There was a lot of procedural wrangling today, but the end results is that it appears the government will fall this Friday, sometime after 1:30 pm Eastern, on the following Liberal motion: That the House agrees with the finding of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs that the Government is in contempt of […]

Hat Tip – Enough Harper

In 2008, we didn’t see the Tory platform until the dying days of the campaign. This time, we got it before the writ even dropped. With all three opposition parties ready to vote down the government, we’re now almost certain to be in a campaign by the weekend. Which means today’s budget becomes the de […]

The Liberals, Bloc, and NDP all say they’ll vote against the budget. Whether they fall on the Liberal opposition day Friday, the Bloc sub-ammendment Thursday, or by Harper going to the GG before then, the 40th Parliament is about to end.

The week ahead promises to be an interesting one, even if the end result looks more and more certain by the day. The Liberal opposition day and the supply vote on spending estimates have been shifted from Monday to Friday, allowing Flaherty to table his budget Tuesday. While the budget itself will never pass, it […]

The above comes from the always classy CPC war room, in response to this online video: In a dispute of this sorts, perhaps we can see what the “Harper government” has to say about whether George was a true immigrant or not: George Ignatieff: PeacemongerGeorge Ignatieff (1913–1989), one of Canada’s most celebrated diplomats and a […]

Maverick MLA Raj Sherman has found a new home with the Alberta Liberals. Sort of. He will sit as an independent Liberal for now, and run under the party’s banner in the next election. And, oh yeah, he also announced his candidacy in the ALP leadership race. For Sherman, it’s a logical fit. He’s been […]

Former Harper advisor had deal with escort for First Nations water contracts: document The problem, of course, is that if we’re talking about escorts, no one’s talking about Harper or influence peddling…or any of the dozen other scandals engulfing this government at the moment.

Ho hum.