OttawaThe Maclean’s bumpReigning Parliamentarian of the Year Bill Blaikie wins a seat in the Manitoba government. "I’m looking forward to being on the...
OttawaPublic intellectual (II)Douglas Bell responds to Andrew Steele’s advice for Michael Ignatieff. Steele points to Ignatieff’s review of Leslie Gelb’s new...
OttawaThe Commons: ’The government is trying to patch EI with duct tape’The opposition peppered the PM on Employment Insurance. Layton recommended Harper "learn to count"
OttawaA noted returnThe Bloc’s Francine Lalonde, who is battling cancer, returned to the House today and received a standing ovation from all sides...
OttawaJason Kenney is unimpressedFrom his Twitter feed . I’m always amazed by how many special interest micro-issues the opposition raises during QP, rather than...
OttawaQuestions without answersFans of Parliamentary procedure take note, the Speaker allowed three questions today (all by the NDP, two having to do with...
OttawaTry the vealMike Duffy, comedian . Duffy also roasted Federal Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff and NDP leader Jack Layton, as well as the Jean...
OttawaForgotten footnotesFrom a profile of Stockwell Day, written for this magazine eight and a half years ago by John Geddes. He owns a .38 handgun, which...
OttawaThe gender-specific adjectiveRob Silver considers the curious case of Karen Stintz. I can find hundreds of examples of female politicians from Hillary Clinton...