The Commons: Incivility is in the eye of the beholder
Three days after invoking Hitler to mock the NDP, the Conservatives were claiming the high road
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Thomas Mulcair
Why some MPs are swimming together
And why others are sitting in the back row of the House
Today’s episode of Parsing the Prime Minister
Thomas Mulcair opened QP this afternoon with a look back to what the Prime Minister had said yesterday about what the United...
$25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing goes to Richard Gwyn
Columnist Richard Gwyn took home the $25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing for his book Nation Maker: Sir John...
The Commons: Stephen Harper says a lot of things
Reminiscing about the Prime Minister’s words is always a good place to start--for entertainment’s sake.
The Commons: A simple misunderstanding
So close to the sort of concession the opposition desires and yet, so far
Q&A: Bruce Hyer
On the occasion of his departure from the NDP caucus, Bruce Hyer and I chatted today via telephone. Q: So I guess first off, when...
The Commons: The government remains unapologetic
If the goal was to avoid sounding defensive, the parliamentary secretary failed miserably
Bruce Hyer goes independent
The MP for Thunder Bay-Superior North removes himself from the NDP caucus. Mr. Hyer broke with the party on the long gun registry...
On the existence of an NDP base
This column , a couple of weeks ago, posed a question about Thomas Mulcair’s ability to appeal to a broad segment of the...