Calgary battleground: poll - Bill Kaufmann, Calgary Herald
- High-profile Indigenous leader plans federal NDP run on Vancouver Island - The Canadian Press, Global News
- It’s when you read details of media bailout that the chill sets in - Andrew Coyne, National Post
- Federal budget suggests Liberals may help ‘free the beer,’ wine - Josh Dehaas, CTV News
- Feds want to track your movement out of Canada - Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun
- No tax hikes in Saskatchewan budget, but cash for mental health - Stephanie Taylor - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
- Kenney, NDP throw barbs over carbon tax - Bill Kaufmann, Calgary Sun
- Philpott faced ‘tough’ questions from Liberal MPs in Wednesday’s caucus meeting - CBC News
- Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s odd plan to help homebuyers won’t help with housing affordability - David Akin, Global News
- Extra project cash for cities needed, Morneau says - Jordan Press - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
- Speaker relegates Parti Quebecois to 4th-place status in Quebec legislature - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
- NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to publish memoir ahead of federal election - The Canadian Press, CTV News
- Liberal budget draws battle line for fall election campaign - Kathleen Harris, CBC News
Washington Thursday
- SCOTUS Gives Trump a Big Win on Immigration - David Catron, The American Spectator
- Will Bernie Split the Democratic Party in 2020? - Jonathan Chait, New York Magazine
- Is the Hype Around Beto O’Rourke Real or Phony? - Thomas Edsall, New York Times
- Pentagon Opens Internal Inquiry of Acting Defense Chief’s Ties to Boeing - Helene Cooper, New York Times
- Former White House staffer Hope Hicks to cooperate with Dems’ probe into Trump - Tal Axelrod, The Hill
- Dems Have to Decide What To Do With the 2 Old Men - David Von Drehle, Washington Post
More from Loonie
Loonie Business
- Huawei obstructing European carriers’ efforts to switch 5G suppliers, AT&T CEO says- Reuters, The Globe & Mail
- Federal budget shows Alberta’s oil and gas sector not a priority, industry group says- CBC News
- Fed sees no 2019 rate hikes, plans September end to asset drawdown- Jeanna Smialek - Bloomberg, Financial Post
- CP Rail designates first woman to head railway’s board of directors- The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
- SNC-Lavalin CEO says employees will move to foreign rivals if it is debarred- CTV News
Loonie World
- New Zealand minister to confront Erdoğan over Christchurch video- Patrick Wintour, The Guardian
- French sugar giant accused of ‘complicity in acts of terrorism’ for alleged Syria sorbitol supply- France 24
- Brexit: ‘Tired’ public needs a decision, says Theresa May- BBC News
- Bosnian Serb leader Karadzic jailed for life over genocidal massacres- Nick Miller, Sydney Morning Herald
- EPP suspends Hungary’s far-right Fidesz Party- Philip Heijmans, Al Jazeera
Loonie Sports
- MLB season opens early a world away with hero’s welcome for Ichiro- The Associated Press, CBC Sports
- Buccaneers hire 2 female assistant coaches- Adam Schefter, ESPN
- Connolly on WH visit: ‘I respectfully decline’- Staff, TSN
- 31 Thoughts: Can Maple Leafs’ marriage between coach and GM last?- Elliotte Friedman, Sportsnet
- Stand by for another mad, mad March in basketball- The Associated Press, Toronto Star
March 21, 2019
Loonie Politics Wednesday: Afternoon Edition
- ‘They would be incorrect’: Bill Morneau shoots down speculation that Canada is on cusp of recession - Victor Ferreira, Financial Post
- MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes quits Liberal caucus - CBC News
- Ford not in conflict of interest in Taverner appointment: Integrity commissioner - Antonella Artuso, Toronto Sun
- Finance minister defends Liberal budget measures as sales effort gets underway - The Canadian Press, CTV News
- Conservatives lay groundwork for marathon filibuster after Liberals shut down SNC-Lavalin probe - Amanda Connolly, Global News
- Trudeau’s next apology should be to heavily indebted future Canadians - Kelly McParland, National Post
- Conservatives call on ethics committee to pick up SNC-Lavalin study - Rachel Gilmore, CTV News
