Valeri talks about minority Liberal survival, for now

He's been dubbed the 'dark prince of Order Paper manipulation,' but apart from negotiating the fairly significant deal with the Bloc on June 23, Government House Leader Tony Valeri still has a long way to go.

Government House leaders judge their successes and failures by the numbers, and Tony Valeri is no exception.

So when asked last week what he made of the tumultuous session that mercilessly came to an end Tuesday night, it wasn't surprising to hear the soft-spoken minister rhyme off how the government survived over 40 confidence votes, introduced over 70 bills, and saw 31 of those receive Royal Assent.

"It's been...