The Commons: Those angry days of yore
The Scene. David McGuinty rose first with a reminder of days gone by. It was 18 months ago, he mused. The Chalk River nuclear...
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When keeping it partisan goes wrong (V)
Marlene Jennings’ statement before QP today. Hon. Marlene Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, last...
Because it worked so well for Prime Minister Dion
Adam Radwanski laments that Michael Ignatieff’s side isn’t sticking closer to the high road. he Conservatives have frequently and...
When keeping it partisan goes wrong (IV)
For what it’s worth, Marlene Jennings, the lone black MP in the current parliament, would prefer you avoid using the term entirely...
When keeping it partisan goes wrong (III)
John Baird defends his protege. With irony. Transport Minister John Baird, who is also from Nepean, called the Citizen to defend...
Prime Minister Hulk Hogan
While everyone’s contemplating the etymology of various Br’er Rabbit references, note the phrase Pierre Poilievre used immediately...
When keeping it partisan goes wrong (II)
"I don’t think I should have used that word and I was wrong to do it.” —John McCain, March 16, 2007 . "Mr. Speaker, that...
When keeping it partisan goes wrong
As Kady notes , things apparently got a bit uncomfortable during QP this morning. Here’s the full extent of Mr. Poilievre’s...
Hey, remember the early 80s?
Back to yesterday’s QP . Specifically this answer of the Prime Minister’s. Mr. Speaker, the record of the Liberal Party is this:...
The Commons: And so Stephen Harper finds himself in agreement with the Toronto Star
The government faces another barrage of $50-billion questions