May 23, 2014 Archives

Loonie Politics 05/23/2014: Afternoon Update

• The secret short list that provoked the rift between Chief Justice and PMO -   Sean Fine , The Globe & Mail
• Corporate welfare ‘morally wrong,’ Tim Hudak says -   Rob Ferguson , Toronto Star
• Do progressives even have a place in the Ontario NDP? -   Gerald Caplan , The Globe & Mail
• Wynne says Charter allows her to ‘live without fear’ -   Toronto Sun
• Den Tandt: Senate fight has vanished without a trace -   Michael Den Tandt , Ottawa Citizen
• Lisa Raitt wants to know what GM Canada knew about recalls -   Reuters , CBC News
• Horwath’s policy goals are hard to take seriously -   Adam Radwanski , The Globe & Mail
• Kelly MacParland – Alberta PC party is filled with rot: Prentice’s biggest challenge will be cleansing the culture of entitlement -   Kelly MacParland , National Post
• Scott Stinson: Who are you Andrea Horwath and what have you done with Ontario’s New Democratic Party? -   Scott Stinson , National Post

Loonie Politics 05/23/2014: Morning Edition

• Ontario Liberal Libel Lawsuit Stalemate -   Staff Writer , Loonie Politics
• A family feud turns ugly for the Conservatives: Tim Harper -   Tim Harper , Toronto Star
• Voter beware the Liberal minority -   Christina Blizzard , Toronto Sun
• Trudeau’s pro-choice edict for Liberal candidates will help Conservatives in next election, MPs say -   Jennifer Ditchburn, Canadian Press , National Post
• Federal firepower mustered in Ontario election battle -   Maria Babbage, The Canadian Press , Winnipeg Free Press
• Eve Adams’s nomination vote postponed amid allegations -   Laura Payton , CBC News
• Why Hudak and the Tories aren’t breaking through -   David Colleto , Toronto Sun
• Move of NDP Quebec office to Mulcair’s riding could provide wiggle room -   Tim Naumetz , The Hill Times
• Case closed on Marc Miller’s Liberal nomination -   Martin Patriquin , Macleans
• Politicians and the church: The NDP’s Charlie Angus knows how Justin Trudeau feels -   Lee Berthiaume , Ottawa Citizen
• NDP vows corporate tax increase, Horwath unveils campaign platform -   Antonella Artuso , Toronto Sun
• Tim Hudak’s ‘pet rock’ a chunk of rubble from scrapped gas plant -   Rob Ferguson , Toronto Star
• Feds give B.C. more gas tax funding options for culture, tourism and sports -   Kelly Sinoski , Vancouver Sun
• Public servants risk becoming policy dinosaurs, David Emerson warns -   Kathryn May , Ottawa Citizen
• B.C. teachers warn of disruptions as government threatens lockout -   James Keller, The Canadian Press , Vancouver Sun
• Lukaszuk launches bid for PC leadership -   Karen Kleiss , Edmonton Journal
• Brent Rathgeber’s journey to political independence -   Mark Kennedy , Ottawa Citizen
• Stockwell Day calls for changes to cybercrime bill -   Laura Payton , CBC News

Washington 05/23/2014

• The President’s Year of Inaction -   Karl Rove , Wall Street Journal
• Dems Seek Issues to Lure Midterm Votes -   Carl Hurse , New York Times
• The VA Scandal Is Bipartisan -   Brent Budowsky , The Hill
• Republicans Still Have a Base Problem -   Brian Beutler , The New Republic
• Ben Carson on Hillary Clinton and 2016 -   Scott Conroy , Changing Lanes
• McConnell: I’ll Make the Senate Work -   Alexander Bolton , The Hill
• Prison for D’Souza, Beach Time for Corzine -   Mollie Hemingway , The Federalist
• Obama, the Unaccountable President -   Joseph Curl , Washington Times