Denis Lebel

Ottawa somehow ignores Rob Ford

Five notes from the nation’s capital

Quebec City and Ottawa disagree about sovereignty

But at least everyone’s using their words, right?

The politics of Lac-Megantic

Thomas Mulcair and the debate about transporting oil we’re already having

The Commons: Tony Clement would prefer you disregard his estimates now

Rest assured, the Conservatives are saving money. Somehow.

Still trying to explain the changes to the Navigable Waters Protection Act

On Tuesday, Denis Lebel ventured that all of the provinces had been consulted about C-45’s changes to the Navigable Waters Protection Act and that none of the provinces had any concerns. But it seems the Nova Scotia government, having received a letter from Mr. Lebel three days before the bill was tabled, are still working on their response.

The Commons: Is this any way to run a democracy?

Sitting and standing for hours and hours

Voting on Bill C-45: So much standing, sitting and signing of Christmas cards

Aaron Wherry’s formerly live blog from a long night in the House

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It’s snow grooming machine week, apparently

The week so far in federal funding for snow grooming machines.

The Commons: How big is your budget?

Halloween in the Commons: Time to shame the committee chairs

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The Commons: Like a lawfully authorized bridge over navigable waters

It is to the Macdonald government’s eternal shame that it did not enact a proper FAQ in 1882

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The Commons: The space-time continuum and the memory hole

The Speaker called for oral questions and the game of charades was rejoined

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The case of the disappearing FAQ

Sometime between when I wrote this post last night and 10:30am this morning when a reader alerted me to the issue, Transport Canada’s FAQ for the Navigable Waters Protection Act disappeared from the Internet.