Tony Clement respondsTo John McCallum’s challenge , the President of the Treasury Board tweets a citation. Section 81(7) reads in its entirety as...
Challenging Tony ClementSeemingly in response to a column by the Globe’s Barrie McKenna on the government’s reluctance to detail budget cuts, Liberal MP...
The neutered Parliament?At the end of this Globe report on moves toward greater cooperation among parliamentary watchdogs, Pat Martin concedes a rather...
C-38: The government’s argumentsCourtesy of YouTube, a selection of budget bill speeches from Conservative MPs. Pierre Poilievre James Bezan Patrick Brown More...
C-38: The oppositionCourtesy of YouTube, a selection of opposition speeches in response to the budget bill. Robert Chisholm Don Davies Francoise...
Oh you’re right, jazz isn’t dyingThere’s still a debate in jazz circles about whether jazz is dying. I just wanted to flag the two most awesome consecutive...
Crunch time for the Euro. Yes, again. The Financial Times : " Fear Grows of Greece Leaving Euro ." Not sure fear is the word for it. Der Spiegel is calling for Greece’s...
This is the week that wasThe NDP took on the budget bill and called on the government to split it. I talked to Peter Van Loan and recalled Speaker...
Captain DemocracyThe Walrus wonders this month if Elizabeth May can rescue democracy in this country. According to Betteridge’s Law , the answer is...