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