October 12, 2013 Archives

Loonie Politics 10/12/2013: Morning Edition

• Anatomy of the NDP defeat - Paul McLeod, The Chronicle
• Canadian environmentalists paint catastrophic picture of oilsands for U.S. lawmakers - William Marsden, Vancouver Sun
• Revisiting bridge tolling policy should be a higher priority for B.C. Liberals - Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun
• ‘Really obvious we made mistakes,’ freed Canadians say on arrival from Egypt - Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press, Winnipeg Free Press
• Ontario horse-racing industry says rescue is too little, too late - Adrian Morrow and karen Howlett, The Globe & Mail
• How Stephen Harper can embrace an genuine consumer-friendly agenda - Scott Stinson, National Post
• Ontario public service managers get $21M in bonuses - Antonella Artuso, Toronto Sun
• Incoming N.S. premier keeps memory of mother’s perseverance close at hand - Jane Taber, The Globe & Mail
• Redford’s chief of staff ‘did not leave voluntarily’: sources - Dean Bennett, The Globe & Mail
• Severance controversy isn’t over, even after $130,000 tweet - Don Braid, Calgary Herald
• Leitch defends lack of abortion funds for war rape, forced marriage - The Canadian Press, CBC News
• Shipbuilding schedule conflict means Canadian taxpayers are on the hook for an extra $55M - Lee Berthiaume, National Post
• Suzuki to Obama admin: Don’t trust Harper, he’s like Bush - Luiza Ch, Macleans
• ‘Squeeze’ forced Redford to act on pay transparency, opposition says - Mariam Ibrahim, Edmonton Journal
• Forget the bleeding hearts, the real crime in Brazilian spying case was getting caught - John Ivison, National Post
• Colour Manitoba NDP-orange? - Mary Agnes Welch, Winnipeg Free Press
• Top PBO official joins former boss Kevin Page at University of Ottawa - Don Butler, Ottawa Citizen
• OPG spent $180M on two nuclear reactors that won’t be built - Robert Benzie, Toronto Star
• Wynne pledges $400M for horse racing industry - Antonella Artuso, Ottawa Sun
• We need a leader with vision for tough challenges ahead - Ian Thompson, The Chronicle

Washington 10/12/2013

• Dems pin 2014 hopes on shutdown blowback - Michael LaRosa, MSNBC
• Paul Ryan gets schooled - Brian Beutler, Salon
• The Final Insult in the Bush-Cheney Marriage - Peter Baker, New York Times
• The truth about Obamacare’s rocky rollout - Ana Marie Cox, The Guardian
• White House seeks longer debt extension - Emma Dumain and Matt Fuller, Roll Call
• The GOP civil war - Ace of Spades HQ
• Health reform breaks bad - Christopher J. Conover, The Weekly Standard
• A search for a silver lining - Jeffrey T. Kuhner, Washington Times
• Shutdown is a total disaster for GOP - Ezra Klein and Evan Soltas, Washington Post
• Ted Cruz confronts President Obama at White House - Burgess Everett, Politico