OttawaSomebody should do somethingIn the midst of a Hill Times survey of Parliament Hill, Alison Loat notes one of the more salient points in the debate over the...
OttawaThe inexperienced lifer (II)Alison Loat has a go at this question of who exactly is representing us in Ottawa.
OttawaCut your hair and get a jobAlison Loat is exceedingly rational in response to the revelation that some MPs have lives. Full disclosure: I have, on several...
OttawaHide your ambitionsAlison Loat considers Samara’s first report on the MP experience. The Globe editorial board wonders if we don’t need a few more...
OttawaA House of outsiders and idealistsAs noted variously elsewhere, Samara has released the first of its reports on the lives of MPs, research drawn from interviews...
OttawaThe solution to our MP problem is not more MPsLast week, Alan Broadbent made the case for more MPs. Andrew Potter nodded his agreement. Today, Alison Loat dissents slightly. As...
UncategorizedThe emotion of politics, the politics of emotionThe Agenda convenes a panel to discuss emotion and public policy. More from Alison Loat here .
UncategorizedKids these daysLawrence Martin laments that all the kids want to do is laugh at their smut. Alison Loat suggests the kids and their smut are not...