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Liberals challenge ‘their own Speaker’ in Federal Court over information on fired scientists, ‘trying to cover up something bad,’ say Chong, Davies

House Speaker Anthony Rota has promised MPs he would 'fight tooth and nail' to protect Parliament's autonomy and intends to challenge the Liberal government in Federal Court over the disclosure of the documents.

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BY CHRISTOPHER GULY
June 28, 2021

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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

Miller, Anand, MacKinnon expected to get new portfolios in Friday cabinet shuffle: Liberal source

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

ArriveCan contractor admits ‘mistakes,’ faces historic public rebuke in Parliament; RCMP search contractor’s home day before House admonishment

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CBSA told KPMG to go subcontract through GC Strategies to work on ArriveCan, MPs hear

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Liberals shut down House Ethics Committee debate over whether to study Winnipeg lab leak documents: ‘this is not our committee’s mandate’

NewsBY CHELSEA NASH

Parliament has spoken: Liberal MP Greg Fergus takes over as new Speaker of the House

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Rota’s resignation should be first step in reform

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ArriveCan contractor admits ‘mistakes,’ faces historic public rebuke in Parliament; RCMP search contractor’s home day before House admonishment

NewsBY IREM KOCA

After being admonished in the House of Commons on April 17, ArriveCan contractor Kristian Firth confirms the RCMP searched his property, but that it was not related to the ArriveCan investigation.

ArriveCan contractor admits ‘mistakes,’ faces historic public rebuke in Parliament; RCMP search contractor’s home day before House admonishment

NewsBY IREM KOCA

After being admonished in the House of Commons on April 17, ArriveCan contractor Kristian Firth confirms the RCMP searched his property, but that it was not related to the ArriveCan investigation.

CBSA told KPMG to go subcontract through GC Strategies to work on ArriveCan, MPs hear

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Antonio Utano, a director-general at the Canada Revenue Agency, and Cameron MacDonald, an assistant deputy minister at Health Canada, have been suspended without pay over contract misconduct allegations and had their security clearance revoked as the ArriveCan debacle unfolded.

CBSA told KPMG to go subcontract through GC Strategies to work on ArriveCan, MPs hear

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Antonio Utano, a director-general at the Canada Revenue Agency, and Cameron MacDonald, an assistant deputy minister at Health Canada, have been suspended without pay over contract misconduct allegations and had their security clearance revoked as the ArriveCan debacle unfolded.

Liberals shut down House Ethics Committee debate over whether to study Winnipeg lab leak documents: ‘this is not our committee’s mandate’

NewsBY CHELSEA NASH

The Conservatives will need the NDP’s support to pass a motion to undertake a study of the Winnipeg lab leak documents, but NDP MP Matthew Green says the study should happen at the Canada-China Committee instead.

Liberals shut down House Ethics Committee debate over whether to study Winnipeg lab leak documents: ‘this is not our committee’s mandate’

NewsBY CHELSEA NASH

The Conservatives will need the NDP’s support to pass a motion to undertake a study of the Winnipeg lab leak documents, but NDP MP Matthew Green says the study should happen at the Canada-China Committee instead.

Parliament has spoken: Liberal MP Greg Fergus takes over as new Speaker of the House

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Plus, Toronto’s Albany Club set to host the Harper Economic Forum where the former prime minister will make an appearance, and Canada's first Indigenous Supreme Court Justice Michelle O'Bonsawin wins the University of Ottawa’s Alumna of the Year award.

Parliament has spoken: Liberal MP Greg Fergus takes over as new Speaker of the House

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Plus, Toronto’s Albany Club set to host the Harper Economic Forum where the former prime minister will make an appearance, and Canada's first Indigenous Supreme Court Justice Michelle O'Bonsawin wins the University of Ottawa’s Alumna of the Year award.