’We may have reached the point where we are going too far’
On the afternoon of January 26, 1971, Robert McCleave , the Progressive Conservative MP for Halifax-East Hants, rose on a point of...
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Speaker
Case dismissed
Shortly after QP this afternoon, the Speaker dismissed Bob Rae’s question of privilege for wont of evidence. The prepared text of...
Lunch room monitor
Joe Comartin would like to empower the Speaker somehow to better sort out the unruly. I was watching a session of Prime Minister’s...
You can’t ask that here
On the requirement that questions concern the "administrative responsibility" of government, the Speaker now seems to be taking a...
The curtailment of debate
The House will spend Friday debating an NDP motion on the use of time allocation and closure.
The Commons: Rest assured, your vote is appreciated
A vote for the Conservatives is a vote for Tony Clement to buy whatever he wants
In conversation: Peter Milliken
How minority Parliaments lower the tone, why tossing out MPs fails, and his favourite Scotch
He’ll have the cold cut combo
The NDP apparently rejected a deal that would’ve made Lee Richardson the new Speaker. As a result, we now have a Speaker who will...
The letter and spirit
Andrew Scheer’s remarks to Parliament yesterday as he sought the Speaker’s chair. Bill Curry briefly profiles the new Speaker.
Who will be the next Speaker of the House?
LIVE BLOG: Aaron Wherry reports from the Speaker’s election