Out with a bang

Inky Mark walks away angry.

"There is no check and balance," Mr. Mark told the National Post. "The tone of the country is based on the leadership of the political parties. The way the leaders operate sets the mood of the politics in Parliament. And until we establish some checks and balances in the system so that people actually do have a say in the House, there really [are] free votes and that people can really represent the people who send them to Ottawa, nothing will change."