May 3, 2014 Archives

Loonie Politics 05/03/2014: Morning Edition

• Horwath risks a lot by forcing Ontario election: Walkom -   Thomas Walkom , Toronto Star
• RCMP commissioner opens up about Nigel Wright case -   Daniel Leblanc , The Globe & Mail
• Ontario’s wild-card spring election: Cohn -   Martin Regg Cohn , Toronto Star
• Ontario election expected to be close race between Grits, PCs -   Adrian Morrow , The Globe & Mail
• Stephen Harper unveiled the plan, which gets past controversial unpaid internships -   Hank Daniszewski , London Free Press
• Andrew Coyne: The Ontario Liberals have invented a crisis with proposed pension plan rollout -   Andrew Coyne , National Post
• Liberals have to be shown they can’t get away with scandals -   Christina Blizzard , Toronto Sun
• Parties demand failed nominees not run against them -   Jason Fekete & Glen McGregor , Ottawa Citizen
• Five Liberal scandals likely to resurface during election campaign -   The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• Jean-Pierre Kingsley still has concerns over electoral changes -   Julianna Hazlewood , CBC News
• Judge Wynne on Liberal record -   Editorial , Toronto Sun
• Conservative party approves Eve Adams to run in heated nomination -   The Canadian Press , The Globe & Mail
• Beverley McLachlin denies improper lobbying on Stephen Harper’s Supreme Court appointment -   Jason Fekete , Ottawa Citizen
• Horgan wants Harcourt back in BC NDP fold -   Cassidy Olivier , Vancouver Province
• Redford spent $28K on furniture as finance minister Horner warned of spending cuts -   Matt Dykstra , Calgary Sun
• Moratorium puts temporary foreign workers in limbo, NDP MPs say -   Derrick Penner , Vancouver Sun
• John Ivison: Harper’s attack on the Chief Justice qualifies as yet another blindside hit -   John Ivison , National Post
• Alberta Premier finally apologizes for PCs. Opposition says PCs not sorry, just in a sorry state -   Rick Bell , Calgary Sun
• Governments back fracking development despite study calling for slowdown -   Dan Barnes , Edmonton Journal

Washington 05/03/2014

• Porky’s II: The Earmarkers Strike Back -   Sen. Tom Coburn , Wall Street Journal
• Obama’s Foreign Policy of Denial -   Charles Krauthammer , Washington Post
• Push for Keystone Vote Puts At-Risk Dems, White House at Odds -   Caitlin Huey-Burns , Real Clear Politics
• Don’t Run for President, Hillary -   Tina Brown , The Daily Beast
• Obama, a Lame Duck for 33 Months? -   David Gergen , CNN
• The GOP Base Isn’t Pining for Jeb -   Amy Walter , Cook Political Report
• GOP All Talk, No Walk on Fiscal Responsibility -   Sander Levin , Huffington Post
• For White House, a Little Panic Is in Order -   Ed Rogers , Washington Post