The Liberals poised to put up a strong fight, New Democrat Craig Scott doesn’t expect the battle for Jack Layton’s old riding to be easy. The NDP nominee in the March 12 Toronto-Danforth byelection not only is attempting to take over the riding of a part

The chattering classes - if that term even applies in places like Calgary - have been abuzz, perhaps even a-Twitter, in recent days with "what Nancy said" after she received an award as Alberta's Business Person of the Year. Nancy is, of course, Nancy So

Lise St-Denis is the 18th MP to cross the floor since veteran New Democrat Peter Stoffer first crafted his bill in 1999 to stop the practice – one he believes sours Canadians on democracy. Elected in May under the NDP banner in Jean Chétrien’s former rid

Canada's defence minister tied the knot Wednesday way south of the border, according to his website. Peter MacKay married Nazanin Afshin-Jam in a private ceremony reported to have taken place in Mexico. Afshin-Jam is Iranian-born and a former Miss Canada

There are fewer swinging bachelors in Ottawa these days as two of the country's more high-profile cabinet ministers have tied the knot with their girlfriends in separate, low-key ceremonies. Defence Minister Peter MacKay quietly married his girlfriend N

OTTAWA - There are fewer swinging bachelors in Ottawa these days as two of the country's more high-profile cabinet ministers have tied the knot with their girlfriends in separate, low-key ceremonies. Defence Minister Peter MacKay quietly married his gir

OTTAWA - There are fewer swinging bachelors in Ottawa these days as two of the country's more high-profile cabinet ministers have tied the knot with their girlfriends in separate, low-key ceremonies. Defence Minister Peter MacKay quietly married his girl

Conservative MP Peter MacKay arrives with Nazanin Afshin-Jam as he waves to the media as he arrives at Rideau Hall in Ottawa May 18, 2011. (ANDRE FORGET/QMI AGENCY) Parliament Hill's most eligible bachelor has tied the knot with a brilliant Persian beaut

OTTAWA — One of Ottawa’s most eligible bachelors is now officially off-the-market. Defence Minister Peter MacKay quietly married his girlfriend Nazanin Afshin-Jam at a private ceremony in Mexico on Wednesday. He released a statement on his constituency w

Nazanin Afshin-Jam and Defence Minister Peter MacKay are seen in this Nov. 15, 2011, photo. OTTAWA - One of Ottawa's most eligible bachelors is now officially off-the-market. Defence Minister Peter MacKay quietly married his girlfriend Nazanin Afshin-Jam

OTTAWA - There are fewer swinging bachelors in Ottawa these days as two of the country's more high-profile cabinet ministers have tied the knot with their girlfriends in separate, low-key ceremonies. Defence Minister Peter MacKay quietly married his girl

Peter MacKay arrives with Nazanin Afshin-Jam for a cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 18, 2011. MacKay has married long-time girlfriend Afshin-Jam at a private ceremony in Mexico Wednesday. MacKay released a statement

OTTAWA - One of Ottawa's most eligible bachelors is now officially off-the-market. Defence Minister Peter MacKay quietly married his girlfriend Nazanin Afshin-Jam at a private ceremony in Mexico on Wednesday. He released a statement on his constituency w

The Harper government's most eligible bachelor is off the market. Defence Minister Peter MacKay has announced that he wed his girlfriend at a small ceremony on Wednesday. MacKay wed Nazanin Afshin-Jam in a private ceremony in Mexico attended by family a

When your profile is as high as Belinda Stronach’s, it’s easy to be conspicuous by your absence. Seemingly avoiding the limelight, the very private entrepreneur and social activist nonetheless continues to make public headlines. A year after resigning

In this morning's Globe and Mail, former MP Belinda Stronach made a case for term limits for MPs. You can see the whole argument/op-ed by clicking on the excerpt I've cut and pasted below: My proposal would be to limit the number of consecutive terms t