UncategorizedThe Commons: The $3-billion questionThe Scene. Ralph Goodale stood to open Question Period with a question of entirely symbolic value. The Finance Minister responded...
OttawaExperts (IV)Dan Gardner has written extensively on this stuff, but this column of his might be the most entertaining on the topic—Gardner...
OttawaEquivalencyVic Toews, president of the treasury board, responding to a Liberal question today. "Mr. Speaker, in 2004 the Liberals put in...
OttawaThe Commons: A rhetorical downturnHarper invites Ignatieff to "actually provide some economic policy suggestions"
GeneralMPs in kiltsOn the evening of the Throne Speech, Speaker Peter Milliken held his annual Robbie Burns dinner. Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett and...
OttawaSelective hearingDuring Jim Flaherty’s noon teleconference he was asked if his government had shown itself to be tone deaf to the present political...
UncategorizedThe Commons: In ReviewThe best, worst and merely laughable of the recently completed Parliamentary session The Scene. Late last week, at the press...
GeneralMegapundit: John McWho?Must-reads: Colby Cosh on the NFL invasion; John Ivison on immigration reform. Welcome to silly season Has Parliament lost its...
UncategorizedBTC: Another blow to Mr. Bernier’s legacyMaxime Bernier’s statement on the day Louise Arbour announced her retirement from the UN human rights commission. “On behalf of...