Canadian Politics
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…
Tag: Parliament
10 posts tagged "Parliament".
Canadian Politics
Carney to prorogue Parliament after by-elections?
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…
Canadian Media
Press shuts down blogger
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…
Economy and Budget
Stakeholder budget interviews (videos)
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…
New Democratic Party of Canada
A special quote for this special Friday
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…
Jack Layton
Emails from Jack
…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…
Parliament of Canada
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…
Elections
Live blogging the fall of Parliament
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…
Liberal Party of Canada
Publication ban to be removed today?
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…