John Key

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‘There may be some exceptions in those African dictatorships’

How about less party discipline and a stricter Speaker?

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A nation faces its ‘darkest day’

The earthquake in New Zealand could have have many more devastating consequences for the country

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Feeling the bite of a cannibal joke

The Maori did not take kindly to Key’s attempt at humour

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Mitchel Raphael on the end of the blond troika and the new minister of everything

Some new face in the house when Harper is speaking, It’s that French teacher’s fault, and She’s that fabulous

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Mid-afternoon in Guergis

Dominic LeBlanc says the government didn’t act fast enough to guard the cabinet. The Globe tries to sort out exactly what the ethics commissioner was asked or told. Libby Davies formally asks the ethics commission to investigate. Mark Holland formally asks the lobbying commissioner to investigate. Mr. Gillani’s spokesman talks to the CBC. Doug Bell notes that spokesman is also a dog photographer. Alison Crawford notes the difference between “credible” and “serious and credible” allegations. The Prime Minister of New Zealand surmises that salaciousness is universal. Mr. Jaffer is scheduled to appear before a parliamentary committee next week. And the Ontario Provincial Police union wants to know why the charges against Mr. Jaffer were dropped.