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