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house of commons

Ottawa

This week has four sketches

Sunday. First impressions, hastily made Monday. ’It is the cover-up that buries one’ Tuesday. A fish story, in verse Thursday. The...

No rush

While the omnibus crime bill was rushed through the House so fast even the Public Safety Minister couldn’t keep up , the...

And then this happened

After QP today, the Bloc’s Andre Bellavance rose to ask that Conservative MP Jim Hillyer apologize to the House for his gestures...

User guide

On the argument that we would be well-served by drafting something similar to New Zealand’s cabinet manual, James Bowden notes...

When do we want it?

In the midst of lamenting for it all, Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett notes a 2002 report that surveyed parliamentarians about their...

A variety of carryings-on

After QP this afternoon, the Speaker ruled on a pair of disturbances in the House, previously noted here and here . The prepared...