April 4, 2014 Archives

Loonie Politics 04/04/2014: Afternoon Update

• Marois grilled over last-minute promise to cut taxes in final days of campaign -   The Canadian Press , Loonie Politics
• Opposition parties attack health minister over drug review secrecy -   Diana Ziomislic , Toronto Star
• Industry minister outlines broad federal strategy for Canada in digital age -   The Canadian Press , Loonie Politics
• PC cabinet minister Thomas Lukaszuk says Tories have lost ‘moral authority’ to govern and need to say sorry -   Rick Bell , Calgary Sun
• Poll: Federal Liberals maintain 10 per cent lead over Conservatives -   Donovan Vincent , Toronto Star
• Energy firms among top political donors -   Edmonton Journal
• Gas plant scandal: Kathleen Wynne waits for ‘judge’ Horwath to pull the plug -   Robert Fisher , CBC News
• Canada created 43,000 jobs in March -   CBC News
• First Nations leaders call on feds to maintain vouching, voter information cards as House Affairs Committee hearings get testy -   Tim Naumetz , The Hill Times

Loonie Politics 04/04/2014: Morning Edition

• Kelly McParland: Before Trudeau can save the middle class, he has to figure out who they are -   Kelly MacParland , National Post
• Liberals’ secret playbook targets NDP as greatest threat to re-election -   Adrian Morrow , The Globe & Mail
• Kathleen Wynne is just another Dalton McGuinty, warns Tim Hudak -   Robert Benzie , Toronto Star
• Former campaign worker granted immunity after he gives evidence in ‘Pierre Poutine’ robocalls case -   Stephen Maher , National Post
• Blatchford: Ford ‘did nothing wrong’ — that he can be charged with -   Christie Blatchford , Ottawa Citizen
• OPP investigator says Kathleen Wynne not suspected of ordering computers erased -   Antonella Artuso , Toronto Sun
• Dallaire says Conservatives are ‘second-guessing’ the cost of veterans -   Murray Brewster, Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• Which way forward for progressives? -   Aaron Wherry , Macleans
• Here’s where the Quebec parties stand -   Aaron Derfel , Montreal Gazette
• Christine Innes fighting back against Trudeau -   Susan Delacourt , Toronto Star
• Liberals stick to playbook with first $9.9-billion budget -   Michael Gorman , The Chronicle
• Are you in Justin Trudeau’s middle class? Not if you’re retired -   David Akin , Calgary Sun
• NS patient care on line as nurses strike, Capital Health says -   Kelly Shiers , The Chronicle
• Alberta spends $23M a year on communications staff -   James Wood , Edmonton Journal
• Yukoner to lead Conservative investigation of Eve Adams controversy -   Jennifer Ditchburn , Winnipeg Free Press
• Vaughn Palmer: B.C. Liberals stand behind their executive director -   Vaughn Palmer , Vancouver Sun
• Hudak test-drives campaign messaging at Toronto fundraiser -   Adrian Morrow , The Globe & Mail
• New Conservative leader has work cut out: Stelmach -   Austin M. Davis , Edmonton Journal
• Families of soldiers killed in Afghanistan to be flown to memorial -   Laura Payton , CBC News
• Five things to know about the Conservatives’ proposed new Victims Bill of Rights -   The Canadian Press , Loonie Politics

Washington 04/04/2014

• Reagan, Russia, and the Big Picture -   Peggy Noonan , Wall Street Journal
• Another Republican Flop on Benghazi -   Dana Milbank , Washington Post
• GOP Campaign to Junk Obamacare Is Finished -   Joe Klein , Time
• Georgia Democrat touts Bush ties in first ad -   Cameron Joseph , The Hill
• The GM Scandal Is Worse Than You Think -   David Harsanyi , The Federalist
• Michigan Dems welcome Obama with open arms -   Justin Sink , The Hill
• Mission Accomplished for Obamacare? -   James Taranto , Wall Street Journal
• Free Speech Wins Again -   Bradley Smith , National Review