March 7, 2014 Archives

Loonie Politics 03/07/2014: Afternoon Update

• Reciprocal Agreement for the 2014 Quebec Election - The Prince Arthur Herald & Loonie Politics
• Ottawa report on violence against aboriginal women stops short of public inquiry - Lee-Anne Goodman, The Canadian Press, Winnipeg Free Press
• A handful of nail-biter ridings will be where the Parti Québécois wins or loses its majority - Andy Blatchford, National Post
• Mulcair: There’s nothing fair about the federal Fair Elections Act - Thomas Mulcair, Montreal Gazette
• Former N.B. premier Bernard Lord named OPG chair - Richard Brennan, Toronto Star
• Canada loses 7K jobs in February, unemployment still at 7 per cent - Louise Egan, Reuters, Toronto Sun
• Conservatives watch for promised openness as party nominations begin - Jennifer Ditchburn, Winnipeg Free Press
• B.C. government ‘didn’t have intent’ for deal with teachers, former negotiator says - Justin Giovannetti, The Globe & Mail
• Ottawa targets grain backlog, sets transport minimums for railways - Eric Atkins, The Globe & Mail
• Author of report touted by Poilievre contradicts minister on voter fraud - Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press, Winnipeg Free Press
• ‘Why don’t you go steal some more money from your mother’: Tory and NDP MPs in nasty commons foyer exchange - Stephen Maher, National Post

Loonie Politics 03/07/2014: Morning Edition

• Accountability bill simply Liberal window dressing - Christina Blizzard, Toronto Sun
• John Ivison: MP confident Harper will not block passage of Reform Act that would reduce PM’s power - John Ivison, National Post
• NDP critic takes issue with Baird’s Third Reich analogies for Crimea crisis - Kathryn Blaze Carlson, The Globe & Mail
• Quebec election not a foregone conclusion: Hébert - Chantal Hébert, Toronto Star
• Pauline Marois warmed by Quebec’s cultural flames - Editorial, The Globe & Mail
• The effort to regain the public’s trust in the Pan Am Games - Sue-Ann Levy, Toronto Sun
• Hillary Clinton says little to reassure Calgary crowd on Keystone - Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press, Winnipeg Free Press
• Manitoba needs a solid fiscal strategy to balance its budget - Dan Lett, Winnipeg Free Press
• AB Premier’s style not flying with Tories - Rick Bell, Calgary Sun
• What does the B.C. teachers’ strike vote mean? - Tracey Sherlock, Vancouver Sun
• Alberta Budget interactive graphics - Edmonton Journal
• B.C. wine to show up on grocery store shelves next year; local beer could follow - Rob Shaw, Vancouver Sun
• Alberta budget sees $2.6 billion surplus, $5.1 billion in new debt - Karen Kleiss, Edmonton Journal

Washington 03/07/2014

• Now Blue-State Senate Dems Feel the Heat - Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal
• Senate vote a stinging defeat for Obama - Alexander Bolton and Ramsey Cox, The Hill
• And the Republican Economic Plan Is…? - David Nather, Politico
• “Carterization” of Obama Is Total - Daniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal
• Republicans Blaming Obama First - E. J. Dionne, Washington Post
• In Health Care, Choice Is Overrated - Ezekiel Emanuel, New York Times
• What I Learned From Reading “50 Shades of Grey” - Dave Barry, Time
• The Villain Here Is Putin, Not Obama - Nicholas Kristof, New York Times