Saving the House of Commons
Seven ways to fix the beleaguered institution
Question Period
The Commons: The power and the responsibility
Saying ’sorry’ is for suckers
’Under the guise’
After it was reported in September that he had been airlifted out of a fishing trip by a Canadian Forces helicopter, Defence...
The Commons: Tragedy of numbers
’The prime minister should see for himself. He should sleep in a shack in a sleeping bag.’
House of irrelevance
Amy Minsky looks at the state of the House.
Holding the government to account
Like Rob Merrifield earlier this week, here is the question Conservative MP John Weston asked this morning of the parliamentary...
The Commons: Grumpy old men
Joe Oliver and Peter Kent have had enough of the hippies on the other side of the House of Commons
Peter Kent dismisses himself
With a written statement of the minister in her possession, Liberal MP Kirsty Duncan again confronted Peter Kent yesterday about...
The Commons: Whatever he meant, Tony Clement stands by what he said
Irrelevance and sloppiness are his best explanations for the contested G8 spending
Treacherousness is in the eye of the beholder (II)
In case you were wondering, Minister Kent’s office hasn’t yet responded to my request for clarification. Regardless, Mr. Kent will...