The committee, where Liberal MPs hold a majority, is recommending that the government keep the policy it plans to walk back, and protect the payment structure in any future trade discussions with the United States.
RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme told MPs that his mandate is to hire 750 new police officers over three years, as well as 250 public servants to support federal policing. This includes a hiring target of 350 for the first year, he said.
Our country produces world-class companies and then watches them get acquired, relocate, or stall out before they reach their potential.
Conservatives had called for a full study of the Gordie Howe Bridge deal and negotiations, but Liberals insist the bridge opening is ‘a good news story,’ and ultimately moved to end the meeting without agreeing to hearings on the issue.
A Senate committee and the Red Chamber approved changes to the ethics code and guidelines only weeks before Prime Minister Mark Carney announced four new Senators, two of whom are partisan figures.
The Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples is now chaired by Quebec Senator Michèle Audette, who has picked up the gavel for the first time since joining the Red Chamber.
What’s missing from recommendations in a recent Senate committee report is any investment in independent local news outlets. These are the broadcasters and publications deeply rooted in their regions.
Supreme Court nominee Glenn Joyal also appeared before the House Justice Committee on June 29 as part of a regular process of reviewing appointments to Canada’s top court.
The Senate Environment Committee is urging Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin to improve progress on emissions targets, up funding for an endangered species group, and fix ‘shortcomings’ in the feds’ draft sustainable development strategy.
‘The whole world moves a lot faster than legislation, and it might be the type of thing where the legislation is always a bit out of date,’ says Lori Turnbull, who took part in the House’s speedy study of the Strong and Free Election Act.
Currently, Canadians voting outside of the country are not required to provide proof of their former address—only proof of citizenship—yet their former residence still dictates in which riding they can vote.
While Liberal members tried to squeeze one more study into the schedule, Conservatives held firm that they should continue reviewing the terminated federally-funded e-prescribing program. Conservative health critic Dan Mazier says it’s important because ‘$300-million has gone into nowhere.’
Some post offices in ‘over-serviced’ urban areas will have to close, said Canada Post CEO Doug Ettinger, in order for the Crown corporation to ‘invest in service improvements and address longstanding challenges in some rural, remote, and northern communities.’
‘Timing and consultation is being used as an excuse by this government’ not to pass Bill S-2, as amended by the Senate, says Conservative MP Billy Morin.
The House Public Safety Committee has heard from 30 witnesses and received 40 submissions—with some delayed due to translation issues—as some critics complain chair Jean-Yves Duclos is moving too fast.
Canada is the only country in the G7 that does not have a national agency responsible for wildfire response.
Estimates suggest that, between the feds and provinces, ‘the duty to consult is triggered hundreds of thousands of times per year in Canada,’ says one committee witness.
Rather than parsing individual Senator expense claims, Senator David Wells says AOVS has focused on ensuring that the systems that approve such claims are ‘sound.’
Fifty-five per cent of voted appropriations went with committee review before they were considered to be deemed adopted by the House of Commons after May 31.
Self-regulation by political parties is insufficient to protect democratic integrity in the digital era, says former B.C. and U.K. commissioner Elizabeth Denham.
Veterans are ‘threatened’ by losing their benefits if they are deemed ‘non-compliant’ with the program run by a private contractor, says a former CAF medic.
‘For a year now, you have been saying that Canada has been doing more to fight climate change,’ Bloc Québécois MP Patrick Bonin told Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin. ‘The former environment minister has said the exact opposite.’
Conservatives are pushing for more time to consider Bill C-22 after lengthy hearings with dozens of witnesses. They say the ‘rushed’ study for MPs is like ‘drinking from a firehose.’
The House Ethics Committee began a long overdue review of the federal Lobbying Act on Feb. 12. While it’s a chance to shake up Canada’s lobbying regime, which hasn’t been significantly updated in more than a decade, lobbyists are pushing back on some of the potential changes.
Canada already lacks adequate safeguards and oversight for medical assistance in dying. Pausing the practice for mental illness should only be the start.
