Etiket: Commons
First in over 100 years | GC Strategies’ Kristian Firth to testify in Commons
(Ottawa) MPs lost patience Monday following the omissions of Kristian Firth, one of two partners at GC Strategies, during his testimony in parliamentary committee last month. They unanimously adopted a…
ArriveCAN Scandal | First in over 100 years: GC Strategies’ Kristian Firth to testify in Commons
(Ottawa) MPs lost patience Monday with the omissions of Kristian Firth, one of two partners at GC Strategies, during his testimony in parliamentary committee last month. They unanimously adopted a…
Israel will defend itself despite Commons motion, says its ambassador to Canada
Israel’s ambassador to Canada won’t say whether this week’s motion in the House of Commons to halt future arms exports to his country will actually have an impact on the…
House of Commons | MPs pay tribute to Brian Mulroney
(Ottawa) MPs paid tribute Monday to the late Brian Mulroney, whom they hailed as a lion of Canadian politics, a down-to-earth spirit and, above all, a family man. Posted at…
Tribute to Brian Mulroney in the Commons
After observing a minute of silence, federal leaders and MPs paid tribute to former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in Ottawa on Monday. “Brian Mulroney’s principles shaped this nation and the…
House of Commons | MPs to pay tribute to Brian Mulroney
(Ottawa) MPs and federal party leaders pay tribute Monday to the late Brian Mulroney, before the state funeral which will take place in Montreal this weekend. Posted at 3:14 p.m.…
House of Commons | Octogenarian deputies who still have the sacred fire
(Ottawa) They are in their eighties and still sit in the House of Commons. “Young people, I was out of breath,” laughs one. “I’m still stirring the cage,” assures the…
Grocery Store Code of Conduct | Commons committee threatens Loblaw and Walmart with legislation if they don’t cooperate
(Ottawa) The Commons committee studying food prices is urging Loblaw and Walmart to adhere to the voluntary code of conduct for grocery stores, otherwise the measure could be enshrined in…
House of Commons | Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt question period
(Ottawa) Pro-Palestinian demonstrators briefly disrupted question period on Wednesday in the House of Commons. Posted at 4:26 p.m. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was responding to a question from Conservative Leader…
House of Commons | President Greg Fergus proposes measures to better screen guests
(Ottawa) As the House of Commons wonders whether it should operate differently since parliamentarians unwittingly applauded a man who fought for the Nazis in Ukraine last fall, the new Speaker…
Commons call for review of Canada’s 2024 immigration targets
A majority of federal elected officials adopted a motion on Monday calling for a review of immigration targets this year and the holding of a meeting between prime ministers on…
House of Commons calls for review of immigration targets and summit
(Ottawa) A majority of federal elected officials adopted a motion on Monday calling for a review of federal immigration targets this year and the holding of a meeting between prime…
Commons calls for review of Canada’s 2024 immigration targets
A majority of federal elected officials adopted a motion on Monday calling for a review of federal immigration targets this year and the holding of a meeting between prime ministers…
Approved in the House of Commons | The Nazi veteran was invited to another prime ministerial event
The ex-soldier of a Nazi unit in Ukraine – who received a standing ovation in the House of Commons in the presence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last September –…
The House of Commons resumes its work after the holiday break
The Liberals plan to move quickly to have the Ukraine free trade bill debated again and put pressure on the Conservatives to support it, as MPs return to Parliament on…
Commons ethics committee looks into Justin Trudeau’s Jamaica vacation
The House of Commons ethics committee is scheduled to meet this Wednesday to discuss the possibility of opening an investigation into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent vacation to Jamaica. Conservative…
Recognition of Métis governments | The work of a Commons committee extended
(Ottawa) The work of a parliamentary committee studying a delicate bill that would recognize Métis governments in three provinces has been extended until at least February. Posted at 1:21 p.m.…
House of Commons | New Guest Instructions After Nazi Veteran Incident
(Ottawa) House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus will attempt to implement new instructions regarding guests at the meeting, after MPs twice stood up last September to applaud a man without…
The most popular petitions in the House of Commons in 2023
Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, reduction in spending by the Governor General of Canada, creation of a register on foreign influence activities… The duty has listed the 15 petitions having…
Greg Fergus apologizes again in the Commons
The Speaker of the House of Commons once again “deeply apologized” for making a video broadcast during a partisan event, after a Commons committee asked him to show more contrition,…