house of commons

Andrew Potter considers the overarching theme of Samara’s findings .

Samara has released its fourth report on the lives of MPs, including proposals for reform from those parliamentarians: reduce the...

Robert Asselin considers what institutional democratic reform can’t do.

Apparently invoking the sponsorship scandal as a comparison, the Liberals are pressing the Conservatives to allow a committee...

In that interview with the CBC, Stephen Harper confirms that the government will, again, seek to reinstate two provisions that...

Fareed Zakaria wonders if America would be better off with a parliament.

If Layton’s lying-in-state was without precedent, it is now not without justification

Dan Gardner suggests a fitting tribute to Jack Layton would be the completion of a guiding document for our democracy.

Jack Layton’s casket is now lying-in-state in the House of Commons foyer. CBC has live online coverage here .

Stephen Harper recalls a conversation with Jack Layton during June’s filibuster. This would seem to be the same conversation...