parliamentary dysfunction

Ottawa hasn’t functioned effectively since May, and isn’t likely to start working soon

Must-reads: Don Martin and Lawrence Martin on Election Fever!; L. Ian MacDonald on Obama’s speech.

… are fortunate enough to be able to relive it, in almost realtime, via the ITQ archives:

Liveblogging the Procedure and House Affairs Committee: Filibuster ahoy! (February 5, 2008)

Liveblogging PROC: We’ll stop blogging when he stops talking – the return of the killer filibuster (February 7, 2008)

Liveblogging PROC: Bustafila! Round Three Macleans.ca Blog Central (February 12, 2008)

Liveblogging PROC: His point – and he *does* have one … (February 14, 2008)

Liveblogging PROC: Is this the end of a very Goodyear? (March 4, 2008)

Liveblogging PROC – We’ll leave a candle in the window, Gary (March 6, 2008)