OttawaWhat was Stephen Harper up to in 2004?Coalitions haven’t always seemed like a bad idea to the PM
OttawaThe Commons: Uncontrollable democracyWhen he’s not precipitating elections, Stephen Harper likes to lament how unnecessary and reckless they are
OttawaThe 40th Parliament has an expiration dateAfter some degree of procedural wrangling this afternoon, the way is now cleared—barring, conceivably, a last minute deal on the...
Ottawa’The House has lost confidence in the government’Mr. Harper has now appealed for the opposition parties to reconsider their objections to the budget, while Mr. Ignatieff has...
OttawaA government’s responsibilityFrom the Finance Minister’s news conference during yesterday’s lock-up, in response to questions about whether the budget had met...
OttawaWhat now?There are myriad scenarios now as to how and when the government could be defeated in the House: most pointing to Thursday or...
OttawaAbout last nightStephen Gordon critiques the boutique budget. John Geddes reviews the budget in print and video . Canadian Business consults...
OttawaThe Commons: Rendered mootJack Layton waited until the budget was public before pulling the plug on the 40th Parliament
OttawaWe’re back. And now we will be going.Sometime shortly after 4pm, just in time for the release of the federal budget, our blog platform crashed. Shortly after...
OttawaIn other newsLast evening, after four hours of debate , the House unanimously approved the following motion.