OttawaQ&A: Peter Van LoanThe Government House leader in conversation after the NDP called for the budget implementation act to be split
OttawaSplit the billSeeking a conversation with the government side, the NDP will be presenting a motion to the House today that seeks to split the...
Ottawa’An ornament to any Parliament’Gerald Caplan revisits last month’s odd revisiting of J.S. Woodsworth’s vote against World War II.
OttawaOur troubled HouseThe New Democrats have called a news conference for 10:30am this morning to outline their "plan for ensuring a full study of the...
OttawaPower, Parliament and the Prime MinisterDonner winners Mark Jarvis and Lori Turnbull argue that the Prime Minister has become too powerful. In a rebuttal, F.H. Buckley...
OttawaWho here believes in democracy?From QP this morning, Marc Garneau challenges the government backbench. Mr. Garneau continues his taunting online. See previously:...
OttawaA short history of budget implementation actsCourtesy of Parliament’s indispensable website, here is a list of budget implementation acts going back to 1994. Below, those 24...
OttawaDay Two of the budget debateThursday’s budget debate began with a time allocation motion. Nathan Cullen, among others, was displeased and cited the Young...
OttawaAbout that interoperabilityPeter MacKay, January 27, 2011 . "We need this aircraft," MacKay said at a joint press conference with U.S. Defence Secretary...
OttawaThe Commons: The case of the $10-billion typoHow does someone type ’definitions’ instead of ’options analysis,’ asked Megan Leslie