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John Baird’s guide to polite conversation

The Commons: ‘So much for the Leader of the Opposition raising the tone of political debate in this place’

Happy Canada Day

Aaron Wherry on who said what on July 1

Out of order

This afternoon, like it had with Rob Merrifield last Wednesday and John Weston last Friday, the government sent John Williamson, the duly elected and relatively well compensated representative of the people of New Brunswick Southwest, to ask the Public Safety Minister about the views and actions of two NDP MPs in regards to the long-gun registry. Alas, before Vic Toews could read his part of the script, the Speaker stood to rule this out of order.

Mitchel Raphael on who Don Newman will miss

And Rona Ambrose’s man-hating dog