OttawaYou’ve got mailThe government that wants—on "principle"—to end the vote subsidy for political parties, finds a new way to use public funds...
OttawaRemaking the rulesLiberal critic Carolyn Bennett has apparently set off on a series of "democratic renewal" consultations. The workbook that is...
UncategorizedPolitically Incorrect With Christine O’DonnellNow that Christine O’Donnell, who appeared on various shows in the ’90s as the designated young "Christian Activist" (arguing...
OttawaThe red shiftLiberal senator Grant Mitchell contemplates the potential possibilities and pitfalls of senate reform.
OttawaHow they do itIf senate reform is, as has been hinted, to be prominent in the government’s fall agenda, it is perhaps worth seriously...
OttawaThe grab bagNed Franks takes on the blight of omnibus legislation. This could all be dismissed as somehow arcane, but, as noted a couple...
OttawaWhat goes on hereA day after a Conservative senator gleefully threatened an election over a legislative dispute, with the NDP leader " challenging...
OttawaWhat happened to you guys? You used to be coolTwo of Stephen Harper’s senators are now openly quibbling with the idea of a fully elected Senate—another three apparently...