Anyway, earlier today, the NDP proposed a compromise: a stand-alone bill that they claim would prevent Homolka from sneaking in her pardon request before fall, while still allowing parliament to give the legislation put forward by the government a proper airing at committee this fall. 

At one point, it sounded like the Liberals were willing to support that, which would put the government in an awkward position, since it would require unanimous consent to forage ahead down that road, rather than stubbornly sticking to their current all --  all of C-23, that is -- or nothing stance. That's not exactly what the Liberal leader said during his post-caucus scrum, however, so we'll just have to see what happens this afternoon, presumably after a frantic round of negotiations between now and Question Period. 

Really, parliamentarians: I know you're all -- heck, we're all -- desperate to get out of here tomorrow, but that doesn't mean you should just toss aside any notion of actually doing your job, even if it means sitting until next week, when the House is officially scheduled to adjourn for the summer break.