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Inside the NDP leadership campaigns: Hundreds of volunteers on convention floor, call centres and hotel rooms keep machines churning

There are more than 4,000 delegates, almost 700 media, 18 video screens and a reported 55,659 people have voted in advance thus far.

By LAURA RYCKEWAERT, JESSICA BRUNO |
Published: Friday, 03/23/2012 7:33 pm EDT
Last Updated: Friday, 03/23/2012 10:37 pm EDT
Female MPs still fighting for structural, institutional changes in federal politics

Women want to change the structure of the system to encourage women to run. But they also want to make the Hill more female-friendly.

By LAURA RYCKEWAERT |
Published: Monday, 03/12/2012 12:00 am EDT
Last Updated: Monday, 03/12/2012 12:00 am EDT
Meet the reporters who broke robocalls story: one’s a source guy, the other a data-geek

Stephen Maher and Glen McGregor say they are a little surprised at how big their robocalls story got.

By LAURA RYCKEWAERT |
Published: Monday, 03/05/2012 12:00 am EST
Last Updated: Monday, 03/05/2012 12:00 am EST
Former CBC TV Hill cameraman Dean Heywood dies, colleagues devastated

‘He was a classic photojournalist,’ says CBC TV’s Mike De Paul.

By LAURA RYCKEWAERT |
Published: Monday, 02/27/2012 12:00 am EST
Last Updated: Monday, 02/27/2012 12:00 am EST
Newshound Oliver pens his own story in page-turning, juicy new book

Illustrious CTV reporter Craig Oliver, 72, has been a reporter for 50 years, is legally blind, and has a few stories to tell. There’s no stopping this newshound.

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH |
Published: Monday, 10/24/2011 2:00 am EDT
Former prime minister Turner’s legacy ‘substantial’

Paul Litt says former prime minister John Turner was the right man at the wrong time.

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH |
Published: Monday, 10/24/2011 1:00 am EDT
It’s closing time: second last Progressive Conservative Senator in land quietly leaves Upper Chamber

Lowell Murray recently said Parliament has given up its most vital power, that the impartial public service is no more, and that political parties have been lost to a central party apparatus.

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH |
Published: Monday, 10/10/2011 12:00 am EDT
Government players to watch this fall in politics

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, Treasury Board President Tony Clement will be big players and Junior Finance Minister Ted Menzies to act as ‘lynchpin’ between the two.

By JESSICA BRUNO |
Published: Monday, 09/19/2011 12:00 am EDT
NDP keeps a leash on 68 rookie MPs, and set sights on consolidating its massive gains

They're scared, as they should be, this is a scary place, says NDP pundit Ian Capstick.

By KRISTEN SHANE |
Published: Monday, 06/13/2011 12:00 am EDT
AG's office disputes former integrity commissioner Ouimet's version of audit events

The AG's office took the unusual measure of issuing a subpoena to Ms. Ouimet after she skipped an appointment with auditors on Nov. 9, 2009, which was scheduled more than a month in advance.

By JESSICA BRUNO |
Published: Monday, 06/06/2011 12:00 am EDT
Harper borrows Mulroney's Cabinet management style

Prime Minister Stephen Harper does not hold full regular Cabinet meetings, only for QP strategy, but full Cabinet has met a few times a year at Willson House and Montebello.

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH, KRISTEN SHANE |
Published: Monday, 06/06/2011 12:00 am EDT
Some 65 MPs still waiting for Hill offices

It's the quickest turnaround between an election and a House resumption in 20 years.

By JESSICA BRUNO |
Published: Monday, 06/06/2011 12:00 am EDT
Newly-elected House Speaker promises a mix of diplomacy, assertiveness

Considered the PM's candidate, new House Speaker Andrew Scheer is widely liked, but will have to get tougher in the Commons.

By KRISTEN SHANE |
Published: Monday, 06/06/2011 12:00 am EDT

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Automotive Industries Association of Canada Lobby Day May 15, 2012

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The Automotive Industries Association of Canada was in Ottawa with a NASCAR race car on May 15 for a lobby day.
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Liberal MP Justin Trudeau and AIA's Patty Kettles
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Automotive Industries Association of Canada's Chairman, John MacDonald, and President, Marc Brazeau
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NDP MP Dennis Bevington amd Pierre Vocelle, fom Uniselect Inc.
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Ministerial staffers Chris McClusky, Jacques Fauteux and Carl Dholandas
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