The Report to Canadians 2019 is now available to the public. This annual report highlights the work undertaken by Members of Parliament and the efforts of the House Administration in supporting their activities. It presents information pertaining to the period from April 1, 2018, to March 31, 2019. The report is available online. Call 613-995-7882.
Parks Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and National Defence did not work sufficiently to conserve the heritage value and extend the physical life of Canada’s federal heritage properties, according to a report tabled by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Accounts. The Committee made three recommendations to ensure that the federal government addresses … Read more
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities presented to the House of Commons a report entitled Bus Passenger Safety. The report contains nine recommendations to the Government of Canada to help improve the safety record of buses, touching on the collection and publication process for research and test data by Transport Canada … Read more
Liberal MP Bryan May (Cambridge, Ont.), Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, presented the Committee’s 19th report, entitled Precarious Work: Understanding the changing nature of work in Canada, in the House of Commons. “This report speaks to what many Canadians are seeing in … Read more
The Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development tabled its report, The Canary in the Coal Mine: Responding to Violations of Press Freedoms in Venezuela and Myanmar, in the House of Commons. The report includes six recommendations, including that the Government of Canada continue to explicitly condemn violations … Read more
The Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology presented its Sixteenth Report in the House of Commons, on the Statutory Review of the Copyright Act. The Committee consulted a broad range of stakeholders to ensure all perspectives were duly considered: it held 52 meetings, heard 263 witnesses, collected 192 briefs, and received more than 6,000 … Read more
The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development presented a unanimous report to the House of Commons entitled Peacebuilding and Development in Somalia, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Recommendations for Canadian Action. Among the recommends are that the Government of Canada prioritize direct support to local organizations involved in the delivery of humanitarian assistance … Read more
Members of the International Grand Committee on Big Data, Privacy and Democracy have signed a Joint Declaration reaffirming their commitment to protecting fair competition, increasing the accountability of social media platforms, protecting privacy rights and personal data, and maintaining and strengthening democracy. Conservative MP Bob Zimmer (Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies, B.C.), Chair of the Standing Committee on Access … Read more
The Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics has adopted motions to summon Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg to appear at the International Grand Committee on Big Data, Privacy and Democracy in Ottawa on May 28. Chair of the committee and Conservative MP Bob Zimmer (Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies, B.C.) stated: … Read more
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans presented, to the House of Commons, a report calling on Fisheries and Oceans Canada to facilitate a transition toward a more equitable quota licencing regime for the West Coast commercial fisheries. The Committee believes that the West Coast commercial fisheries fall short and lag the East Coast’s … Read more
