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Hey, remember that $3 billion “slush fund” that almost triggered an election? Liveblogging Vic Toews at Govt Ops

Anyone else getting a creeping sense of deja vu from the description of today’s meeting? I swear I’ve liveblogged this before, although last time, it was John Baird assuring the opposition that there was no need to pester the government for details on Vote 35, or, more specifically, the $3 billion in short-order stimulicious spending goodness with which it would shower the land. I guess we’ll find out how that went, huh?  And aren’t you glad we’re past the era of empty bluster and don’t-push-me-on-this-I-swear-I’ll-turn-this-Parliament-around-and-go-home brinksmanship?

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Didn’t I warn you guys about calling it NAFTAGate? – Liveblogging Gov’t Ops

Short version: Pack your bags, nameless PMO and Foreign Affairs officials, you’re coming to Ottawa. Motion to study the Lynch report passes easily, with barely a peep of protest from the government.

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Punctuality counts: Liveblogging the leadup to the Lynch report debate at Government Operations

Short version: It’s important to be there on time when you have a motion on the agenda. If not, you condemn livebloggers to spend the entire two hours waiting for debate to begin.

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Daryl Kramp: Stealing Art Hanger’s bit?

Remember how the Government Operations committee was going to debate Mark Holland’s motion to conduct a full review of the Lynch report on the NAFTA/Obama/PMO/CTV leak?