House of Commons

• Survivors, NGOs demand ‘full criminal investigation’ into porn giant MindGeek

  The House ethics committee continues to weigh concerns around privacy and streaming platforms such as Pornhub.

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  Mar 4
• Craig, Marc Kielburger decline request to testify before House of Commons committee

  Two Commons committees had invited the Kielburger brothers to testify.

  Canada

  Mar 3
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• Conservative MP David Sweet joins chorus calling for end to COVID-19 restrictions

  Sweet says the pandemic-related restrictions are causing huge psychological and economic damage.

  Politics

  Mar 3
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• House of Commons committee urges Trudeau not to call election amid COVID-19

  The unanimous recommendation calls for a commitment that there will be no election during the pandemic, unless the minority Liberal government is defeated on a confidence vote.

  Politics

  Mar 2
• Could gummed up bills in the House of Commons trigger a federal election?

  Liberals are accusing the Conservatives of systematically blocking the government's legislative agenda.

  Canada

  Feb 28
• Feds gets another month to expand access to assisted dying as bill stalls in the Commons

  Quebec Superior Court Justice Martin Sheehan agreed to give the government a fourth extension -- until March 26 -- to bring the law into compliance with a 2019 court ruling.

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  Feb 25
• Bill to exempt farm fuels from the carbon tax passes second reading

  If passed, the bill would, in part, exempt natural gas and propane used by farmers for grain drying from the carbon tax.

  Canada

  Feb 25
• Alberta MP sees division, polarization as threat to democracy: ‘We are all just human beings’

  "If you want to actually change people's minds, you have to communicate sure, forcefully, firmly, but respectfully as well," Mike Lake said.

  Canada

  Feb 23
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• Parliamentary committee condemns ‘dangerous’ language of firearms group

  A Liberal MP said the rhetoric used by the president of the National Firearms Association was "dangerous" - and a parliamentary committee agreed.

  Politics

  Feb 22
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• Sask. MP pushes for legalized single-game sports betting as bill clears second reading

  Estimates from the Canadian Gaming Association suggest that Canadians may be spending as much as $14 billion illegally on single-game sports bets.

  Canada

  Feb 22