UncategorizedThe Commons: The ghosts of statesmen pastJoe Clark gets his portrait, Maxime Bernier is merely hanged The Scene. Not that anyone expected to see him within a kilometer of...
UncategorizedBTC: Giving comfort to the enemyI try generally to refrain from analyzing these terribly serious matters from the unseemly perspective of partisanship. But it is...
UncategorizedThe Commons: Michael Ignatieff is not interested in your cleavageAnd other news from a fine day for democracy The Scene. Emerging from the House after Question Period, Michael Ignatieff shuffled...
UncategorizedBrad Wall is a tall man. A tall man whose words are fists of democracy. Boo, McGuinty.From the Inkless mailbox, without which today would be quiet indeed:
UncategorizedThe Commons: Who’s on first?This government has a wonderful plan for the military. Just don’t ask them about it. The Scene. The Liberal frontbench was...
UncategorizedFrom the magazine: A version of the truthIf you’re so interested, there are 2,400 words in this week’s magazine under this byline. The topic is truthiness. Namely, this...
UncategorizedThe Commons: There is no there thereBehold government as a figment of the Prime Minister’s imagination The Scene. Shortly before Question Period, the Prime Minister...
UncategorizedBTC: Inappropriate political analysis of the momentFrom Stephen LeDrew, just moments ago on the CBC. "Peter Van Loan is a pretty hefty guy."
UncategorizedBTC: Why is Louise Thibault trying to destroy Canadian democracy?It’s dangerous generally to dwell on the points of order and privilege raised each day in the House—many are silly, some are...
UncategorizedWeekend Notes (Vol. 1, No. 17)In response to this week’s open challenge , a reader raises an interesting point about the in-and-out controversy: if all the...