OttawaAsk permission before crossing the floorThe private members’ bill set to be debated tomorrow is C-306 , put forward by Mathieu Ravignat, the NDP MP for Pontiac. There...
OttawaOccupy democracyJeff Jedras questions the suggestion that Occupy protesters would simply be better off voting.
OttawaHouse of Commons math, revisited and revisedHow the provinces stack up under the new seat redistribution formula
OttawaHouse of Commons mathIf the Star’s sources are correct, the Harper government’s plan to rebalance the House of Commons will see 13 seats added in...
OttawaIdea alertDavid Berlin proposes a new kind of parliamentary government. Berlin’s primary complaint is the party system itself. But the...
OttawaA muddled SenateJeff Jedras notes Stephane Dion’s continued dissection of the Harper government’s Senate reforms, including the exclusion of...
OttawaBless this messSamara has released its fourth report on the lives of MPs, including proposals for reform from those parliamentarians: reduce the...
OttawaIn memoriamPeter Aucoin, the celebrated political science professor and scholar , passed away yesterday at the age of 67. His last book—...