Perhaps in keeping with Ottawa's recent nomination as among the "most intelligent places to live," I've stumbled across a few events, coming to a national capital near you, that look interesting. First, IPAC and MASSLBP are turning their minds to the future - 2017 to be exact. That year marks the 150th anniversary of Canada and they rightfully want us thinking now about how we'll celebrate. T... [More]

Our first set of MP exit interviews began this week, our first of what will be several dozen interviews with MPs who left public life between 2004 and 2008. Incidentially, the period of these departures also kicked off what general wisdom has us believe to be a prolonged period of minority government in Canada. After nearly five and a half years of this not-unprecedented situation, recent medi... [More]