Government, Senate trade parting shots as Parliament adjourns for summer
When Parliament resumes in the fall the dynamics between the House and Senate could take centre stage after the spring sitting ended with a test of wills between the institutions over the role the Senate has in amending legislation. Tweaking proposed laws is something the Senate has been doing more of lately as the number […]
Politics This Morning: Italian President Sergio Mattarella arrives in Canada for week-long visit
In case you missed it: Yesterday’s Toronto Pride Parade saw many high-profile participants lend their support. First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde took part—the first person in his position to do so—as did Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, and Toronto Mayor John Tory. Happening around the Hill: Karen McCrimmon, […]
Politics This Morning: Trudeau to attend celebrations for Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day throughout Quebec
In case you missed it: Yesterday, Senators passed the federal government’s budget implementation bill without amendments, and adjourned for the summer. Happening around the Hill: Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna will be making an announcement alongside the Federation of Canadian Municipalities regarding the federal government’s strategy for building more sustainable communities. The […]
Ex-Harper adviser Bruce Carson appealing convictions for lobbying offences, citing ‘poorly drafted’ law
Bruce Carson should have his convictions for violating the federal Lobbying Act quashed because the “poorly drafted” legislation enacted by the former Conservative government he served under doesn’t clearly define the criminal offences it created, his lawyer argued Wednesday. Mr. Carson, a one-time top aide to former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper, was found guilty last […]
Gap between Liberals, Conservatives narrowing, poll suggests, though Scheer still seen as an unknown
The Liberals maintain their lead in voter support after climbing back from earlier controversies, but are seeing a narrowing popularity gap as Conservatives ride a bump in support from their leadership race, according to a new poll. About 39 per cent of the 2,767 Canadian voters who participated in the online survey conducted by Campaign Research […]
Politics This Morning: Heritage Minister Joly to welcome provincial and territorial Francophonie ministers to conference in Gatineau
In case you missed it: The House of Commons adjourned yesterday for summer recess, however, the federal government’s budget implementation legislation, Bill C-44, is still in the Senate. The Hill Times’ Rachel Aiello has more details on how it all played out. Yesterday, on National Aboriginal Day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the federal government will be […]
Parliament adjourned for summer, government’s controversial budget bill passed without amendment
PARLIAMENT HILL—The House adjourned for the summer Wednesday evening after an acrimonious spring sitting, and the Senate followed suit the next day after voting not to insist upon its changes to the government’s 300-page omnibus budget implementation bill after the House rejected them. The House had rejected the Senate’s amendments to remove the so-called escalator tax increases […]
Reporter calls out restricted access at Liberal ‘open fundraising’ event
A Hill journalist is calling into question the Liberal Party’s promise to make its fundraising events more open and transparent, after party staff restricted media access at a June 19 Ottawa event for the party’s top donors. It was the first such event in Ottawa under the party’s new “open fundraising” format, introduced earlier this […]
Nearly half of Canadians who know about Phoenix snafu say it’s hurt their image of Liberals: poll
A new Forum Research poll suggests Canadians are familiar with the problems plaguing the Phoenix pay system and, among the informed, 44 per cent say it has shifted their opinion of the Liberal government for the worse—a level of response critics and pollsters say is surprising, given the number of Canadians directly affected by the […]
Liberal summer caucus meeting to be held in Kelowna as party looks to maintain grip on B.C.
The federal Liberals will host their annual summer caucus meetings in Kelowna this year, The Hill Times has learned, as the party looks to secure its presence in British Columbia after approval of the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline drew sharp criticism from political leaders and voters in the Lower Mainland. Liberal MPs will descend on the […]
