UncategorizedBTC: History repeatingLiberal deputy Michael Ignatieff stood up yesterday and wondered aloud whether the Prime Minister still possessed even a bit of...
UncategorizedBTC: My heavens, Romeo Dallaire said what?"More broadly, successful counterterrorism depends in part on convincing the world that there is no moral equivalency between the...
UncategorizedThe Commons: There is no there thereBehold government as a figment of the Prime Minister’s imagination The Scene. Shortly before Question Period, the Prime Minister...
UncategorizedBTC: Inappropriate political analysis of the momentFrom Stephen LeDrew, just moments ago on the CBC. "Peter Van Loan is a pretty hefty guy."
UncategorizedBTC: Silly questionIf the ethics commissioner has ruled that Liberal Robert Thibault can’t ask questions about Brian Mulroney because the latter is...
UncategorizedBTC: Critics rave about Canada’s new defence strategy!Globe and Mail : "Much of the Conservative strategy has been announced before and there were few new details Monday." National...
UncategorizedThe Commons: Jim Flaherty feels your painDon’t let the finely-tailored suits fool you, these are ministers in touch with the common man The Scene. News broke in the...
UncategorizedBTC: Why is Louise Thibault trying to destroy Canadian democracy?It’s dangerous generally to dwell on the points of order and privilege raised each day in the House—many are silly, some are...
UncategorizedWeekend Notes (Vol. 1, No. 17)In response to this week’s open challenge , a reader raises an interesting point about the in-and-out controversy: if all the...
UncategorizedBTC: Paranoid androidA full slate of weekend notes to come later, but very quickly, having been in the House foyer the other day and spoken with one...