Our View from the Hill: Backbenchers, ad wars and House debate

The Maclean’s Ottawa bureau talks politics

<p>Conservative MP Mark Warawa, left, is given a handshake from fellow MP Merv Tweed after delivering a members statement prior to question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 24, 2013.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick</p>

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The Maclean’s Ottawa bureau talks politics:

This week’s talking points:

  • Did the Tory backbenchers gain anything from the Speaker’s decision this week?
  • What’s worth watching for in the political party ad wars?
  • What is not being debated these days in the House?