Errata, observations and working notes
from Parliament Hill reporter David Akin
View Article  Hurrah! Tomorrow is same-sex day

If I’m reading Wednesday’s Order Paper correctly, shortly after 3 p.m. (the end of Question Period), MPs will begin to debate the following:

No. 12 — December 1, 2006 — The Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform — That this House call on ...   more »

View Article  MPs and dual citizenships

New Liberal leader Stephane Dion is a citizen of Canada and a citizen of France. His mother is French and, ...   more »

View Article  Wheelchairs for Afghanistan

Every day before Question Period, there are 15 minutes for “Statements by Members”,  during which MPs can stand up and say just about anything (so long as they don’t attack another member). BC MP Russ Hiebert, who is Defence Minister Gordon O’Connor’s parliamentary secretary, had this to say today:

Mr. ...   more »

View Article  Meanwhile in PEI ...

Liberals and Progressive Conservatives are in a statistical dead heat when it comes to voter popularity according to the most ...   more »

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