’It is a democracy at the end of the day’Steve Paikin comes perhaps as close as anyone is going to get to having a rational televised discussion about the fact that people...
You can’t say that in ParliamentFor those of you keeping track, you can no longer refer to another MP as a "token Quebecer"—or a "token" anything for that...
The Conservative-Liberal coalitionTwo months ago, the International Trade Minister happily watched as Scott Brison negotiated directly with Colombia to complete a...
The contentious case of Russ HiebertLast week, as part of a series of posts on MP expenses, Canwest’s David Akin noted that Conservative Russ Hiebert had spent more...
Senator PitfieldThat’s him over the Queen’s shoulder, when he was Clerk of the Privy Council, at the signing of the Constitution...
The Commons: In search of loose changeBecause it would be "utterly indefensible" to spend any less than $1 billion
Here we go againThe ethics committee has issued a summons for Dimitri Soudas, the Prime Minister’s director of communications. We shall see where...
The magic number is now oneIndependent Senator Michael Pitfield has just announced his imminent retirement from the upper chamber. Safely assuming that he...
The standoffBrian Topp looks at the latest numbers and says the onus is on the Liberal leadership to accept the necessity of a coalition. Rob...