Marlene Jennings
This is the week that was
The Conservatives were bashful. And mysterious. And succinct.
The case for Marlene Jennings’ concern
When Marlene Jennings wrote to the director of public prosecutions in April—the letter is available here—she laid out her case as follows.
‘My sense is that they’re taking it very seriously’
The RCMP has conducted at least one interview towards some kind of investigation of the G8 Legacy Fund.
The Liberals’ wake and some parting remarks
The final humiliation: a cash bar
Drag queens, MPs and a Liberal fundraiser
Liberal MP Hedy Fry squeezed in a fundraiser to help with the debt she incurred from her leadership run in 2006. The event was held at Ottawa’s hot new gay bar Flamingo. Below, Fry and Bob Rae do a tribute to Sonny and Cher.
Marlene Jennings is sorry
An apology, of sorts, offered after Question Period yesterday.
Make your own Commons
No sketch today on account of commitments elsewhere.
Shadow cabinet shuffle
Michael Ignatieff has significantly restructured his government-in-waiting. Ralph Goodale is elevated to deputy leader, David McGuinty becomes house leader, Scott Brison replaces John McCallum in finance, Gerard Kennedy takes over environment, Dominic LeBlanc goes to defence, Ujjal Dosanjh goes to health, Marlene Jennings gets justice and Denis Coderre returns to the shadow cabinet as natural resources critic.
The Commons: Sound and fury signifying a lack of anything
“It is like a skit out of Monty Python, except it is not funny”
The Commons: In search of loose change
Because it would be “utterly indefensible” to spend any less than $1 billion
Accountability hysteria
Government house leader Jay Hill, a spokesman for the Board of Internal Economy, laments the attention the current debate over MP expenses has received, but acknowledges it might be discussed further at the board. Fisheries Minister Gail Shea isn’t concerned either way. Conservative Daryl Kramp says an auditor general audit is inevitable but unnecessary. The NDP caucus is split: Charlie Angus says it needs to be worked out with the auditor general, Pat Martin, Peter Stoffer and Peter Julian say open the books, Yvon Godin is obstinate. Liberal Marlene Jennings calls for disclosure. Liberal Bryon Wilfert defends the status quo.