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