Posts Tagged ‘Mark Jarvis’
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The Backbench Spring: What about the Liberal motion?
The fate of members’ statements faces a vote
by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Nobody’s home
Tim Harper notes the eerie silence around the nation’s legislatures.
Anecdotally, it appears Canadians…by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The absentee B.C. legislature
Why we should be worried about a government that sits for only 19 days in a full calendar year
by Mark D. Jarvis - Sunday, January 13, 2013
Running away from the legislature
Peter Loewen condemns Dalton McGuinty’s use of prorogation.
Is McGuinty’s comportment worse than Harper’s?…by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Our troubled House
The New Democrats have called a news conference for 10:30am this morning to outline…
by Aaron Wherry - Monday, May 7, 2012
Power, Parliament and the Prime Minister
Donner winners Mark Jarvis and Lori Turnbull argue that the Prime Minister has become…
by Aaron Wherry - Friday, May 4, 2012
In praise of democracy
Last night in Toronto, the Donner Prize for the best public policy book in…
by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Saving the House of Commons (II)
Further to this, Mark Jarvis chimes in via email with some of the other…
by Aaron Wherry - Monday, December 5, 2011
At the prime minister’s whim
Amid speculation that the Prime Minister might prorogue Parliament, Lori Turnbull advocates for the…
by Aaron Wherry - Monday, November 28, 2011
In defence of partisanship
iPolitics publishes an excerpt from Democratizing the Constitution.
There are several reasons why the…by Aaron Wherry - Monday, September 26, 2011
In memoriam
Peter Aucoin, the celebrated political science professor and scholar, passed away yesterday at the…
by Aaron Wherry - Friday, July 8, 2011
Don't get cocky
Mark Jarvis manages to take issue with both sides of the Brigette DePape debate….
by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, June 8, 2011
The House: Considering reform
Last month, Mark Jarvis wrote here about potential parliamentary reforms as part of our…
by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, May 24, 2011
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