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Keith Beardsley: Smug promises won’t improve Question Period behaviour
In an exit interview, former House of Commons Speaker Peter Milliken pointed to the advent of minority government in 2004 as the key point at which civility in the House of Commons began to deteriorat… more →
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A True Parliamentarist: The Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives Dr Lockwood Smith
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wrote 7 months ago: In “The Role of the Speaker”, The Speaker of the House of Representatives Lockwood Smith talked abou … more →
British Question Time Better Supports Parliament's Core Function Than Canadian Question Period
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wrote 7 months ago: Introduction On September 21, 2010, I attended the Canadian Study of Parliament Group’s Fall Seminar … more →
Liberal veterans vie for party presidency
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wrote 10 months ago: By Jeff Davis OTTAWA — Former deputy prime minister Sheila Copps and recently defeated Liberal polit … more →
Government releases Afghan detainee documents
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wrote 11 months ago: By Mark Kennedy and Althia Raj OTTAWA — Government documents released Wednesday confirm that Canadia … more →
What's in store for Parliament Hill: A new Speaker and a speech from the throne
wrote 1 year ago: Politicians return to the Hill this week as the Parliament resumes, the House of Commons elects a ne … more →
Keith Beardsley: Smug promises won't improve Question Period behaviour
wrote 1 year ago: In an exit interview, former House of Commons Speaker Peter Milliken pointed to the advent of minori … more →
Party leaders wield too much power: Milliken
wrote 1 year ago: May 14, 2011: Party leaders wield too much power: Milliken … more →
Milliken may be called on to set 'unorthodox' precedent, release AG report
wrote 1 year ago: The outgoing Speaker of the House of Commons has made several historic rulings in this latest spate … more →
Chris Selley's Full Pundit: Taking a leak on Canadian democracy
wrote 1 year ago: Pass the pork Important issue of the day: Did the Conservatives waste a whole lot of money in Parry … more →
Neither Eyes To See, Nor Tongue To Speak
wrote 1 year ago: This is the first day of my re-election campaign and I’m dreading it. When I mentioned this fa … more →
Parliamentary Supremacy - Thank you Mr. Speaker
wrote 1 year ago: From Maclean’s (emphasis added), “[Speaker of the House Mr. Peter Milliken's] tenure wil … more →
Historic moment in parliament, Harper government in contempt
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wrote 1 year ago: Let’s talk about accountability in the Harper government. Since 2006 when Stephen Harper was e … more →
Keith Beardsley: Oda hearing will put MPs under the microscope
wrote 1 year ago: House of Commons On Wednesday the Committee on Procedure and House Affairs will begin reviewing the … more →
Lorne Gunter: Keeping the Conservatives' missteps in perspective
wrote 1 year ago: Chris Wattie / Reuters Before I discuss House of Commons Speaker Peter Milliken’s ruling that there … more →
Testimony Before the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics of the Canadian Parliament
wrote 1 year ago: Testimony Before the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics of the Canadian … more →
Matt Gurney: F-35 costs set opposition up for hat trick against Tories
wrote 1 year ago: Wattie/Reuters As if the Conservatives weren’t struggling with enough credibility problems, t … more →
Gerry Nicholls: Ethics issue won't defeat Conservatives
wrote 1 year ago: Canada’s opposition parties, along with their media allies, are salivating over the idea of fi … more →
Keith Beardsley: Milliken offers MPs a chance to regain lost influence
wrote 1 year ago: REUTERS/Chris Wattie The Speaker of the House of Commons made two important rulings on Wednesday, on … more →
John Ivison: Harper sports two black eyes as Parliament strikes back
wrote 1 year ago: Chris Wattie/Reuters The good news is that Parliament still works and we have not yet become a one-p … more →
