Fun fact: Question Period is a forum for holding the government to accountSpeaker Scheer seems to have adopted a very wide definition of what constitutes "the administrative responsibility of government"...
’Sad to see’In the middle of QP yesterday, Rodger Cuzner tweeted the cruelest of all criticisms: pity. [tweet id="253565094636683264"...
The NDP and NexenBarring further information, the NDP is apparently compelled to oppose the CNOOC takeover of Nexen. Here was Thomas Mulcair’s...
Justin Trudeau’s literary sources: they’re tough to track downI once heard a pretty fair speechwriter—Michael Waldman, who used to do the job for President Bill Clinton and is now executive...
The emergency debateLast night’s emergency debate on food safety is here . Frank Valeriote’s opening speech for the Liberals is here . Pierre...
Little Mosque star Zaib Shaikh on why he’s backing Justin TrudeauWhen Justin Trudeau holds a rally in Mississauga, Ont. this evening—his Liberal leadership campaign’s first stop in the Toronto...
Food safety: The cuts and the questionsThe Parliamentary Budget Officer looks at government funding for food safety. The Canadian Press chases the numbers in...
The Commons: Gerry Ritz is away right now, please leave a messageAaron Wherry on tainted meat and ministerial accountability
Gerry Ritz, beefeaterThe NDP is pointing with some alarm this afternoon to a story in the Battlefords News-Optimist about Gerry Ritz’s visit to the...
The largest ever beef recallWhile e.coli cases are reported in Saskatchewan, Gerry Ritz appears in Alberta and experts point to flaws in the system. After...