OttawaUPDATED AGAIN: Oh, Senate. Thanks for restoring my faith in parliamentary democracy.Okay, I feel bad saying this, since most of you won’t get the chance to appreciate it until the transcript goes up tomorrow, but...
OttawaUPDATED: Well, I guess ITQ won’t be spending next week at the Senate finance committee ...WELL, LOOK WHO’S LIVEBLOGGING UPDATE: Alberta Senator Elaine McCoy is liveblogging third reading debate live from the floor of the...
OttawaLet’s put that the "no yelling" rule to the test: Liveblogging the Library of Parliament committeeFull disclosure: the last time ITQ covered the Library committee, it was pretty much just to see if it could be done without the...
OttawaOut of curiosity, unnamed Conservative MP ...... what would you have said if ITQ hadn’t been there ?
OttawaPay equity, corporate mergers and the Law of the Sea - Liveblogging the budget at the Senate finance committeeSeriously, this is one of the more eclectic witness lists ITQ has seen in a while - not that that’s a bad thing; I, for one, am...
OttawaUPDATED: About that whole "Well, at least we’re doing better than the rest of the world" talking point, Prime Minister ...The latest briefing note from the Parliamentary Budget Office suggests that may not actually be the case -- not if you look at...
OttawaWell, it’s official: How ITQ will be spending her March breakThat is, provided that nobody objects to the following motion when it comes up later today, which they wouldn’t, I’m sure, since...
OttawaNow, promise you won’t freak out completely, minister ...Okay, so it looks like you may have to wait a little bit longer to get your budget back from the Senate - probably closer to the...
OttawaHot off the presses, it’s that budget progress report we’ve been so eagerly anticipating!The full report doesn’t seem to be up yet, but here’s the executive summary . Also, you can’t tell from the online version, but...
OttawaBut Minister, you were sitting right there when he said it!Thoughts from the Gallery above the Speaker’s Throne: I could have sworn that was Jim Flaherty sitting just a few feet in front of...