Committee Business: Six of one, half dozen of the other?Not when it comes to House committees, that’s for sure -- not when, as previously - and exhaustively - documented, a sixth seat at...
BTC: He talks in mathsWhen—let’s assume it’s inevitable—you pick up the election edition of Maclean’s , you’ll find, among other tales of adventure...
BTC: One question before we move on"There are some who will tell you that the last election was simply an accident, never to be repeated again. According to them we...
Tales of the tortured: Liveblogging the release of the Iacobucci Report1:49:18 PM Another day, another trek to the National Press Theatre - but while yesterday, it was politics - Liberal party...
Importing some o’ that Canada-style right-wing politicsA few weeks before our recent election unpleasantness began, I had lunch in Ottawa with Reihan Salam and Ross Douthat, two young...
BTC: Thin line3,994,682. Total votes received by the Conservative party in 2004, Stephen Harper’s first election as leader. 3,629,990. Total...
"Sensible?" Surely you jestDoug Bell over at the Other Place sends two emails to Brian Topp, who sure doesn’t look 48, and gets two fascinating answers in...
Canada in the world: as promised, we’re getting noticedQuebec experts in human rights say they’re facing a lot of questions about Canada when they travel abroad. "People ask us, ’What’s...