Georgia/Russia: The neighbours will talkThe presidents of Poland and the Baltic states — Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia — release a joint statement on the Russian...
BTC: Behold, the power of the printed wordIf the ears don’t deceive, Conservative David Tilson, in between growling, just quoted one Robin Sears pontificating on Elections...
Liveblogging the Ethics committee - Day One, Part 2: At least, unless Doug Finley takes over the keyboard and refuses to leave.1:52:28 PM With just a few minutes to go until the afternoon session begins, the Kangaroo Chamber(tm pending) is quiet. *Too...
BTC: Political fashion statement of the dayThe NDP’s Pat Martin at ethics committee today. Beige linen suit. Beige, but slightly darker, slacks. No socks. Sandals.
Liveblogging the Ethics Committee - Day 1, Part 1: Sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless defeated candidateFor the full witness list plus background bullets, click here . For a refresher course on the spending controversy, check out the...
ITQ Committee Lookahead – If it’s August, this must be the Ethics committeeA quick rundown of the witness list for the first day of a full week of hearings on the Conservative in-and-out election financing...
Governing by psychographic magic eight ball: Somewhere, Patrick Muttart is smiling.Over the last four days, the Conservatives have pledged to: It’s like there’s going to be an election this fall or something.
Georgia/ Russia: Blame Merkel?Edward Lucas, The Economist’s Central and Eastern European specialist, says the current unpleasantness in South Ossetia was made...
Mike White: International Man of Mystery(Okay, maybe just "interprovincial", since he hasn’t -- yet -- been dispatched across the border, but that doesn’t make for nearly...
BTC: Apologies to everyone but the guy I insultedFrom the desk of Liberal Robert Thibault. "I would like to clarify my position on the article that appeared in the Chronicle...