Once more to our periodic series on the House of Commons.
Tag Archives: The House
The House: On time allocation
We return to our periodic series to consider recent efforts to limit the House’s ability to do one of the things for which it fundamentally exists.
The House: On weakness
A footnote on the meaning of Brad Trost.
The House: The meaning of Brad Trost
Does he really think he only represents his constituency association and the Conservatives in his riding?
The House: Disturbances in the House
Another in our episodic consideration of the House of Commons.
The House: On civility
Parliament returns this week, and ministers have promised a more civil House
The House: Considering reform
Last month, Mark Jarvis wrote here about potential parliamentary reforms as part of our series on the House. Shortly thereafter he asked if I had any thoughts on what he’d written and eventually I got around to writing something down. In the interests of continuing the discussion, here is the email I sent to him last week.
The House: The meaning of Ruth Ellen Brosseau
What precisely is the problem here?
Setting the agenda
Before tonight’s debates, here is last night’s discussion on The Agenda. It’s a good thing they kept Ned Franks and I in separate cities, otherwise we would’ve come to blows around the two and a half minute mark here.
The House: Three-part reform
Rather than simply lament for how little attention is paid to the institution, I thought I’d ask some smart people if they had anything to say in response to my piece about the state of the House of Commons. Over the next little while, those responses will appear here. Next up, Mark D. Jarvis.