C-38: The procedural battleAs suggested last week, Elizabeth May, the Liberals and the Bloc MPs are apparently preparing to move approximately 200 amendments...
C-38: The Federation of Canadian Municipalities takes a standOpen File Vancouver notes the FCM passed a motion this weekend calling on the Harper government to remove changes to the Fisheries...
C-38: Protest and powerBudget bill protests were organized this weekend in Victoria , Owen Sound , Waterloo , Penticton , Halifax , Winnipeg , Vancouver...
’Cut our apron strings’While the Queen watches the boats float along the Thames, the NDP’s Pat Martin suggests it’s time we move past the monarchy.
Montréal seen from a familiar sidelines vantage pointThere seem to be two basic lines of objection to the Quebec government’s proposed tuition increases
This is the week that wasTwo former Progressive Conservative ministers condemned the budget bill’s changes to the Fisheries Act, but Peter Kent was...
Shake up the HouseBruce Hyer is resurrecting his October 2010 proposal to randomize seating in the House of Commons. I am legitimately intrigued by...
The slow build to the Orange WaveBrad Lavigne, a key advisor to Jack Layton, maps out the NDP’s climb from also-ran to official opposition. Here is John Geddes’...
This week has four sketchesMonday. John Baird and Thomas Mulcair haggle over segues Tuesday. Stephen Harper and Thomas Mulcair exchange diabolical plans for...
C-38 as literacy testEnvironment Minister Peter Kent suggests criticism of the budget bill from four former ministers is based on misunderstanding. Tom...