OttawaThe Commons: ’Unbelievable’Prime Minister Dion had a question. "Does the Prime Minister," he asked, "still believe that he enjoys the confidence of this...
OttawaThe Commons: ’Sir, did you make a mistake?’The Prime Minister gave himself a half-hour window to appear in the foyer. Somehow still he managed to arrive eight minutes...
OttawaThe Commons: Gaming the systemThe Scene. No recession. No deficit. No need to worry. Just support the troops and buy more stock. In the midst of an election...
OttawaThe Commons: Everyone’s fault, but Jim’sThe Scene . Economic apocalypse beckons. The very foundations of Western society are crumbling. Bloody anarchy is sure to...
OttawaThe Commons: What we need right now is an economistThe Scene. John McCallum was up first, sneering as only he can about the government’s plan to run a deficit. "Our election...
OttawaThe Commons: Seriously, Mr. Flaherty needs your helpThe Scene . The peanut gallery seemed to find the first full day of Canada’s 40th Parliament to be a bit of a bore. Which is to...
OttawaThe Commons: Iggy comes in, againEver conscious of this stuff, he began with a headline. "Ladies and gentlemen," Michael Ignatieff said, "I am in." If that wasn’t...