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Speaker to Remain Silent During Question Period

After the defeat of an NDP sponsored motion on Tuesday evening, the Speaker is to remain silent and not police question period. On Monday, Government House Leader, Peter Van Loan threw a curve ball to the ND...

Conservatives Not Keen To Give Speaker Scheer Power

Last week, Tom Mulcair, Andrew Scheer, and Paul Calandra grabbed the nation’s attention when they locked horns in a fight that all but the most enthusiastic political junkies would call “The Grumble in the Jung...

Text of CETA (Canada-EU Trade Agreement) Released: PM Proud to Play in “Big Leagues”

Is Stephen Harper still a kid? Sure, his hair is grey and he doesn’t look like he’s familiar with what humans call fun, but there are plenty of reasons to think that Canada’s favourite autocrat is actually a bo...

Repeating Scripted Phrases: A House of Commons Tradition?

I, for one, love the Parliamentary Hansard. I know that only myself and a few clerks read it, and most MPs probably don’t realize that the public can see it (else they might watch what they say more closely). Y...

Mulcair Up in Newest Polls, He’s So Hot Right Now

ATTENTION: HOTTIE ALERT! Analysis of several recent Canadian polls reveals that Thomas Mulcair (43% approval) is almost as popular as Justin Trudeau (45% approval). Tom Mulcair is now way more popular than Step...

Calandra Makes Tear-Jerking Apology After Question Period Gone Awry

It seems CPAC is now looking for an Emmy nomination after its reality TV show, Question Period, hit an all-time high earlier this week. A show that captures the surprise of Survivor and the drama of Big Brother...

Surely Speaker Scheer Isn’t Scheerious

On Tuesday, Opposition Leader Tom Mulcair became quite angry when, after repeatedly asking questions about Canada’s engagement in the latest war in Iraq, he received a string of non-answers from Paul Calandra, ...

Tearful Paul Calandra Issues Apology to NDP

Today, Conservative freedom fighter and Question Period exemplar Paul Calandra gave an emotional apology to the NDP for his comments (or lack thereof) during Tuesday’s Question Period. What happened, you ask...

Another Boring Week in the House of Commons

Last week was an interesting one in the House of Commons (well, not really). For one thing, Elizabeth May was the only leader in regular attendance for one—nothing different there. The Prime Minister, Mr. Mulca...

Trudeau Boycotts the Sun After “Slut” Comment

Once upon a time in New York City, there was a very reputable newspaper called The Sun. Although it was conservative, the public generally respected it. In 1897, a little girl asked her father if Santa Clause e...