OttawaSon of OmnibusAtop the notice paper this morning, under "introduction of government bills," is the following. That is the official notice of the...
OttawaDebating democracyThe House is presently considering the Liberal motion on the use of omnibus legislation. Here again is the point of order from a...
OttawaStephen Harper, this is your lifeThe Liberals have decided they will indeed use their opposition day tomorrow to consider Stephen Harper’s previous views on...
OttawaDoes Stephen Harper agree with Stephen Harper?The Liberals have an opposition day on Tuesday and they have tabled three options for the motion they will move that day, the...
OttawaWhy doesn’t the House Affairs committee want to consider omnibus legislation?After going in camera yesterday, the Procedure and House Affairs committee apparently decided to dismiss a motion from Liberal MP...
OttawaIdea alertScott Clark and Peter DeVries review the recent trouble with omnibus budget bills and suggest reforms.
OttawaLoading up the omnibus billAgain this afternoon, the Liberals asked the Conservatives to table a separate bill to deal with MP pensions. The Conservatives...
OttawaBack to businessChantal Hebert , Tim Harper , Joan Bryden and the Star preview the fall sitting. My preview is here . The prospect of a second...
OttawaReturn of the omnibusThe Conservatives promise another omnibus budget bill, Nathan Cullen mixes his metaphors.
Ottawa’Parliament’s fundamental purpose’It will obviously be awhile now before the Procedure and House Affairs committee reconvenes, but Liberal House leader Marc Garneau...