Brian Masse
The Liberals and NDP are both desperate to win in this border city
The NDP’s Brian Masse has held his riding in Windsor, Ont., for 17 years. Now the Liberals have a star candidate in Sandra Pupatello. The race between these two popular politicians is a key contest.
Should Brian Masse vote for the budget?
Parliamentary democracy is complicated
In other news, the Senate still exists
The upper chamber grapples with union disclosure and sports betting
Sticking up for the Earth’s rectum
Joe Comartin and Brian Masse respond to Stephen Colbert’s suggestion that Windsor is “the Earth’s rectum.”
‘It’s naive’
NDP MP Brian Masse questions the pro sports leagues’ opposition to Joe Comartin’s sports betting bill.
Explaining Motion 312
Conservative MP Bryan Hayes explains his support for Motion 312.
Joe Comartin does not mess around
The new deputy speaker takes the chair and promptly rules praise for his promotion to be out of order.
Jack Layton tribute in Toronto
The square in front of Toronto’s city hall was packed for Dear Jack, a tribute to the late NDP leader
The mysterious hum of Zug Island
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has dispatched Bob Dechert to deal with Windsor’s hum.
Caucus lines up
Seven more MPs have moved to Thomas Mulcair in the last hour, including Megan Leslie, Dennis Bevington, Bruce Hyer and Brian Masse.
The endorsements
Peggy Nash wins the support of Laurin Liu and Elaine Michaud. And Brian Masse has endorsed Nathan Cullen. Glenn Thibeault endorsed Thomas Mulcair yesterday. And, last week, Carol Hughes endorsed Niki Ashton.
Who ya got?
NDP MPs Robert Aubin, Francois Lapointe, Jamie Nicholls, Marie-Claude Morin, Alexandrine Latendresse, Pierre Nantel and Claude Patry pledge their support for Thomas Mulcair’s as-yet-undeclared NDP leadership bid.