Parliament of Canada
Consider the Throne Speech passed
The Liberals seem to be in automatic opposition mode and conforming with Jack Layton’s earlier constructive language, the NDP appears supportive of the Throne…
April 2006
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Parliament of Canada
Speech from the Throne – a preview
From a variety of sources, I’ve pieced together a few themes about today’s speech from the throne which is set to occur in just under an hour. I’ve learned…
Parliament of Canada
The Speaker’s Election
1:16pm: Bill Blaikie calls for order. I assume that he’s looking over the proceedings because he’s the most senior member. 1:18pm: Blaikie casts the last…
Canadian Media
Harper and the media (Montreal radio)
I just finished up as a guest on Aphrodite Salas’ show in Montreal after being invited to speak on the topic of Harper’s alleged control of the media’s access…
Jack Layton
Emails from Jack
…and how they are a continuous source of inspiration for blog posts. A couple of days ago, I received the general mailing list email that gets sent out to…