Is anyone else noticing that both in Canada and in the USA the speaker of the house was suddenly gone… in Canada, a resignation, in the USA a removal by vote…but both need a new speaker? In the USA it’s a civil war within the Republican party (a party seemingly intent on self-destruction) which caused…
Tag: Parliament
Upper Canada – 1st Parliament
We were in Niagara-on-the-Lake over the long weekend and I spied this concrete plaque on the side of the Parliament Oak School, so named for the event which took place here in 1793. So I thought it would be interesting to see what I could find out about parliament in 1793 for Upper Canada. It…
The Dust has settled
Stornoway The dust has settled, two party leaders have lost their seats, the Conservatives have a majority government and the entire country is entirely surprised that Jack Layton will move into Stornoway, the residence of the Leader of the Official Opposition. By the way as of this morning Wikipedia already has Jack Layton listed as…
Hybrid Thoughts 