OttawaWho will advocate for euthanasia?Neither the government nor the official opposition seem interested in pursuing the recommendations of yesterday’s Royal Society...
OttawaThe Commons: A salute to cognitive dissonanceNDP governments and Pierre Trudeau have unlikely fans in the Conservative cabinet
OttawaPrivate members’ businessStill concerned that the Prime Minister has lost control of his caucus , the NDP is wondering aloud about how the government might...
OttawaFun with mathWith the final intervention of QP yesterday, the Bloc’s Andre Bellevance rose and ventured that the province of Quebec had...
OttawaDebating justice reform: maybe it’ll have to happen in courtResponse to the government’s omnibus crime bill has been fascinating to watch. Thoughtful observers, like Dan Gardner over at the...
OttawaMore on "house arrests": stats and storiesWhy does the tough-on-crime legislation stop judges from sentencing house arrests?
OttawaWhy not trust judges on "house arrest" sentences?Back in the fall of 2007, two very drunk men, who had previously been romantically involved, were arguing outside a Winnipeg...
OttawaOmnibus toughnessThe government has announced details of its omnibus crime bill: The Safe Streets and Communities Act, which will bundle together...
OttawaEssential, but unusedFurther to the Prime Minister’s comments about the usefulness of the two anti-terrorism provisions that he hopes to reintroduce, I...