OttawaThe Canadian Wheat Board and everything afterThe five-part act to reform the Canadian Wheat Board, as tabled today, is here . The Harper government has prepared a series of...
OttawaShadow shuffleAs noted from the outset of the race, any NDP MP seeking the leadership must give up his or her critic portfolio. The resulting...
OttawaIdea alertDavid Berlin proposes a new kind of parliamentary government. Berlin’s primary complaint is the party system itself. But the...
GeneralHarper’s facial hair and new gig writing booksHarper’s final chapter For several years Stephen Harper has been working on a book about hockey. The PM can finally use one of...
UncategorizedWhy I miss the minority governmentListening to John Baird use his inside voice is like hearing ’Back in Black’ performed by a harpist
OttawaThis is the week that wasBrian Topp won another endorsement. Romeo Saganash called for change. Thomas Mulcair launched his campaign . Rob Silver and Greg...
OttawaThe patient is unresponsiveJane Hilderman argues that people won’t vote if they don’t think the system is truly accountable. On that note, Mark Dance has...
OttawaYou can never have too many MPsWith the Conservatives apparently hesitant to simply add MPs for Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia for fear of offending...
OttawaNo time for debateWhile the Liberals complain that the budget implementation act received just four days of House debate at second reading—15...