‘Nobody has seen anything bigger,’ West Block masonry restoration project largest of its kind in North America
The extensive work to restore the heritage stone masonry of the West Block building is almost complete, set to “wind up” this summer at a cost of roughly $150-million in all, and PCL construction manager David Jenkins says it’s been “undoubtedly the largest masonry restoration project in North America” to date. “We had a large […]
Steel going up as interim House Chamber construction begins this month
Cranes on the West Block building site will be busy in the coming weeks with the installation of large steel beams in the building’s courtyard as part of the structure of the new interim House of Commons Chamber being topped by a glass-domed roof. “They’re preparing to install the large, tall steel columns that will […]
Trudeau ranks below corporate bosses on trust survey
Do you trust your boss more than Justin Trudeau? More Canadians rate the leader of their company as trustworthy than they do the prime minister, according to the results of an online survey released by Environics Communications Tuesday. About 46 per cent of the 1,001 Canadians who took part in the survey indicated that they […]
The Week Ahead
Parliament is not sitting this week. House and Senate business resumes Monday, May 2. When MPs and Senators return they will sit for three weeks straight before breaking again May 23-27.
NDP MP Moore says Parliamentarian parents need more help
PARLIAMENT HILL—The Hill day care that closes at 6 p.m. and doesn’t accept children younger than 18 months are among the problems MPs face if they happen to be parents, says NDP MP Christine Moore. Ms. Moore (Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Qué.) was among those testifying before the House Procedure and House Affairs Committee last week as it considers […]
‘Insightful voice of Quebec,’ former politician, broadcaster Lapierre mourned
Politicians, journalists and others mourned the tragic death last week of Jean Lapierre, who went back and forth over his 30-year-plus career as a politician and media pundit. Mr. Lapierre was among seven people—including his wife, two brothers, a sister, and two pilots—who were killed in a plane crash Tuesday in the Iles-de-la-Madeleine, just off […]
Former Liberal Cabinet minister Lapierre’s death ‘a great loss to political world’
NDP Leader Tom Mulcair praised former Liberal and Bloc Québécois MP Jean Lapierre as a “formidable Parliamentarian” after he learned Mr. Lapierre, 59, was killed in an air crash in eastern Quebec on Tuesday. Mr. Mulcair said he and his wife, Catherine, were “shocked” at the news Mr. Lapierre, his wife and other members of […]
Stakeholders pat Liberals on back for expansive federal budget
When Finance Minster Bill Morneau took to the floor of the House of Commons to bring down the new Liberal government’s first federal budget last Tuesday at 4 p.m. EST, a group of more than 200 advocates of various interests had already been going over details of the document in a lockup that started an hour-and-a-half […]
Complaints remain over Cabinet outs, but Hill reporters cite improvement
A few months after a compromise was reached between the Parliamentary Press Gallery and the Prime Minister’s Office over how to organize Cabinet “ins” and “outs” in Centre Block on Parliament Hill, some complaints remain but overall reporters say there’s a “big improvement” in terms of media access. “Everybody’s not totally happy … but that […]
House to vote on ISIS mission, continue debate on government bills
The House will vote this week on Canada’s mission against ISIS and will be finalizing procedure to begin debating private members’ bills by the next sitting week. On Monday, March 7, the House will vote on Bill C-4, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act, the Public […]
