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