OttawaA House of outsiders and idealistsAs noted variously elsewhere, Samara has released the first of its reports on the lives of MPs, research drawn from interviews...
OttawaThe Commons: United in mutual disdain"Mr. Speaker," Mr. Rae replied, "let me return the favour to the Prime Minister and say those comments are also totally false"
OttawaThe Backbench Top TenOur weekly, and wholly arbitrary, ranking of the ten most worthy, or at least entertaining, MPs, excluding the Prime...
OttawaThis week has four sketchesOur weekly look back at all we saw and heard. Monday. Struggling to swim in their own reflecting pool Tuesday. ’Building costs for...
OttawaThe Commons: Lawrence Cannon explains everythingThis is the closest Parliament has come to hearing a factual explanation in months
OttawaThe Commons: ‘Building costs for the water feature are $57,000′In a few days, this fake lake has surpassed so many other matters of public policy
OttawaDemocracy is in the eye of the beholder (II)Both today and yesterday the Conservatives sent up a dutiful backbencher to express fear and outrage at the prospect of a...