Why the Senate should be abolished
In the face of patronage, scandal and futility, getting rid of the Senate is a better option than doing nothing at all
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Maclean's Politics
Canada’s Senate: Chamber of disrepute
After months of scandals, could it finally be time to scrap the Senate? John Geddes reports
Politics on TV: Howard Sapers, wireless spectrum, and the Ring of Fire
The three things you need to see
Who is helping to select the next PBO? And how did we get an interim PBO?
More questions about the parliamentary budget officer
The Commons: Think of the F-35 as a Senate with wings
Though at least the Senate can operate in cloudy weather
The scrums: PBO, aboriginal incarceration, Budget 2013
Check out what MPs said in the House foyer after Question Period
The QP clip: Harper’s stumbling response to Trudeau
Nick Taylor-Vaisey on a rare slip up by Harper during QP
The NDP does Bud the Spud
The NDP caucus pays tribute to Stompin’ Tom
Maclean’s Live: Question Period with Twitter commentary
Chime in with #QP
Better know a talking point
The Conservaties say they’ve done the math, but they won’t show their work