house of commons

Glen Pearson considers politics, arrogance, ethics, civil discourse and religion.

The Nanaimo Daily News won’t take no comment for an answer. Whatever his reasons for bringing creationist theory into the Canadian...

That’s the rather lifeless heading in Hansard whenever an MP announces in the House their intention to step aside. With Parliament...

Word clouds based on the members’ statements of Liberal and Conservative MPs during March.

The Scene. To everyone’s infinite credit, Question Period passed today without a single reference to a bathroom, toilet, loo or...

Tony Clement faces off against Michael Ignatieff

Harvard is a stain Ignatieff might never wash away

The Scene. Thomas Mulcair had tried to reason with the government. "According to StatsCan, of the 300,000 people who have lost...

Don Martin anoints Lisa Raitt. Ms. Raitt has attracted a lot of attention as the fastest rising star in Stephen Harper’s...

Diane Finley is left to defend the government’s record on employment