Ted Opitz
If the government can’t use a private member’s bill to create a new law, the terrorists win
Much ado about amending a private member’s bill
Who here is the least disgraceful?
The House engages in a rather unedifying hour of democracy
Nigel Wright: Great Canadian or Greatest Canadian?
‘If he made a mistake, it was a gentleman’s mistake’
What do Conservative backbenchers think they’re here to do?
Conservative MP fight for transparency… from the opposition
The Commons: This uncivil democracy
It would be nice if MPs were nicer, but that’s not the problem
Debating C-45
The proposed amendments are presently being read into the record and put to voice votes in the House. As I type, Joe Comartin just read Motion 386, leaving just less than 300 to go. While we wait for the reading to end and the standing votes to begin, a few random speeches (courtesy of YouTube) from the C-45 debate.
Liberal MP Judy Foote.
Glam! Orange Stilettos! Mock awards! The 2012 Press Gallery Dinner
A star-studded photo gallery by Mitchel Raphael
Accepting imperfection
Emmett Macfarlane considers yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling on Etobicoke Centre.
What students are talking about today (October 25th edition)
Supreme Court, Halloween costumes, & UBC “dimes”
Supreme Court rules no by-election in Etobicoke Centre
The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Conservative MP Ted Opitz and there will be no by-election in Etobicoke Centre.
A ruling on Etobicoke Centre is at hand
A note from the Supreme Court advises that a ruling in the case of Ted Opitz et al. v. Borys Wrzesnewskyj et al. will be delivered at 9:45am on Thursday.
Standing down
Elizabeth May suggests that, in the event of a by-election in Etobicoke Centre, the Greens and NDP should stand down to allow for a straightforward grudge match between Ted Opitz and Borys Wrzesnewskyj.