Oh c’mon, it’ll be fun! They can get awfully feisty over there in the Red Chamber, after all.
1:55:54 PM
Well, I’m in — in the Senate chamber that is; I decided to head over a few minutes early, just in case there was any confusion on the part of the security guards on the admissibility of a dual-berry-wielding member of the press. Much to ITQ’s surprise, there wasn’t — the gatekeeper on duty just wanted to make sure that both were on vibrate, and was assured that was the case – and I’m now ensconced in the gallery, which is considerably closer to the action than its counterpart in the Commons.
Anyway, as I type this, Senator Serge Joyal has just wrapped up an impassioned diatribe against the sale of silverware from Rideau Hall. Which is all well and good, but we’ve come to that moment that we’ve all been waiting for — Question Period!
2:03:54 PM
The plight of the lobster fishery? Really? That’s going to be the lead question for the very first Senate QP to be liveblogged ever?
Okay, Senator Callbeck — dazzle me.