UncategorizedThe Commons: There is no there thereBehold government as a figment of the Prime Minister’s imagination The Scene. Shortly before Question Period, the Prime Minister...
UncategorizedThe Commons: Jim Flaherty feels your painDon’t let the finely-tailored suits fool you, these are ministers in touch with the common man The Scene. News broke in the...
GeneralThe Rosie DiManno Show is back for another seasonWEEKEND ROUNDUP Must-reads: Rosie DiManno on Afghan corruption , Afghan weddings and US Marines ; Scott Taylor on Canadian...
UncategorizedBTC: Paranoid androidA full slate of weekend notes to come later, but very quickly, having been in the House foyer the other day and spoken with one...
GeneralWhen Senate appointments go horribly wrongFrom this morning’s post-QP scrums; Denis Coderre responds to comments reportedly made by Senator Michael Fortier on whether he...
GeneralMay 9 shall henceforth be known as National Embarrassment DayMust-reads: Daphne Bramham on polygamy; Jeffrey Simpson on the refugee system; Susan Riley and Chantal Hébert on l’affaire...
GeneralWhy the fuzzy face, Quebecor?Much tittering about here in the Pretty Province over foreign affairs minister Maxime Bernier’s ex-biker-babe ex-girlfriend . La...
UncategorizedThe Commons: Don’t cry for MaxIf he’s being treated unfairly, he has only his Prime Minister to blame The Scene. Say what you will, but these Conservatives can...
UncategorizedBTC: ’None of my business’On five minutes notice, the press gallery was just informed that the Prime Minister would be appearing in the House foyer to...
UncategorizedBTC: Speaking of diversionsAs an addendum to yesterday’s column ... In the foyer after Question Period, a small mess of reporters were proving particularly...