Ex-NDP MP Peter Stoffer diagnosed with prostate cancer, says he ‘has 99 per cent chance of full recovery’
A popular former Nova Scotia NDP MP, who worked tirelessly during his 18-year parliamentary career to promote the causes of Canadian veterans, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Peter Stoffer, who represented Sackville-Preston-Chezzetcook, N.S., (a riding that has held various names), between 1997 and 2015, told The Hill Times on Sept. 15 that he was diagnosed “a […]
Politics This Morning: NDP caucus meetings begin in Hamilton
Good Friday morning, With Parliament set to resume on Monday, the federal NDP caucus is spending the weekend in Hamilton, Ont., plotting out strategy for the upcoming House session. Outgoing NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair and Hamilton MP Scott Duvall will kick off the festivities on Friday by launching the party’s End Pension Theft campaign during […]
Liberal MP Arnold Chan dies
Liberal MP Arnold Chan died on Thursday, after spending the better part of the past three years battling cancer. He was 50 years old. Mr. Chan’s wife, Jean Yip, released a statement through his constituency office Thursday morning, which she tweeted, confirming his death. “He was a loving father, wonderful husband, and dedicated public servant,” she said […]
Politics This Morning: Garneau to appear before House Transport Committee
Good Thursday morning, If the fall sitting of the House was structured as novel, today would likely be the prologue, with three committees all sitting for meetings and several ministers fanning out across the country, in a preview of the bustling activity on tap next week. Headlining the busy slate of activities, Transport Minister Marc […]
Liberals weighing new language to fix sexist Indian Act, says Sen. Sinclair
The government is likely working on new language to address sex discrimination in the Indian Act, to bring it in line with yet another court order and a Senate that may be unwilling to compromise on a bill that could fail a charter test, says one of the Senators advocating for changes to the bill. […]
Karina Gould is set to be Canada’s first federal cabinet minister to give birth
Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould has twice made federal cabinet history this year: first in January she became the youngest female ever to be appointed to cabinet, and on Sept. 5 the 30-year-old announced she was expecting a baby in March 2018, which will make her the first ever federal cabinet minister to give birth […]
Business groups target key MPs, committees in push against tax reforms
Business groups are gearing up for a tax-reform offensive, targeting MPs with backgrounds in finance, Parliamentarians on key committees, and those in swing-ridings to make Liberals nervous about their seats in what they say will become a ballot-box issue. “There are an awful lot of MPs and Senators with good grounding on financial issues. Those […]
Huge Health Canada branch could be moved to new ministry, unions blindsided
Unions representing most of the employees in Health Canada’s Indigenous services branch have lambasted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government for announcing that the branch would be moved under the jurisdiction of a new minister and likely a new department without consulting them ahead of time. The branch makes up nearly three-quarters of Health Canada’s total […]
This week in Parliament: Minister Garneau to speak at Transport Committee
Wednesday, Sept. 13 The House Health Committee will meet 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Room 415, Wellington Building, 197 Sparks St. in a televised meeting on Bill C-45, An Act Respecting Cannabis and to Amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code, and other Acts. From 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., it will […]
Politics This Morning: Trudeau tours St. John’s as cabinet retreat concludes
Good Wednesday morning, The federal cabinet retreat in St. John’s, N.L. wraps up today, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau scheduled to make a couple of pit stops around town, in addition to meeting with his youth council. Mr. Trudeau begins the day by meeting with his cabinet at 8:30 a.m. Newfoundland time at the city’s […]
