Canadian Politics
Liberal MP Ruby Sahota complains about costs of a public inquiry
Today at the PROC committee, Liberal MP Ruby Sahota (Brampton North) complained about the hypothetical costs of a full public inquiry into the allegations of…
Gomery Inquiry
31 posts on Gomery Inquiry from Stephen Taylor's archive of Canadian political commentary.
Michael Ignatieff
Michael Ignatieff’s new Director of Communications has an interesting background
“Everything old is new again” is the buzz coming from Liberals and journalists in Ottawa. Peter Donolo’s the new boss of the OLO shop (the Dunno-LO as one…
Parliament of Canada
Motion on Adscam to be moved
I’ve learned that Peterborough Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro will move the following motion at committee on Tuesday: November 1st 2009 represents the fourth…
Digital Politics
We hear rumours…
some good, some bad… This rumour came in via Twitter: InfluenceComm (Jean-François Dumas): RUMOUR IN THE MEDIA: resignation of PM (Harper) next week. Is the…
Liberal Party of Canada
Bob Rae leadership campaign staffers linked to Sponsorship Scandal
Former and likely future Liberal leadership candidate Bob Rae is working this weekend to get himself elected to the House of Commons in the riding of Toronto…
Digital Politics
James Moore podcast
When I was in Ottawa at the beginning of last month for the first part of the Gomery report, I had a chance to sit down for a chat with James Moore, the…
Canadian Media
Shame on the lazy ones in the media
Reporter: “Stephen Harper, do you love Canada?” Stephen Harper: (long winded answer about how much he wants to do for the country. Doesn’t utter the exact…
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Civil War
Certainly, the defiance of Jean Chretien this week towards Justice John Gomery’s report and his coming court challenge will put Ottawa on alert and will…
Paul Martin
Gomery report delayed
Justice John Gomery has said today that his final report will be delayed by six weeks due to the number of briefs received. The second report is expected in…