Yesterday, when tweeting the throne speech, I was puzzled to find the line “Our Government will also ask Parliament to examine the original gender-neutral wording of the national anthem”. I almost glibly tagged the…
If you can read faster than the Governor General, here is the Throne Speech: Honourable Senators, Members of the House of Commons, Ladies and gentlemen, We are a country whose citizens do not turn back when confronted…
The Governor General will deliver the speech from the Throne today in the Senate outlining the government agenda for the 3rd session of the 40th Parliament. The main focus of the throne speech will be the economy, jobs…
measured by Facebook It was quite a game yesterday and one of those defining moments sure to be included on an updated version of the Canadian immigration quiz. I awoke yesterday hearing Foster Hewitt’s classic cry…
During the last provincial election in Nova Scotia, I wrote a story about a large transfer of money to the NDP on a single day, The provincial NDP has been caught in a funding scandal during this election regarding a…
Michael Ignatieff’s year in Canadian politics has been marked by ups and downs. He walked into the Liberal leadership earlier last year acclaimed as the new leader of that party after the failed attempt by Stephane…
Bill Curry and Tara Perkins have the byline on a Globe story today that reports on the politics that are going back and forth between Ignatieff and the Conservatives over recent statements by Ed Clark, the CEO of TD…
New Brunswick MLA Abel Leblanc had a moment in the legislature yesterday: I’m in a bit of a Friday mood, I’ll see if I can hunt down more youtube captured moments of parliamentarians behaving badly. Your tips are…
