OttawaGreat moments in discretionRandomly selected quotes from Question Period on May 8, 2008. Maxime Bernier. "Mr. Speaker, I never thought that I would be the...
OttawaBy the numbers (III)Fictional news broadcasters to which Liberal Dan McTeague has compared Conservative MP Peter Kent over the past week: 2. ( Ted...
OttawaBy the numbers (II)Stephen Harper, Friday . "We just had an election. What we’re looking for from Ignatieff and the other parties is, obviously, an...
OttawaThe Commons: On with the show, this is itHarper and Ignatieff are now "official" sparring partners
OttawaBy the numbersThe Public Policy Forum report is available online as a power point presentation here . By their count, the current Parliament is...
OttawaUnfamiliarity breeds contemptThe Public Policy Forum releases its latest survey of Parliament. Operating under minority governments since 2004 has resulted in...
OttawaThe Commons: A minor revelationThe Scene. The Prime Minister and Industry Minister were elsewhere and the latter’s parliamentary secretary had been given a...
OttawaReasonableness watch (II)From just before QP today. Mr. John Duncan (Vancouver Island North, CPC): Mr. Speaker, the NDP member for Western Arctic...
OttawaThe Commons: Retro WednesdayThe Scene. Ralph Goodale stood to applause and chants of his first name, a garish tie hanging from his neck. With Michael...
OttawaReasonableness watchA point of order after QP yesterday. Hon. Carolyn Bennett (St. Paul’s, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I do not...