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MPs sit for fifth week in a row until midnight, House to adjourn this week

MPs sit for fifth week in a row until midnight, House to adjourn this week

House passes Omnibus Budget Bill, Yale Fist Nation Final Agreement, Matrimonial Real Property Rights Bill, and Safe Drinking Water on First Nations Lands Bill in one week.



House of Commons to sit until midnight for next four weeks, Tories say NDP forced them

House of Commons to sit until midnight for next four weeks, Tories say NDP forced them
The government would need unanimous consent to adjourn the House early and the NDP says it won’t give its consent.

Opposition MPs say new House Committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women lacks direction

Opposition MPs say new House Committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women lacks direction
Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he skeptical of inquiries ‘run way over time, way over budget, recommendations prove to be of limited utility.’

Critics warn First Nations Matrimonial Property Rights bill ‘deeply flawed’

Critics warn First Nations Matrimonial Property Rights bill ‘deeply flawed’
Opposition MPs say the government bill doesn’t take into account the resources necessary to support Bill S-2’s implementation.

Flaherty’s slimmed-down budget bill ‘less omnibusive,’ say opposition MPs

Flaherty’s slimmed-down budget bill ‘less omnibusive,’ say opposition MPs
But Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says she expects the government will table a second budget implementation bill in the fall.

Tory MP Clarke’s private member’s bill to repeal sections of Indian Act could have unintended consequences, say critics

Tory MP Clarke’s private member’s bill to repeal sections of Indian Act could have unintended consequences, say critics
Under An Act to Amend Indian Act (Publication of Bylaws), bylaws, wills, and estates will no longer need approval from the Aboriginal Affairs minister, but the Canadian Bar Association says Sec. 7 of the bill will likely result in ‘many harsh, unintended consequences’ for First Nations peoples.

Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba hire Brock to lobby feds to clarify import duties on TVs

Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba hire Brock to lobby feds to clarify import duties on TVs
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin’s Dan Brock lobbying the federal government to clarify Customs Act tariff 9948.

Angus busiest consultant lobbyist in town, followed by Samson, Desmarais

Of the Top 100 Lobbyists, The Capital Hill group’s David Angus is perhaps the busiest consultant lobbyist in the city.

Inside the world of hired guns in Ottawa: 100 Top Lobbyists 2013

Inside the world of hired guns in Ottawa: 100 Top Lobbyists 2013
Registered lobbying in Canada has grown 58.7 per cent since 2005, and lobbyists say that’s a good thing because it means people are influencing government in the public light.

Lobbying fundamental part of decision-making, goes back to the Magna Carta, says GRIC president

Lobbying fundamental part of decision-making, goes back to the Magna Carta, says GRIC president
GRIC President Jim Patrick says most lobbyists are ethical and the number of outliers has been very small.

COLUMNS

House of Commons

• C-4 Preventing Human Smugglers from Abusing Canada’s Immigration System Bill (second reading)

• C-5 Air Canada Back to Work Bill (second reading)

• S-6 Election and Term of Office of First Nations Chiefs and Councillors Bill (second reading) 

• C-7 Senate Reform Bill (second reading)

• S-10 An Act to implement the Convention on Cluster Munitions (committee)

MONDAY, JUNE 10

• House Canadian Heritage Committee continues study on Bill C-49, Canadian Museum of History Bill, at clause-by-clause.

• House International Trade Committee continues study on the benefits of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and hears from the Canadian Labour Congress, Canadian Council of Chief Executives, Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters.

• House Justice Committee studies Bill C-54, Not Criminally Responsible Reform Act,  and hears from Mental Health Commission of Canada president Louise Bradley, Barreau du Quebec, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Canadian Mental Health Association, Association des groupes d’intervention en défense de droits en santé mentale du Québec and Association of Families of Persons Assassinated or Disappeared.

• House National Defence Committee meets in camera to consider a draft report on NATO’s strategic concept and Canada’s role in international defence cooperation.


HILL LIFE & PEOPLE SLIDESHOWS
The Sandbox Project 2013 June 12, 2013

The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Conservative MP Kellie Leitch makes some remarks.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
CHEO's Alex Munter
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq was a sand castle judge.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq and Conservative MP Colin Carrie discuss sand castles.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
NDP MP Linda Duncan
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Rx&D's Hugh Scott
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Defence Minister Peter MacKay
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Conservative MP Ted Opitz rolls up his pants to support the Sandbox Project.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Conservative MP Ted Opitz helps build a sand castle.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Conservative MP Chris Alexander plays in the sand.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Laureen Harper helps build a sand castle.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Democratic Reform Minister of State Tim Uppal and Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Democratic Reform Minister of State Tim Uppal and Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Conservative MP Wai Young, Laureen Harper, and CTV's Don Martin and Craig Oliver.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Conservative MP Wai Young, Laureen Harper, and CTV's Don Martin and Craig Oliver.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Conservative MP Wai Young, Laureen Harper, and CTV's Don Martin and Craig Oliver.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Defence Minister Peter MacKay and Laureen Harper
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Democratic Reform Minister of State Tim Uppal.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
The Sandbox Project

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