Non-binding motions: the end-run around Parliament
Non-binding parliamentary motions and UN declarations are expressions of values. They carry no force of law. But Canadian bureaucracies have treated them as…
10 posts tagged "Parliament".
Non-binding parliamentary motions and UN declarations are expressions of values. They carry no force of law. But Canadian bureaucracies have treated them as…
Is Mark Carney set to shutter Parliament after April's by-elections? With a backdoor majority in reach, prorogation would let him dodge accountability for a…
A couple of weeks ago, I headed down the street to Parliament Hill to cover the budget for my blog and for Blogging Tories. You can see the product of that…
On budget day, “stakeholders” gathered in the Railway room of Parliament for interviews and to give their reaction to the budget to the pool feed for the…
In 1937, Tommy Douglas said the following before Parliament: “Against whom are we arming? What potential aggressor is more aggressive today? Oh, I know that…
…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…
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…
Live blogging the fall of government 5:46 pm – As the time ticks down on CPAC, instrumental music is playing and is not dissimilar to the type of music that…
The publication ban on the testimony of Jean Brault may come to an end today and the full testimony will be posted here as soon as it is available (and as soon…