Uncategorized’We should not expect parliamentary debate to be consistently exciting’Adam Chapnick tries again to convince us parliament should do away with heckling. If, as I contend they should be, our MPs are...
UncategorizedThe Commons: Those angry days of yoreThe Scene. David McGuinty rose first with a reminder of days gone by. It was 18 months ago, he mused. The Chalk River nuclear...
UncategorizedWhen keeping it partisan goes wrong (V)Marlene Jennings’ statement before QP today. Hon. Marlene Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, last...
UncategorizedBecause it worked so well for Prime Minister DionAdam Radwanski laments that Michael Ignatieff’s side isn’t sticking closer to the high road. he Conservatives have frequently and...
UncategorizedWhen keeping it partisan goes wrong (IV)For what it’s worth, Marlene Jennings, the lone black MP in the current parliament, would prefer you avoid using the term entirely...
UncategorizedWhen keeping it partisan goes wrong (III)John Baird defends his protege. With irony. Transport Minister John Baird, who is also from Nepean, called the Citizen to defend...
UncategorizedPrime Minister Hulk HoganWhile everyone’s contemplating the etymology of various Br’er Rabbit references, note the phrase Pierre Poilievre used immediately...
UncategorizedWhen keeping it partisan goes wrong (II)"I don’t think I should have used that word and I was wrong to do it.” —John McCain, March 16, 2007 . "Mr. Speaker, that...
UncategorizedWhen keeping it partisan goes wrongAs Kady notes , things apparently got a bit uncomfortable during QP this morning. Here’s the full extent of Mr. Poilievre’s...
UncategorizedHey, remember the early 80s?Back to yesterday’s QP . Specifically this answer of the Prime Minister’s. Mr. Speaker, the record of the Liberal Party is this:...