House of Commons breaks for the summer – National
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Contentious capital gains tax change to face vote at House of Commons Monday – National
The Liberal government is proceeding with its controversial capital gains tax change proposal set to be introduced in the House of Commons on Monday. The tax hike could have been …
Liberals apologize to Speaker for partisan post that sparked calls to resign – National
The Liberal party apologized to Speaker Greg Fergus Tuesday for using partisan language to advertise his event, after the Opposition Conservatives and the Bloc Québécois called for his resignation. The opposition parties …
Tories grill Liberals in question period about minister’s ties to lobbyist, PPE company
Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault faced heated remarks from Conservative MPs in the House of Commons Thursday about Global News’ reporting into his business activities. Tory MP Michael Barrett, who is …
Planned anti-carbon price protests prompt security warning to MPs – National
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Planned protests against the carbon price outside Liberal and NDP MP offices on May 3 have prompted a security warning from the …
Is ‘wacko’ an unparliamentary word? A look at the rules on decorum – National
After Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was ejected from the House of Commons Tuesday for refusing to withdraw what was deemed unparliamentary language, many Canadians began asking: who decides what words …
Poilievre booted from House of Commons after calling Trudeau a ‘wacko’
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was booted from the House of Commons on Tuesday after calling Justin Trudeau a “wacko prime minister.” Speaker of the House Greg Fergus took the step …
Growing interpreter injuries forces House of Commons to adjust audio set-ups – National
The federal government has been forced to adjust the set-up in the House of Commons and committee rooms after another language interpreter suffered a significant hearing injury. The incident occurred …
ArriveCan contractor grilled in House of Commons in rare reprimand – National
For the first time in over 100 years, the House of Commons has reprimanded a private citizen over the ArriveCan app, in the latest development in a widening scandal over …
GC Strategies head says RCMP searched his property – National
GC Strategies partner Kristian Firth testified in the House of Commons on Wednesday that the RCMP has raided one of his properties, but said it was not related to the ArriveCan …