‘If you keep your door open long enough, people will walk through it’: Chagger
PARLIAMENT HILL—The government passed 14 bills in the spring sitting and is expected to focus on legislation to legalize marijuana, to remodel Canada’s national security services, reform Canada’s political financing laws, and amend parts of the Criminal Code when the House comes back in the fall. Government House Leader Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, Ont.) also said the […]
Grit MP Fry suggests misinformation led to PM’s quick rule-out of broadband tax
Liberal MP and Canadian Heritage Committee Chair Hedy Fry has suggested that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau didn’t fully understand what the committee was recommending when he shot down the idea of new taxes on broadband distribution. That recommendation—to expand an existing five per cent levy on TV service providers, which gets put toward producing Canadian […]
What do you want to do for Canada Day?
This year, Ottawa celebrates Canada’s 150th birthday. On July 1st, the nation’s capital will be packed with events ranging from live music to great food from local chefs and producers to educational and interactive events, not to mention free admission to downtown museums. The day will come to a close with Canada Day’s biggest firework […]
July 4 party still on at ambassador’s residence, without an ambassador
We don’t have a U.S. ambassador in this country right now, but that doesn’t mean we can’t we use their property for a party. The U.S. Embassy has let it be known that the annual Fourth of July party will go on as usual on the grounds of Lornado, the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Rockcliffe […]
Status of Government Bills as of the end of the spring sitting of Parliament
House of Commons S-2, Strengthening Motor Vehicle Safety for Canadians Act (second reading) S-5, An Act to amend the Tobacco Act and the Non-smokers’ Health Act (second reading) C-5, An Act to Repeal Division 20 of Part 3 of the Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1 (second reading) C-12, An Act to Amend the […]
Conservative staffer Keller not ruling out run in Ambrose’s riding
Garry Keller, chief of staff to Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, is not ruling out seeking the Conservative Party nomination in the coveted Alberta riding of Sturgeon River-Parkland, which will become vacant after his former boss, Rona Ambrose, resigns from her seat in the coming weeks. “You never say never in politics,” Mr. Keller said in […]
The Week Ahead in Parliament
The House of Commons and the Senate have adjourned for the summer break. The House is scheduled to resume on Monday, Sept. 18, and the Senate is scheduled to resume on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.
Liberal MPs want Trudeau to protect them from nomination challenges in 2019 election
Incumbent Liberal MPs want Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to protect them from nomination challenges for the 2019 federal election, arguing that while they perform their parliamentary duties in Ottawa for about half the year, their potential challengers have an advantage over them because they can use the time to “undermine” them in their ridings. “When […]
Research community awaits government response to science review
The federal government is expected to respond in the coming days to a report that called for a more-than $1-billion hike in scientific research spending, and it remains to be seen if stakeholders are pleased or disappointed with what they see. Ann-Marie Paquet, a spokeswoman for Science Minister Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.), last week […]
Commissioner’s report indicates much more lobbying last year
There’s been more lobbying than normal going on over the last year or so, according to the most recent annual report from the federal lobbying commissioner. There were 5,559 people registered to lobby the federal government at the end of the 2106-17 fiscal year on March 31, which was up about 10 per cent from […]
