Last month’s 2017 Federal Budget contains some good news for fans of housing rights. Despite this, the the new pan-Canadian National Housing Strategy (as yet […]
Author: David DesBaillets
2013 on Parliament Hill
It that time of year again, folks! That time of year when lazy scribes get busy putting together their top stories of the year for […]
Why the Canadian government and RCMP owe Ellen Richardson an apology
When you read about the egregious case of Ellen Richardson, a Canadian woman recently denied entry to the US for a vacation, it’s hard to […]
Chong’s Reform Act should be supported by all federal political parties
Most of you probably don’t remember Michael Chong from his last flirtation with the national media in 2006. He courageously stood up, on a matter […]
Last week’s by-elections reveal changing fortunes in federal politics
Monday’s by-election results in four ridings (or mini-election) were not particularly memorable. But, as a federal political wonk, I have no choice but to scrutinize […]
Harper’s “epic” Senate problems
Last week’s RCMP bombshell dump revealed a few things about the private e-mails of PMO staff and their counterparts in the Senate. For the dozen […]
Harper Tories counting on Ford Nation votes in next federal election
Never a dull moment in Toronto’s City Hall these days, is there? By now everyone knows that Rob Ford’s career is quite possibly the worst […]
The challenges of a Quebec NDP
Last week Justin Ling, host of he podcast Some Honourable Members (Canada’s version of the Young Turks) reported in the National Post that the Federal […]
Canada needs to bring the Prince of Pot home
Those who read my blog posts on the federal government will know that there is a certain theme that seems to re-occur in many of […]
Harper’s Senate problem: From the public and the courts
To say that Harper has a Senate problem is rather like saying that Walter White, from the hugely popular TV show Breaking Bad, has a […]