The House of Commons: What, you were expecting something different?
Paul Wells: Parliamentarians settled into their news digs, where the acoustics are good and the decor—along with the MP’s rhetorical material—familiar
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Question Period
Don’t blame MPs for their QP phone habits—blame our broken rules
Opinion: We should want our MPs to be engaged in the debate. But Canada’s parliamentary rules offer them little to no incentive to do so
When MPs are on their phones in QP, they’re wasting your money
Opinion: Canadians pay for their MPs to work on Parliament Hill. So why are some MPs spending that time devaluing a key part of our democracy?
Why are MPs browsing their phones during question period?
Whether they’re on Facebook, checking messages or even playing video games, mobile device use in the House is out of control
Justin Trudeau, the Paradise Papers and his ’super rich friends’
In Question Period on Monday the PM was back in the hot seat facing questions about Liberals and tax shelters
Why heckling during Question Period can get ugly, especially for women MPs
A new report finds that women are more likely to hear heckling that focuses on gender, intelligence, age, race or ethnicity, and appearance
The House of Commons is back: Live video
Watch the first question period of the season in Ottawa. We’re carrying it live at 2:15 pm ET.
Andrew Scheer and Justin Trudeau square off, finally
With rave reviews of Scheer’s press gallery dinner speech echoing in the background, the new Conservative leader took aim at Trudeau in QP
Why Liberals want to change how MPs work in Ottawa
In this interview, MP Kevin Lamoureux suggests a Liberal election pledge trumps opposition outcry
Maryam Monsef’s change in parliamentary tone
Maryam Monsef on keeping a positive tone, speaking the truth, and carrying herself with integrity in the House