OttawaHow much is that cabinet in the window? (V)How coincidental is it that two of Mr. Harper’s most poorly chosen ministers (Maxime Bernier and Michael Fortier) are now reported...
Ottawa’Our parliament is a collection of lords’Of Canada’s 308 MPs, 69 are presently women. Of Afghanistan’s 249 MPs, 68 are women. And so it is somehow true that Afghanistan’s...
OttawaAn interesting choice of words"It looks like Stephen Harper is going to be the last defender of Guantanamo Bay." That’s Omar Khadr’s lawyer, Bill Kuebler...
OttawaThe Commons: Seriously, Mr. Flaherty needs your helpThe Scene . The peanut gallery seemed to find the first full day of Canada’s 40th Parliament to be a bit of a bore. Which is to...
OttawaJoe Preston will not take your baitVarious questions and answers from Conservative Joe Preston’s scrum after QP today. The topic is expenses incurred by CBC...
OttawaA high honourCongratulations to Lisa Raitt, who has been given Seat #43 in the House of Commons, now officially known as the Rona Ambrose...
OttawaRemember her?That Mellissa Fung story went away rather fast, no? A few op-eds this weekend ( here , here , here and here ). Canadian Press...
OttawaBehold the ridiculousness of this existenceFor some months now, the Prime Minister’s Office has been conducting periodic briefings for reporters—usually bureau chiefs, but...