OttawaBTC: Way beyond the CommonsWe’re out of Ottawa and on the road this week, following the Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition as they respectively...
OttawaBTC: RuggedishIt’s not quite Jack Layton paddling down the Alsek , but how about Stephane Dion with a really big fish ?
OttawaBTC: RuggedTalking with Jack Layton yesterday (print edition story to follow next week) and discussion turns to Jack’s summer...
OttawaBTC: No new taxesStephen J. Harper , May 27, 2006. "Fixed election dates prevent governments from calling snap elections for short-term political...
OttawaBTC: AmnesiaA moment please for Peter MacKay. It’s been almost two years now since he allegedly made canine reference to Belinda Stronach, but...
OttawaBTC: Confidence menThere’s an old idea in football that when one arrives in the end zone, one should eschew the typical dancing and "act like you’ve...
OttawaBTC: The inevitableOnce again, from the desk of Liberal Robert Thibault. "I would like to clarify my statement that appeared in the Hill Times this...
OttawaBTC: He was speaking metaphorically though, right?Mr. Thibault seems quite determined to establish a new political standard for shortest amount of time between apologies...
OttawaBTC: Behold, the power of the printed wordIf the ears don’t deceive, Conservative David Tilson, in between growling, just quoted one Robin Sears pontificating on Elections...
OttawaBTC: Political fashion statement of the dayThe NDP’s Pat Martin at ethics committee today. Beige linen suit. Beige, but slightly darker, slacks. No socks. Sandals.