OttawaTowards an understanding of the understanding (II)At my request, a few thoughts from Lorne Sossin on the Conservative-Liberal-Bloc memorandum of understanding.
Ottawa’I will consider the matter closed’With a slight allowance for the potential of future trouble, the Speaker officially declined yesterday to entertain a point of...
OttawaTowards an understanding of the understandingAfter conferring with both sides (or at least two of the three sides) of the detainee document agreement, it would seem that this...
Ottawa"The committee will have access to all documents." So will it?Cancel my initial reaction . I think the NDP and this Globe story have it wrong, too. The deal struck yesterday between the...
OttawaHow to answer a questionFrom Question Period this afternoon, the definitive moment of this particular moment in our collective history.
OttawaLet us settle this with press releases and leaksThe final agreement on Afghan detainee documents will apparently not be released, for whatever reason, until it is ready to be...
OttawaThe Commons: United in mutual disdain"Mr. Speaker," Mr. Rae replied, "let me return the favour to the Prime Minister and say those comments are also totally false"
OttawaDown to threeThe Afghan detainee document negotiations apparently have come to a conclusion—a deal announced in the House just now—but the...
OttawaDeal or no dealThe parties are presently together at an undisclosed location in hopes of negotiating the release of Afghan detainee...