Irwin Cotler

Irwin Cotler’s perfect ending

Liberal MP Irwin Cotler uses his second last day in the House of Commons to uphold ‘the vitality of our democracy’

Irwin Cotler will abstain again

Liberal MP Irwin Cotler takes a stand by sitting this one out

Why don’t we have more female judges?

What we don’t know about the federal judiciary

Irwin Cotler on a Supreme Court justice review

The former Liberal justice minister on the value of a review process for Supreme Court justices

Is the Supreme Court review process dead? Was it ever really alive?

The Prime Minister appoints a justice without parliamentary review

Irwin Cotler, in praise of a parliamentarian

And in praise of order paper questions

2014 Parliamentarian of the Year: Irwin Cotler

‘This is the voice of the people. This is the seat of governance. This is where the laws of the country are made.’

The 2014 Parliamentarians of the Year

Meet the #POTY14 award winners — as chosen by their fellow MPs

Does Parliament need a national ‘speak no evil’ day?

MP Irwin Cotler’s motion sets out to find the delicate line of partisanship between vicious attack and honest airing of differences

Irwin Cotler’s principled abstention on Iraq

An interesting vote beyond the party lines

Whither parliamentary consultation on Supreme Court nominees?

The Justice Minister is worried about leaks