April 28, 2014 Archives

Loonie Politics 04/28/2014: Afternoon Update

• Ontario pledges $1B for Ring of Fire, urges Ottawa to match funds - The Canadian Press, Ottawa Citizen
• Harper government submits 45 amendments to contentious Fair Elections Act - Josh Wingrove, The Globe & Mail
• Conservatives say Ontario Liberal government used ‘fake’ deficit figure - The Canadian Press, National Post
• Give Redford a break: Mason - Kevin Maimann, Calgary Sun
• New Democrats laud electoral reform amendments, but want to see details - The Canadian Press, Loonie Politics
• Ontario mother who fought for cancer drug dies - Jane Gerster, Toronto Star
• Supreme Court handed Harper a constitutional lesson, not a loss - Bob Rae, The Globe & Mail
• Ottawa well under way to balanced budget, but restraint saps growth, jobs: PBO - The Canadian Press, Loonie Politics

Loonie Politics 04/28/2014: Morning Edition

• Ottawa keeps ‘public report’ on fighter jets under wraps - Daniel Leblanc & Steven Chase, The Globe & Mail
• Michael Den Tandt: Harper must win back voter trust now that Tories have written off troublesome files - Michael Den Tandt, National Post
• First Nations leaders split over bill regarding on-reserve education - Gloria Galloway, The Globe & Mail
• Working Families group sues Ontario Tories - Christina Blizzard, Toronto Sun
• How Pierre Poilievre became one of the most polarizing figures in the House of Commons - Jennifer Ditchburn, The Canadian Press, National Post
• Elections bill illustrates Harper’s vindictiveness, pragmatism, Flanagan says - Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press, Winnipeg Free Press
• Ontario deficit to increase for a consecutive year - Adrian Morrow, The Globe & Mail
• Hydro bills shouldn’t fund failed policies - Rod Jackson, MPP, Barrie Examiner
• DND examines reports and costs of improved 24-7 search-and-rescue response - Murray Brewster, The Canadian Press, Ottawa Citizen
• NS Speaker kept busy as spring sitting nears end - Michael Gorman, The Chronicle
• Former aboriginal police chief fired by Julian Fantino takes case to court - Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press, Winnipeg Free Press
• Scott Stinson: Five ways the Ontario Liberals are messing with the province’s economy - Scott Stinson, National Post
• Employers must ‘redouble’ on efforts to hire Canadians first: Kenney - Marlene Leung, CTV News
• Native abuse inquiry deadline looms as documents mount - Donovan Vincent, Toronto Star
• Why B.C. should release 93 pages left blank on agricultural land documents - Mark Hume, The Globe & Mail
• Harper’s judicial losing streak reveals the limits of government action - Sean Fine, The Globe & Mail
• New federal law on prostitution coming soon - Mark Kennedy, Edmonton Journal
• Calgary constituents for former premier Alison Redford tell MIA MLA to get back to work - Jenna McMurray, Calgary Sun

Washington 04/28/2014

• Clinton, Warren & a Tale of Two Book Titles - Dan Balz, Washington Post
• Is Lapdog Media Beginning to Turn on Obama? - Michael Goodwin, New York Post
• Time for Clippers Owner Donald Sterling to Go - Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times
• Where No Dem Has Gone Before - Salena Zito, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• California Has Become a State of Lebowksis - Joe Mathews, San Francisco Chronicle
• Reality Is Crushing the Obama Presidency - Pete Wehner, Commentary
• Michigan Dems Desperate for Diversity - Nolan Finley, Detroit News
• Hillary Clinton, the Unrepentant Hawk - Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune