Ottawa Notebook - Peter MacKay decries Koran-burning pastor’s ‘dangerous act of provocation’9/11 stunt by U.S. Christian minister endangers Canadian troops in Afghanistan, Defence Minister warns

Ottawa Notebook - Will Baird and McGuinty clash or co-operate?Plus a possible Elvis sighting at this year's NAC gala

Ottawa Notebook - Change in gun-registry tune puts NDP MP on firing lineGlenn Thibeault should listen to ‘his voters rather than his out of touch leader,’ Tories say as Liberals roll out multi-pronged attack on New Democrats

Ottawa Notebook - Liberals sick David McGuinty on John BairdIgnatieff picks Ottawa MP as new House Leader; Brison becomes finance critic and Leblanc takes over defence file

Ottawa Notebook - A 'family affair' to counter human traffickingPublic Safety Minister pays tribute to Tory MP Joy Smith in announcing Blue Blindfold campaign

Ottawa Notebook - 'Fox News North' furor puts Harper in Hollywood spotlightPlus the political calculus behind the push to bring the NHL back to Quebec City

Ottawa Notebook - Ottawa mulls new funding for family planning organizationMove would bring cash to International Planned Parenthood Federation, whose funding ran out at end of 2009

Ottawa Notebook - Kory Teneycke blasts back at Margaret AtwoodPlus who's likely to replace Harper's chief of staff

Ottawa Notebook - ‘Smart-alecky’ Liberals unload both barrels on gun registryBut NDP could survive latest firefight, strategist says

Ottawa Notebook - Harper uses Bloc stand on parks to hammer opposition 'coalition'At Ontario transit announcement, PM demands to know why Liberals and NDP would partner with party that sees everything as 'federalist plot'

Ottawa Notebook - Snap election would give Ignatieff tenuous grip on power, pollster saysEKOS predicts slim Liberal minority of 110 seats to 100 for Tories, with Bloc dominating in Quebec

Ottawa Notebook - Census 'raspberries' put Tories on par with LiberalsEKOS poll shows Harper with 29.4% support, Ignatieff at 29.1% and 'scorched earth' for Conservatives in Quebec

Ottawa Notebook - Margaret Atwood takes on ‘Fox News North’Literary icon objects to perceived political interference by Harper government in SunTV’s bid for broadcast license

Ottawa Notebook - Jet purchase ‘shreds’ Conservative fiscal reputation, Ignatieff saysCiting military and prison spending, Liberal Leader questions Harper’s economic priorities as caucus meeting wraps up

Ottawa Notebook - Harper's time is up?Tories won't let Ignatieff forget anniversary of ill-advised election threat

Ottawa Notebook - Health Minister accepts 'prudent' advice not to fund MS treatmentVascular procedure to treat multiple sclerosis is invasive and too risky for clinical trials, Leona Aglukkaq says

Ottawa Notebook - Michael Ignatieff accuses Jack Layton of policy theftOn gun registry, NDP Leader has 'stolen the clothes off the clothes line and showed up at my wedding in my suit'

Ottawa Notebook - Michael Ignatieff within striking distance, pollster tells LiberalsInternal numbers show Grits up three points from last election and just six points behind Tories as summer bus tour ends

Ottawa Notebook - Ignatieff 'not afraid of an election'Canadians don't want one, Liberal Leaders says, but if Harper forces one he's ready to fight

Ottawa Notebook - Justin Trudeau admires his mother's 'self-awareness'Plus Liberals gear up for Tory fight club - and take aim at Layton's deputy

Ottawa Notebook - Liberals blast NDP on gun registry as Tories pour salt in woundBlame Layton if it dies, Grits say. Blame ‘coalition,’ if it survives, Conservatives counter

Ottawa Notebook - Jack Layton's refusal to crack whip bodes ill for gun registryBut NDP Leader proposes compomise legislation to address rural concerns without killing controversial program

Ottawa Notebook - Grits gather in N.S. to flesh out wait-and-see election strategyCaucus descends on Cape Bretton after Michael Ignatieff 'paid attention and learned' on summer tour

Ottawa Notebook - John Baird thumbs nose at request for Public Works emailsCiting ministerial responsibility, Tory House Leader says department won’t release files in access-to-information feud

Ottawa Notebook - David Miller defends ‘exceptionally important’ gun registryScrapping program would lead to spike in crime and put police lives at risk, Toronto mayor says

Ottawa Notebook - Census burden 'colossally inflated,' MPs toldPolitical posturing dominates parliamentary hearing on decision to scrap mandatory long form

Ottawa Notebook - Oil worries sweep Gulf of St. LawrencePlus Ottawa gears up for census free-for-all

Ottawa Notebook - Experts eye ways to ‘elevate discourse’ of Question PeriodA number of politicians have already accepted invitation to attend session

Ottawa Notebook - Harper cuts loose on air-strip ATV joyride'I make the rules,' he says of unscheduled high-speed ride

Ottawa Notebook - Does Tea Party have Canadian roots?Before far-right party started making noise in U.S., there was a grass-roots shake-up here, CNN says

