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A gag on MPs? No-comment period for MP ethics complaints extended

While Democracy Watch co-founder Duff Conacher is bothered by a recent change to the MP conflict code, Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux welcomes it as ‘healthy’ for democracy.

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT
July 10, 2023

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As Trudeau reflects on his political future, a flurry of post-Trudeau leadership politics already unfolding behind the scenes

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Canola industry urges more support for domestic biofuels sector in November, amid trade tensions with China

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AFN national chief urges politicians to ‘put their politics aside’ to support First Nations’ access to clean water

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House, Senate get green light for 2025-26 spending asks

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Expanding AI in government operations, modernizing Service Canada sites among feds’ fiscal update’s public service-related measures

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Prime Minister’s Office confirms it cancelled year-end media interviews following fallout from Freeland’s bombshell mic drop

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The PMO cancelled interviews with at least seven outlets: Global News, CBC, CTV, Radio-Canada, TVA Nouvelles, and a joint interview with CityNews and OMNI Television. Spark Advocacy’s Bruce Anderson says if 'your plan is to challenge Canadians to follow your leadership in an impending economic/trade crisis, as a way of saving your leadership, you do not give up these communications platforms.'

Prime Minister’s Office confirms it cancelled year-end media interviews following fallout from Freeland’s bombshell mic drop

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

The PMO cancelled interviews with at least seven outlets: Global News, CBC, CTV, Radio-Canada, TVA Nouvelles, and a joint interview with CityNews and OMNI Television. Spark Advocacy’s Bruce Anderson says if 'your plan is to challenge Canadians to follow your leadership in an impending economic/trade crisis, as a way of saving your leadership, you do not give up these communications platforms.'

Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle fails to quiet doubts about his future

Trudeau promotes eight Liberal MPs, moves ministers in long-awaited cabinet shuffle

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

MPs’ sponsored travel back in spotlight as House Ethics Committee, NDP MP Green call for complete ban

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MPs should be reading the bigger-than-fine print

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A foot in the door: some Hill internship programs rebounding post-rule changes, COVID

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Post-employment waivers for staffers stalled until new ethics commissioner is chosen

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‘This isn’t like a study on fish habitat or safety at railway crossings’: MPs reviewing their own conflict-of-interest rules behind closed-doors

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MPs’ sponsored travel back in spotlight as House Ethics Committee, NDP MP Green call for complete ban

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NDP MP Matthew Green said an outright ban on accepting sponsored travel would help parliamentarians ‘move beyond the political ambulance-chasing’ over the practice, amid a committee study into Justin Trudeau’s Jamaica vacation.

MPs’ sponsored travel back in spotlight as House Ethics Committee, NDP MP Green call for complete ban

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

NDP MP Matthew Green said an outright ban on accepting sponsored travel would help parliamentarians ‘move beyond the political ambulance-chasing’ over the practice, amid a committee study into Justin Trudeau’s Jamaica vacation.

MPs should be reading the bigger-than-fine print

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MPs should be reading the bigger-than-fine print

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A foot in the door: some Hill internship programs rebounding post-rule changes, COVID

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs is working to restart its internship program this fall, while the National Council on Canada-Arab Relations is looking to restart by 2024.

A foot in the door: some Hill internship programs rebounding post-rule changes, COVID

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs is working to restart its internship program this fall, while the National Council on Canada-Arab Relations is looking to restart by 2024.