NEWS
LeBreton says allegations 'patently false' and 'offensive'But Grit Sen. Moore wonders why Minister Verner could visit Kandahar and the Senate Defence Committee could not By Simon Doyle PM Harper trying to avoid 'dome disease' with media: ConservativePM Stephen Harper hasn't had a full-fledged press conference in Ottawa since last spring and reporters are baffled by his strategy. By Simon Doyle
Heard on the Hill If Peter MacKay and Belinda Stronach were dogs, what kind of dogs would they be, asks HOHBy Kady O'Malley
Legislative Process Grit Senators boost party's prospects, and improve government accountability in C-2 amendments, says Democracy WatchBy Bea Vongdouangchanh Conservatives trying to control Parliamentary associations: GritsBut Conservatives say MPs were encouraged in 'team-building' exercise to join associations of interest By Bea Vongdouangchanh
Politics Page This week in politics Kennedy leads among B.C. Grit riding presidents: HT surveyAnd Dion is ahead of pack in support among unsuccessful federal B.C. Liberal candidates in the last election By Abbas Rana
Hill Climbers Two more senior ministerial communications aides leave their jobs on Parliament HillBy Abbas Rana
Civil Circles Experts say DMs being shuffled too oftenDavid Zussman says the high turnover of DMs in the federal public service has become a serious issue and suggests fixed terms for DMs. By Bea Vongdouangchanh
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OPINIONS
Op-ed Rae and Ignatieff both bright lights: former NDP MP WaddellBy Ian Waddell
Op-ed A daring idea: Kudos to Ambrose's Clean Air Act, says MortonSignificance of act might be getting overlooked, but the federal government could also be going further By Ian Morton
Editorial House of Commons decorum: II Letters
FEATURES
Book Reviews Noteworthy and Notable Recent Book Releases
Feature MP Kenney: a key, trusted liaison straight to Harper and the PMOJason Kenney, 'the fang-bearing Chihuahua that bites back,' is increasingly seen front-and-centre in Question Period, and he's becoming one the PM's most trusted MPs. By Simon Doyle
Book Reviews What's the biggest mistake to make before a Parliamentary committee? Not delivering an effective, crisp messageBy Jenefer Curtis
The Spin Doctors "Bloc Leader Gilles Duceppe said that his party will defeat the Harper government if it did not address the fiscal imbalance in the next budget and any amount short of $3.9-billion for Quebec will be deemed as inadequate. Do you think the Prime Minister will be able to deliver the $3.9-billion for Quebec?"By Abbas Rana
Parliamentary Calendar U.S. Ambassador Wilkins to host a breakfast this weekPrime Minister Harper to travel to Finland and Latvia for NATO Summit on Nov. 28
Q & A 'I represent New Liberalism': Grit candidate KennedyLiberal leadership candidate Gerard Kennedy says it will take two elections for federal Grits to make big inroads in Quebec again By Abbas Rana
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COLUMNS
How about the dogs? Will anyone represent them in Parliament?By Angelo Persichilli In The Infamous Dog Episode‚Ѣ, MacKay could have made short work of farcical drama by apologizing...By Tim Powers and Warren Kinsella Conservatives to road-test an alternative route to a second electoral victoryIf the federal Conservatives can't win an urban southern Ontario riding like London North Centre next month, they're unlikely to stay in power By Chantal Hébert Beware: Ottawa doesn't need an Information War Measures Act commando mentality or another O'Neill-type raidBy Ken Rubin Turner's tortured relationship with mediaWitness the spectacle of media combustion, where too-talkative MPs are drawn to hot TV lights and burned to a crisp. By Tom Korski
Lists & Surveys
List LIBERAL LEADERSHIP 2006-07: An update on Liberal leadership candidates and some of their supporters:
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