Etiket: Commons
Human Rights Commission | Commons adopt motion to denounce remarks about Christmas
The day after the adoption of a motion to defend Christmas by the National Assembly, the House of Commons is following Quebec’s lead by adopting a similar motion. Posted at…
The Commons observe a minute of silence in tribute to Karl Tremblay
The House of Commons observed a moment of silence on Monday in tribute to Cowboys Fringants singer Karl Tremblay, who died Wednesday at the age of 47 following a battle…
A minute of silence in the Commons in memory of Karl Tremblay
Sorry, your browser does not support videos Members of the House of Commons observed a minute of silence Monday afternoon in memory of Karl Tremblay at the request of the…
Replacement of military aircraft | Commons committee asks Ottawa for call for tenders
(Montreal) A Commons committee is demanding that Ottawa guarantee a tender process for new military surveillance planes, rather than proceed with a sole-source contract. Posted at 3:23 p.m. Echoing calls…
Removal of GST on residential heating | The Commons vote against
(Ottawa) The New Democratic Party (NDP) motion proposing to remove the federal sales tax – the GST – from all forms of residential heating was soundly defeated on Wednesday in…
Air Canada accused of discrimination in UK House of Commons
Air Canada is accused in the United Kingdom’s House of Commons of having delayed the boarding of a British MP on a flight “because his name is Mohammad.” Clive Betts,…
Air Canada accused of discrimination in UK House of Commons
(London) Air Canada is accused in the United Kingdom’s House of Commons of having delayed the boarding of a British MP on a flight “because his name is Mohammad.” Published…
Failure to respect decorum in the House of Commons | The new president puts the kibosh on
Sorry, your browser does not support videos (Ottawa) Interruptions, interjections and other excesses will no longer be tolerated by the new Speaker of the House of Commons, Greg Fergus. Ironically,…
House of Commons | The new president puts his foot down
(Ottawa) Interruptions, interjections and other excesses will no longer be tolerated by the new Speaker of the House of Commons, Greg Fergus. Ironically, Conservative MPs attempted to interrupt him several…
Ex-Nazi soldier honored in the Commons | Vladimir Putin calls Anthony Rota an “idiot”
(Moscow) Vladimir Putin on Thursday described as an “idiot” the former Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, Anthony Rota, who had a 98-year-old Ukrainian who fought in the…
Liberal MP Greg Fergus elected Speaker of the House of Commons
(Ottawa) Liberal MP Greg Fergus was elected Speaker of the House of Commons by all MPs. Posted at 1:34 p.m. He succeeds former President Anthony Rota, who was forced to…
The Commons looking for a new president
The House of Commons will elect its president on Tuesday in the middle of a parliamentary session, a rare event which occurs following the resignation of Anthony Rota for having…
Trudeau Foundation | Commons committee wants Auditor General investigation
(Ottawa) Under the media radar for some time, the Trudeau Foundation reappears: a House of Commons committee asked the Auditor General to investigate its management of the $125 million endowment…
Former Nazi soldier in the Commons | University of Alberta returns donation in name of Yaroslav Hunka
(Ottawa) A $30,000 endowment fund bearing the name of Yaroslav Hunka, the former Nazi soldier who was applauded in the House of Commons, has been returned by the University of…
More than a change of Speaker of the House of Commons
The blunder made by Mr. Rota, former Speaker of the House of Commons, highlights the danger inherent in the privileges attributed to this office when it comes to inviting people…
A sovereignist as Speaker of the House of Commons
OTTAWA | The federal parties agreed to entrust the presidency of the House of Commons to the Bloc Québécois Louis Plamondon to replace at short notice Anthony Rota, who resigned…
Candidates jostle to be Speaker of the House of Commons
The liberals Alexandra Mendès and Greg Fergus, the conservative Chris d’Entremont and the new Democrat Carol Hughes announced Wednesday that they wish to succeed Anthony Rota who resigned from his…
Nazi veteran applauded in Commons | Should Trudeau apologize? Liberals remain evasive
(Ottawa) Liberal MPs carefully avoided saying, Wednesday morning, whether they believe that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must apologize on behalf of Canada, as he is under pressure from all sides…
Moscow calls for trial of ex-Nazi soldier applauded in the Commons
The Kremlin on Wednesday called for the trial of a former Ukrainian soldier who fought with the Nazis but was honored last week in the House of Commons in Ottawa,…
Ex-Nazi soldier applauded in the Commons | President Anthony Rota resigns
(Ottawa) Abandoned by all parties in Ottawa, the Speaker of the House of Commons, Anthony Rota, has finally resigned himself to leaving his chair. The political and diplomatic storm that…