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...

Chances of reconciliation between the NDP and Thunder Bay Superior North MP Bruce Hyer look remote. NDP leader Tom Mulcair was asked abou...

Political parties over the years have promised more freedom for MPs, more free votes etc., but little comes of it. All too often deviance from the party line by an MP becomes a media story and it plays as an embarrassment of the respective leader. It is no wonder then that party leaders react so strongly when this happens.

NDP turned Indpedendent MP Bruce Hyer is out to destroy the stranglehold that Canada’s political party leaders have on their MPs. Speaking to The...

When I recently left the NDP, the media (and many partisans) wondered aloud why anyone would give up the protection and support offered by a strong political tribe, along with the perks that go with it. I caused a firestorm in Ottawa, in my riding of Thunder Bay-Superior North, and across Canada. Why did I do this?

OTTAWA - Just a week after he quit the federal NDP caucus, it sounds like Ontario MP Bruce Hyer might want back in.Hyer announced last Monday that he ...

OTTAWA - Two NDP MPs who voted to kill the federal gun registry were aware they would be punished for their actions, a party spokesman says.Jack Harri...