Posts Tagged ‘Speaker’

• You can’t ask that here

  On the requirement that questions concern the “administrative responsibility” of government, the Speaker now…

  by Aaron Wherry - Friday, December 2, 2011

• The curtailment of debate

  The House will spend Friday debating an NDP motion on the use of time…

  by Aaron Wherry - Friday, November 25, 2011

• 

  The Commons: Rest assured, your vote is appreciated

  A vote for the Conservatives is a vote for Tony Clement to buy whatever he wants

  by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, September 27, 2011

• 

  In conversation: Peter Milliken

  How minority Parliaments lower the tone, why tossing out MPs fails, and his favourite Scotch

  by John Geddes - Tuesday, June 7, 2011

• He'll have the cold cut combo

  The NDP apparently rejected a deal that would’ve made Lee Richardson the new Speaker….

  by Aaron Wherry - Monday, June 6, 2011

• The letter and spirit

  Andrew Scheer’s remarks to Parliament yesterday as he sought the Speaker’s chair.
  In the…

  by Aaron Wherry - Friday, June 3, 2011

• 

  Who will be the next Speaker of the House?

  LIVE BLOG: Aaron Wherry reports from the Speaker’s election

  by Aaron Wherry - Thursday, June 2, 2011

• For your consideration: Barry Devolin

  Next in our series on the prospective speakers, Barry Devolin, the MP for Haliburton-Kawartha…

  by Aaron Wherry - Monday, May 30, 2011

• For your consideration: Denise Savoie

  Following Lee Richardson and Bruce Stanton, here are responses from Denise Savoie, the MP…

  by Aaron Wherry - Thursday, May 26, 2011

• For your consideration: Bruce Stanton

  Ahead of the election of a new Speaker on June 2, I’ve sent each…

  by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, May 25, 2011

• For your consideration: Lee Richardson

  Yesterday, I emailed the offices of the seven MPs confirmed to be seeking the…

  by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, May 25, 2011

• The decorum question

  Andrew Scheer sounds ready to be a tough(er) Speaker.
  “In some ways Canada’s debate…

  by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, May 24, 2011

• 'I’m asking my fellow MPs to imagine a Parliament that functions well'

  The NDP’s Denise Savoie has officially entered the race to be the next Speaker…

  by Aaron Wherry - Friday, May 20, 2011

• Place your bets

  The Canadian Press widens the current field to replace Peter Milliken as Speaker to…

  by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, May 17, 2011

• The next Speaker of the House

  Conservative MPs Andrew Scheer (who served as deputy speaker during the last Parliament) and…

  by Aaron Wherry - Friday, May 13, 2011

• 'I must respect the Act that governs my work'

  The Auditor General has officially replied to Jack Layton’s letter of Tuesday evening.
  The…

  by Aaron Wherry - Thursday, April 14, 2011

• How many people does it take to release a report?

  The Speaker seemed yesterday to say it was up to the four party leaders…

  by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, April 13, 2011

• The Speaker says goodbye

  Below are the Speaker’s parting words to the House of Commons, delivered shortly after…

  by Aaron Wherry - Friday, March 25, 2011

• 'This is not a hockey game'

  Speaking with reporters after QP yesterday, Michael Ignatieff’s response to the Prime Minister’s reaction…

  by Aaron Wherry - Friday, March 11, 2011

• 

  The Commons: John Baird will not be distracted by your democracy

  In fairness to Mr. Baird, there is much to distract the Conservatives these days

  by Aaron Wherry - Thursday, March 10, 2011

Week in pictures

Connect

From Macleans

• Blogs
• Canada
• World
• Business
• Culture
• Opinion
• Health
• Environment
• OnCampus
• Travel
• Multimedia
• Quizzes
• Archives
• iPad