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Liberals’ proposed fix to defence procurement is a ‘gamble,’ say Conservatives

'Anything is an improvement over what's going on right now,' says Liberal MP John McKay, who was parliamentary secretary to the defence minister from 2015 to 2017.

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BY NEIL MOSS
November 20, 2019

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Senate standoff sees Conservatives wield ‘exceptional and rarely used’ motion, putting two private members’ bills on ice

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

A junk food bill, a first responder bill, and a 'hoist motion' are all in play when the Red Chamber returns next year as the Conservatives and Independent Senators Group fling accusations of political games at each other in the meantime.

Senate standoff sees Conservatives wield ‘exceptional and rarely used’ motion, putting two private members’ bills on ice

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

A junk food bill, a first responder bill, and a 'hoist motion' are all in play when the Red Chamber returns next year as the Conservatives and Independent Senators Group fling accusations of political games at each other in the meantime.

House approves new funds, office handover rules ahead of next election

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Federal departments fix 61 errors related to Indigenous business contracts on public database

Politics This Morning: MPs abroad

As feds announce billions in new defence funding, opposition MPs pan backloaded plan that misses 2 per cent NATO target

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Defence committee to invite Anand for rare secret meeting on NORAD modernization

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Parliamentarians call for audit of personal, financial connections Hong Kong officials may have in Canada

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Presence of backbench MPs, cross-Canada representation restricted during in-person House sittings amidst physical distancing

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Politics This Morning: MPs abroad

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As feds announce billions in new defence funding, opposition MPs pan backloaded plan that misses 2 per cent NATO target

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Only 11 per cent of the new money announced in the much-anticipated defence policy update will be doled out in the first five years of the 20-year plan.

As feds announce billions in new defence funding, opposition MPs pan backloaded plan that misses 2 per cent NATO target

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Only 11 per cent of the new money announced in the much-anticipated defence policy update will be doled out in the first five years of the 20-year plan.