OttawaThe Commons: The anachronistic idea of accountabilityHow John Baird came to be called upon to explain Tony Clement
OttawaThe Commons: Humble bragAcross the street and behind a metal barricade, a young man in a bike helmet, holding a pink sign that read "contempt," was...
OttawaThe Commons: Tony Clement’s bike racks, streetlights and boulevardsAbout the only thing the G8 legacy fund didn’t pay for was an antique steamboat
OttawaRead their lipsStephen Harper is on record as saying that, so long as he’s Prime Minister, "there will be no new taxes." Yesterday, Mr. Harper’s...
OttawaThe Commons: Opening salvos, politely spokenLet the records show that some civility was seen here today
Ottawa’Based on the ’67 border’Amid all else last week , Israel’s foreign minister called to thank Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and opined publicly that...
OttawaStephen and BibiThe Israeli foreign minister calls John Baird to thank Canada for its support and a senior Israeli government official says...
OttawaThe first major foreign policy challenge of the Baird eraThe Harper government apparently won’t second Barack Obama’s parameters for Middle East negotiations. The Atlantic’s Jeffrey...
OttawaThis year’s modelsWelcome to live coverage of this morning’s cabinet shuffle, wherein we find out which backbenchers we have to pretend to take more...
OttawaThe first test of the new ParliamentAfter announcing yesterday that Parliament will resume business on June 2, John Baird was asked about the state of the Afghan...