OttawaFantasy governmentLatest reports put a coalition cabinet at 24 members—18 Liberal, 6 NDP. Consider this a rough draft (uninformed by any inside...
OttawaUPDATED: Behind the scenes at PMO: Wait, so this wasn’t Ryan Sparrow’s fault?According to Don Martin, the fateful - and possibly fatal, at least for the government - decision to take advantage of the fiscal...
OttawaNew Era of Parliamentary Civility Watch: Now, see, was that so hard?Heard in the House today, mere moments after QP had careened to a close:
OttawaThe Final Day: Keeping scoreRalph Goodale re-elected. Belinda Stronach’s riding goes to the Conservatives. Bonnie Brown is out. Looks like Denis...
UncategorizedBTC: Roll callNot that anyone’s currently around to hold a vote. Nor that there could be a vote—or at least one that could matter. But for...
UncategorizedBTC: Fantasy baseballBack when Maxime Bernier took his leave, there was much hueing and crying about the Prime Minister’s promoting an...
UncategorizedThe Commons: In ReviewThe best, worst and merely laughable of the recently completed Parliamentary session The Scene. Late last week, at the press...
UncategorizedWeekend Notes (Vol. 1, No. 19)In the print edition this week there are two pages under this byline on the enigmatic Peter Van Loan, thus marking the 376th time...
UncategorizedThe Commons: Stubborn StéphaneNeither cowardly nor spineless, this man is most certainly a mule The Scene. If nothing else now, let there be no more suggestion...