The Liberal party apologized to Speaker Greg Fergus Tuesday for using partisan language to advertise his event, after the Opposition Conservatives and the Bloc Québécois called for his resignation. The opposition parties called it yet another display of partisan behaviour from the Speaker of the House of Commons. The latest accusation stems from a post on the … Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s non-confidence motion in the government over the carbon price increase set for April 1 has failed. Poilievre faced a vote on the motion after his earlier push this week to stop the annual carbon price increase was defeated, and he introduced the non-confidence motion. The House of Commons shut down Poilievre’s … Read more
The Liberal government wants to impose “health breaks” to eliminate overnight voting in the House of Commons and to combat what they say is Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre’s personal agenda to “obstruct and create chaos.” Government House leader Steve MacKinnon introduced the motion Monday, with the New Democrats voicing their immediate support for it. It would … Read more
LONDON: UK lawmakers called Wednesday for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war – but only after dozens walked out of the House of Commons in protest at how the vote was handled. Lawmakers had been debating three separate resolutions related to the war. All were largely symbolic and not binding on the government. But Parliament … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 6, 2024 5:01 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The House of Commons passed legislation today to implement an update to Canada’s free trade agreement with Ukraine that its president signed during a visit to Ottawa last year. The government bill passed without the … Read more
The housing crisis, clean-tech tax credits and carbon pricing were front and centre in the House of Commons on Monday, as MPs picked up where they left off — both in substance and in tone — when they rose for the Christmas break in December. The Liberal government’s immediate focus is on debating and passing … Read more
The Liberals intend to move quickly to get a Ukraine free-trade bill back up for debate and pressure the Conservatives to support it as MPs return to the House of Commons Monday following the Christmas break. The legislation to implement an updated free-trade agreement between Canada and Ukraine became unexpected political fodder in the fall … Read more
Liberal MPs are meeting in Ottawa this week to brainstorm party strategies before the House of Commons resumes sitting on Monday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is also sure to hear more complaints from his caucus as Liberals continue to trail Conservatives by a significant margin in polls. The Liberal caucus meeting comes after the federal … Read more
By Jill Lawless | Associated Press LONDON — For holding a sign outside a courthouse reminding jurors of their right to acquit defendants, a retiree faces up to two years in prison. For hanging a banner reading “Just Stop Oil” off a bridge, an engineer got a three-year prison sentence. Just for walking slowly down … Read more
“Merry Christmas, everybody! Merry Christmas. Are we still allowed to say Merry Christmas in Justin Trudeau’s Canada?” That’s how Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre greeted his caucus, and the group of reporters and cameras he invited to join them, at a meeting on Dec. 6. But Poilievre needn’t have feared. “Merry Christmas” was said in the … Read more