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