OttawaCompromise TuesdayMeanwhile, MPs have agreed to let Auditor General Sheila Fraser have a look at the books. Below, Duff Conacher of Democracy Watch...
OttawaThere’s no place like homeThe Citizen and Chronicle-Herald delve into the exciting world of Ottawa real estate (also here and here ) and question the living...
OttawaThe contentious case of Russ HiebertLast week, as part of a series of posts on MP expenses, Canwest’s David Akin noted that Conservative Russ Hiebert had spent more...
OttawaWhat kind of transparency?As Parliament moves slowly , but probably surely , towards some kind of public audit of Parliamentary expenses, the London Free...
OttawaThe new consensusLast week, Michael Ignatieff said the auditor general and the Board of Internal Economy should discuss their differences over an...
OttawaOur current standard of decency would be imperiledLiberal Michael Savage says he’s fine with an auditor general audit of MP expenses. NDP MPs John Rafferty and Bruce Hyer are of...
OttawaNever mind the auditor generalDavid Eaves proposes a solution to the current dispute over MP expenses.
Ottawa’This is not the hill you want to die on, for God’s sake’Jim Prentice says there’s no need to have the auditor general review MP expenses. Jack Layton’s spokesman says it doesn’t make...
OttawaOpposition leader quotability watchMichael Ignatieff stops in Calgary and manages to comment on the meaning of accountability , the nature of public life , and the...
OttawaYou’re not helping, Mr. SzaboWhile the auditor general remains delightfully passive aggressive, Liberal Paul Szabo explains that one reason the public can’t...