Ottawa Notebook - Liberals draft bill to reinstate mandatory long-form censusJohn McCallum says his party will introduce legislation when House resumes sitting next month

Ottawa Notebook - Jack Layton turns U.S. fire hose on Stephen HarperPlus RCMP finds gun registry to be cost effective, efficient and an important tool for law enforcement

Ottawa Notebook - Harper boogies in the ArcticPrime Minister dons calfskin and beaver-fur mittens to join in celebratory dance at Inuvik community centre

Ottawa Notebook - Liberals ‘sucking and blowing’ on defence contracts, MacKay saysDefence Minister accuses Ignatieff of hypocrisy for attacking jet-fighter deal but promising ships to North Vancouver yards

Ottawa Notebook - Marc Bellemare’s sponsorship timeline doesn’t stand upAuditor’s report and Gomery inquiry hadn’t yet happened when former Quebec justice minister says he was warned ‘things were shady’

Ottawa Notebook - Harper inspects troops ahead of High Arctic exercisePM also stresses support for satellite program and Canada’s ability to contain oil spills in northern in waters

Ottawa Notebook - ‘Caustic’ Tory spin on jets sours relations with Russia, MP saysLiberals blast decision to chastise Moscow ‘for not even coming into our airspace’

Ottawa Notebook - PMO launches pre-emptive strike against fighter-jet criticsHarper spokesman trumpets another successful interception of Russian bomber by Canadian aircraft

Ottawa Notebook - NDP seeks rethink on oil sands, offshore drillingBut party stops short of calling for full moratorium

Ottawa Notebook - Voluntary survey 'useful' but not 'comparable' to census, stats chief saysMunir Sheikh's successor seeks to reassure Statistics Canada staff after decision to scrap mandatory long form sends agency into turmoil

Ottawa Notebook - Liberals lash out at 'startling' Tory patronageConservative donors make up 20 per cent of all Harper appointments, Wayne Easter charges

Ottawa Notebook - Harper drops Arctic marker; Ignatieff taps CauchonPM to name Northwest Passage hamlet as site of key research station

Ottawa Notebook - Police take on Harper over census'Police agencies throughout Canada depend on reliable, comprehensive demographic statistical information provided by Statistics Canada'

Ottawa Notebook - May B.C. bound after defending leadership challenge

Ottawa Notebook - Sandra Buckler's advice on dealing with mediaHarper's former communications chief gives aspiring politicos a crash course in press relations

Ottawa Notebook - Long days on the Hill, long nights working to save her husbandAfter her family's intensive search for a bone-marrow donor, MP Joy Smith hopes to spare others pain with awareness campaign

Ottawa Notebook - The Friday Hots and Nots: Long guns, Grit pool partiesParties' hunt for defectors for upcoming registry vote, and the real Liberal Party boy's club

Ottawa Notebook - Tories hit back with sponsorship cudgelLiberal appointment practices led to ‘culture of entitlement,’ they say as feud escalates

Ottawa Notebook - Liberals go Hollywood with Harper ‘enemies list’Prime Minister ‘can’t handle the truth,’ Martha Hall Findlay charges

Ottawa Notebook - Tories to Liberals: I know you are but what am I?Turning tables, Harper’s strategists accuse opposition of meddling with internal RCMP staffing decisions

Ottawa Notebook - Tories edge ahead but landscape looks ‘as stable as a drunken bear on a bicycle’EKOS puts Harper at 32.5% compared to 27.9% for Ignatieff’s Liberals

Ottawa Notebook - Gun-registry math frustrates NDP justice criticWith a questionable Liberal whip and a few resignations, Joe Comartin figures he’s three MPs shy of a win

Ottawa Notebook - Meet the Tory hit listA senior RCMP officer joins veterans ombudsman, chief statistician and others who’ve been forced out of top jobs under Harper government

Ottawa Notebook - Senate gives thumbs up to offshore drillingCommittee finds no reason to prevent oil companies from working in Canadian waters

Ottawa Notebook - Gun registry advocate latest in Tory pattern of quashing dissent, critics sayLiberals, NDP howl as RCMP confirms senior officer in charge of firearms program has been shuffled out of his post

Ottawa Notebook - Liberals accuse Harper of 'completely shunning' QuebecOpposition also notes Mulroney treated Tamils with decidedly more compassion than current PM

Ottawa Notebook - Ottawa failing its troops, watchdog warns‘The only commitment that’s changed is the commitment of our government to look after our veterans’

Ottawa Notebook - PM takes hard line on Tamil migrantsCanada 'will not hesitate to strengthen the laws’ in order to prevent more ships from arriving, Harper says

Ottawa Notebook - Prolonged isotope shortage could have health implications for years to comeIncreases in cases of cardiovascular diseases and cancer could be byproduct of Chalk River reactor’s 15-month shutdown

Ottawa Notebook - Outgoing watchdog deplores 'how our vets are being treated'With Ottawa opting not to renew his appointment, retired colonel Pat Stogran prepares his final salvo

Ottawa Notebook - Chalk River reactor repaired, isotope production to resumeFacility back online after 15-month shutdown that caused medical shortage, AECL announces

