Savoie named Deputy Speaker
OTTAWA — New Democrat Denise Savoie will take on the Deputy Speaker rule during the 41st Parliament. Savoie came second in the race for the Speaker’s job that ultimately went to Conservative Andrew...
View ArticleTory Chong joins all-party “climate” caucus
Former Conservative Minister Michael Chong has teamed up with the other four parties in the House of Commons on a new “climate change” caucus. The initiative was championed by Liberal MP Kirsty Duncan,...
View ArticleRankin wins Victoria NDP nomination
With the resignation of long time Victoria NDP MP Denise Savoie earlier this year, the riding of Victoria became a hotly contested battleground. Not so much between the major parties, as the NDP look...
View ArticleTories keep two seats in byelections that offer up a real nailbiter
OTTAWA — The Conservatives held on to two seats late Monday in federal byelections — barely avoiding an embarrassing defeat in the Tory heartland of Calgary and easily retaining another seat in the...
View ArticleTories, NDP won seats – but trend favours Grits and Greens
The first lesson of the great byelection madness of 2012 (not!): Canadians don’t care much about democracy. Most of us can’t be bothered to expend the minimal effort required to find a polling station,...
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