John Baird’s guide to polite conversation
The Commons: ’So much for the Leader of the Opposition raising the tone of political debate in this place’
Question Period
The Commons: The space-time continuum and the memory hole
The Speaker called for oral questions and the game of charades was rejoined
The Commons: Thomas Mulcair and Stephen Harper play charades
The Scene. What does it mean to act? What is change? What does one do when one takes something and makes it somehow smaller? How...
The Commons: Explaining is losing
The Scene. Of the Petronas decision , Thomas Mulcair stood and suggested Christian Paradis had behaved like a "thief in the...
Navigating the budget’s waters
During QP this morning, NDP House leader Nathan Cullen declared that changes to the Navigable Waters Protection Act were not in...
The Commons: Gerry Ritz did not inspect that ground beef
The Scene. Shortly before the farce was laid bare before the House yesterday, Stephen Harper stood and offered an important...
Leslie vs. Harper
Here is video of yesterday’s exchange .
’I think the prime minister is confused’
Megan Leslie on what happened in QP
The Commons: Stephen Harper is made to face the farce
The Commons: Megan Leslie asks a question, the PM responds
The Commons: Not enough time to explain, so don’t bother trying
Gerry Ritz has now taken 50 questions on the travails of XL foods. Still, the opposition seems unsatisfied