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