Posts Tagged ‘charlie angus’

Why do we have an Intergovernmental Affairs Minister?

The Commons: Time for Peter Penashue to justify the existence of his portfolio

by Aaron Wherry - Thursday, November 8, 2012
The Commons: How big is your budget?

Halloween in the Commons: Time to shame the committee chairs

by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, October 31, 2012
The Commons: Like a lawfully authorized bridge over navigable waters

It is to the Macdonald government’s eternal shame that it did not enact a proper FAQ in 1882

by Sue Allan - Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Navigating the farce, Joy Smith and Royal Galipeau

An interesting exchange from the very end of yesterday’s debate on the budget.
Charlie …

by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, October 30, 2012
‘Canadians are smarter than this’

Charlie Angus used his members’ statement yesterday to contemplate the nature of truth….

by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Mitchel Raphael on Elizabeth May’s fear of flying and NDP tank tops

Elizabeth May’s fear factor
Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May… is gearing up

by Mitchel Raphael - Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Jack Layton tribute in Toronto

The square in front of Toronto’s city hall was packed for Dear Jack, a tribute to the late NDP leader

by Mitchel Raphael - Thursday, August 23, 2012
Seeking Dean Del Mastro

Liberal MP Scott Andrews has formally requested that the ethics committee be recalled to…

by Aaron Wherry - Friday, July 6, 2012
The Commons: Whatever Dean Del Mastro did, somebody somewhere probably did something worse

Duly, Del Mastro did stand to speak both for, and of himself

by Aaron Wherry - Thursday, June 7, 2012
Mitchel Raphael on blue flowers and roller coasters for Jason Kenney

Tory attacks and cake…
For weeks the Conservatives have been attacking the NDP online

by Mitchel Raphael - Friday, June 1, 2012
Mitchel Raphael on the Frum family and an MP’s rapper-actor son

Frum gets a conservative welcome, and Joyce Murray’s son is up for a Drama Desk Award

by Mitchel Raphael - Friday, May 25, 2012
Q&A: Nathan Cullen

The NDP’s new House leader and I chatted on Tuesday about decorum, Question Period…

by Aaron Wherry - Thursday, May 3, 2012
The Commons: Incivility is in the eye of the beholder

Three days after invoking Hitler to mock the NDP, the Conservatives were claiming the high road

by Aaron Wherry - Monday, April 30, 2012
Define ‘appropriate’

Amid more questions about Bev Oda’s trip to the land of expensive orange juice,…

by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
A scouting report on Team Mulcair

Here again is the roster for Thomas Mulcair’s shadow cabinet. What to make of…

by Aaron Wherry - Friday, April 20, 2012
The year so far in invoking Martin Luther King Jr.

Charlie Angus, last month, announcing his departure from Twitter. “Free at last. Free at…

by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, April 10, 2012
On Angus going to Mulcair on the NDP convention floor

After his attempt at rap last night as part of the Paul Dewar showcase,…

by John Geddes - Saturday, March 24, 2012
The fallout

By virtue of first ballot results, Niki Ashton has been eliminated. Martin Singh has…

by Aaron Wherry - Saturday, March 24, 2012
‘Longer than a lifetime’

Paul Dewar’s showcase will apparently include a song written by Charlie Angus in tribute…

by Aaron Wherry - Friday, March 23, 2012
The Commons: Two wrongs make a farce

Nycole Turmel wanted to talk about the apparently impending confession of Pierre Poutine

by Aaron Wherry - Monday, March 12, 2012