Parliament

EDITORIAL – How a standing O in Parliament has humiliated our country

September 27, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE ROAD TO HELL is paved with good intentions. Nobody knows it better right now than Anthony Rota. As House Speaker he presided over the [Continue]

McLEOD – It took a long time to add 19 words to the Oath of Citizenship

November 3, 2020 // 2 Comments

Excerpt from remarks in Parliament by Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod on Nov. 2, 2020 during debate on amendments to the Citizenship Act. IT IS INTERESTING to see [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Heckle-free virtual session of House disconcerting but welcome

April 29, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TUESDAY’S VIRTUAL SESSION of Parliament was a fascinating exercise. Technically, it was a meeting of the “Special Committee on the [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – M-103: If Canadians, not MPs, voted in the House, the motion condemning Islamophobia would be defeated

March 23, 2017 // 7 Comments

AS PARLIAMENT prepares to vote on the anti-Islamophobia motion that has been part of the national discourse for months, a new public opinion poll released today (March 23, [Continue]