October 27, 2013 Archives

Loonie Politics 10/27/2013: Morning Edition

• Wildrose tightens rules on candidate selection - Mariam Ibrahim, Calgary Herald
• Senate scandal nothing to sneeze at: By forgetting past lessons, Harper & Co. have turned a case of the sniffles into a raging, lethal virus - Warren Kinsella, Toronto Sun
• Brazeau, Duffy and Wallin ought to just shut up and go quietly into the good night - Christie Blatchford, National Post
• Kathleen Wynne praises pipelines, trades Leafs cap for cowboy hat during first ‘official’ visit to Alberta - Jen Gerson, National Post
• Senate scandal tainting Tories’ political brand like no other - Lorne Gunter, Toronto Sun
• Prime Minister set the standard so must wear the blame as well - Andrew Coyne, Vancouver Sun
• Ontario’s chance to lead or divide on pension crisis - Martin Regg Cohn, Toronto Star
• Fishermen hail EI rule reversal - Paul McLeod, The Chronicle
• Harper the bus driver running low on loyalty - Jim Meek, The Chronicle
• A government agency has amassed 165M files, many with personal details it has no right to collect - Vito Pilieci, National Post
• Wildrose Party scraps controversial policies, tightens process for selecting candidates - Kelly Cryderman, The Globe & Mail
• North Gower rally opposes possible wind farm - Tom Spears, Ottawa Citizen
• Marois ends guesswork: No vote in 2013 - Kevin Dougherty, Montreal Gazette
• Couillard won’t rule out by-election run - Philip Authier, Montreal Gazette
• Trudeau challenges Harper to testify under oath - CBC News
• NDP provincial council sidelines Adam Giambrone nomination controversy - Richard J. Brennan, Toronto Star
• Michael calls for leadership review in 2014 - James McLeod, St. John's Telegram
• PCs reveal fears of Wildrose threat - Don Braid, Calgary Herald
• Our Hill of beans is in an uproar. Terrific! - Gail Lethbridge, The Chronicle
• New Manitoba Liberal leader Bokhari looks to get party in ‘fighting form’ - Larry Kusch, Winnipeg Free Press
• Thousands demonstrate in support of Quebec values charter - The Canadian Press, Winnipeg Free Press

Washington 10/27/2013

• How Kirsten Gillibrand Shed Her Past on the Way to Liberal Stardom - Ben Terris, National Journal
• GOP fights on against Obamacare, at its peril - Jules Witcover, Chicago Tribune
• Roll Out the Health Care - Gail Collins, New York Times
• Obamacare’s Excellent Prognosis - Editorial, Bloomberg
• Half a milllion Californians could lose their health care under Obamacare next year - Debra J. Saunders, SFGate
• A More Perfect Union: Being Gay in America - Arriana Huffington, Huffington Post
• Sorry liberals, Obamacare’s problems go much deeper than the Web site - Ezra Klein, Washington Post
• Obama: GOP ‘rooting’ for ObamaCare failure - Elise Viebeck, The Hill
• ObamaCare rollout casts cloud over 2014 Dems, despite GOP’s budget fight bruises - Carl Cameron, Fox News
• GOP’s Obamacare conspiracy: Sabotage from the inside - Jonathan Bernstein, Salon