OttawaThe Commons: Less acrimony from Vic Toews, more questions for himThe Commons: The Public Safety Minister makes himself clear
OttawaThe Commons: Horrible reality intrudesBob Rae holds the House with questions about Ashley Smith
OttawaCounting the days on C-45The House is scheduled to be on break for the week of November 12 and the New Democrats and Liberals are thus concerned that the...
OttawaIt turns out that omnibus budget bills can be splitThe Conservatives and the opposition parties unanimously agreed this morning to split MP pension reforms from the omnibus budget...
OttawaWhy doesn’t the House Affairs committee want to consider omnibus legislation?After going in camera yesterday, the Procedure and House Affairs committee apparently decided to dismiss a motion from Liberal MP...
OttawaThe Commons: Playing 20 questions with Gerry RitzThe Commons: The Agriculture Minister returns to the House
OttawaLoading up the omnibus billAgain this afternoon, the Liberals asked the Conservatives to table a separate bill to deal with MP pensions. The Conservatives...
OttawaQuebec and the constitutionMarc Garneau considers Quebec and the repatriation of the constitution.
Ottawa’We would like to see the evidence’Parliament doesn’t reconvene for another six weeks, but the Liberals are serving notice that they’d like the immigration committee...
Ottawa’Parliament’s fundamental purpose’It will obviously be awhile now before the Procedure and House Affairs committee reconvenes, but Liberal House leader Marc Garneau...