OttawaBTC: Ask those who knowBefore making his way to Quebec for the big think, Rob Nicholson toured a youth detention centre here in Ottawa yesterday. He...
UncategorizedBTC: Roll callNot that anyone’s currently around to hold a vote. Nor that there could be a vote—or at least one that could matter. But for...
GeneralNot that anyone asked me, once again, but ...Apologies, y’all, for the light posting today -- this being Ottawa, home of the it’s-a-long...
UncategorizedBTC: Fantasy baseballBack when Maxime Bernier took his leave, there was much hueing and crying about the Prime Minister’s promoting an...
UncategorizedThe Commons: In ReviewThe best, worst and merely laughable of the recently completed Parliamentary session The Scene. Late last week, at the press...
UncategorizedThe Commons: Peter MacKay picks a fight with GodWith few left on this earthly realm to denounce, the government wits seek a higher target The Scene. John McCallum rose first with...
UncategorizedThe Commons: Those in mud housesThe government has plenty of promises, if few explanations, for the mess in Afghanistan The Scene. Stéphane Dion—not to mention...
UncategorizedBTC: This space for saleIs there anyone left who would dispute that in the matter of Harper v. the Parliamentary Press Gallery, the Prime Minister has...
UncategorizedBTC: Pythonesque scrum of the dayEarlier today, the NDP demanded an investigation into the cost of the war in Afghanistan. Here’s the relevant portion of Peter...
UncategorizedThe Commons: The boys are back in townThe Prime Minister and his loyal Doberman return to rouse the government lads The Scene. As is his habit, Stephen Harper...