OttawaOn seriousnessRob Silver delves into parliamentary reform . Lots of people - including many politicians and pundits - talk a lot about how...
OttawaThe Commons: The weightThe Scene . As the House settled in for another Question Period, John Baird wandered by for a chat with the Prime...
OttawaInsufficient evidenceGilles Duceppe has been cleared of charges he gestured rudely in the direction of the government benches this week. The latest...
OttawaThe new normalAn enterprising Ottawa Citizen reporter discovers that two members of the Finance Minister’s economic advisory council stand to...
OttawaSeven days in 11 postsThursday, Nov. 27. The Commons: Gaming the system Friday, Nov. 28. Today in Parliament Friday, Nov. 28. The Commons: ’Sir, did you...
OttawaCan the Prime Minister be prime-ministerial?Consider two statements made a day apart by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. In the House on Wednesday, he characterized Liberal...
Ottawa’A lot of fear and anger and hatred’As noted previously, there have been moments in the House this week when the rhetoric and language felt, very...
OttawaThe Commons: ’How do we repair the irreparable?’’Jacques Parizeau!’ Mr. Harper yelped. ’Weaken this country!’
OttawaDion v. Harper, Crack-up in the CommonsI’d read about the sound that comes from a boxing crowd right before a major fight, but I didn’t fully understand it until I...