OttawaColvin reduxRichard Colvin is in Ottawa today to testify at hearings of the Military Police Complaints Commission. The morning was mostly a...
OttawaThe new accountabilityOpenParliament.ca strikes me as an impressively ambitious and valuable project. I am, quite genuinely, excited about it. Go visit...
OttawaThe Commons: A mysterious stranger enters the storyAllegations about Guergis "came forth from a third party"
OttawaThe new face of the Conservative partyHelena Guergis has been banished to seat #153 in the far corner of the right side of the House. Taking her seat in the place that...
OttawaWhat they said (IV)On February 1, 2008, a Globe and Mail report tied Asadullah Khalid to allegations of torture. Weeks later, during a visit to...
OttawaThe Backbench Top TenOur weekly, and wholly arbitrary, ranking of the ten most worthy, or at least entertaining, MPs, excluding the Prime...
OttawaThe solution to our MP problem is not more MPsLast week, Alan Broadbent made the case for more MPs. Andrew Potter nodded his agreement. Today, Alison Loat dissents slightly. As...
OttawaPolitics from MarsHannah Cooper considers the lack of women in our politics. An extended discussion ensues, including a cameo from Martha Hall...
OttawaThe Backbench Top TenAfter a week off to accommodate all that thinking in Montreal, here is the return of our weekly, and wholly arbitrary, ranking of...
GeneralIn Praise of (Lots) More MPsThe government introduced legislation today to increase the size of the House of Commons, giving more MPs to Ontario, B.C. and...