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Appointments this week: Senate and GG
Paul Martin has appointed five new senators to the Upper Chamber this week. Three Liberals and two Conservative received their golden tickets and will sit in…
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Seatmates
Jeff Watson, Conservative MP for Essex, writes today about his seatmate in the 38th session of Parliament, Chuck Cadman. It’s both touching and historically…
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Chuck Cadman
Last night, former Reform and Independent MP Chuck Cadman lost his battle with cancer. MP Cadman fought hard for what he believed including reforming the young…
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My views on same-sex marriage
I’ve thought about this issue, in much depth, and I’ve considered both positions and have wavered between them as the issue has been debated before Parliament…
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Bernard Shapiro is clueless
Bernard Shapiro isn’t exactly sure of what his job entails. From CBC News: Bernard Shapiro originally insisted he had no mandate to probe Murphy’s behaviour.…
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Wow, did Peter Mackay just ask my question?
I’m watching CPAC’s broadcast of Question Period and Peter Mackay just stood up and outlined the CTV broadcast and the conflicting accounts of the RCMP…
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CTV Newsreel – PMO Contradicts Top Mountie
CTV provides extensive online video coverage of Grewal-gate. RCMP investigation? Dosanjh is under the impression that it’s underway, so does Guiliano…
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Budget brinksmanship and summer scenarios
Canadians might have thought that the budget showdown was over when Chuck Cadman stood, chewing his gum, to vote to keep the government alive in the closest…
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NDP budget passed
In the most dramatic vote that I’ve ever witnessed, the Liberals just squeeked by with Cadman casting his vote to prop up the government. Kingston Liberal MP…