Stephen Harper

What happened today may be an admission of defeat on the part of the 40th Parliament

The Prime Minister’s statement to reporters after his government was defeated in the House.

By a count of 156 votes in favour and 145 opposed, the House of Commons has passed a motion of non-confidence, thus defeating the...

Andrew Coyne on why an election call should be about bold proposals and restoring democracy, not some trivial sums in a budget

The House has finished its tributes to Speaker Peter Milliken and Mr. Milliken has offered his parting words. He is still...

With all the usual caveats about Mr. Ignatieff’s general willingness to stick to a script, here is the prepared text for his...

Michael Ignatieff is, at this moment, tabling the Liberal motion of non-confidence. The House will debate the motion until...

Paul Wells on how a snoozer budget became the pretext for an election frenzy

Let’s start by acknowledging the considerable achievements of the leaders we’re about to find so lacking

John Baird does his best impression of a television ad