OttawaITQ True Confessions: No, this one doesn’t involve a sneaking sense of sympathy for Ryan Sparrow ...But it’s nearly as awkward to admit that the first fourteen words of this CTV.ca story actually made me feel a teeny bit sorry for...
OttawaA moment of silence, please, for a fallen talking point ...It showed up recently in the latest "send money - scratch that, just money would be fine" emergency five-alarm Defcon One...
OttawaSuddenly topical blast from the past - Special advocates? Still not nearly special enough.That’s what the lawyer for Mohamed Harkat told the Federal Court yesterday. From the Ottawa Citizen : This revelation will come as...
OttawaUPDATED: Paging Kevin Page, paging Kevin Page ...The honour of your presence is requested at what could be a make or break test of the New New New Spirit of Cooperation between...
OttawaHappy second anniversary, Federal Accountability Act!I’m sure that the PM’s former chief of staff Ian Brodie sends along best wishes from his new office on Metcalfe Street, where he...
OttawaOfficial Senate speculation open thread - with a poll, even!But first, a few words from - yes, again - Peter Van Loan: Ahem. Yes. But that was before The Crisis. Everything is different...
OttawaMore witnesses for the (Senate’s) defence: Senators George Baker and James CowanFrom that same Legal and Constitutional Affairs meeting, a fine rant from another fiery Atlantic Canadian senator that left Peter...
OttawaDear Senator Wilfrid Moore: You won!So, much (much) earlier this morning, as I was musing and meandering over this latest move by the Master Strategician while...
OttawaUPDATED: Filling empty Senate seats? It’s about time.It will come as no surprise to ITQ regulars that there will be no squeaks of horror emanating from this corner over reports that...