UncategorizedClarity, and How To Get ItI have a joke I’ve been cracking about the controversy over the Clarity Act . “It’s simple! I’m with the New Democrats: fifty...
OttawaTolerating civil disobedienceIn a pair of blog posts, Brent Rathgeber explains his concerns with some of the tactics used by Idle No More protesters. Blake...
OttawaThe House of Car Salesmen, Lawyers and JournalistsSamuel Kirz compares the trustworthiness of MPs to the trustworthiness of the jobs that MPs used to hold. Nick Taylor-Vaisey...
OttawaThe House of AutomatonsConservative backbencher Brent Rathgeber goes off message, suggests free votes for all MPs
On CampusEight unexpected things I learned in student government Bank robbers? Embezzlement? A former executive reflects.
OttawaA report card for MPsSamara finds that 55% of Canadians are satisfied with the state of our democracy, 20 points lower than a similar survey in...
OttawaIs Parliament dying?Michael Ignatieff worries . I can’t entirely disagree with Mr. Ignatieff because I basically wrote the same thing two years ago...
OttawaOn partisanshipAs referenced earlier this week, here is Michael Ignatieff’s speech on enemies and adversaries.
OttawaFundamental disconnectsMichael Ignatieff tries to draw a line between adversaries and enemies. I always have a hard time wrapping my head around the idea...