Laurie Hawn

Conservative MP Laurie Hawn offers his opinion of supply management—and reminds us of the value in having a difference of opinion

Seriously though, shouldn’t we be able to answer that question?

Another five Conservatives say they won’t be participating

The planning and priorities committee of the cabinet is presently meeting on Parliament Hill, apparently to decide the future of the military’s jet fighter procurement.

Noted on Twitter via Aaron Wherry

Meanwhile, Nathan Cullen challenges Laurie Hawn to a staring contest

A year and a half ago, the Liberals used an opposition day to put forward the following motion.

Various ministers maintained last week that the Harper government accepted the findings, conclusions and recommendations of the Auditor General, but Bob Rae pointed out that this didn’t quite match the formal response offered by two of the government’s departments. Peter Van Loan clarified that “the position of the government is not the position taken by the officials in those departments” and that cabinet “agrees with the Auditor General.”

Megan Leslie, asked yesterday about Mr. Trudeau’s shouted profanities.

Welcome to live coverage of this morning’s cabinet shuffle, wherein we find out which backbenchers we have to pretend to take more seriously for the next little while.

A few weeks after some degree of confusion on this matter was noted, the two judges reviewing documents related to the detention and transfer of detainees in Afghanistan to determine how information will be publicly disclosed have apparently decided that nothing can be released until Parliament reconvenes. The judges wrote to the Conservative, Liberal and Bloc leaders today to explain their current dilemma and that letter can be viewed here.

In fairness to Mr. Baird, there is much to distract the Conservatives these days