David Emerson
Is history repeating itself in the softwood lumber dispute?
Or does Trump mean Lumber V won’t be like I, II, III and IV? A look at the ‘mutating bacteria’ of a high-stakes trade dispute.
Checking in on Brent Rathgeber
The independent MP keeps blogging
Stephen Harper on floor-crossing, circa 2006
‘Members of Parliament should have that freedom’
Brent Rathgeber quits the Conservative caucus
The free-speaking MP leaves after bill amended
Opposition-measuring contest
A few notes on your new official opposition.
Love the one you’re with
Why the Larry O’Brien trial might have politicians thinking twice about switching sides
Stephen Harper’s Top 5
La Presse discovers that the current order of succession should the Prime Minister be unable to fulfill his duties is as follows: Lawrence Cannon, Jim Prentice, Chuck Strahl, Peter MacKay, Stockwell Day.
World o’ floor-crossers: Collect them all!
How about it, Canadians? Who did a right and noble thing? Who betrayed everything they stand for just to be on the winning side? Bonus points for consistency!
Canada < Africa
Jim Travers lays the smack down on Canadian democracy.
Leadership, somewhere up there
Also from David Emerson’s interview.
Canada, way back
David Emerson looks back fondly.
HILARIOUSLY UPDATED: Your Monday Af-Pak briefing: No quiet on the Durand front
A roundup of a busy weekend on the Afghanistan/Pakistan file