UncategorizedHow democracy in Canada is like Gilbert ArenasA not-disinterested observer—which is to say, for the record, someone who works for a political party that has some interest in...
Uncategorized’That’s not the question’The text of Peter Mansbridge’s questions and the Prime Minister’s responses on the matter of Afghan detainees and what, if...
UncategorizedNew editionThe Colvin Encyclopedia is now fully updated . Meanwhile, in an op-ed yesterday, Eugene Lang and Eric Morse doubled down and...
UncategorizedThe pivotal paperwork (IV)After a week without explanation as to why a reference to abuse was redacted from that 2006 field report when it was originally...
UncategorizedCameramen not apparently entitled to enjoy holiday season with friends, familyThe Canadian Press , Sun , Star , CBC and Canwest report from today’s unofficial meeting of the Afghanistan committee. In...
UncategorizedHappy holidays (II)Four years ago tomorrow, Stephen Harper made a campaign stop in Winnipeg, where he outlined his party’s vision for arctic...
UncategorizedHappy holidaysLaurie Hawn writes to inform the Afghanistan committee that Conservative members won’t be attending tomorrow’s meeting. It appears...
UncategorizedWhat the ministers were toldThe head of the International Red Cross is reported to have met with Peter MacKay, Gordon O’Connor and Stockwell Day in the fall...
UncategorizedPretty pleaseThe opposition requested a meeting of the special committee on Afghanistan for next Tuesday and that meeting is apparently now...
UncategorizedBless this messIn a two-part post— here and here —Kady O’Malley reviews all that has befallen Parliament’s committee system.