Emergency Debate

• NDP request for emergency House of Commons debate on healthcare privatization denied

  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he wants to discuss provinces like Ontario using public money to fund procedures in private clinics.

  Politics

  Jan 30, 2023
  
• NDP denied emergency debate request over Ford’s use of notwithstanding clause

  The notwithstanding clause gives governments the ability to pass a law overriding parts of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms for a five year term.

  Canada

  Nov 2, 2022
  
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• Alberta legislature has emergency debate over COVID-19 response

  The Alberta legislature held an emergency debate on Monday to discuss the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Politics

  Mar 16, 2020
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• ‘Constitutional crisis’: MPs hold emergency debate following Jody Wilson-Raybould’s testimony

  The emergency debate had two Conservative MPs reiterating calls for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation.

  Politics

  Feb 28, 2019
• ‘We did nothing wrong’: legislature clerk and sergeant-at-arms say they want investigation to move quickly

  B.C. legislative clerk Craig James and sergeant-at-arms Gary Lenz say they did nothing wrong and are planning on fully cooperating with any investigation.

  Canada

  Nov 26, 2018
• B.C. Liberals call for emergency debate after clerk, sergeant-at-arms put on leave

  B.C. Liberal MLA Mike de Jong is asking the B.C. Legislature to launch an emergency debate into what happened before clerk Craig James and sergeant-at-arms Gary Lenz were put on administrative leave.

  Politics

  Nov 26, 2018
• House of Commons holds emergency debate on Trans Mountain pipeline

  The House of Commons has agreed to hold an emergency debate on Monday night on the Trans Mountain pipeline predicament.

  Canada

  Apr 16, 2018
• Canadian law professors demand action by Ottawa against Trump travel ban

  More than 200 university law professors from across Canada want Ottawa to take action against President Donald Trump's contentious travel ban.

  Politics

  Feb 1, 2017
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  MPs hold emergency debate on Trump’s travel ban in House of Commons

  MPs will be debating the U.S. President Donald Trump’s contentious travel ban starting at 7:30 p.m. ET. Tuesday.

  Canada

  Jan 31, 2017