Nicole Demers
The Liberals’ wake and some parting remarks
The final humiliation: a cash bar
How Justin Trudeau could have changed electoral history
Victory moustaches!
Mitchel Raphael on what Belinda Stronach learned about latrines
Why toilets matter more than teachers, MPs say it with hair, and The fake lake lives on
The Commons: ‘Ask my brother-in-law’
A loud and furious afternoon of openly wondering and shouted theories
The Commons: Ah yes, the lives that are at stake
Perhaps we’ll soon get around to debating actual policy
Pharmaceutical companies host on the Hill
Canada’s Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D) held a reception on the Hill to highlight the work they are doing in Africa. Below, Susan Smith of Bluesky Strategy Group and Tim Powers of Summa Strategies.
MPs herd over to eat beef
The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association were on the Hill and held a beef
The Commons: Questions endure
“Why, precisely, was it necessary to go without this daily exercise in accountability for the last month?”
Black History Month on the Hill
A special reception was held on the Hill to mark the beginning of Black History Month. This year marked the 150th anniversary of William Hall receiving the Victoria Cross. He was the first black person, first Nova Scotian, and first Canadian sailor to receive the award. A special stamp was unveiled to honour Hall.
The Speakers and a huge quilt
Senate Speaker Noël Kinsella and House Speaker Peter Milliken hosted a reception at The Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat for the Quilt of Belonging, a 36-metre by 3.5-metre tapestry that portrays all the First Peoples of Canada and every nation of the world.
Year of the Inuit
National Inuit Leader Mary Simon, below, and her organization Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) kicked off their “2010: Year of the Inuit” initiative with a special reception in Peter Milliken’s dining room.