January 2010
12 posts
The cost of prorogation: $130,407,733 →
Tory appointees 'unfit' for rights agency board,... →
Also, more here
Stephen Harper Feels Like Proroguing - What Do You... →
“I feel like proroguing the Olympics because they’re going to pre-empt Coronation Street.”
How to undermine a democracy in just one year →
“Okanagan-Shuswap MP Colin Mayes doesn’t believe the suspension of Parliament is...”
– Vernon Morning Star - MP defends extended break
Why is this not surprising.
Canada without Parliament: Halted in mid-debate. →
Stephen Harper is counting on Canadians’ complacency as he rewrites the rules of his country’s politics to weaken legislative scrutiny
“The Canadian government managed to temporarily wipe out 4,500 personal and small...”
– D’Oh: Embarrassed Canada Zaps Thousands Of Web Sites In Response To Yes Men Hoax
“God knows I love the idea of proroguing. Everyone in Canada has lain in bed and...”
– Rick Mercer - Proroguing is for children (and Stephen Harper), Globe and Mail
“Prorogation will not silence Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page, who plans...”
– Budget officer vows to report without Parliament - The Globe and Mail
“This shutting down of Parliament is not a rash or impetuous act. It is part of a...”
– Text of Michael Ignatieff opinion piece
“Given all that, it really is difficult to see how the prime minister can blame...”
– Orders of the Day (01/05/09) - Memories of Order Papers Past - Inside Politics