Joe Comartin
The future of Parliament
How to make the House of Commons relevant?
What the Senate didn’t get around to doing
C-279 and C-290 fail to find passage
Disturbance in the House
The benches empty as Peter Van Loan crosses the aisle
Paul Wells in Conversation: Joe Comartin
QP, rules and decorum (or lack thereof)
Parliamentarian of the year, 2011 (most knowledgeable): Joe Comartin
There’s always time to read up on things
The existential crisis of the deputy speaker
Joe Comartin talks about his new gig.
How did the House end up passing C-290 unanimously?
Among Michael Chong’s objections to C-290, Joe Comartin’s sports betting bill, is the manner in which it passed the House. Via email, I asked him how the bill ended up passing unanimously. Here is his explanation.
Sticking up for the Earth’s rectum
Joe Comartin and Brian Masse respond to Stephen Colbert’s suggestion that Windsor is “the Earth’s rectum.”
The case against C-290
Michael Chong explains why he opposes the sports betting bill.
Why isn’t the fall economic update delivered to the House?
Jim Flaherty will apparently deliver his fall economic update to a luncheon crowd in Fredericton tomorrow. Last year, he delivered the update in Calgary. Two years ago, he presented it in Mississauga. Three years ago, he presented in it Victoria.
The Senate asserts itself to take on sports gambling
The Canadian Press and the Globe report that the sports betting bill is headed for defeat in the Senate.
Anti-bullying on the Hill with Jer’s Vision
Jer’s Vision, Canada’s Youth Diversity Initiative, held a special reception on the Hill for parliamentarians to raise awareness about bullying and diversity. Pink cupcakes were served.