OttawaThe Department of Peter MacKay DefenceBefore it stopped explaining Peter MacKay’s helicopter ride as a search-and-rescue demonstration, the government side thought it...
OttawaCandice Hoeppner, political scientistSpeaking in the House before the vote to eliminate the long-gun registry last week, Conservative MP Candice Hoeppner recalled how...
OttawaParliament, heal thyselfOn Friday, MPs spent a couple hours—starting here , resuming here —discussing the rules and procedure of the House. The...
OttawaWhere do we draw the line?Kris Kotarski makes an important observation: what Vic Toews said last Monday wasn’t without precedent. As I wrote last Tuesday, I...
OttawaAnd finallyEarlier this week, NDP Jonathan Genest-Jourdain was caught fussing over his hair during a debate in the...
OttawaHow to sellDuring QP yesterday, Megan Leslie helpfully offered to rebrand the Northern Gateway pipeline. Bruce Cheadle reviews the Harper...
OttawaThe Commons: Why is Stephen Harper smiling?It is surely not because of what has played out in the House over the last three weeks
OttawaZing?Defence Minister Peter MacKay responds to the suggestion, from the NDP’s Christine Moore, that he desired to use the F-35 fighter...
OttawaThe long gun registry: Very nearly at an endThe Harper government’s bill to end the long gun registry passed the House last night by a count of 159-130. Two NDP MPs—John...