http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/ en Copyright 2012 Tue, 29 May 2012 12:15:00 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification The headline may look like five-day old news, but it's taken that long to get confirmation of a number Finance Minister Jim Flaherty referred to earlier this week. Hit the jump for more. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2012/05/old-age-security-change-to-save-108-billion.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2012/05/old-age-security-change-to-save-108-billion.html budget 2012 media relations old age security Fri, 18 May 2012 16:42:55 -0500 http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2012/04/f-35-flashback-peter-mackay-on-power-politics.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2012/04/f-35-flashback-peter-mackay-on-power-politics.html F-35s fighter jets peter mackay Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:49:06 -0500 An Ottawa textile artist has created a new kind of trading card perfect for living in the capital: rookie MP cards. Hit the jump to see a sample. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2012/01/a-different-kind-of-rookie-card.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2012/01/a-different-kind-of-rookie-card.html firsts rookie MPs Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:28:45 -0500 While a lot of people will be busy this month working on new year's resolutions to get fit and healthy, people working on Parliament Hill have been locked out of their main fitness centre since last summer. Hit the jump to see why.]]> http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2012/01/parliaments-six-month-repair-job.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2012/01/parliaments-six-month-repair-job.html parliament hill renovation hell Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:00:54 -0500 Readers may recall Irwin Cotler bringing a question of privilege to the speaker over calls to his constituents implying he would be resigning. Hit the jump to see part of Tuesday's debate on the issue. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2011/11/on-irwin-cotlers-question-of-privilege.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2011/11/on-irwin-cotlers-question-of-privilege.html breach of privilege commons parlance Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:38:17 -0500
]]> http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2011/11/the-case-of-the-missing-manitoba-agriculture-minister.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2011/11/the-case-of-the-missing-manitoba-agriculture-minister.html adventures in press conferences Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:30:50 -0500 Former Jason Kenney staffer Alykhan Velshi is returning to Parliament Hill - this time as director of planning for the Prime Minister's Office, CBC News has learned. Hit the jump for more. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2011/11/the-return-of-alykhan-velshi.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2011/11/the-return-of-alykhan-velshi.html PMOWatch Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:12:05 -0500 http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2011/11/ndp-take-keystone-case-to-washington.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2011/11/ndp-take-keystone-case-to-washington.html keystone washington DC Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:07:15 -0500 The NDP are using next week's opposition day to bring back the debate over asbestos. Hit the jump to read their motion. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2011/10/the-return-of-the-asbestos-debate.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2011/10/the-return-of-the-asbestos-debate.html NDP order paper watch Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:15:07 -0500 It seems Conservative MP Bob Dechert, parliamentary secretary to the minister of foreign affairs, and Liberal MP Jim Karygiannis got into a bit of a spat over the microphone at an event with Coptic Christians earlier this month. Hit the jump to see what happened. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2011/10/two-mpsone-microphone.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2011/10/two-mpsone-microphone.html makingParliamentwork MPs Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:20:57 -0500 Sometimes things get a little rowdy in the House of Commons, especially between long-time political rivals. Like they did on Friday during question period. Hit the jump to read an exchange between Liberal MP Scott Brison and Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird that had the Speaker on his feet yelling "Order!" http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2011/09/brison-goes-pg-13.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2011/09/brison-goes-pg-13.html spending Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:43:19 -0500 Conservative MP Brad Trost is talking about his opposition to his government's decision to fund sex education and contraception projects by the International Planned Parenthood Federation. Find out why after the jump. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2011/09/the-proper-thing-to-do.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2011/09/the-proper-thing-to-do.html abortion brad trost planned parenthood Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:42:55 -0500 Hit the jump for the text of the government's motion to extend the mission in Libya by another three months. Bonus update - the NDP's amendment. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2011/09/text-of-the-libya-motion.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2011/09/text-of-the-libya-motion.html Libya Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:24:26 -0500
Mobile-friendly auto-updating text feed available here or hit the jump for the full CoveritLive experience.  ]]> http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2011/09/liveblog-the-ndp-caucus-in-quebec-city.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2011/09/liveblog-the-ndp-caucus-in-quebec-city.html laura payton ndp caucus new democratic party Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0500 ]]> http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2011/09/ndp-draft-strategy-for-2011-12.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2011/09/ndp-draft-strategy-for-2011-12.html NDP strategy Tue, 13 Sep 2011 22:02:08 -0500