Speaker of the House

[Topaz]

Finally the Speaker has started to clean house so to speak by cutting off anyone that starts personal attacks in the opening statements before question period. Question period has been bad enough to listen to the personal attacks now the Tories, who are doing most of the attacks against the Lib leader are angry with the Speaker.

http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Canada/200...12/8728796.html

[Visionseeker]

Finally the Speaker has started to clean house so to speak by cutting off anyone that starts personal attacks in the opening statements before question period. Question period has been bad enough to listen to the personal attacks now the Tories, who are doing most of the attacks against the Lib leader are angry with the Speaker.

http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Canada/200...12/8728796.html

My wife recently accompanied my niece's class on a visit to the House. On the bus ride back, my niece asked her who the "bad men were on that side of the House". Before my wife could come-up with an answer, another parent on the trip flippantly stated "those were the conservatives."

When my wife told me about it, all I could think was that's one bang-up outreach program they got going.

Edited March 13, 2009 by Visionseeker

[eyeball]

Speaker muzzles Tory attack dogs in House of Commons

Speaking of which, I think parliamentarians should be fitted with those collars that deliver a corrective shock. These should be wired to switches that spectators hold and when enough of them get pissed off at the loudmouth who's beakin' off they would get zapped.

I'd like to make interactive government as interesting and fun as possible.

[bjre]

Quarrel is the only thing all these parties really good at. And also need to be funded by tax dollars.