OttawaNobody’s homeTim Harper notes the eerie silence around the nation’s legislatures. Tim notes Mark Jarvis’ writing on the BC legislature. Here...
OttawaElizabeth May’s proposal for electoral reformHere is a copy of the letter Elizabeth May sent to opposition MPs about a pact for electoral reform.
OttawaElizabeth May and political cooperationIn December, Elizabeth May apparently wrote a letter to New Democrats, Liberals and independent MP Bruce Hyer to discuss ways that...
OttawaGarneau endorses a ranked ballotThe Liberal leadership contender writes to party members with his thoughts on democratic reform. I have lately taken a liking to...
OttawaThe House of AutomatonsConservative backbencher Brent Rathgeber goes off message, suggests free votes for all MPs
OttawaIs Parliament dying?Michael Ignatieff worries . I can’t entirely disagree with Mr. Ignatieff because I basically wrote the same thing two years ago...
OttawaThis week in fixing ParliamentKady O’Malley suggests the time allotted for statements by members be moved (in my opinion, if members’ statements are to be...
Ottawa’Our voting system is weakening Canada’s cohesion’Stephane Dion’s speech on electoral reform to the Green party convention this past weekend. The text is here . Mr. Dion previously...