house of commons

The Harper government has released the list of 28 parliamentary secretary appointments. I count eight new MPs: Eve Adams, Chris...

Ahead of the election of a new Speaker on June 2, I’ve sent each of the candidates a set of questions about the job and promised...

The NDP is apparently keen to be a civil official opposition.

Yesterday, I emailed the offices of the seven MPs confirmed to be seeking the Speaker’s post. I sent each candidate the same set...

The prepared text of Jack Layton’s speech to the first meeting of the new NDP caucus.

Last month, Mark Jarvis wrote here about potential parliamentary reforms as part of our series on the House. Shortly thereafter he...

Andrew Scheer sounds ready to be a tough(er) Speaker.

The NDP’s Denise Savoie has officially entered the race to be the next Speaker of the House. From the news release: Of the seven...

The CBC talks to Mark Holland on his exit from Ottawa. Other exit interviews are here .

Alison Loat talks to Steve Paikin about Samara’s latest report .