‘Obstructing their own obstruction’: Liberals, Conservatives spar in protracted privilege debate over documents
House Speaker Greg Fergus ruled Conservative Leader Pierre Poiievre could not speak on Tuesday without withdrawing ‘unparliamentary’ comments.
Parliament at a standstill as Conservative MPs push for release of green-tech fund papers
Government House Leader Karina Gould said there will be no chance to discuss key legislation in the House until the privilege debate ends.
All aboard: Tory MP Reid wants to change how House rules can be amended
While MPs unanimously voted to send Motion 109 to committee for review, the proposed changes face potential opposition further down the legislative road.
Number of MPs taking sponsored travel drops in first half of 2024 after rule changes, foreign interference fears
As of last week, 12 MPs had disclosed 13 sponsored trips that took place between Jan. 1 and June 30, in contrast to 46 such reports during the first half of 2023.
Liberal, NDP MPs look to PROC to address policy ‘gap’ when it comes to MP-on-MP harassment
If we want to have a range of voices in the House, ‘we need to make that a safe space, and right now, it’s an increasingly dangerous’ one, says NDP MP Heather McPherson.
Some 25 MPs, Senators promise to ‘call out abuse and harassment’ in Parliament this fall
The 75-member Canadian Association of Feminist Parliamentarians, now headed by NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen and Senator Marilou McPhedran, has relaunched, and it wants to take on what it sees as a worsening environment for women in politics this fall. So far, 25 have signed the pledge.
Translation Bureau launches ‘entry-level’ accreditation pilot, raising red flags for industry association
The bureau’s plans are ‘watering down the qualification that’s required to uphold official language requirements,’ says AIIC Canada’s advocacy lead Nicole Gagnon.
House launches pilot to test options for new riding office phone service
‘I don’t think anyone really realizes how bad a problem this is unless they’re one of the people where it’s not functioning,’ says Tory Whip Kerry-Lynne Findlay of the current riding phone service.
BOIE approves new security funding, expanded MP-protection programs
Altogether, the Board of Internal Economy gave the nod to new funding totalling almost $24.6-million related to security earlier this spring.
Time to get serious about ‘silly’ season
After a six-sitting-day respite from the Hill, MPs have returned for the final House of Commons push before the summer adjournment. This scheduled five-week run at the end of the spring sitting is a dicey proposition in any session of Parliament, but prospects are particularly fraught this time around given it’s the latter days of […]
