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Have MPs forgotten how to work together?

The government moves to limit debate

Twice today—this morning in regards to C-31, this afternoon in regards to back-to-work legislation for CP Rail—the government passed motions to limit debate.

Seven ways to fix the beleaguered institution

With all Conservatives present voting nay, the NDP motion on time allocation has been defeated in the House by a count of 153 to 120.

The House will spend Friday debating an NDP motion on the use of time allocation and closure.

The New Democrats sent up backbencher Dan Harris just before Question Period yesterday with the following.

On the afternoon of May 25, 1998, a young parliamentarian—a member of the opposition, not yet 30 years old and elected for the first time less than a year before—stood to speak on the Liberal government’s latest budget implementation bill.

Speaking with reporters after QP this morning, Pat Martin claims a kind of victory.

Via Twitter, the NDP MP reacts to the government’s latest move to limit debate in the House.

With the last intervention of Question Period yesterday, Elizabeth May asked the government to clarify its general attitude toward parliamentary democracy.

Peter Van Loan responds to complaints about the Harper government’s moves to limit debate in the House.