OttawaThe Backbench Spring: What about the Liberal motion?The fate of members’ statements faces a vote
OttawaNobody’s homeTim Harper notes the eerie silence around the nation’s legislatures. Tim notes Mark Jarvis’ writing on the BC legislature. Here...
PoliticsThe absentee B.C. legislatureWhy we should be worried about a government that sits for only 19 days in a full calendar year
OttawaRunning away from the legislaturePeter Loewen condemns Dalton McGuinty’s use of prorogation. Similarly, Mark Jarvis sees an unfortunate trend.
OttawaOur troubled HouseThe New Democrats have called a news conference for 10:30am this morning to outline their "plan for ensuring a full study of the...
OttawaPower, Parliament and the Prime MinisterDonner winners Mark Jarvis and Lori Turnbull argue that the Prime Minister has become too powerful. In a rebuttal, F.H. Buckley...
OttawaIn praise of democracyLast night in Toronto, the Donner Prize for the best public policy book in Canada was awarded to Democratizing the Constitution by...
OttawaSaving the House of Commons (II)Further to this , Mark Jarvis chimes in via email with some of the other ideas discussed in Democratizing the Constitution . That...
OttawaAt the prime minister’s whimAmid speculation that the Prime Minister might prorogue Parliament, Lori Turnbull advocates for the reforms she, Mark Jarvis and...