In Parliament Hill’s neighbourhood, businesses still feeling the pandemic pinch
From the first COVID-19 shutdowns, to people working from home, to ‘hopefully being at the tail end’ of the pandemic, there is still ‘a lot of transition going on’ in downtown Ottawa, says Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi.
New regional adviser among recent staff moves in Seniors Minister Khera’s office
Plus, policy adviser Maria Campbell left the seniors minister’s team in late January after almost two years.
Canadian Ambassadors Alumni, PAFSO to host screening of Ice Breaker at the ByTowne on Feb. 22
MONDAY, FEB. 20 House Not Sitting—The House is on break and will return on Monday, March 6. It will sit for one week and will adjourn on Friday, March 10. It will return on Monday, March 20, and will sit for two weeks (March 20-March 31). It will break again on Friday, March 31, for […]
‘The more we invest in health, the less we need to invest in health care,’ says ex-Olympian and MP Van Koeverden during Ski Day on the Hill, while first ministers meet in Ottawa
‘That’s not to suggest that physical activity solves every single problem,’ said former Olympian now MP Adam van Koeverden, while skiing on Parliament Hill on Feb. 7. ‘There are still diseases, and people are still going to require health care.’
We need to protect the National War Memorial
It would be much more practical to give the jurisdiction for Wellington Street from Bank Street to Sussex Drive to the PPS and extend it to Confederation Square.
House of Commons Clerk Robert to retire in January
Charles Robert recently announced his plan to officially retire as the 13th clerk of the House of Commons on Friday, Jan. 13.
John Lorinc takes home top Balsillie prize for book on smart cities
Plus, Equal Voice appoints a former Ontario Liberal Party candidate as its new executive director, and Party Under the Stars, an event supporting post-combat wellness programs is back.
How to fix the Senate’s procedure and practice
Well-designed procedural rules and practices can also increase Senators’ effectiveness and efficiency. In this column, I’ll offer a few suggestions for modernizing the Senate’s procedure and practice.
Higher rate of government bills starting in Senate down to ‘ambitious agenda,’ says Holland
So far, 22.7 per cent of government bills this Parliament have started in the Senate, compared to 7.1 per cent in the 43rd Parliament, 4.7 per cent in the 42nd, 13.8 per cent in the 41st, and 15.7 per cent in the 40th Parliament.
Modernization should reclaim the Senate’s intended mission as a House of Revision
The appointment of Independents created a Senate with a fleet of modern electric vehicles, but they are still hitched to horses following the same old ruts in a dirt road instead of moving forward at their full potential. Here are some solutions.
