GeneralConservatives, All-Bran and pizzaTowards the end of the Tories’ first caucus meeting following the holiday break, staffers were seen bringing hot pizzas into the...
Ottawa’Assuage the bitterness’Interesting point from a New York Times story on whether Barack Obama’s arrival will change the debate in Washington. "It’s...
OttawaThe bully analogy extended to its logical conclusionThree situations, selected not entirely at random. 1. The government releases an economic statement that includes plans to revoke...
OttawaThe Commons: ’Unbelievable’Prime Minister Dion had a question. "Does the Prime Minister," he asked, "still believe that he enjoys the confidence of this...
OttawaThe coveted Commons endorsementThe next Speaker of the House of Commons should be Joe Comartin. Here’s why. If you believe the level of debate in the last...
OttawaThe part of Peter Van Loan, Hyperpartisan Attack Dog will be played by ....... Pierre Poilievre , now styled as parliamentary secretary to the Prime Minister, which ensures that the irrepressible pixie...
OttawaBTC: The end of the Peter Van Loan EraBecause if there’s anything the new Public Safety Minister demonstrated during the last Parliament it’s that he’s just the sort of...
OttawaAnd for all you parliamentrivia nuts out there ...... who may, like ITQ, already be bored by all things shuffleological , here’s an equally fascinating, if far less frequently...
UncategorizedVideo: Van Loan in ObamalandI caught up with Government House Leader Peter Van Loan at Invesco Field shortly before Obama’s speech. He gets points for...