Members of Parliament and the concept of work

One of the talking points from the Liberal Party concerning prorogation is that the Prime Minister has given MPs a “vacation” as the Members are left in the…

Popup Prorogue

A sample of articles about the history of prorogation in Canada

Page 1 (Drummondville Spokesman – May 27, 1930) has a bit of a parallel to today’s prorogation. The PM wanted to set a new direction with a new budget and new…

Significance of this week’s in-and-out decision

On Monday, the federal court decided in favour of the Conservatives against Elections Canada when the regulator’s chief electoral officer (CEO) Marc Mayrand…

Donate to the Red Cross via txt message

I sent in an inquiry to the Red Cross earlier this week about donations to the organization via shortcode. The American Red Cross has one set up for cellular…

Victory in the in-and-out saga. Federal court rules for CPC.

In a decision that is certain to rattle Marc Mayrand at Elections Canada, the Liberals which prosecuted “trials” of Conservative election financing in…

Latest Haiti relief information from Ottawa

According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and other sources: The geology – 7.3 magnitude quake at 16:53:09 on January 12th, 2010 – epicentre of quake, 15km…

Haitian earthquake relief – Please donate

Latest reports suggest that over 100,000 people have died in the earthquake that shook Haiti a couple of days ago. Canada is on the scene for disaster relief…

Michael Ignatieff tour continues

Protesters greet Michael Ignatieff in Montreal: and at UofT Mississauga: That last sign is a bit much. I wouldn’t say that he loves torture. But, I also…