Aaron Wherry covers all the goings-on in and around Parliament Hill. Follow Aaron on Twitter: @aaronwherry
By a vote of 152-123 this evening the House defeated the NDP’s motion on asbestos. The New Democrats, Liberals and Elizabeth May voted in favour, the Conservatives and Bloc Quebecois voted against.
To my eye, three Conservatives abstained, including Patricia Davidson. I’m told the Conservative vote was otherwise whipped.
More kids, more rinks, and now, more popular than basketball
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Pro-democracy protesters talk to ‘Maclean’s’ about the toll of fighting the regime and their fears for the future
Teh Internets have been saying one and the same thing about Vic Toews’ Lawful Access
Ironically, Ontario’s privacy commissioner (a harsh critic of Lawful Access) also has a detested Twitter doppelganger
Since 2006, Canada’s low-wage temporary workforce population has ballooned by 70 per cent
