GeneralBut I thought the Conservative Party was in favour of transparency!From this week’s Hill Times , in response to the following question from Abbas Rana: Mike Storeshaw Conservative strategist : You...
UncategorizedBTC: Selective reading (II)Not to pick on Pierre—one witness assures he’s not entirely without merit—but, again, he seems to beg...
UncategorizedThe Commons: Not a contest you want to winPierre Poilievre is next in line to defend this government against accusations of scandal The Scene. Back again, then, to the...
UncategorizedBTC: Selective readingFull column shortly, but first, a look at the latest claims of Pierre Poilievre. Here’s what the baby-faced Tory had to say today...
GeneralThe Mystery of the Missing Cabinet MinistersSolved by those nosy kids behind CBC’s Political Bytes ! Well, except for the Prime Minister, who is apparently off...
GeneralCanada—Stagflating towards the poorhouse since 2008WEEKEND ROUNDUP Must-reads: Doug Saunders on "re-Talibanization"; Scott Taylor on Rick Hillier’s successor; James Travers on our...
UncategorizedBreaking: Confidence motion. Well, sort of.Debate opens tomorrow on this Bloc Québécois motion: That this House express its complete confidence in Elections Canada and the...
GeneralIn and Out! The MusicalRemember the promised in-and-out scandal explainerizer that I was rambling on about last week? It’s up! Go forth, enjoy, whatever.
GeneralSunday, buffoonish Sunday...A quick hit, while frantically to put together today’s committee lookahead - The Hill Times’ take on last Sunday, and the...
UncategorizedWeekend Notes (Vol. 1, No. 15)When Parliament was last in session (after a week off, it returns on Monday), Ken Dryden made a valiant, if clumsy, attempt at...