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Q and A: MP Adam Vaughan on what Toronto city council taught him
Four new MPs — two Conservatives, two Liberals — took their seats in the House of Commons for the first time this week, the result of byelection victories June 30. The Citizen’s Jason Fekete spoke with...
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Letter: Third, moral option in battling ISIL
Re: No safe moral ground in Islamic State battle, Oct. 8. Columnist Andrew Coyne says that there are only two options in dealing with ISIL: either the Conservatives’ bombing raids with a measly $10...
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Pair of byelections will test Tory support prior to general vote
The federal Conservatives will be looking to maintain two seats when voters go to the polls for a pair of byelections next month, including the seat formerly held by the late Jim Flaherty. Flaherty’s...
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Federal parties have long way to go in selecting candidates
One year out from a scheduled October 2015 federal election, none of the main federal parties has nominated even half of its candidates, although the opposition says it is preparing for the possibility...
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Out of caucus: Two MPs have served years on Hill
Two Liberal MPs were suspended from caucus Wednesday over allegations of personal misconduct, which both deny. They are: Scott Andrews Andrews has been his party’s ethics critic and a bulldog in...
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Preparing for battle: political parties stockpiling millions for election
Federal political parties are stockpiling their war chests for a multi-million-dollar advertising blitz – part of what political observers say will be the longest federal election campaign in Canadian...
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Tories face test in two federal byelections Monday
Voters will go to the polls Monday for federal byelections in a Toronto-area riding and another in northwest Alberta that have been Conservative strongholds, but are being aggressively targeted by the...
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Conservatives capture both federal byelections
The Conservatives won both federal byelections Monday — including an important Toronto-area riding that was a test of the Harper government’s popularity in a potential preview of what’s to come in next...
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Family values: How life as an MP in Ottawa often damages life at home
Liberal MP Frank Valeriote clearly remembers the day, one year ago, when his family life was upended by his political life. Valeriote was back in his Guelph, Ont. riding after another long stretch in...
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Liberal party looking to warm up to donors with free mittens
Federal political parties are looking to give a little to get a little these days as they try to stockpile their war chests in advance of next year’s federal election. The Conservatives, NDP and...
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The Gargoyle: Liberal MP Rodger Cuzner delivers annual rhyming holiday...
Liberal MP Rodger Cuzner, famous for his rhyming member’s statements before question period, delivered Wednesday what is becoming an annual holiday greeting. He used the opportunity to once again take...
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Conservative MPs have best voting records in Commons, Independent and Bloc...
Conservative members of Parliament topped the list of those with the best attendance for votes in the House of Commons in 2014, while some Independent and former Bloc Québécois MPs were absent the...
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Parties mum on punishing MPs who don't show up in the Commons
Members of Parliament face limited penalties for missing votes or being absent from the House of Commons, and political parties are silent about when they mete out punishment – if at all. An Ottawa...
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Back to Parliament: Federal parties face some prickly issues
From anti-terror legislation to a delayed federal budget, a number of prickly issues face the main federal parties as they return to Ottawa on Monday for the final parliamentary sitting before...
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Liberals agree RCMP can handle Hill security
The federal Liberals say they’ll support the Conservative government’s plan to put the RCMP in charge of Parliament Hill security, but the NDP says the plan is “irresponsible” and wants to keep...
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Jim Flaherty's criticism of income-splitting haunts the Conservatives a year...
A year after then-finance minister Jim Flaherty questioned the wisdom of his government’s income-splitting plan, his comments still haunt the Conservatives – and have turned into an election issue over...
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Joe Oliver's office broke rules by paying for speeches by former Harper aide:...
Finance Minister Joe Oliver came under fire Wednesday over revelations his office broke federal rules in 2013 when it paid $9,209 for two speeches written by Guy Giorno — Prime Minister Stephen...
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Ridings to watch in the 2015 federal election, according to Stephen Harper's...
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s travels inside Canada over the last six months are indicative of which ridings and regions the Conservatives believe will be critical to winning the 2015 election. About...
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What they said about extending the military mission
Here’s what some of what the party leaders said Tuesday about the motion to expand and extend Canada’s military mission against Islamic State (ISIL): Prime Minister Stephen Harper: “Our objectives...
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Federal party presidents lay out hopes and expectations
The presidents of Canada’s main political parties laid out part of their election strategies Friday, and discussed how to overcome potential challenges. Conservative party president John Walsh, the...
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