Thursday, November 14, 2024

Canada’s Politics and Government News Source Since 1989

Thursday, November 14, 2024 | Latest Paper

Two thumbs up for Senator McPhedran

Senator Marilou McPhedran, one of the so-called 'activist' Senators, recently sent out a letter to her Senate colleagues asking them to support a new initiative towards a more just and inclusive Canada. She wants to table a bill to lower the federal voting age in Canada from 18 to 16 years old, as soon as possible, when Parliament returns to regular sittings.

Opinion
BY MICHAEL HARRIS
May 18, 2020

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 18, 2020

More Opinion

Haiti’s ruling council is falling apart

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

I live with Parkinson’s. I’m telling Ottawa: we need funding now

OpinionBY LI JIANG

Feds must reject advance requests for MAID

OpinionBY DANIEL ZEKVELD

Investing in innovation: the future of animal-free toxicity testing in Canada

OpinionBY SHAARIKA SARASIJA

Peru and Canada: a strong and expanding bilateral relationship

OpinionBY MANUEL TALAVERA

Related Stories

McPhedran, May, McPherson, Davies defy government, attend UN meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

OpinionBY DOUGLAS ROCHE

Upper Chamber to vote on ending debate early on Thursdays to give Senators a chance to get to the airport

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

What the government doesn’t want to do this fall—but should

OpinionBY SENATOR MARILOU MCPHEDRAN

Committee witnesses who testify about non-disclosure agreements would be covered by parliamentary privilege, say House and Senate representatives

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

Senator to table bill to limit use of non-disclosure agreements to hide abuse and discrimination at federally-funded agencies

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI