In this week’s power rankings, Trudeau’s question period got totally hijacked, but things are looking up for Elizabeth May and the Green Party.
Who’s up in the nation’s capital? A Liberal backbencher wins big. Who’s down? The finance minister misses his big moment.
Nearly a decade of appointing people to positions of power has left Stephen Harper with a number of unfortunate associations
MPs and Senators celebrated Chinese New Year at the Government Conference Centre in Ottawa. The event was put on by the Chinese New Year Celebration Committee. The Year of the Snake celebration saw Liberal Sen. Mac Harb was dressed as the God of Fortune.
The Ontario Superior Court has issued a restraining order against Iran’s property in Canada, as the family of an American woman killed by Hamas seeks to collect on a U.S. court judgment totalling almost $13 million.
Yesterday I received the following email from Kevin Bourne, “communications and policy adviser” for Senator Don Meredith, regarding my article about the senator’s attendance at an Iranian embassy reception at Ottawa’s City Hall:
Don Meredith, apparently, didn’t see any contradictions with his party’s hard line on Iran
Tory Sen. Salma Ataullahjan held a one of the better receptions on the Hill in honour of the Canada Pakistan Parliamentary Association.
Capital Diary gathers stories of a storied hotel during its 100th birthday bash.
A week ago, Conservative party staff and MPs put together a contribution to the “It Gets Better” video series originally inspired by Dan Savage. In short order it was duly noted that Public Safety Minister Vic Toews opposed same-sex marriage and that Senator Don Meredith once said homosexuality is a choice, while the opposition subsequently pushed for the Harper government to defend gay rights within the Commonwealth and fund Gay Pride events in Canada.
As Parliament wound down, MPs engaged in several soccer matches. Below are shots from the game versus the media.
Conservative Senator Don Meredith wants Michael Ignatieff to apologize for a phrase that is not inherently racist.