parliamentary shenanigans

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.

Seriously? Has Who Wants To Chair The Justice Committee gone into reruns already? Did I miss the season finale?

Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights
Meeting No. 26
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Room 214, Wellington Building
(613-996-7139)

Orders of the Day

Pursuant to Standing Order 106(4), meeting requested by four (4) members of the Committee to discuss their request to proceed to the vote on the appeal of the ruling of the Chair concerning the motion moved by the member from Beauséjour on March 11, 2008

Hey, remember when we had a Justice committee? You know, one that would hold regular meetings, albeit regular meetings that would regularly come to an abrupt halt within minutes as the chair stormed out of the room, muttering darkly about the tyranny of the majority?