Samara
MPs spend too much time on constituents’ problems—and they like it just fine
The Ottawa grind makes MPs feel ‘hemmed in and scripted.’ They much prefer all the paperwork of constituency casework, says a new report
Parliament: Does it get any worse than it just got?
Parliamentary democracy may have reached its lowest ebb yet. But reform could be on its way. Really. Finally.
The tragedy of the House of Commons
A new book explores the lives and frustrations of our MPs
So you want to be a party’s candidate
What to make of the Dimitri Soudas controversy and a rough nomination season?
Harry Neufeld on the Fair Elections Act
The author of the Neufeld report testifies on the Hill
What does the Wright-Duffy affair tell us about Parliament?
When the PMO edited a Senate committee report
The politics of politics
Sixty percent of us aren’t talking about it
Young Canadians aren’t formally participating in democracy
New report shows how we ‘get political’ between elections
The West Block
Tom Clark, Alison Loat and I talk about Samara’s latest report and the state of Parliament.
A report card for MPs
Samara finds that 55% of Canadians are satisfied with the state of our democracy, 20 points lower than a similar survey in 2004.
Questioning the press gallery
Samara’s latest report looks at political news coverage and how it compares to some frequent complaints.
Making sausages
Andrew Potter questions our stated distaste for politics.