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  Contentious debates test limits of House of Commons privileges

  The right for MPs to say and discuss almost anything they want is one of the central privileges of Parliament, but a couple of divisive debates over the past week tested the thresholds of dialogue in the House of Commons.

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  MPs face uncomfortable topic: Should their salary freeze lift?

  As the Conservative government hashes out a plan to scale back MPs’ pensions, they face another hard decision amidst Canada’s tough economy: ending their salary freeze.

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  In caucus, Mulcair calls federal spending cuts 'reckless'

  The Opposition NDP is accusing the federal Conservatives of endangering the fragile economic recovery, and calling on the prime minister to meet with the premiers in an economic forum in November.

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  Behind closed doors, MPs weigh reforms to their pensions

  The Conservative government’s plan to reform the pension system for MPs will have no input from the public even though taxpayers have been contributing $24 for every $1 an MP puts into the program.

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  Conservatives, NDP neck-and-neck, new poll suggests

  The federal Conservatives and New Democrats are in a statistical tie heading into the fall session of Parliament, according to a new poll released Monday, but Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s personal popularity appears to be on the rise.

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  Conservative MPs tackle Canadian economy -- and their pensions

  On the same day MPs argued in the House of Commons over job losses in the Canadian economy, the Conservative caucus spent some time hammering out the details of how to rein in their pensions.

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  Conservative MPs coping with cuts upon return from summer stints in ridings

  The Conservative caucus meets for the first time Monday since Parliament packed up for the summer, but the catching-up chatter won't all be about cottages and barbecues.

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  Poll: Conservatives hold edge over NDP

  A new poll gives the governing Conservative party a seven-point lead over the Opposition New Democrats -- a cushion they may need if a second omnibus budget implementation bill sparks the same public backlash and all-out parliamentary warfare its predecessor did last spring.

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  5 issues that will dominate the fall session of Parliament

  As lawmakers prepare to return to the Hill for the next session of the 41st Parliament on Sept. 17, here's a look at five issues expected to dominate the agenda.