The Capital Chronicles

with Mia Rabson

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• Senate shenanigans

  Manitoba NDP MP Pat Martin is trying to embarrass the Conservatives into voting in favour of funding the Senate.

  View Full Post 06/22/2011 10:37 AM 0

• A whole new world

  Newly elected speaker Andrew Scheer proved he wasn’t all talk about improving decorum during the first “real” question period of the new Parliament.

  View Full Post 06/7/2011 3:33 PM 0

• A new majority order

  Prime Minister Stephen Harper did not choke on hashbrowns this morning. He was not rushed to a Toronto hospital.

  View Full Post 06/7/2011 10:19 AM 0

• Speak up

  Members of Parliament are electing their new speaker today. This will be the first new speaker in a decade after the retirement of Peter Milliken, who served from 2001 until just before this last election. He did not run again.

  View Full Post 06/2/2011 9:41 AM 0

• Attention seeking

  The Liberals likely got a real taste of what it's like to be the third party in Parliament today.

  View Full Post 06/1/2011 1:20 PM 0

• Harper's wild side

  Prime Minister Stephen Harper had the most to smile about this morning as he woke up as the head of a majority government.

  View Full Post 05/3/2011 11:45 AM 0

• OOPS of the night

  

  Everyone and their dog have reported all day that we cannot tweet, report, breathe or send by carrier pigeon the election results until the polls have closed in British Columbia.

  View Full Post 05/2/2011 8:10 PM 0

• If a leader fell in your forest, would you change your vote?

  The federal parties put a lot of time and energy into the leaders’ tours. Not to mention money.

  View Full Post 04/29/2011 2:48 PM 0

• Always expect the unexpected

  It's inevitable that a party suddenly surging in the polls is going to get a lot more attention. And some of the things parties can get away with when they're the fourth party in Parliament won't stand up to much scrutiny when they are making a play at least for Stornoway if not 24 Sussex itself.

  View Full Post 04/27/2011 12:22 PM 0

• What are you afraid of

  Apathy is Boring (www.apathyisboring.com) launched a new video today to encourage first-time voters to go to the polls. Spread the word.

  View Full Post 04/26/2011 2:18 PM 0

• Kicking it old school

  Are you bored of the federal election? Do the non-stop bickering, mudslinging and “I can scare voters more than you can” routines drive you batty? Want to have some fun with federal politics?

  View Full Post 04/19/2011 12:42 PM 0

• Putting his gun on the line

  Green party candidate Matthew Friesen in Portage-Lisgar has an interesting blog on his website.

  View Full Post 04/15/2011 2:59 PM 0

• Ritz not the only farmer

  On Monday, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture held a debate about agriculture in Ottawa with candidates from the Conservative, Liberal, NDP, Bloc Quebecois and Green Party.

  View Full Post 04/13/2011 4:54 PM 0

• If ever the need were more clear

  

  NDP Leader Jack Layton boldly proclaimed in the English language debates Tuesday that we need proportional representation.

  View Full Post 04/13/2011 1:51 PM 0

• Benefit of the doubt

  Manitoba Conservative Shelly Glover got some national attention yesterday after she said Manitoba Liberal Anita Neville has “passed her prime.” Glover made the comment to Winnipeg’s Global television when she was being asked about the fact the Conservatives still do not have a candidate in Winnipeg South Centre.

  View Full Post 03/29/2011 10:25 AM 0

• Game on

  When Michael Ignatieff took over as leader of the Liberal Party in 2008 he looked straight into the camera and sent Harper a warning that he wasn't going to do to Ignatieff what Harper and the Conservatives did to Stephane Dion with their attack ads.

  View Full Post 03/18/2011 4:42 PM 0

• Libraries and cotton candy

  There was movement last week on several bills with Manitoba roots.

  View Full Post 03/14/2011 11:40 AM 0

• Eroding democracy one bad decision at a time

  Immigration Minister Jason Kenney got into hot water last week for blending partisanship and government.

  View Full Post 03/11/2011 3:29 PM 0

• Unbecoming exchange

  If you want a bit of a taste of how high the rhetoric and emotions are running in Ottawa right now you must only witness the segment of CBC’s Power and Politics show Tuesday night between two Manitoba MPs. Conservative Candice Hoeppner and NDP Pat Martin. Liberal Ralph Goodale was there too but could hardly get a word in as the two ‘Tobans duked it out.

  View Full Post 03/9/2011 3:34 PM 0

• Losing a great one

  The Parliamentary Press Gallery lost a great soul this morning.

  View Full Post 03/3/2011 2:38 PM 0