This is the week that was
Seven days in 31 links
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Aaron Wherry
Aaron Wherry covers the House of Commons and its 338 residents for Maclean’s.
Mr. Mulcair goes to Washington
The NDP leader pays a visit to Nancy Pelosi, Howard Dean and the CBO
Preston Manning on the state of the conservative movement
The former Reform leader addresses the Manning conference
This week has four sketches
Kevin Page, Stephen Harper, the Senate and the F-35
The last hour of debate on C-279
The transgendered rights bill nears a final vote
The PBO’s job description
Is the PBO supposed to be a discreet consensus-builder?
Olivia Chow, as seen on TV
Stombo sits down with the real and fictional versions
The public accounts committee decides it’s only so interested in fiscal sustainability
Deciding not to bother the finance department
Who is helping to select the next PBO? And how did we get an interim PBO?
More questions about the parliamentary budget officer
The Commons: Think of the F-35 as a Senate with wings
Though at least the Senate can operate in cloudy weather