Dan Albas

Conservatives fretting about the supremacy of Parliament

But how supremely is Parliament behaving?

Will our weed ever be as free as our grapes?

The Liberal leader reignites the marijuana debate

Mike Allen Maverick Watch

Two Conservative MPs who won’t be sending out the Trudeau flyers

Nobody tells Dan Albas what to say

A Conservative backbencher claims to be unencumbered

The Commons: Not enough time to explain, so don’t bother trying

Gerry Ritz has now taken 50 questions on the travails of XL foods. Still, the opposition seems unsatisfied

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This week in fixing Parliament

Kady O’Malley suggests the time allotted for statements by members be moved (in my opinion, if members’ statements are to be reformed they’ll either have to be moved or eliminated entirely).

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Motion 312 comes to a vote

Postmedia says Conservative MPs Nina Grewal, Colin Mayes and Mark Strahl will vote in favour of Motion 312, while Dan Albas will vote against.

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A loss for data and democracy

Earlier this month, Cory Horner shut down one of my favourite bookmarks, howdtheyvote.ca. Cory explains his decision here.

The perfect pairing for Canadian wine: free trade

The perfect pairing for Canadian wine: free trade

Bill C-311 will allow individuals to order and carry wine for personal use across provincial borders for the first time since 1928

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C-38: Protest and procedure

More news of weekend protests in Truro, Oakville, St. John’s, Nanaimo, Owen Sound, Swift Current, Kenora, Ladner,  Coquitlam and Cobourg. The United Steelworkers, the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario and Grand Chief Stewart Phillip and the legal director of the University of Victoria’s Environmental Law Clinic register their concerns. And Conservative MP Dan Albas tries to explain C-38 to his constituents.

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Vote night

Last night, the House defeated an opposition motion that called on the government to reverse cuts to science and research and an opposition motion that called on the government to reverse cuts to search-and-rescue.

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The meaning of a vote

Conservative backbencher Dan Albas is concerned that a Liberal MP is oversimplifying a vote he cast.