All eyes this week will be on at least two Conservative backbench MPs who say they are prepared to challenge their own ministers in the Commons, follo...

OTTAWA - A Liberal motion aimed at enhancing freedom of speech in the House of Commons was defeated Thursday.The motion failed by a vote of 150 to 96....

OTTAWA - Despite having been suddenly given the green light to stand up and speak without political sanction in the House of Commons, MPs weren't exac...

OTTAWA - The Speaker of the House of Commons has cleared the way for a bit of free-for-all politicking prior to the daily question period.Andrew Schee...

House of Commons Speaker Andrew Scheer will rule Tuesday afternoon on the Conservative Mark Warawa's complaint that parties are going too far in muzzl...

OTTAWA - It's not easy being Andrew Scheer these days.The 33-year-old Speaker of the House of Commons is now getting pressure from all corners as he c...

OTTAWA - The silence of opposition parties as Conservative backbenchers plead for greater freedom to speak their minds during a period reserved for MP...

Conservative MP Mark Warawa says he'll announce tomorrow whether he will appeal to the House over a decision that killed his anti-abortion motion, as ...

OTTAWA - A two-week parliamentary break seems to have done nothing to quell a rebellion by Conservative backbenchers against what they describe as sti...

In recent months, for a variety of reasons, the atmosphere in the Chamber has been difficult. Lately, it appears that all sides have, at different times, strayed quite far from the flexibility, accommodation and balance that ideally ought to exist in this place. Our electors expect all Members to make greater efforts to curb disorder and unruly behaviour.

MPs will avoid a second marathon voting session on whether to implement policies contained in the budget after the House Speaker limited the votes to ...

OTTAWA - Opposition parties, and even some Tories, are urging the Speaker to stem the tide of partisan vitriol in the House of Commons before it becom...

OTTAWA - A Federal Court bid to stop auditor general Michael Ferguson from releasing correspondence between his office and a House of Commons committe...

Canada’s Speaker of the House of Commons was in London to study British parliamentary procedure but narrowly missed receiving a lesson in MP bar bra...

The industry group that represents market research firms says it has received three formal complaints in two days about calls falsely tell...

House of Commons Speaker Andrew Scheer was a client of the firm linked to calls in Irwin Cotler's riding that falsely claimed he was abou...

The Speaker of the House of Commons ruled Tuesday that the Conservatives' misleading phone calls in Mount Royal were "reprehensible" but Liberal MP Ir...

Liberal MP Justin Trudeau speaks with newly elected Conservative MP Ryan Leef. Leef beat Trudeau's colleague Larry Bagnell in the Yukon riding in May....