Canada Parliament

• House of Commons agrees to rise until Jan. 30 as inflation weighs on holidays

  Among the issues left for MPs to address upon their return will be high inflation and rising interest rates, a fight over health-care funding and pending gun control legislation.

  Politics

  Dec 14, 2022
  
• The House of Commons rises until Jan. 31 as Canada’s Omicron cases explode

  The House of Commons had been set to sit until Friday before rising for the winter break, which would see MPs head back to their ridings after four weeks of legislative gatherings.

  Canada

  Dec 16, 2021
  
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• Speaker rules board didn’t have authority to impose vaccine mandate in Commons

  House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota says only the House itself can make a decision to restrict access to the chamber and other parliamentary buildings.

  Canada

  Dec 2, 2021
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• Political déjà vu or not, Canada’s minority 44th Parliament could achieve real change

  There are several initiatives on this Parliament’s agenda that together could constitute a historic shift in economic and social policy, Jim Stanford writes.

  Commentary

  Oct 9, 2021
• Newly elected MPs must take sexual harassment course by end of year: HoC

  The awareness course will educate new MPs on what counts as harassment and how to take steps to prevent it.

  Canada

  Sep 15, 2021
• Trudeau accuses Parliament of ‘toxicity’ as conversion therapy ban passes

  The conversion therapy ban passed the House in a 263-63 split, with only Conservative MPs along with former party member and Independent MP Derek Sloan voting against.

  Canada

  Jun 22, 2021
• Election off the table as Liberals survive final confidence vote over budget

  Liberals were joined by New Democrat MPs in voting for the budget, in accordance with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's vow not to trigger an election in the midst of COVID-19.

  Politics

  Apr 26, 2021
• Liberals survive 2nd of 3 confidence votes on federal budget

  A Conservative amendment was defeated by a vote of 213-120, with Liberals, Bloc Quebecois, New Democrat and Green MPs all voting against it.

  Canada

  Apr 22, 2021
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• Parliament adjourns without resolving dispute over how it should resume in 2021

  Without an agreement about how to proceed in future, the Commons will resume all normal operations the next time it sits.

  Canada

  Dec 11, 2020
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• Senate to consider hybrid sittings after frustrations voiced

  Frustration over the Senate's failure to find a way to resume full operations in the midst of the pandemic prompted some senators Wednesday to block an initial attempt to speed Bill C-4 through the chamber.

  Canada

  Oct 1, 2020