Why is the Harper government using time allocation so often?
An oral history of managing debate
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house of commons
Behold the empowered (Conservative) backbencher
On the successful passage of private members’ bills
Parliament in springtime: Our vibrant, tragic democracy
Summer arrives with everything still up for debate
How should your MP be able to write to you?
What should we allow MPs to send us?
Is the Thursday Question a statement on our politics?
Partisanship in the late afternoon
Parliament’s weekly business statement is getting more partisan
A simple parliamentary tradition is taking a strange turn under the Conservatives
Should the prostitution law get a free vote?
At the very least, it wasn’t covered in the last party platform
The easiest way to make the House of Commons less (or more) relevant
What if we had a place where ministers could make announcements?
Who takes Question Period seriously? Stephen Harper
Before the team takes the field, there is practice
QP Live: Thus ends another spring week
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