March 14, 2014 Archives

Loonie Politics 03/14/2014: Afternoon Update

• Prime Minister Stephen Harper to visit Ukraine during overseas trip next week -   The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• Critics warn of ‘traffic chaos’ due to 2015 Pan Am Games -   Robert Benzie , Toronto Star
• Braid: Stunned PC MLAs unsure of next move -   Don Braid , Calgary Herald
• Proposed election law could hurt cash-strapped candidates -   Kady O'Malley , CBC News
• Bullying Accusation Against Premier May Spark Internal Tory Probe -   Chris Varcoe & James Wood , Edmonton Journal
• The state of the Fair Elections Act debate -   Aaron Wherry , Macleans
• Alison Redford is losing the public – and the party -   Gary Mason , The Globe & Mail
• Newfoundland and Labrador Tory leadership a race among political outsiders -   The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• Marois defends PQ candidate accused of spouting anti-Semitic myths -   The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• Chris Selley: Quebecers don’t need help debunking PQ propaganda -   Chris Selley , National Post
• Péladeau will be a game changer – but not the way the PQ hopes -   Bob Rae , The Globe & Mail

Loonie Politics 03/14/2014: Morning Edition

• Mulroney’s business ties to Peladeau likely to keep him on election sidelines -   Stephen Maher , Ottawa Citizen
• Big Move: Wynne rejects some taxes -   Editorial , Toronto Sun
• Marois tries to quash sovereignty issue -   Monique Muise , Montreal Gazette
• Conservative MPs scramble to lock up party nominations 18 months before election -   Jason Fekete , Ottawa Citizen
• Construction of $200-million Bornish Wind Farm is plowing ahead, despite heavy snow and record cold -   John Miner , London Free Press
• Pierre Karl Péladeau won’t address possible referendum -   Monique Muise , Ottawa Citizen
• The quietly televised Conservative attack ads -   Aaron Wherry , Macleans
• Western premiers make it easier to move between provinces by easing car licensing, apprenticeship requirements -   The Canadian Press , Vancouver Province
• Leaving AB caucus comes at a cost, ex-MLA warns -   Chris Varcoe , Calgary Herald
• B.C., Port Metro Vancouver sign off on plan to end trucking dispute, but federal help needed -   Derrick Penner , Vancouver Sun
• Paying the price -   Rick Bell , Calgary Sun
• Surrey mayor being recruited as star federal candidate? -   Kelly Sinoski , Vancouver Sun
• Former Tory MLA Len Webber says Alison Redford is a ‘bully’ and ‘abusive’ -   Mariam Ibrahim & Karen Kleiss , Edmonton Journal
• B.C. seeks to improve Columbia River Treaty, rejects termination option -   The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press

Washington 03/14/2014

• Obama Following Trail Nixon Blazed -   Victor Davis Hanson , National Review
• Sharks Are Circling Around Hillary -   Eleanor Clift , The Daily Beast
• The Delusions of Bush’s 2nd Inaugural -   Daniel Larison , American Conservative
• Turning Teddy Roosevelt’s Maxim On Its Head -   John Judis , The New Republic
• CIA-Feinstein Blowup Had a Long, Slow Fuse -   Miller & Goldman , Washington Post
• Midterms Aren’t an Obamacare Referendum -   Dana Milbank , Washington Post
• White House Stonewalling on CIA -   Landay, Watkins & Taylor , McClatchy
• Ted Cruz is a Nightmare for the GOP -   Noemie Emery , Washington Examiner