Don Boudria
Why don’t MPs vote electronically?
The arguments for and against one small change
Why bother with a House of Commons?
Aaron Wherry on parliamentary democracy and Peter van Loan’s proposal
The Boudria precedent
The NDP notes that on May 23, 2002, the leader of the opposition stood in the House and asked for a government minister’s resignation.
No time for debate
While the Liberals complain that the budget implementation act received just four days of House debate at second reading—15 seconds per page, the Liberals figure—two former government House leaders defend the practice of “time allocation.”
Liberals take back bar!
A Liberal group called “The League of Former Hill Staffers” recently organized a “take back D’arcy McGee’s night.” Darcy’s is the Ottawa pub that was once packed with politicos on Wednesday nights. When the Conservatives first took power, the crowd was mixed for a while. Then the Liberals bailed and the Conservative presence fizzled. The “Take Back” was packed. (Left to right) Cape Breton MP Mark Eyking, Montreal MP Justin Trudeau and Liberal Party Whip Rodger Cuzner.