OttawaUnpacking the budget billAs noted yesterday, the budget implementation bill tabled yesterday by the Conservatives numbers 431 pages of...
OttawaThe whipThe New Democrats have said they will unanimously oppose Stephen Woodworth’s motion—which, as private members’ business, would...
OttawaThe Commons: A debate about a debate about abortion"Why would we be afraid to let the evidence come out?" asked MP Stephen Woodworth
OttawaToday’s episode of Parsing the Prime MinisterThomas Mulcair opened QP this afternoon with a look back to what the Prime Minister had said yesterday about what the United...
OttawaThe budget bill: this year’s behemothHere is the budget implementation bill just tabled in the House this morning. As a file, it measures 1.8Mb. As a document, it...
OttawaThe c-wordYesterday’s exchange between Messrs. Mulcair and Harper was the highlight of the afternoon, but with his first question Bob Rae...
OttawaM-312: Debating a study that might require a debate about abortionAt 5:30pm this evening the House will hold an hour of debate on Stephen Woodworth’s proposal that a special committee be struck to...
OttawaThe Commons: Stephen Harper says a lot of thingsReminiscing about the Prime Minister’s words is always a good place to start--for entertainment’s sake.
OttawaDefine ’appropriate’Amid more questions about Bev Oda’s trip to the land of expensive orange juice, Peter Van Loan stressed to the House that Ms. Oda...
OttawaSeparating the good communists from the bad communistsShe likely did not appreciate the response , but Elizabeth May did get the Prime Minister on his feet with this question at the...