OttawaSomeone should do something to make things somehow betterThis video has been posted to YouTube under the headline "Jason Kenney calls for more civility in the House." It features two of...
OttawaGame theoryEver wanted to know how much each party has spent per vote in the last three federal elections? Eric at threehundredeight.com has...
OttawaSomething we have lately taken to taking seriouslyThe Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs is presently concerned with a study of "issues related to prorogation"...
OttawaThe government-in-waitingAnother thing the Brits seem to take more seriously is their shadow cabinet . Indeed, this bit from Bruce Anderson might be the...
OttawaThis is why we can’t have nice thingsTaylor Owen considers all the reasons a British-style coalition is not so easily replicated.
OttawaWhat we’re not talking aboutThe realities of abortion in Tanzania are brutal . Canadian aid groups are confused and concerned . And a Liberal MP says a vote...
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. Be serious Tuesday. Yelling with purpose Wednesday. The loneliness of the...
OttawaYou’re not helping, Mr. SzaboWhile the auditor general remains delightfully passive aggressive, Liberal Paul Szabo explains that one reason the public can’t...
OttawaThe Commons: Does anyone here know how to balance a cheque book?In this House nothing can be said to be certain, except aspersions and taxes