House Of Commons

• 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
  
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• 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
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• 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
• 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.

  Politics

  Apr 27
• 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.

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  Apr 21
• NDP quietly gets $670K in funding despite losing official party status

  Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon stressed Wednesday that no new money was being used for the funding, which he said comes from a 'reallocation' of the existing budget.

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  Apr 15
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• How does a majority government work in Canada? What to know

  While crossing the majority threshold could make Carney's political life easier, there will still be ways for the opposition, the public and even Liberals MPs to have influence.

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  Apr 10
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• Liberals dismiss fact-checking petition proposal for House of Commons

  Federico Sanchez initiated an electronic petition to propose legislation that would help correct the record when MPs stray from the truth intentionally or are ill-informed.

  Politics

  Mar 30