April 3, 2014 Archives

Loonie Politics 04/03/2014: Afternoon Update

• Victims bill of rights would see spouses compelled to testify - The Canadian Press, CBC News
• PQ’s Marois promises new tax cuts in final days of campaign - Rheal Seguin, The Globe & Mail
• Ontario’s pre-election economic news bittersweet: Cohn - Martin Regg Cohn, Toronto Star
• Dimitri Soudas says he ‘stepped down’ as Tory executive director and was only helping Eve Adams because of health issues - Postmedia News, National Post
• Nova Scotia budget, first for Liberals since election, forecasts $279M deficit - Keith Doucette, The Canadian Press, Winnipeg Free Press
• Rob Ford crack video probe halted by OPP for lack of evidence - CBC News
• OPP, lawyer at odds over Ontario aide’s co-operation in gas plants probe - Rob Ferguson, Toronto Star
• New Brazen 2 docs: Rob Ford ‘knows a few dirty cops’ - Don Peat, Toronto Sun
• PQ’s Marois being too negative in campaign, Quebec Liberal Leader says - Les Perreaux, The Globe & Mail
• Latest 2014 Quebec Election Projection - Eric Grenier, Threehundredeight.com
• Additional payouts to Alberta premier’s staff revealed - Jennie Russell, CBC News
• Eve Adams nomination scrap a test case for Tory grassroots - Chris Hall, CBC News
• No evidence Wynne oversaw document purge, OPP says - Karen Howlett, The Globe & Mail

Loonie Politics 04/03/2014: Morning Edition

• Ontario’s employers do not support a made-in-Ontario pension plan - Staff Writer, Loonie Politics
• Ex-auditor general Fraser slams elections bill as attack on democracy - Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press, Winnipeg Free Press
• Andrew Coyne: Government crackdown on unpaid internships hurts interns the most - Andrew Coyne, National Post
• Justin Trudeau defines middle class as: ‘Those living paycheque to paycheque’ - Daniel Proussalidis, Toronto Sun
• It is Marois who may be ‘reintegrating in another job’ after Quebec’s election - Graeme Hamilton, National Post
• Harper orders review of complaints against MP Eve Adams - Jason Fekete & Mark Kennedy, Ottawa Citizen
• Provincial bureaucrat demoted in computer record deletion scandal - Antonella Artuso, Toronto Sun
• Quebec Liberals’ lead grows as PQ’s francophone support falls: poll - Les Perreaux, The Globe & Mail
• Two options for PQ’s Pauline Marois — win a majority or resign: Hébert - Chantal Hébert, Toronto Star
• Harper government’s warm embrace of NATO an about-face, say defence experts - Murray Brewster, Canadian Press, Winnipeg Free Press
• Harper’s silence is golden - Eric Duhaime, Calgary Sun
• NS MLAs debate, nurses to walk - Michael Gorman, The Chronicle
• Smyth: BC NDP has always been better at attacking themselves than Liberals - Michael Smyth, Vancouver Province
• Pakistan lashes back at Chris Alexander over terrorism comments - Kathleen Harris, CBC News
• Vaughn Palmer: B.C. NDP caught between a rock and a green place - Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun
• Alberta opposition parties call for detailed disclosure of PC’s Tapcal Trust fund - Brent Wittmeier & Jen Gerson, Edmonton Journal
• Some facts about how Canada’s electoral map has been redrafted for 2015 campaign - The Canadian Press, Loonie Politics
• Ontario economy to underperform national, U.S. averages in next 20 years, report shows - Keith Leslie, Financial Post

Washington 04/03/2014

• No, Mr. President, Obamacare Is Not Here to Stay - Bill Kristol, The Weekly Standard
• Republicans Rage Against Dying of Their Memes - Dylan Scott, Talking Points Memo
• Why Obama Didn’t Take Questions Yesterday - Michael Tanner, New York Post
• The Roadblocks Facing Jeb Bush’s Nomination - John Dickerson, Slate
• Obamacare Critics: Homina, Homina, Homina - David Nather, Politico
• Dems’ Touchdown Dance a Poor Strategy - Jeffrey Tobin, Commentary
• Rich Suburbs Can’t Save Dems in 2014 - David Wasserman, Five Thirty Eight
• Why Landrieu Has the Upper Hand in La. - Byron York, Washington Examiner