Another day in Parliament

I am really loving my internship in the Canadian Parliament. I took the first picture while waiting for the bus last night, minutes after walking past Michael Ignatief, the man ahead in the polls to become leader of the Liberal Party and therefore the man who might go up against Stephen Harper in the next election. Earlier in the day I watched question period and then took part in all the "scrums" afterwards. That's the word they use to describe the huddle that forms around someone as they field questions from the media. Recognize the man in the 2nd picture? That's Gilles Duceppe, leader of the Bloc Quebecois, the party that has significant federal power considering they only represent one province. The bottom picture gives you a sense of what the scrum feels like from the politicians point of view. That's Lucienne Robillard speaking to the media, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party and representative of the area around McGill University in Montreal.