Posted on 13/05/05
The corrosion in the Commons
The House of Commons has long been a fractious place. In Question Period, the non-answers to questions are drowned out by applause or catcalls, and the Speaker has the thankless job of kindergarten monitor. But it is hard to remember a lower point than now. The Conservatives and the Bloc Québécois are desperate to force an election, the Liberals have used every procedure available to keep governing, and the hostility is corrosive. It's a measure of the debacle that NDP Leader Jack Layton is looking positively statesmanlike in comparison.
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