OttawaThe Commons: Whatever Dean Del Mastro did, somebody somewhere probably did something worseDuly, Del Mastro did stand to speak both for, and of himself
OttawaThe Commons: The prudence of pessimismThe Scene. Thomas Mulcair had tried to reason with the government. "According to StatsCan, of the 300,000 people who have lost...
OttawaMichael Ignatieff Maverick WatchThe Newfoundland Four are free . For now. At least symbolically. "Tonight they will have a one-time vote against the budget in...
OttawaBill Casey & the Newfoundland FourHis is a cautionary tale. Two years ago, Bill Casey objected to his government’s budget—something to do with an obscure...
OttawaThe Commons: ’The problem is not with me’The leader of the opposition was on one of the TV chat shows this evening and, in between mixing his metaphors (bridges to...
OttawaScott Simms, rather unimpressedThe Liberal backbencher, freely expressing his thoughts during Question Period today as Jim Flaherty answered a question on...
OttawaFree the Newfoundland TwoMichael Ignatieff on the Newfoundland Two . "Lets not talk about discipline yet. If there is discrimination against and broken...
OttawaMichael Ignatieff Maverick WatchThere seems to be some gnashing of teeth over Michael Ignatieff’s apparent efforts to enforce discipline on his Liberal side. But...
GeneralNewbie MPsKrista Balsom (below), who works in newly-elected Liberal MP Judy Foote’s office, organized a fundraiser which welcomed new MPs...
OttawaThe Final Day: Early returnsFor the Liberals... Re-elected: Scott Brison, Todd Russell, Scott Simms, Gerry Byrne, Rodger Cuzner, Lawrence MacAulay, Dominic...