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I am wondering whether there are any other Gleeks out there on CanadianContent.net? A “Gleek”, of course, is a fan of the hit comedy musical series, Glee. The show brings music to television in a fantastic, comedic, and sometimes ridiculously camp way. Tonight’s episode (which airs at 9 PM...

Today the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics issued a summons for the appearance of Mr. Dmitri Soudas, an aide to The Right Honourable Stephen Harper P.C., M.P. (Calgary Southwest), the Prime Minister, notwithstanding the objections of members for...

Is it possible that another parliamentary privilege showdown could be on the horizon? Her Majesty’s Government for Canada appears to have created a new policy dictating that no staff of the Government may appear before a parliamentary committee; the only members of Government to answer...

It would seem that one of the most exciting elements of politics — standing up to speak spontaneously on an issue with unscripted statements, questions and debate — has all-but-died in the world of Canadian politics. Whenever a member raises to speak — whether for a full speech on a piece of...

Today Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D., the Governor General of Canada, summoned The Honourable Senator David Braley (Ontario) to the Honourable the Senate of Canada. The appointment comes on the advice of The Right Honourable Stephen Harper P.C...

I read an interesting blog on The Hill Times today, and thought that given the recent coalition agreement in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, that Canadians might be more palatable to the idea of a coalition in Canada after the next general election (since the idea of a...

I may have posted this here somewhere already (though it would have been years ago), as I have bandied about this idea in my own head for quite some time now. Before I get into the core of my question here, the issue that brought this up in my own mind was the sore lack of a proper space...

47%¹ of Canadians want Michaëlle Jean’s term as Governor General extended for another five years. That’s the substance of an article on The Globe and Mail yesterday, while noting that many Canadians have not spent an awful lot of time considering the matter—but based on what they have thought...

It seems that the attitude of secrecy that Her Majesty’s Government for Canada is perhaps worse than many Canadians thought—not only has the Government been preventing the release of lawfully-requested unredacted documents by the House of Commons, but it appears that Government staffers are...

The Queen’s Privy Council for Canada is a body of advisors to the Canadian sovereign, as set out by section 11 of the Constitution Act, 1867. The Queen’s Privy Council is composed of members appointed by the Governor General of Canada (and the Governor General may also remove members per the...

Today Her Majesty The Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on the advice of The Right Honourable David Cameron P.C., M.P. (Witney), the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, appointed The Right Honourable Nick Clegg P.C., M.P. (Sheffield Hallam) as the Deputy Prime...

Today, changes have been proposed to the daily trainwreck that has become question period in the House of Commons. Question period is a forty-five minute event, held at quarter-past-two every weekday that the House sits, where members of the House of Commons can address questions to the prime...

Two days ago, one of our honourable senators sparked a fury amongst women’s rights groups on the issue of our maternal health strategy. The Honourable Senator Nancy Ruth C.M. (Cluny) said to a crowd of women’s rights supporters that they should “shut the **** up” about the abortion aspect of...

This Monday, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D., the Governor General of Canada, is to undertake a visit to the northern regions of Ontario. The Governor General is going to be taking the time to celebrate a First Nations partnership that has helped to...

Today, in a landmark ruling, The Honourable Peter Milliken M.P. (Kingston and the Islands), the Speaker of the House of Commons, ruled that Her Majesty’s Government for Canada has breached the privileges of members of the House of Commons by refusing to comply with a House order to hand over...

I just learned that Mr. Sukh Dhaliwal M.P. (Newton—North Delta), my constituency’s member of the House of Commons, attended the Surrey Vaisakhi parade of a few days ago. Not only did event organisers effectively threaten violence against a Commons member and a member of the Legislative...

I was reading the Debates of the Honourable the Senate of Canada for Wednesday, and noticed that our honourable senators were discussing whether it is appropriate for Her Majesty’s Government for Canada to attempt to pass measures using omnibus bills. Our honourable senators are currently...

An interesting headline I stumbled upon at The Hill Times today (so much so that I actually purchase the week’s electronic edition to read the whole article). Basically, it’s an editorial that argues that given the unique circumstances of the last few years, it should in fact be Her Excellency...

On Friday morning, Her Majesty the Queen held an Investiture at Windsor Castle. Windsor Castle is a working palace, one of the principal residences of the Canadian monarch. The palace is both a personal residence for the Sovereign, and the site of many official engagements and ceremonies (such...

Thursday was quite obviously a busy day for Her Majesty The Queen. The presentation of one new high commissioner and one new ambassador took centre-stage, along with the appointment of Her Majesty’s newest Canadian representative, and to top it all off, a celebration of the longstanding...