The Quebec daily newspaper, Le Soleil is reporting this morning that Paul Martin’s sons will be called to testify before the Standing Commitee on Finance this October. Their involvement in Martin’s company, Canadian Steamship Lines is being called…

Watch CTV news tonight with Lloyd Robertson and you’ll see a story concerning a confidence vote coming next week on the NDP budget C-48. Craig Oliver said that Conservatives are upset on the Liberals reneging on promising to delay the SSM bill C-38…

Yes, this post will detail my thoughts on being an MP. Or rather, my thoughts on being perceived as an MP. The structure of this post is for the benefit, or rather to the detriment, of people who don’t read past headlines, past titles, or don’t know…

Heh. From the Globe and Mail: A group of federal Conservatives said Monday they have won the right to make their voices heard next month in a U.S. court case that will decide how long the U.S. border stays closed to Canadian beef. In a statement,…

Warren Kinsella’s stock is rising… well at least with me. Not only did he sustain my weekly traffic levels over the weekend by linking my “gutting” of the Ethics Commissioner (thanks Warren), but he writes a fair and quite positive article about…

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. But he now concedes his interpretation of his powers may be wrong and that he is still…

In this final podcast of the week, I ask MP Andrew Scheer about Blogging Tories, his favourite blogs, being a young MP, the Hill culture, what he likes best about his job and more. Give it a listen! Andrew Scheer Interview part 2 of 2 (14:15)…

File this one under: “Big steps in the right direction”. Today Stephen Harper announced the formation of the “Young Conservative Caucus” which consists of the 20 MPs 40 and under. I’ve always noticed how youthful the Conservative MPs are in…

Last Thursday, after I attended Question Period in Centre Block, I rushed over to the MP offices once again to interview Conservative Andrew Scheer, MP for Regina Qu’Appelle. I discuss blogging, internet law and Saskatchewan politics with Andrew,…

Before the interview got going, Monte Solberg and I chatted frankly on a variety of issues including the Supreme Court ruling on healthcare, the scandal of the week and blogging in general. After about 20 minutes, I realized that I should be…