UncategorizedThe audacity of youth (II)The video report that resulted from those student journalists asking all those pesky questions last week.
UncategorizedLet’s save Question PeriodHere , again, is Frances Ryan’s look at Question Period reform. Here is the longer essay from which that article is derived. Lots...
UncategorizedDisturbance in the HouseIn the autumn issue of Canadian Parliamentary Review, Evan Sotiropoulos applies a little qualitative and quantitative analysis to...
UncategorizedAnd finally, a punSpeaking to reporters after QP today, Liberal David McGuinty adds what has obviously been missing from the H1N1 discussion to...
OttawaNeeded: a Parliament of rogues-- Jane Taber, in today’s Globe . No, no, no. This is exactly what’s wrong with so much coverage of politics. It is not "going...
UncategorizedThe audacity of youthA pair of young journalists led Jack Layton’s scrum yesterday with questions about heckling in the House. They would seem to have...
Uncategorized’Let us keep the faith. Let us keep hope’After Question Period yesterday, the House paused to mark Remembrance Day. Fine contributions from Greg Thompson, Rob...
Uncategorized’That was totally useless. Thank you.’Strolling casually around the House of Commons foyer yesterday, Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan happens upon a group of...
UncategorizedThe Commons: In joyful strains then let us sing, Advance Australia FairIn the race to provide H1N1 vaccines, second place is first loser