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- The amount of influence the House Finance Committee can have on a government budget is debatable, say observers, who note the fall schedule could provide an opportunity to adjust the process.
- The amount of influence the House Finance Committee can have on a government budget is debatable, say observers, who note the fall schedule could provide an opportunity to adjust the process.
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- 'This is cyclical phenomenon. After an election, there's always a bit of a sense of a reset. The voters grab the Etch A Sketch.
- 'This is cyclical phenomenon. After an election, there's always a bit of a sense of a reset. The voters grab the Etch A Sketch.
- 'This is cyclical phenomenon. After an election, there's always a bit of a sense of a reset. The voters grab the Etch A Sketch.
- Young male voters backed the Tories, while boomers flocked to the Liberals in an election that saw generations grapple with dividing ballot-box questions.
- Young male voters backed the Tories, while boomers flocked to the Liberals in an election that saw generations grapple with dividing ballot-box questions.
- Young male voters backed the Tories, while boomers flocked to the Liberals in an election that saw generations grapple with dividing ballot-box questions.
- Former Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick says opposition leaders calling for Parliament to resume need to ‘retract the threat to immediately stab the government
- Former Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick says opposition leaders calling for Parliament to resume need to ‘retract the threat to immediately stab the government
- Former Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick says opposition leaders calling for Parliament to resume need to ‘retract the threat to immediately stab the government
- The government will have to table 17 responses to House committee reports at the 'first opportunity' when the new session of Parliament starts.
- The government will have to table 17 responses to House committee reports at the 'first opportunity' when the new session of Parliament starts.
- The government will have to table 17 responses to House committee reports at the 'first opportunity' when the new session of Parliament starts.
- The results of The Hill Times’ 2024 year-end poll are in. Liberal MP Sean Fraser scores a hat trick and takes the ‘Most Valuable
- The results of The Hill Times’ 2024 year-end poll are in. Liberal MP Sean Fraser scores a hat trick and takes the ‘Most Valuable
- The results of The Hill Times’ 2024 year-end poll are in. Liberal MP Sean Fraser scores a hat trick and takes the ‘Most Valuable
- ‘It’s excellent that people are coming to the table and having these conversations. But we need to be more fulsome, we need to be
- ‘It’s excellent that people are coming to the table and having these conversations. But we need to be more fulsome, we need to be
- ‘It’s excellent that people are coming to the table and having these conversations. But we need to be more fulsome, we need to be
- More than 850 written submissions were received about the 2024 budget, compared to just 230 for the Liberals’ first budget in 2016.
- More than 850 written submissions were received about the 2024 budget, compared to just 230 for the Liberals’ first budget in 2016.
- More than 850 written submissions were received about the 2024 budget, compared to just 230 for the Liberals’ first budget in 2016.
- 'At some point, something will have to give, or the government could face the embarrassing prospect of not having the votes to get an
- 'At some point, something will have to give, or the government could face the embarrassing prospect of not having the votes to get an
- 'At some point, something will have to give, or the government could face the embarrassing prospect of not having the votes to get an
- The Department of National Defence is only the second governmental entity that Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard is taking to court to compel it to
- The Department of National Defence is only the second governmental entity that Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard is taking to court to compel it to
- The Department of National Defence is only the second governmental entity that Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard is taking to court to compel it to
- The auditor general’s office says it's 'evaluating the request' made by the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee to poke deeper into the myriad
- The auditor general’s office says it's 'evaluating the request' made by the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee to poke deeper into the myriad
- The auditor general’s office says it's 'evaluating the request' made by the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee to poke deeper into the myriad
- Michel Lafleur, CBSA's executive director of professional integrity, revealed that the department had found some evidence warranting further inquiry.
- Michel Lafleur, CBSA's executive director of professional integrity, revealed that the department had found some evidence warranting further inquiry.
- Michel Lafleur, CBSA's executive director of professional integrity, revealed that the department had found some evidence warranting further inquiry.
- The House Government Operations and Estimates Committee's work made headlines in 2023 for its scrutiny of government spending, including studies into the ArriveCAN app
- The House Government Operations and Estimates Committee's work made headlines in 2023 for its scrutiny of government spending, including studies into the ArriveCAN app
- The House Government Operations and Estimates Committee's work made headlines in 2023 for its scrutiny of government spending, including studies into the ArriveCAN app
- The joint Scrutiny of Regulations Committee’s lack of review in recent years and its reluctance to take any kind of effective action amount to
- The joint Scrutiny of Regulations Committee’s lack of review in recent years and its reluctance to take any kind of effective action amount to
- The joint Scrutiny of Regulations Committee’s lack of review in recent years and its reluctance to take any kind of effective action amount to
- Conservative calls to involve the RCMP came amid a series of committee hearings on Sustainable Development Technology Canada last week where a whistleblower testified
- Conservative calls to involve the RCMP came amid a series of committee hearings on Sustainable Development Technology Canada last week where a whistleblower testified
- Conservative calls to involve the RCMP came amid a series of committee hearings on Sustainable Development Technology Canada last week where a whistleblower testified
- Conservatives put forward nearly 20,000 amendments on Bill C-50 on Dec. 6, resulting in hours of debate at committee into the night. MPs say
- Conservatives put forward nearly 20,000 amendments on Bill C-50 on Dec. 6, resulting in hours of debate at committee into the night. MPs say
- Conservatives put forward nearly 20,000 amendments on Bill C-50 on Dec. 6, resulting in hours of debate at committee into the night. MPs say
- Only 11 out of 60 budgeted committee trips have gone ahead since the start of the current Parliament.

- Only 11 out of 60 budgeted committee trips have gone ahead since the start of the current Parliament.
- Only 11 out of 60 budgeted committee trips have gone ahead since the start of the current Parliament.

- The current fiscal constraints underpinning the federal government clash with a new report calling for a reinvestment in Canada's foreign service.

- The current fiscal constraints underpinning the federal government clash with a new report calling for a reinvestment in Canada's foreign service.
- The current fiscal constraints underpinning the federal government clash with a new report calling for a reinvestment in Canada's foreign service.
