committee meltdowns

Unlike the mysterious – and relentless – CAITI-ites, I don’t have $10,000 to offer in exchange for a copy of the infamous Conservative Commons committee enchaosification manual, but I may as well throw myself on the mercy of Don Martin’s source, just in case he or she is in a selfless mood: Won’t you please consider cc’ing it to ITQ as well? 

If, during this afternoon’s episode of Question Period, the cloud hanging over the head of Peter Van Loan seems even darker than usual, it’s with good reason. This morning, he once again lost control of the House of Commons, which was hijacked by a concurrence motion debate — on the tobacco industry, this time, not that it really matters. As a result, he won’t be able to move his legislative chess pieces forward until this afternoon, at the very earliest.

I was about to fall asleep when I suddenly realized that there is a small, but potentially significant difference in the wording for this week’s 106(4)-mandated Justice meeting.

Wonkronicity Alert:

… are fortunate enough to be able to relive it, in almost realtime, via the ITQ archives:

Liveblogging the Procedure and House Affairs Committee: Filibuster ahoy! (February 5, 2008)

Liveblogging PROC: We’ll stop blogging when he stops talking – the return of the killer filibuster (February 7, 2008)

Liveblogging PROC: Bustafila! Round Three Macleans.ca Blog Central (February 12, 2008)

Liveblogging PROC: His point – and he *does* have one … (February 14, 2008)

Liveblogging PROC: Is this the end of a very Goodyear? (March 4, 2008)

Liveblogging PROC – We’ll leave a candle in the window, Gary (March 6, 2008)