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Pierre Poilievre on partisanship
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Aaron Wherry on the creation of Forces et Démocratie, a new outfit that seeks regional and democratic empowerment
New Conservative ad: Stephen Harper still climbing those stairs
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Thomas Mulcair on child care and assisted suicide
Aaron Wherry in conversation with the NDP leader about day-care fees and early-learning strategies
Irwin Cotler’s Speak No Evil Day
As part of our series of stories about the House of Commons ahead of this year’s Parliamentarian of the Year awards I wrote about...
Does Parliament need a national ‘speak no evil’ day?
MP Irwin Cotler’s motion sets out to find the delicate line of partisanship between vicious attack and honest airing of differences
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Partisan acrimony is all the stimulus our economy needs
Irwin Cotler’s principled abstention on Iraq
An interesting vote beyond the party lines
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