UncategorizedThe Commons: ’I am unclear as to why this is amusing’The Scene . Michael Ignatieff arrived in the House foyer shortly before Question Period and walked to the designated spot where he...
OttawaThe Commons: Inconvenienced by realityWith Harper away at a power point presentation in Brampton, Flaherty was left to answer the tough questions
UncategorizedThe Commons: The $3-billion questionThe Scene. Ralph Goodale stood to open Question Period with a question of entirely symbolic value. The Finance Minister responded...
OttawaFocus of what?Last week’s At Issue panel concerned the state of Question Period and Paul’s thinking very hard about the subject. One hilarious...
OttawaA belated salute to International Women’s DayAfter QP today there was a short debate as to whether or not a member of the government side had advised that a heckling female on...
Ottawa’It will ever be thus’Stephen Greene, one of the new Conservative senators and formerly chief of staff to Preston Manning, tells the Hill Times that the...
OttawaOn seriousnessRob Silver delves into parliamentary reform . Lots of people - including many politicians and pundits - talk a lot about how...
OttawaEngineered confusionChanneling her father , Eugene Forsey’s daughter attempts to undo the misconceptions of our democracy that resulted from (or...
OttawaInsufficient evidenceGilles Duceppe has been cleared of charges he gestured rudely in the direction of the government benches this week. The latest...