This week in pop culture references
From Michael Ignatieff’s scrum with reporters after QP yesterday.
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Parliament
The case for and against Bev Oda
The House Speaker heard final arguments on Monday
The House: ’You’re the one catching the fish’
Rather than simply lament for how little attention is paid to the institution, I thought I’d ask some smart people if they had...
The Commons: ’A five-year-old accounting dispute’
Those accusations of election fraud? A mere administrative matter.
Better democracy through technology
Michael Ignatieff lays out a democratic reform agenda that includes a smaller PMO, Access to Information reform, a study of online...
The House: ’Our democracy remains a work in progress’
Eight years ago, Stephane Dion delivered a speech on the "state of Canadian democracy" and quibbled variously with certain popular...
The House: ’When politicians speak to us’
Rather than simply lament for how little attention is paid to the institution, I thought I’d ask some smart people if they had...
What was Stephen Harper thinking in 1997?
Apparently, coalitions haven’t always been a bad idea
Aaron Wherry on why the House of Commons is a sham
Why the Commons is no longer the epicentre of Canadian politics
’The next election will be a choice between a coalition government ... or a stable Conservative majority government’
Fewer respondents than four years ago are completely comfortable with the prospect of a Conservative majority government—34% in...