Blake Richards

Maryam Monsef, the rookie minister for democratic institutions, faces opposition indignation in her second question period

The 2015 election is going to be ever so much fun

Thomas Mulcair joins the Conservatives in questioning Trudeau’s economic status

In a pair of blog posts, Brent Rathgeber explains his concerns with some of the tactics used by Idle No More protesters.

The Scene. Oh how happy Conservatives must’ve been made last night to read the inflammatory remarks of Liberal MP David McGuinty. Oh how giddy they must’ve been at the prospect of hanging this one on the Liberal side. One presumes several backbenchers could barely sleep, so anxious to get on with today’s festival of shame.

Last week, Blake Richards’ bill on wearing a mask in an unlawful assembly passed the House. Irwin Cotler explains why it’s unnecessary at best, unconstitutional at best.

The Scene. Thomas Mulcair agreed with Stephen Harper. Just not now. Or at least not the version of Stephen Harper that was now in front of the NDP leader.

Aaron Wherry on the first day back

Gut reaction is a dangerous way to make a law. It has a tendency to catch hapless bystanders in its dragnet

Private Members’ Bill C-306, which would have forced MPs to run in a by-election before switching party allegiance, was defeated last night by a count 181-91.

From the latest issue of the print edition, 1300 words or so on the permanent campaign that is our politics (including a bit about something the NDP has been up to that I don’t believe has been reported elsewhere).

Megan Leslie, asked yesterday about Mr. Trudeau’s shouted profanities.