OttawaThe Senate asserts itself to take on sports gamblingThe Canadian Press and the Globe report that the sports betting bill is headed for defeat in the Senate.
GeneralAnti-bullying on the Hill with Jer’s VisionJer’s Vision, Canada’s Youth Diversity Initiative, held a special reception on the Hill for parliamentarians to raise awareness...
OttawaJoe Comartin vs. The NHLThe NHL joins Major League Baseball in opposing Joe Comartin’s bill on sports betting. Now that Joe Comartin is the deputy...
OttawaJoe Comartin vs. Major League BaseballMajor League Baseball (and Conservative MP Michael Chong) objects to Joe Comartin’s bill on sports betting .
OttawaJoe Comartin does not mess aroundThe new deputy speaker takes the chair and promptly rules praise for his promotion to be out of order. The full exchange is here .
OttawaYour new deputy speakerThe NDP’s Joe Comartin has been named deputy speaker, replacing Denise Savoie .
OttawaCan’t stop, won’t stopThe Hill Times sizes up the permanent campaign. Joe Comartin suggests limits should be established on advertising between election...
GeneralJack Layton tribute in TorontoThe square in front of Toronto’s city hall was packed for Dear Jack, a tribute to the late NDP leader
OttawaThe Commons: The $25 billion questionThe F-34 affair is, of course, even more complicated than a matter of different numbers