house of commons

Eight years ago, Stephane Dion delivered a speech on the "state of Canadian democracy" and quibbled variously with certain popular...

Rather than simply lament for how little attention is paid to the institution, I thought I’d ask some smart people if they had...

Apparently, coalitions haven’t always been a bad idea

Why the Commons is no longer the epicentre of Canadian politics

Fewer respondents than four years ago are completely comfortable with the prospect of a Conservative majority government—34% in...

In writing about the House of Commons , I touched on one idea for reform: amending the Elections Act to take away the party...

On the occasion of National Flag Day last week, Conservative backbencher Jeff Watson celebrated everything that Canada has to be...

For their assistance when I was putting together last week’s piece on the House —and for the indispensable sites they...

Bea Vongdouangchanh looks at one of the primary gaps in the legislative process.

It seems to me that the best part about the temporary House of Commons is that even the artists couldn’t be bothered in their...