Roundup: Commence the voting marathon

Today begins the marathon of voting. Kady O’Malley’s estimates are that it should get underway between about 5:45 and 7 pm, depending on how quickly Orders of the Day happen after QP, and then we’re into somewhere around 24 hours worth of votes, again depending on how long each vote takes (the NDP has on several occasions in this parliament dragged out votes themselves by rising very slowly when their turns come).

Uh oh – timestamped call logs are showing that Dean Del Mastro’s version of what happened in regards to the election expenses he’s now under investigation for may not quite line up. He claims the cheque was based on a quote for services that he eventually cancelled and was refunded for, but we’re still waiting for confirmation of that.

Here’s a look at what’s left on the government’s legislative agenda, and what they’re going to look at pushing through before they rise at the end of next week.

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