Uncategorized’A better democracy’Conservative election platform, 2006 . Canada is a democracy, yet our democratic system has not kept pace with the needs of a...
UncategorizedUnelected representative democracyDale Smith sings the praises of the Governor General, then goes ahead and makes a case for the Senate.
UncategorizedA retrospectiveMay 26, 2006 . Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he plans to introduce a bill to set fixed dates for federal elections, as part...
UncategorizedSenators gone sort of wildCBC looks into the case of a Senate committee run amok. More somewhat entertaining tediousness here .
UncategorizedTwist my armThe last thing Mike Duffy wanted to be was a Conservative senator. At first he said he wasn’t interested in the Senate, he...
UncategorizedMind you, Mr. Ignatieff doesn’t give his number to just anyoneSo the Justice Minister convenes a press conference Monday morning to discuss the government’s crime agenda. And, at least judging...
OttawaWe are watching (II)Senator Grant Mitchell is a big fan . At first, I thought she was simply using her Blackberry for all the things that each of us...
UncategorizedThe Commons: ’I am unclear as to why this is amusing’The Scene . Michael Ignatieff arrived in the House foyer shortly before Question Period and walked to the designated spot where he...
OttawaThe Commons: Shadowboxing the ghostsFlaherty: "I hope the Liberal senators will stop delaying the bill in the other place."
Ottawa’It will ever be thus’Stephen Greene, one of the new Conservative senators and formerly chief of staff to Preston Manning, tells the Hill Times that the...