Loonie Politics Wednesday: Morning Edition
- How powerful lobbyists built big-ticket budget items - Nick Taylor-Vaisey, Macleans
- Federal budget a testament to the pleasures of endless growth. Forget productivity, tax cuts or investment - Andrew Coyne, National Post
- Who are the winners and losers in the 2019 federal budget? Here’s what you need to know - Amanda Connolly, Global News
- It’s official: The Trudeau Liberals have zero interest in ever balancing a budget - Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss and Milagros Palacios, Financial Post
- Morneau’s 2019 federal budget comes with big-ticket surprises - John Geddes, Macleans
- What does federal budget reveal about Liberals’ election plans? Not a whole lot - Susan Delacourt, Toronto Star
- ‘It’s pathetic’: Elizabeth May reacts to climate measures in budget - Josh Dehaas, CTV News
- New Brunswick Tory government budget offers surplus, debt reduction - Kevin Bissett - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
- Fact check: Bill Morneau’s budget speech - John Paul Tasker, CBC News
- Liberals leave themselves little wiggle room in the event of a recession - Kevin Carmichael, Financial Post
- Nothing to see here, says party desperately hiding something - Andrew MacDougall, Macleans
- Campaign will be an epic fight that shapes Alberta for decades - Don Braid, Calgary Herald
- Alberta’s election kicks off, already knee-deep in mud - Jason Markusoff, Macleans
- A federal budget from a government that has abandoned its poetic phase - Chris Selley, National Post
- Sen. Beyak broke Senate’s code of conduct by posting racist letters - The Canadian Press, CTV New
- Highlights from the 2019 federal budget tabled Tuesday - The Canadian Press, CTV News
- Federal budget delivers $2.2B to municipalities for infrastructure needs - CBC News
- Budget spends big — but on what? - Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun
- Kenney slams what he calls a ‘campaign of revenge’ - Rick Bell, Edmonton Sun
- Liberals target key demographics, deficit projected at $19.8 billion - Rachel Aiello, CTV News
Washington Wednesday
- Team Biden to Haters: ‘Bring It On’ - Gideon Resnick, The Daily Beast
- Trump’s Tax Cut Won’t Power the Growth He Predicts, Officials Concede - Jim Tankersley, New York Times
- Biden and Sanders Are Too Old to Be President - Richard Cohen, Washington Post
- Trump’s Pennsylvania Popularity Is No Accident - David Urban, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Sanders and Warren are talking a lot about civil rights. Not many blacks are listening. - Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post
- Bullying McCain, Trump shows his fights don’t stop at the graveyard’s edge - Jonathan Allen, NBC News
More from Loonie Wednesday
Loonie Business
- Unifor reports Oshawa talks with GM have been productive, suspends public campaign- The Canadian Press, The Globe & Mail
- New home construction to decline for next two years, says report- Rajeshni Naidu-Ghelani, CBC News
- Gucci launches community fund and scholarship program- CTV News
- Cannabis edibles will soon be taxed on how high they get you- Vanmala Subramaniam, Financial Post
- Ontario’s finance minister criticizes federal spending and carbon pricing plan- Shawn Jeffords - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
Loonie World
- France bans protests at key tourist sites in Paris- Elian Peltier, Sydney Morning Herald
- Christchurch shootings: First funerals for victims of mosque attacks- BBC News
- Egypt tightens restrictions on media, social networks- Al Jazeera
- May asks EU for Brexit delay with cabinet in deadlock over ‘crisis’- Heather Stewart, Rajeev Syal and Jessica Elgot, The Guardian
- Kazakhstan leader Nazarbayev steps down after three decades in power- France 24
Loonie Sports
- Prosecutors offer to drop charges on Kraft- Staff, TSN
- Cowboys agree to 1-year deal with WR Cobb- Todd Archer, ESPN
- Angels’ Mike Trout finalizing record-breaking $430M US extension: reports- Ronald Blum · The Associated Press, CBC Sports
- Jays start packing for home without outfielder Alford and catcher McGuire- Laura Armstrong, Toronto Star
- Andreescu’s life changes after Hollywood finish at Indian Wells- Kristina Rutherford, Sportsnet