OttawaA short history of the Harper government changing its mind on the mission in AfghanistanDavid Pugliese reports that the Harper government is discussing with the United States the possibility that Canadian special...
OttawaThe Commons: A simple misunderstandingSo close to the sort of concession the opposition desires and yet, so far
OttawaThe latest on Bev Oda’s choice of accommodationFurther to this , the minister’s office reports as follows. Via Twitter, the minister’s spokesman clarifies that the repayment...
UncategorizedWhy can’t we have some of those hip new fighter jets?All the cool countries are doing it.
OttawaWhat does ministerial accountability mean anymore?A very relevant discussion from The National last night. Here is the 2011 edition of Accountable Government, a guide for ministers...
OttawaThe F-35 is not like a minivanTabatha Southey finds ten ways that Peter MacKay’s minivan analogy fails to explain the government’s accounting. Nonetheless, here...
OttawaWhat they said about the F-35 (II)Two weeks before the Liberals formally called for a reset of the fighter jet procurement process, representatives from Boeing and...
OttawaUnpacking Peter MacKayColin Horgan reviews how the public costing of the F-35 failed to meet the government’s own guidelines. Andrew Coyne explains how...
OttawaWhat they said about the F-35The Harper government announced its decision to acquire the F-35 in July 2010. The House was on break at the time and did not...
OttawaWhat do we plan on doing with our fighter jets?In addition to questioning Peter MacKay’s aptitude this morning, Marc Garneau raised the question of what we want to do with new...