House Of Commons

• House of Commons is back as Liberals vow ‘significant’ legislation coming

  Government House leader Steven MacKinnon has promised "significant" economic legislation will become the "centrepiece" of the fall sitting of Parliament.

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  Sep 21
  
• Liberal MP Shaun Chen says he’s resigning over ‘significant’ health issues

  The Scarborough North MP said injuries sustained in a car accident in late 2025 have prevented him from travelling to Ottawa as often as the job requires.

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  Aug 10
  
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• Hybrid work in Parliament? MPs split on post-pandemic structure

  During the pandemic, MPs began voting and attending committee meetings from home. Six years later, Parliamentarians are split on if those hybrid rules should remain.

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  Aug 4
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• Glenn Joyal faces MP questions on Supreme Court of Canada nomination

  Joyal has been chief justice of the Court of King's Bench of Manitoba since 2011. His nomination to the Supreme Court was announced by Prime Minister Mark Carney last week.

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  Jun 29
• House of Commons rises for summer break after passing flurry of bills

  During the final days of the spring session, the House passed a trio of justice bills to reform bail, create new hate crime offences and criminalize AI-generated sexual deepfakes.

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  Jun 18
• Long-awaited bill criminalizing forced sterilization set to become law

  The Senate-approved bill that has now passed the House of Commons states that sterilization without legal consent constitutes aggravated assault.

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  Jun 8
• Liberals want committees to be ‘open,’ minister says as Tories cry foul

  Since the Liberal government officially became a majority, its MPs have moved to go in camera at several committee meetings and moved to adjourn unilaterally in one instance.

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  May 1
• Tories say Liberals using their committee majorities to stop public debate

  Minutes into meetings at the health and ethics committees this week, Liberal members used their majorities to send debates into closed-door sessions.

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  Apr 29
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• 3 new Liberal MPs take their seats after byelections that secured majority

  There are now 174 members on the government benches after five MPs defected to the Liberals over the last six months.

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  Apr 27
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• Liberals to seek control of House committees after securing majority

  House leader Steven MacKinnon said the Liberals will seek to change the standing orders of the House of Commons to ensure they have the most votes on committees.

  Politics

  Apr 21