UncategorizedBTC: Prime Ministerial lawsuit watchUh oh. While Gilles Duceppe rarely disappoints when he ventures into English, his response to a reporter’s question this afternoon...
UncategorizedBTC: Conservative contention of the day"In fact," Stephen Harper said yesterday, making a cameo at Question Period, "the Conservative Party of Canada has never refused...
UncategorizedBTC: One can only assume he remains confidentSo, yes, tonight, government MPs voted against a Bloc motion expressing support for Elections Canada. Shortly afterwards, the...
UncategorizedThe Commons: ‘In the kingdom of hypocrisy, the Prime Minister is king’The second day of the Pierre Poilievre era goes about as smoothly as the first The Scene. That Dion fellow, in case you were...
UncategorizedBTC: Selective reading (II)Not to pick on Pierre—one witness assures he’s not entirely without merit—but, again, he seems to beg...
UncategorizedThe Commons: Not a contest you want to winPierre Poilievre is next in line to defend this government against accusations of scandal The Scene. Back again, then, to the...
UncategorizedBTC: Selective readingFull column shortly, but first, a look at the latest claims of Pierre Poilievre. Here’s what the baby-faced Tory had to say today...
UncategorizedBTC: Diplomatic pin-upsMore on this later probably. For the moment, I note only that two of our foremost voices on the international front (Bernier and...
UncategorizedWeekend Notes (Vol. 1, No. 15)When Parliament was last in session (after a week off, it returns on Monday), Ken Dryden made a valiant, if clumsy, attempt at...
UncategorizedBTC: You’ll never know if you never askThe esteemed bureau chief here, one John ( No M ) Geddes, came up with an interesting question the other day: Did anyone at the...