MPs

MPs should put down their phones and get back to governing

Our editorial: Canada faces significant challenges in the coming year. Surely responding to those is more interesting than a cellphone game.

Why heckling during Question Period can get ugly, especially for women MPs

A new report finds that women are more likely to hear heckling that focuses on gender, intelligence, age, race or ethnicity, and appearance

How a backbench revolt turned into a debate over the power of all MPs

The issue isn’t abortion — it’s democratic reform

PHOTO GALLERY: Big Cheeses Gather in Ottawa

MPs  helped packed  the ballroom  of the Fairmont Château Laurier for a reception put on by the Dairy Farmers of Canada.

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The House of Car Salesmen, Lawyers and Journalists

Samuel Kirz compares the trustworthiness of MPs to the trustworthiness of the jobs that MPs used to hold.

The @ pack of Parliament Hill

Thumbs at the ready, this gang of MPs have tapped the awesome power of Twitter—140 characters at a time

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Our long national nightmare is over

C-46, the bill to reform the pensions of MPs and Senators, has passed the Senate and received royal assent.

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The House of Tweet

If you should be so interested, here is a list of MPs on Twitter. You can either subscribe to the list or bookmark it to follow MPs as they tweet.

A Conservative St. Patrick’s Day bash

A St. Patrick’s Day celebration was held in the office of MP James Rajotte for Tory MPs.

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Self respect

The Ottawa Citizen editorial board challenges MPs to save themselves.

How much is an MP worth?

Never mind how many we need, how few could we get away with?

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Outside and in

Steve Paikin talks to Alison Loat about Samara’s latest report.