October 13, 2013 Archives

Loonie Politics 10/13/2013: Morning Edition

• James Lunney Quits: Conservative MP won’t seek re-election - The Canadian Press, Huffington Post
• Nathan Cullen: B.C. NDP Leadership Run Depends On Timing - Althia Raj, Huffington Post
• Are we under-estimating the NDP again? - Aaron Wherry, Macleans
• Arctic icebreaker delayed as Tories prioritize supply ships - The Canadian Press, CBC News
• Harper urged to refer Justice Marc Nadon’s eligibility to top court - CBC News
• ‘We’re going back,’ Toronto filmmaker held in Egyptian prison says - John Miner, Toronto Sun
• The two Suzukis - Ezra Levant, Calgary Sun
• Alberta Justice Minister Jonathan Denis says province working on tackling ‘Freemen’ - Bill Kaufmann, Calgary Sun
• NDP in Nova Scotia face long climb back from defeat, party stalwarts say - Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press, Winnipeg Free Press
• Alberta government won’t try to extradite convicted sex offender believed in the U.S. - The Associated Press, Ottawa Citizen
• Governor General sharpens government focus in China amid investment concerns - Mike Blanchfield, Ottawa Citizen
• Well, Ms. Premier … - Andrienne Batra, Toronto Sun
• The truth and Dalton McGuinty - Lorrie Goldstein, Toronto Sun
• Local horse industry insiders say plan doesn’t add up - Ian McInroy, Barrie Examiner
• AFN chiefs pan Ottawa’s education plan for First Nations children - Gloria Galloway, The Globe & Mail
• Workers at Quebec’s 22 provincial parks on strike to begin holiday weekend - The Canadian Press, Saskatoon Star Phoenix
• Funding for home care - Elliott Ferguson, Kingston Whig Standard
• Devil’s in lack of details: Justin Trudeau needs to address major policy issues - Monte Solberg, Calgary Sun
• Poll: Liberals ahead, Quebecers divided on charter - Michelle Lalonde and Sue Montgomery, Ottawa Citizen
• Gas plants are Queen’s Park biggest scandal to date - Christina Blizzard, London Free Press
• Another Redfordian slip into legal-speak - Graham Thomson, Edmonton Journal
• Class and classrooms - Michael Den Tandt, Ottawa Citizen

Washington 10/13/2013

• Cruzification of the GOP - Dana Milbank, Washington Post
• Baby boomers ruined the government - Joe Klein, Time
• Pace Quickens on Budget Resolution - Janet Hook and Patrick O'Connor, Wall Street Journal
• House GOP furious with Senate - Erik Wasson and Russell Berman, The Hill
• Why I Plan to Grill Yellen - Rand Paul, Time
• Nancy Pelosi: “We can’t be enablers anymore” - Joan Walsh, Salon
• When the rejected became the mainstream - Rev. Al Sharpton, Huffington Post
• Is U.S. political bubble about to burst? - Ezra Klein, Bloomberg
• Obamacare, debt and disaster - Romina Boccia, The National Interest
• Scott Adams’ secret of success: failure - Scott Adams, Wall Street Journal