OttawaBTC: Behold, the power of the printed wordIf the ears don’t deceive, Conservative David Tilson, in between growling, just quoted one Robin Sears pontificating on Elections...
OttawaSummer school for scandal - An ITQ refresher course on in-and-out (and why it matters)With just hours to go before the Ethics committee kicks off its eleven-months-in-the-making investigation into the Conservative in...
OttawaOh, and just in case there was even a shadow of a doubt in anyone’s mind ...Of course I’ll be covering the Ethics committee this week -- both days, gavel to gavel; from10am til 6pm - not including the two...
GeneralSun, fun and in and out committee hearings - An ITQ liveblogging summer spectacular!We all knew it was coming - some of us have been counting down the hours, in fact - but still, now it’s official . In the Big...
GeneralHaven’t I seen you somewhere before, Gary Goodyear? Liveblogging the Ethics committee Again. Forever.It’s only been two days since the threatened all-night Ethics filibuster came to a confusing and cranky temporary halt, but it...
GeneralSo this is it - the final countdown? - Liveblogging the Ethics committee debate on Conservatives’ in and out ad scheme3:24:55 PM Signs That Are Not All That Promising: You walk into committee, and the first thing you hear is one clerk telling...
GeneralITQ Committee Lookahead Thingy Update: Ethics committee cancelled!... or, at least, the after-hours meeting to debate the Liberals’ in and out motion. Either that, or they’ve decided not to hold...
GeneralConservative MP John Williams backs Thibault, parliamentary privilege, common sense.. in a letter to the Hill Times , no less. I wonder if he’ll be able to persuade the more -- reluctant members of his caucus --...
UncategorizedBTC: Lament for the backbencherContrary to what you might believe from staring into Maxime Bernier’s sturdy visage, the business of running this country is not...