The Maverick Party wants in—sort of
Jen Gerson: The new western conservative party’s plan is re-create the Bloc Québécois, and carve out a quasi-independent subnational entity just like Quebec
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Jay Hill
The quantifiable rise of partisanship
Fifteen minutes a day to say what you want
Jay Hill’s arguments against the Reform Act
The former whip has some concerns
No time for debate
While the Liberals complain that the budget implementation act received just four days of House debate at second reading—15...
Au revoir, Chuck Strahl and John Cummins
The Transport Minister and the Conservative backbencher will also refrain from seeking reelection. Both were members of the Reform...
MPs get bookish - Politics & the Pen
At this year’s Politics & the Pen gala, Anna Porter took home the $25 000 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for political writing for her...
Jim Prentice’s goodbye bash
Former cabinet minister Jim Prentice held a goodbye party before the House rose. Prentice (left) with Justice Minister Rob...
A plea for decency
I wasn’t in the House this afternoon on account of other commitments, but I’m told that shortly after Question Period, Speaker...
In memoriam
The concept of ministerial accountability was born on the morning of May 25, 2010, invoked so as to protect ministerial staff from...
Mini-election
With Jay Hill announcing his departure and the Bloc’s Jean-Yves Roy expected to soon follow, as many as five ridings may now be...