The Spectator in the Spotlight: Liveblogging Norm Spector at the Oliphant InquiryGiven his performance at the Ethics committee -- and not to mention what he’s written for his Globe and Mail-hosted blog in the...
New fears of seditionStephen Harper, Dec. 1. " I would certainly not want to find myself governing this economy today in a situation that required me...
Reasonableness watch (II)From just before QP today. Mr. John Duncan (Vancouver Island North, CPC): Mr. Speaker, the NDP member for Western Arctic...
The Commons: Retro WednesdayThe Scene. Ralph Goodale stood to applause and chants of his first name, a garish tie hanging from his neck. With Michael...
Reasonableness watchA point of order after QP yesterday. Hon. Carolyn Bennett (St. Paul’s, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I do not...
Unironically reported assessment of the dayAn unnamed Conservative considers Stephen Harper’s modus operandi. “He’s not going to try to wag the dog and create fake...
Still with the Canadian questionMichael Ignatieff talks to the Star. "My career has been a bit of a focal point for a debate about what makes a good Canadian."...
Obama’s first 100 days: one-stop shoppingThe Daily Beast has rounded up a bunch of crazies — Buckley! Reihan! Crouch , for the love of God! — to try to make sense of...
Game changerThe last time the Liberal Party of Canada was more popular than the Bloc Québécois in Quebec, the Liberal leader looked like...
One former PM down, one to go: Liveblogging Kim Campbell and Perrin Beatty at OliphantFirst up on the witness stand today: Kim Campbell, who you may remember from her don’t-blink-or-you’ll-miss-it tenure as Canada’s...