Regardless of what you may think about the US invasion and on-going occupation of Iraq the idea that any Canadian police force would take action at the request of the military arm of a foreign power is something that should concern you.

Two controversial measures in the federal Anti-Terrorism Act will disappear from the law books after a vote last night in the House of Commons that marked the first major political test for Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion.

It really seems that with so many topics these days, there is no room for an intelligent discussion of facts. Instead, positions are carefully crafted in sound bites, media coaches are hired and spin abounds just in time for the media to arrive with cameras and microphones to suck it all up and broadcast it to the world. The Jesus Family Tomb “controversy” is but the latest example.

I really have to wonder if it is the government’s job to fight Canadian obesity, and if it is, is spending $15,000,000,000.00 on recreation facilities the way to do it?

It seems that the CPoC has contracted out some sort of electoral reform project, the Minister responsible is Mr. Peter Van Loan (MP York-Simcoe), his email address is VanLoan.P@parl.gc.ca. I’ve already written his office asking about the process and the schedule, I’ll post his reply when it is received, but sending the man an email of your own to show that your interested in commenting on the mess wouldn’t hurt.

It’s no secret that I am opposed to the extension of the knee-jerk legislation the government put in place after the September 11, 2001, attacks in the United States, according to one of the guests on On the Line that makes me part of the “pro-terrorist lobby”.

Our hearts go out today to Britney Spears. Now perhaps you understand why your mom told ALWAYS to wear underwear: the answer is, of course, that if you don’t, you will pick up awful diseases from taxi seats and go insane.

I have finally received responses from both the Office of the Speaker of the House and the office of John Baird (my MP) about my email to them regarding Parliamentary procedure and the conduct of Ministers during question period - both were essentially the same, send us your mailing address and we’ll answer your questions…..

Just when you think that the conduct of members in the House couldn’t get any lower our Prime Minister manages to lower the bar yet again.

Is it possible to make a video when you’re bent over that far?

Riverbend doesn’t blog much any more, but when she does you’re not gonna see quiet diplomacy.

In Italy the Prime Minister resigns when he loses a major foreign policy vote, in America there is no such admission of failure to achieve support for major foreign policy decisions.

One of the common themes that the Bush administration followed after Iraq went wrong was that the violence was to be expected, Iraq was a magnet, dragging the terrorists away from other worldwide pursuits - according to the numbers compiled by Mother Jones that isn’t the case.

Our “new government”^TM is certainly getting knocked about these days, ya just gotta wonder if any of them are reconsidering their move to the government side of the House.

6:35PM EST: The “Act To Implement The Kelowna Accord” just passed second reading in the House by a nice margin.