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house of commons

Ottawa

The 300,000-word club

With the House expected to rise for the holidays any day now, we pause to note that the NDP’s Jim Maloway has officially committed...

A plea for decency

I wasn’t in the House this afternoon on account of other commitments, but I’m told that shortly after Question Period, Speaker...

The Backbench Top Ten

After a week away, our weekly, and wholly arbitrary, ranking of the ten most worthy, or at least entertaining, MPs returns. A...

The lion of the House

Bob Rae’s ability to hold and reward attention is unmatched in the present House of Commons and his presence is perhaps all the...

Governing as sport

Last year . "For anyone who believes that our governments should be honest, open and accountable, this is a travesty. But it’s...

What she meant to say

On September 28, the Globe reported that provincial health ministers had been told by that the federal government would not be...

As Confucius once said

This week should not pass without some note of the Prime Minister’s altogether profound answer to a question from the Liberal...