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Calling political women1 comment

mvskeffington wrote 2 days ago: Women make up the majority of Canadians, but a minority of politicians. Only 22.4% of the House of C … more →

Tags: Brantford, campaign school, federation of canadian municipalities, Marguerite Ceschi-Smith, Women in Politics, Women's rights

Knowledge Exchange Network: House Of Commons Meeting

mascosalvage wrote 3 days ago: High expectations at the Knowledge Exchange Network…but were they met? Set in the wonderful su … more →

Tags: sustainability, Colin Drummond, DEFRA, European Waste Directive, Knowledge Exchange Network, MASCO sustainability, MP Barry Sheerman, parliament square, reclaimers

UK Parliament

Gilly wrote 4 days ago: Imagine working for a company that has a little more than 600 employees and has the following employ … more →

Tags: Uncategorized

Senate Continues To Pose Problems For Harper8 comments

Adrian MacNair wrote 4 days ago: The rumour mill that Stephen Harper might prorogue Parliament again this year has prompted quite a f … more →

Tags: Canada, prorogation, Prorogue, Senate, Upper House

When the going gets tough (III)27 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 5 days ago: Talk of proroguing Parliament may not be grounded in fact, but it is apparently grounded in the advi … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Capital Read, Parliament, Prime minister, Prorogue, Stephen Harper

When the going gets tough (II)40 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 5 days ago: The Prime Minister’s Office reports that rumours of Parliament’s demise are “not g … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Capital Read, Andrew MacDougall, Parliament, Prime Minister's Office, Prorogue, Stephen Harper

When the going gets tough133 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 6 days ago: The Prime Minister is rumoured to be considering the reset button. Rumours swirling around Ottawa su … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Capital Read, Afghanistan, Detainees, jay hill, Parliament, prorogation, Prorogue, Ralph Goodale

Ottawa won't release Afghan documents

rogerhollander wrote 6 days ago:   (Roger’s Note: Stepen Harper, George W. Bush, Barak Obama: speak no evil, see no evil, hear … more →

Tags: Iraq and Afghanistan, Canada, Torture, War crimes, Stephen Harper, Afghanistan War, Afghanistan, roger hollander, michael ignatieff

Thoughtcrime

Max Fawcett wrote 6 days ago: I don’t spend my time admiring a lot of Canadian journalists, but one of the ones I keep a respectfu … more →

Tags: General Musings, Aaron Wherry, Afghanistan, michael ignatieff, Patriotism, Peter MacKay, Stephen Harper, The Flag, The Troops

Compromise or confrontation8 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 6 days ago: Last week, Susan Delacourt suggested some sort of compromise might get us past Parliament’s de … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Capital Read, Afghanistan, Australia, Detainees, Documents, New South Wales, Parliament, Privy Council

We need to talk21 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 6 days ago: UPDATE: LIVE CHAT WITH AARON WHERRY IS LIVE You can now post your questions at the following link. h … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Capital Read, Parliament, Question Period, The Commons

Has 'Money' gone away?

Robert Nunn wrote 1 week ago: With the pre-budget speech given and Christmas soon to be here and everybody aware [ha ha] of just … more →

Tags: bankers, gordon brown, the guardian, The Times

This week has four sketches1 comment

Aaron Wherry wrote 1 week ago: Our Friday round-up of what we saw and heard this week. Monday. John Baird exceeds himself Tuesday. … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Capital Read, Parliament, Question Period, The Commons

Wider ramifications64 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 1 week ago: The Star covers today’s House debate. Canadian Press reviews the backroom battle. And with the … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Capital Read, Afghanistan, Detainees, Documents, national security, Parliament, parliamentary privilege, Richard Colvin

The Commons: Shrug and dismiss126 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 1 week ago: The Scene. The Prime Minister stood and shrugged and declared that the military and the government h … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Capital Read, Top02, Claude Bachand, General Walter Natynczyk, Gilles duceppe, Jack Layton, Marcel Proulx, Mark Holland

'Disregarding its powers and authority'18 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 1 week ago: The Parliamentary Law Clerk responds to the Justice Department’s response. … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Capital Read, Afghanistan, Committees, Detainees, Justice Department, Parliament, parliamentary law clerk, Robert Walsh

'The national interest'69 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 1 week ago: The Department of Justice responds to the Parliamentary Law Clerk’s opinion of what Parliament … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Capital Read, Afghanistan, Detainees, national security, Parliament, Richard Colvin, Torture, Transfers

The apology precedent10 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 1 week ago: It was suggested during QP yesterday that some sort of apology to the House might now be in order. H … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Capital Read, Afghanistan, Detainees, Gordon O'Connor, ICRC, International Committee of the Red Cross, Parliament, Peter MacKay

Brent's Dawn Butler MP Becomes First Black Female to Speak at the Commons Dispatch Box

krupesh4brent wrote 1 week ago: Brent South Labour MP Dawn Butler made history yesterday as she became the first Black Woman to spea … more →

Tags: General, Young People, Dawn Butler MP, Tom Clarke MP, Brent South, Disability, Debate, dispatch box, disability champion


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