Interesting theory about the Liberals and Power Corp.

Ed Broadbent agrees to sit out the budget vote to balance the loss of MP Darrell Stinson. We need more people like Broadbent in federal politics.

Does this committee vote mean something, or is it just a protest?

McKenna hard at work on water issues with the USA.

"In other words, the only reason why this House continues is to squeeze the last possible ounce of tactical advantage out of it and set the best possible terms for whichever party finally brings it down."

Paul Martin just announced that he plans to have a vote on the budget on 19 May 2005, which will be a matter of confidence. He promised to request the dissolution of parliament if the government loses the vote.

Sometimes CBC.ca's "indepth" links are worth reading. Who knew that Darrell Stinson called on another MP in the House of Commons?

Paul Wells on the most recent $5 billion dollar deal made by Martin:

It's Quebec that has just come through a year of hellish student strikes over access to PSE. It's British Columbia that needs to build 25,000 new spaces. It's Alberta, swimming in cash, that is aggressively driving down tuition rates (in eerie support of Bob Rae's statement that generalized tuition reductions are "a right-wing policy"). It's Nova Scotia that lays on more universities per capita, at higher tuition rates that nonetheless manage to educate a higher proportion of the university-age population, than any other province. And they weren't invited to today's chat.

Kids these days. A sign of improved Cuba-US relations? Somehow I don't think it's "just about the music" (although it might be for Chris Cornell).