The All-Party Anti-Poverty Caucus joined together to consider how to move forward toward Economic Recovery for All. Parliamentarians across parties and Senate groups attended the discussion to examine the need to address glaring gaps in Canada’s social and economic safety net exposed during the pandemic. Central to discussions was the common commitment to moving forward with guaranteed livable income, in coming budgets and other parliamentary … Read more
The subcommittee on International Human Rights of the House Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development issued a statement on the human rights situation in Zimbabwe, following testimony from witnesses to the host of human rights challenges and violations there. The subcommittee calls on the Government of Canada to raise the Zimbabwean situation with its partners … Read more
Speaker of the House of Commons Anthony Rota (Nipissing—Timiskaming, Ont.) announced that the Summary of Expenditures for Members, Presiding Officers and House Officers is now available online. Call 613-995-7882.
Speaker of the House of Commons Anthony Rota (Nipissing—Timiskaming, Ont.) advised that the House Administration disclosure reports are now available to the public on ourcommons.ca. The full release is available online. Call 613-995-7882. Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology presented its First Report in the House of Commons, Fraudulent Calls in Canada: A Federal Government’s First Start, in which the committee makes … Read more
The Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food presented a report on agricultural business risk management programs. This is the Committee’s first report in the 2nd Session of the 43rd Parliament. The report, entitled Facing the Unexpected: Enhancing Business Risk Management Programs for Agriculture and Agri-food Businesses, includes 15 recommendations that address the current limitations of these … Read more
The Special Committee on Canada–China Relations issued an invitation to the ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Canada to appear as a witness during its 26 October 2020 meeting. The committee is disappointed that the ambassador did not accept that invitation. The committee believes that a meeting, preferably an official meeting on the public record, … Read more
In a news release following its study on the human rights situation of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China (East Turkestan/Xinjiang) in 2018, the Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (the Subcommittee) warned that: if the international community does not condemn the human rights … Read more
A Proclamation was issued today, August 18, 2020, proroguing the First Session of the 43rd Parliament, effective immediately. The prorogation of a session brings to an end proceedings before Parliament. Therefore, please note that the hybrid sitting of the House planned for August 26 will not take place. In addition, all currently scheduled committee meetings will be … Read more
Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) issued a statement: “Members of Parliament have completed a productive session in the midst of an unprecedented health and economic crisis in this country […] Hundreds of MPs participated in lengthy Question Periods, and 134 meetings were held by 11 House of Commons committees […] This summer, the House will … Read more
Speaker of the House of Commons Anthony Rota (Nipissing–Timiskaming, Ont.), Chair of the Board of Internal Economy, confirmed that the Board of Internal Economy was briefed by public health and House Administration officials on House of Commons pandemic planning. As a preventative measure, the Board has determined that effective end of business on March 13, until April 20, 2020: … Read more
