Trudeau beats BrazeauIn tonight’s weirdly anticipated charity boxing match, Justin Trudeau defeated Patrick Brazeau by technical knockout in the third...
This is the week that wasAfter some delay —including a denial of service attack —the NDP chose Thomas Mulcair as its next leader. The Conservatives had...
From the magazineFrom this week’s print edition, the inside story of the NDP campaign, as reported by John Geddes and I. I’ve got a bit more from...
This week has six sketchesSaturday. As good a guess as any Sunday. The leader of the opposition meets the press Monday. Tom’s first day at school...
Remembering the dark start of another jubilee10 years ago, the Queen lost the two lynchpins in her life, but the Golden Jubilee celebrations went on
Bob Rae v. TimeMPs rising during Question Period are allotted 35 seconds to state their query. Exceed that time and the Speaker will cut off your...
Jim Flaherty v. OntarioShortly after debate on the federal budget began yesterday, Jim Flaherty decided to take a swipe at the Ontario government. After...
Part of a balanced breakfastHansard officially records Bev Oda’s response yesterday to a question from Liberal MP Mark Eyking as follows. What she actually...
Guns for everyoneDuring QP yesterday, Liberal MP Judy Foote announced that Conservative MP Garry Breitkreuz had recently regaled some area high...
Let me say this to all Canadians: Hello momThomas Mulcair didn’t say much at the convention. But at least he said it fast.