OttawaSelective hearingDuring Jim Flaherty’s noon teleconference he was asked if his government had shown itself to be tone deaf to the present political...
OttawaNone dare call it a desperate scramble to the lowest possible moral ground to stay in power!Oh wait - I guess ITQ just did, huh? From the virtual desk of the Prime Minister, courtesy of the press gallery listserv, comes...
OttawaUPDATED: Behind the scenes at PMO: Wait, so this wasn’t Ryan Sparrow’s fault?According to Don Martin, the fateful - and possibly fatal, at least for the government - decision to take advantage of the fiscal...
OttawaThe Commons: Gaming the systemThe Scene. No recession. No deficit. No need to worry. Just support the troops and buy more stock. In the midst of an election...
OttawaThe Commons: Everyone’s fault, but Jim’sThe Scene . Economic apocalypse beckons. The very foundations of Western society are crumbling. Bloody anarchy is sure to...
GeneralForget big tent: unite the left is more like big topHere’s a hint of how clownish the whole idea is: it’s being pushed by Tory stalwarts
GeneralTrust him. He’s Bob Rae.Must-reads: Dan Gardner on the McMurtry/Curling report; Colby Cosh on bailing out the oil patch; Don Martin on Bob Rae. A...
OttawaThe Commons: Seriously, Mr. Flaherty needs your helpThe Scene . The peanut gallery seemed to find the first full day of Canada’s 40th Parliament to be a bit of a bore. Which is to...
OttawaThe day in words that will soon be forgottenSome months ago, the Prime Minister spoke to the nation in sorrowful tones. Parliament, he mourned, was a disgrace. A blight upon...