OttawaThis week in fixing ParliamentKady O’Malley suggests the time allotted for statements by members be moved (in my opinion, if members’ statements are to be...
OttawaThe Commons: Playing 20 questions with Gerry RitzThe Commons: The Agriculture Minister returns to the House
OttawaFun fact: Question Period is a forum for holding the government to accountSpeaker Scheer seems to have adopted a very wide definition of what constitutes "the administrative responsibility of government"...
Ottawa’Sad to see’In the middle of QP yesterday, Rodger Cuzner tweeted the cruelest of all criticisms: pity. [tweet id="253565094636683264"...
OttawaThe Commons: Gerry Ritz is away right now, please leave a messageAaron Wherry on tainted meat and ministerial accountability
OttawaThe Commons: Who is responsible for three million pounds of suspect meat?The Scene. Thomas Mulcair’s question was existential. "Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives do not seem to have the slightest concept of...
OttawaThe Commons: Ministerial accountability means the minister will hold someone to accountAll beef-related matters fell to Peter MacKay
Ottawa’This young man in an unfortunate situation’Tuesday will mark ten years since this question was asked, seemingly the first time Omar Khadr was reference in the House of...
Ottawa’It is time to move on’This morning during QP, the Bloc’s Andre Bellavance returned to the question of Rona Ambrose’s vote on Motion 312. Ms. Ambrose’s...
OttawaLive-action attack adsKeith Beardsley, a former Conservative aide, explains how members’ statements became attack ads . He concludes it’s now time to...