Kyle Seeback

Michael Chong gains supporters

More support for Mark Warawa’s question of privilege

Mark Warawa leaves everyone grasping for meaning

A motion on sex-selective abortion is ruled out of order

The proposed amendments are presently being read into the record and put to voice votes in the House. As I type, Joe Comartin just read Motion 386, leaving just less than 300 to go. While we wait for the reading to end and the standing votes to begin, a few random speeches (courtesy of YouTube) from the C-45 debate.

Liberal MP Judy Foote.

While the New Democrats continue to try to shame Conservative backbenchers—see Olivia Chow’s statement on Monday and Niki Ashton’s statement on Tuesday—the Conservatives have responded by finding new ways to lament for the prospect of a cap-and-trade system.

Among the Conservaties who stood in the House this week and criticized the NDP’s stance on cap-and-trade were Kyle Seeback, Peter Van Loan, Gord Brown, Leon Benoit, Shelly Glover, Chris Warkentin, LaVar Payne, Gerry Ritz, Pierre Poilievre, Christian Paradis, Rick Dykstra, Randy Hoback, Pierre Lemieux, Ed Fast, Tony Clement and Andrew Saxton. These individuals—like Phil McColeman, Joe Preston and Ed Holder, who attacked the NDP last week—were all Conservative candidates in 2008 when the Conservative party platform included a commitment to pursue a continental cap-and-trade system.

Michael Ignatieff will soon be splitting his time between faculty positions at the University of Toronto and Harvard.

In an interview today, Vic Toews apparently noted that he has the power to keep Omar Khadr from returning to Canada for another seven years.

Megan Leslie, asked yesterday about Mr. Trudeau’s shouted profanities.

The International Association of Firefighters arrived in Ottawa and held a reception at the Delta Hotel.

Steven Fletcher, Oct. 19. Mr. Speaker, I reject the premise of the member’s question.