April 12, 2014 Archives

Loonie Politics 04/12/2014: Morning Edition

• Andrew Coyne: In the Tories’ partisan Bizarro World, every critic of Fair Elections Act is biased -   Andrew Coyne , National Post
• So proud to be in Rome -   Justin Ling , Loonie Politics
• John Ivison: Why Jim Flaherty will go down in history as one of Canada’s best finance ministers -   John Ivison , National Post
• Trudeau rejects attack he can’t connect, paints ‘lucky’ upbringing as strength -   Tamsyn Burgmann, The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• Reevely: Squeezing Ontario’s Crown corporations won’t fund big transit plans -   David Reevely , Ottawa Citizen
• PQ MNA blames media for election loss: Hébert -   Chantal Hébert , Toronto Star
• Rob Anders facing stiff challenge from Ron Liepert -   Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press , Macleans
• Quebec transition of power off to a slow start -   Kevin Dougherty , Montreal Gazette
• Mulroney visits square one -   Francis Campbell , The Chronicle
• Why the NDP was the landslide winner of Quebec’s election -   Gerald Caplan , The Globe & Mail
• CBC cuts show other side of Jim Flaherty: Walkom -   Thomas Walkom , Toronto Star
• Christy Clark appoints Norm Letnick new B.C. agriculture minister -   Rob Shaw , Vancouver Sun
• It’s officially official: the AB PC leadership race has its first contender -   Mariam Ibrahim , Edmonton Journal
• Natural Resources minister says First Nations are integral to any project -   Ross Marowits, The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• Flaherty appeared ‘in fine form’ night before his death, says MP who tried to help him -   Megan Hurley , Ottawa Citizen

Washington 04/12/2014

• Health Care Nightmares -   Paul Krugman , New York Times
• The IRS Scandal Comes Into Focus -   Kimberley Strassel , Wall Street Journal
• Clinton Leans on Bill, Barack to Sell Candidacy -   Byron York , Washington Examiner
• Jeb, the Ambivalent Bush -   Peggy Noonan , Wall Street Journal
• Edwin Edwards’ last stand -   Bill Nichols , Politico
• Opposition to Gay Marriage Isn’t Like Racism -   Conor Friedersdorf , The Atlantic
• Sebelius Hands Republicans an Opportunity -   Ben Domenech , Federalist
• Inside the Tea Party Quest to Bring Down Mitch McConnell -   Benjy Sarlin , MSNBC