Why the arguments against a bill that would have penalized parties for failing to run equal lists of male and female candidates don’t make sense
NDP MP Kennedy Stewart’s private member’s bill would penalize political parties who don’t run gender-balanced slates of candidates
Ottawa’s e-petition site offers Canadians a new way to control the agenda in the House
Just how committed would the NDP be to free-speaking bureaucrats?
The Reform Act picks up supporters
The Senate might never change, but here is what might
An NDP MP sets out some principles
The House considers e-petitions
Expenses, audits and petitions
Another government backbencher asserts his rights
NDP MP Kennedy Stewart has tabled a motion to study opening up the House to online petitions, including the possibility of a mechanism whereby those petitions could trigger debates.
On Tuesday afternoon, the NDP’s Kennedy Stewart rose during statements by members with the following.