OttawaDiplomacyIn a rare show of tactical bipartisanship, the three opposition parties combined to ask four consecutive questions this afternoon...
OttawaAnd yet somehow, it seemed as though the Tories were clapping *at* them, not *with* them.Just watched the vote on the Bloc subamendment to the Speech from the Throne (because, as previously established on so many...
OttawaThe Commons: What we need right now is an economistThe Scene. John McCallum was up first, sneering as only he can about the government’s plan to run a deficit. "Our election...
OttawaNew Era of Parliamentary Civility Watch: Now, see, was that so hard?Heard in the House today, mere moments after QP had careened to a close:
OttawaOn partisanshipReginald Stackhouse : The purpose of the opposition is to prevent the government and its supporters from using their near-absolute...
GeneralMegapundit: Sunshine, lollypops and rainbows, everything that’s wonderful...Must-reads: Jim Coyle on Ontario’s proposed new young driver regulations; John Ivison on Parliamentary decorum.
OttawaThe Race for Kingsmere: It all comes down to this ...Kady O’Malley liveblogs the election of the speaker
OttawaAnd now, back to our regularly scheduled parliamentary conspiracy theoriesFellow gallerybloggerytype David Akin lays out the latest gossip from the Hill berryvine on the race for the Speaker’s...
OttawaCommittee Business: Six of one, half dozen of the other?Not when it comes to House committees, that’s for sure -- not when, as previously - and exhaustively - documented, a sixth seat at...
GeneralStanding up for Canadians. Oh, wait, no. The opposite.Well, that was interesting. The government just tried to shut down debate in the House of Commons, which, oddly enough, may be...