OttawaNorman Bethune: Canadian icon or communist villain (or merely something to talk about this week)?Conservative MP Rob Anders is displeased with the Harper government’s decision to provide funding for the Bethune Memorial House...
OttawaLive: A very long night for a very long billWelcome to Aaron Wherry’s live coverage of tonight’s C-38 votes
OttawaWhatever happened to QP reform?After Michael Chong’s motion to reform QP was passed at second reading during the last Parliament, the Procedure and House Affairs...
OttawaDavid Wilks becomes a headlineAs a result of this story and these videos , the Conservative backbencher gets noticed by the Globe , Star , CBC , Canadian Press...
GeneralMPs and LGBT rights at Egale reception on the HillEgale, Canada’s national lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) human rights organization, held a special all-party reception in...
GeneralParliamentarians of the Year Awards partyMaclean’s 5 annual Parliamentarians of the Year Awards ceremony at the Fairmont Château Laurier. See winners here .
PoliticsParliamentarians of the Year (best represents constituents): Michael ChongMichael Chong’s guiding political rule is: “always pay attention to your constituents—constantly stay in touch with them”
OttawaIdea alertDavid Berlin proposes a new kind of parliamentary government. Berlin’s primary complaint is the party system itself. But the...
OttawaThe Commons: In a state of "suspended animation"The ongoing saga of a round-the-clock filibuster