OttawaSomething we have lately taken to taking seriouslyThe Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs is presently concerned with a study of "issues related to prorogation"...
UncategorizedThe peace of this kingdomBrian Topp makes the case for the import of last week’s House vote on prorogation.
UncategorizedFixing the systemStarting with the premise that last December’s proroguing of Parliament was "entirely inappropriate, democratically illegitimate...
OttawaWell-lit Layton vs. the Force AmplifiersIn the penultimate installment of his very useful contribution to the public memory of the pivotal 2008 coalition crisis/ missed...
UncategorizedThe second draft of historyWith great candour, former NDP campaign manager Brian Topp is recounting last year’s flirtation with coalition government from his...
OttawaBy-electionsIt doesn’t help to parse these things too closely, although Brian Topp remains a champion on that front. By-elections could hardly...
UncategorizedTo the extremeBrian Topp, in conversation with Douglas Bell, considers what declining voter turnout means for our politics.
UncategorizedOld friendsBrian Topp assesses the future of relations between Stephen Harper and Jack Layton, and dishes a bit on the past. Follow the link...
OttawaBTC: Local v. nationalBack during one of those heady days of mid-August when the ethics committee was sitting and Paul Szabo was slowly losing what...
OttawaBTC: The engagement gapThis week’s magazine piece on Jack Layton and the NDP led to a chat with Brian Topp, the party strategist who ran the last...