Ottawa Notebook - Tories stall census probe, ask to hear from average citizensFaced with long list of 'elites' opposed to move, government MPs arrange for individuals to speak in favour at committee

Ottawa Notebook - Should Tories, Liberals and New Democrats give up on Quebec?Balance of power won't change until Commons seats are redistributed, Ipsos vice-president says

Ottawa Notebook - Clement digs in heels and gains a supporter on censusIndustry Minister refuses to budge as B.C. pundit backs move on basis of distrust for government

Ottawa Notebook - Man arrested after fire lit outside Stephen Harper’s residenceNo injuries or property damage, police say

Ottawa Notebook - Brian Mulroney gets a first glimpse at his namesakeFormer PM welcomes twin grandsons – the second one named John after his eldest brother, who died as an infant

Ottawa Notebook - Jim Flaherty's census defence: Just ask themCanadians are too kind and civic-minded not to fill out form on request, Finance Minister says

Ottawa Notebook - Border agency takes fall for 'errant information' on Tamil shipGovernment officials announced boarding of vessel off B.C. more than three hours before it actually occurred

Ottawa Notebook - Clement performs, Harper coaches as Tory lead narrowsWho's hot and what's not as the week winds down

Ottawa Notebook - Does French concession prove folly of Tory census approach?National Statistics Council says yes, urging Ottawa to reconsider its decision to scrap mandatory long form

Ottawa Notebook - Helena Guergis unhurt after car crashBeleaguered former Tory minister, who is pregnant, was en route to MacKay funding announcement at military base in her riding

Ottawa Notebook - ‘Control freak’ Stephen Harper versus ‘pack journalism’Talk radio tackles the Prime Minister’s relationship with the parliamentary press gallery

Ottawa Notebook - Ignatieff's communications director killed in motorcycle crashMario Laguë was a key architect of Liberal Leader's bus tour and thinkers' conference

Ottawa Notebook - Combat mission will end as scheduled, MacKay saysBut Defence Minister is still weighing options for post-2011 role in Afghanistan

Ottawa Notebook - Snap election? Not till next fall, pollster saysBut Dimitri Pantazopoulos can’t see opposition allowing Tories to complete four-year mandate

Ottawa Notebook - Ottawa braces for another tide of Tamil asylum-seekersUp to 500 would-be refugees could enter territorial waters off B.C. on Thursday, government official says

Ottawa Notebook - Clement feels 'alone' in census feudAccused of lying, Industry Minister says documents merely reveal 'colour' surrounding decision to scrap mandatory long form

Ottawa Notebook - Court to fast-track census challengeFrancophone group will have its bid for injunction against voluntary long form heard next month

Ottawa Notebook - Ignatieff's coalition bogeymen, Harper's plan and another pollLiberal Leader beset on all sides as Harris-Decima puts Tories ahead by six points

Ottawa Notebook - Support wanes as MacKay hints troops could stay in Afghanistan53% of Canadians oppose war and 57% think Tories are providing too little information about it, poll finds

Ottawa Notebook - Tories pour salt in Michael Ignatieff’s Quebec woundAide’s exit shows Liberal Leader can’t distinguish province ‘from Minnesota’

Ottawa Notebook - Commons hearing on airline security descends into farceMPs block attempt to launch study of veiled passengers

Ottawa Notebook - What does Michael Ignatieff tell his bobble-head?And why does Stephen Harper ride in 'a small, camouflaged Popemobile'?

Ottawa Notebook - PM faces 'critical mass of frustration,' polls suggestIpsos puts Tories in virtual dead heat with Liberals, confirming abrupt shift in national mood

Ottawa Notebook - Former finance minister surveys the twisty road to recoveryMichael Wilson, who was money man in Mulroney's cabinet, offers his take on what he heard at the recent public-policy conference in Orillia, Ont.

Ottawa Notebook - Liberal staffer accuses Tories of trying to discredit Auditor-GeneralLeaked memo from communications director provoked by media report on spending by the Auditor-General’s office

Ottawa Notebook - Chrétien released from hospitalFormer Prime Minister in ‘great spirits’ after undergoing brain surgery on weekend

Ottawa Notebook - Rethinking AlbertaOnline poll finds that ad documenting environmental impact of oil sands is hurting Alberta’s image

Ottawa Notebook - Stimulus projects may miss deadlines; Harper joins Iggy on BBQ circuitStephen Harper emerges at B.C. event, Ignatieff takes flack on health care and Kevin Page warns on stimulus

Ottawa Notebook - Success of globalization rests with G20, Paul Martin saysGroup must set an example for the world on climate change, finance, former prime minister contends

Ottawa Notebook - Governance and its discontentsConference hears three entertainingly different takes on the role of government in Canada

Ottawa Notebook - Tough guy Laraque just a gentle green giantThe hockey enforcer who fought because it ‘was my job’ gets in touch with his spiritual side

Ottawa Notebook - An eloquent reminder of how crisis spurs innovationHistorian Margaret MacMillan puts global financial financial collapse in perspective

Ottawa Notebook - Why Harper wasn’t asked about censusAn inside look at how reporters and political staff handled the PM’s first question-and-answer session in a month