Public Order Emergency Commission gets underway under ‘extraordinary time pressures’
The highly anticipated Public Order Emergency Commission’s fact-finding hearings are underway in Ottawa, with Commissioner Paul Rouleau pointing out that this inquiry will have to deliver in 300 days what previous commissions have taken three or four years to deliver. The commission is a legally mandated inquiry into the federal government’s decision to invoke the […]
AFN national chief’s First Nation looks to Canada Infrastructure Bank for funding to support critical minerals project
A First Nation in northern Ontario is seeking federal financing to support its plan to be involved “from day one” in a proposed mine on its traditional territory. The mine, which could begin operations in 2027, would provide some of the critical minerals necessary to meet the growing demand from electric vehicle makers. Advocates of […]
Politics This Morning: DMs shuffle, PBO reports on economy
Good Thursday morning, The public inquiry into the government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act amid the Convoy protest movement’s occupation of downtown Ottawa in February will begin its hearings today. Don’t get too excited though: a spokesperson for the inquiry—known formally as the Public Order Emergency Commission—told The Hill Times that there won’t be any […]
‘Fundamental premise no longer real’: former Chrétien cabinet minister calls on Liberals to abandon Safe Third Country Agreement
As the House Ethics Committee prepares to begin its inquiry into the use of more than half a billion dollars in public funds to support asylum seekers crossing into Canada near Roxham Road in Quebec, opposition MPs and refugee advocates argue the government is moving in the wrong direction by seemingly attempting to institutionalize the […]
Public Order Emergency Commission hearings kick off on Oct. 13
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 12 House Not Sitting—The House will break for one week, Oct. 10-14, and will sit for three straight weeks, Oct. 17-Nov. 4. It will take a one-week break, Nov. 7-11. It will return on Nov. 14 and will sit for five straight weeks, Nov. 14-Dec. 16. And that’s all, folks, for the House […]
Canadian officials invited to provide tourism security input in Mexico
Canada will be the first foreign nation to join a Mexican security forum and offer input on how to safeguard tourists. The safety of Canadian travellers to Mexico has been a years-long concern, with high-profile murders and abductions. The Canadian government warns travellers to exercise a “high degree of caution” when visiting Mexico and to […]
Politics This Morning: Freeland and peers to talk inflation in D.C.
Good Wednesday morning, Finance Minister CHRYSTIA FREELAND is in Washington, D.C., today through Friday to attend a series of international meetings on inflation and global economics. Those include annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, and gatherings of finance ministers and central bankers from the G7 and G20 countries. Freeland will […]
With extraordinary power comes extraordinary accountability: Trudeau, eight ministers to testify at Public Order Emergency Commission alongside convoy organizers
The public inquiry looking into the invocation of the federal Emergencies Act in response to the “Freedom Convoy” protests earlier this year will hold its first meeting on Oct. 13, with more than 60 witnesses, including the prime minister and convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, set to testify as to whether the federal […]
Local MP wants NCC to look elsewhere for new embassy row
Amid the National Capital Commission’s appeal to overturn the rejection of a proposed diplomatic precinct in Ottawa’s Mechanicsville neighbourhood, the MP who represents the area wants to see the project moved west to Tunney’s Pasture. In December 2020, the NCC initially proposed building six embassies on the piece of land commonly known as Lazy Bay […]
Politics This Morning: Anand visits Poland as Russian cruise missiles hammer Ukrainian cities
Good Tuesday morning, The House and Senate are not sitting this week, and there are no committee meetings scheduled today. Most MPs will be in their ridings this week, and a few ministers are on the road. Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU spoke on the phone with Ukrainian president VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY yesterday, according to a press […]
