house of commons

After speculating extensively about the possibility that an election might be called this spring , the Globe and Mail reports that...

The anti-prorogation rallies of January 23rd win Samara’s search for the best moment in Canadian democracy last year.

When Nanos polled a thousand Canadians in January 2009 about what should happen if that year’s federal budget was defeated, 49%...

Six weeks later, our MPs haven’t changed a bit

A statement from Conservative backbencher Phil McColeman, tabled shortly before Question Period this afternoon. An equally...

The House of Commons resumed business this morning at 11 o’clock and the first Question Period of the year is but an hour away. To...

The Conservatives are rather critical of Liberal MP Mark Holland, but it’s apparently just business. Mr. Holland should perhaps...

Whatever the moaning about how much more civilized and mannered and eloquent is the British House, we can at least say that our...

Mr. Harper has prorogued Parliament not twice, but thrice

On September 9, 2004—two and a half months after that year’s federal election —Stephen Harper appeared at a news conference...