Parliament deserves more than a Punch and Judy show, stop it [with an election]
Parliament has a new leader of the Official Opposition who it would appear, based on early performance, needs time to grow up to the job. There is no more important job in our Parliamentary system than that held by Stockwell Day. Still, the House of Commons is not a school for apprentices since the needs […]
For whom the tower bell tolls [Victoria Tower bell]
Ring my bell…Rescued from the ashes, and from the ravages of time, the Victoria Tower Bell finally found its rightful place on the Hill last week. The most significant relic to survive the great Parliament Hill fire, the bell continued to toll the hours from the belfry of Victoria Tower on the night of Feb. […]
Trudeau’s death impacts House legislation: House faces seven-day, non-stop voting marathon on Bloc’s 2,977 amendments
Government House Leader Don Boudria is having to weave together a legislative schedule left in tatters after the death of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau. While the business of running the country will carry on despite the death of one of the country’s most important political leaders, Parliament is shutting itself down for Monday and […]
Subsidiarity is an ugly word but a powerful design principle
Governance is the new science of coordination where power and knowledge are distributed. Since it is a new science, very few general principles have been developed and are readily available to help guide in the design of good governance structures. However, there is one general design principle that has received much attention — subsidiarity. The […]
A look at nominated candidates and nominations to watch [Federal candidates]
LIBERALS Nominated Candidates * Gurbax Malhi — Bramalea-Gore-Malton-Springdale, Ont. * Albina Guarnieri — Mississauga East, Ont. * Derek Lee — Scarborough-Rouge River, Ont. * Lynn Myers — Waterloo-Wellington, Ont. * Judy Sgro — York West, Ont. Julie Boulet — Champlain, Que. * Sarkis Assadourian — Brampton Centre, Ont. * Sarmite Bulte — Parkdale-High Park, Ont. […]
A minority government? Tories and NDP may back Liberals: with a polarized electorate, voters opposed to the Canadian Alliance might gravitate toward the Liberals
A decade ago, it would have been unthinkable to place the New Democratic Party and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in the same position heading into a federal election. For the Conservatives, government had never been far from their reach, and the party enjoyed a majority government as late as 1993; the NDP, meanwhile, […]
“It was the beginning of this incredible experience with Trudeau”
The following is an edited transcript of a conversation between The Hill Times and Liberal MP Dennis Mills, who reflected on the death of Pierre Trudeau during a phone call from the Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Mr. Mills joined the Prime Minister’s Office in 1980 at the age of 33. I was walking down the […]
Gagliano working on former Quebec Tories
Quebec Minister Alfonso Gagliano is talking to ‘ex-Tory MPs and candidates’ The governing Grits’ top political minister in Quebec is seeking out alliances with Tories across the province in an effort to defeat the Bloc Quebecois. Public Works Minister Alfonso Gagliano (Saint Leonard- Saint Michel, Que.), who is the Quebec federal political minister responsible for […]
PMO keeps eye on Day [Fall election speculation]
Canadian Alliance Leader Stockwell Day’s arrival to Ottawa has created election fever on Parliament Hill and Liberal strategists say the prime minister could go to the polls in the next week or two. On Parliament Hill, the rumours persisted for an early call, this after some government MPs asked Prime Minister Chretien for a fall […]
Constitutional expert and senator calls for an elected senate
After writing hundreds of articles and several books, Quebec Tory Senator Gerald Beaudoin says it’s time A veteran senator and leading constitutional thinker says it is now time for Canada’s senators to be elected. Quebec Tory Senator Gerald Beaudoin (Rigaud), considered by Parliamentarians to be one of the leading constitutional experts, said last week it’s […]
