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Even if it could, Senate reform shouldn’t proceed without the provinces – or the people 1 Aug 2013 | 07:01 pm
To the surprise of everyone in the Ottawa bubble, Her Majesty’s Minister of State for Democratic Reform, Pierre Poilievre, held a press availability Wednesday not to slam the Liberals for some alleged...
Parliamentarians and the yoke of party discipline 31 Jul 2013 | 08:29 pm
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending a screening of Whipped, a documentary on party discipline by former BC legislature reporter Sean Holman. You can now stream the doc on the CPAC web site...
On generations, reefer madness and focusing on the economy 30 Jul 2013 | 07:20 pm
A week later and my news clippings are still filled with news about Liberal leader Justin Trudeau’s sensible talk about marijuana legalization – and they say it’s hard for an opposition leader to get ...
On enemies lists, and what our mothers would say 29 Jul 2013 | 07:52 pm
The brouhaha over the revelation that the Prime Minister’s Office prepared enemies lists has died down somewhat, although former Harper cabinet minister Monte Solberg weighed back in this weekend with...
If you oppose marijuana legalization and regulation, you’re soft on crime 25 Jul 2013 | 08:05 pm
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau’s support of marijuana legalization and regulation made news this week, although it isn’t really new. He spoke about his position during the leadership race, but it made ...
The state has no business in the computers of the nation 24 Jul 2013 | 08:49 pm
The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation, a future Prime Minister once said. Nearly 50 years later, it's time for an update, as the state has no business in our computerss either. Insp...
RCMP move Duffy investigation to PMO as those with knowledge relocated 23 Jul 2013 | 06:43 pm
A few years ago, we were treated to a new low in Canada when the RCMP had to raid the offices of the Conservative Party of Canada in relation to an Elections Canada investigation. And now, the RCMP ar...
What happened to Harper's cheques for whistleblowers? 22 Jul 2013 | 07:00 pm
In the 2006 election, the Conservatives talked some good talk about whistleblowers. They got a whistleblowing former federal civil servant to run for them as a candidate, and they made protecting whis...
There is an argument for the Senate – just not this Senate, or this House of Commons 30 May 2013 | 07:10 pm
The Senate has been much in the news lately, with the expense troubles of a few Senators – compounded by the mishandling of their investigation – bringing much negative attention to the other place. ...
There is an argument for the Senate – just not this Senate, or this House of Commons 30 May 2013 | 07:10 pm
The Senate has been much in the news lately, with the expense troubles of a few Senators – compounded by the mishandling of their investigation – bringing much negative attention to the other place. ...
