The House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance released a report entitled "Tax Incentives for Charitable Giving in Canada." The report contains 12 recommendations pertaining to tax incentives, public awareness, the administrative burden on charitable organizations and transparency. The House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance held eight meetings during which 36 organizations and five … Read more
Nine members of the Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association, led by the Association Co-Chairs, Liberal MP Mauril Bélanger (Ottawa–Vanier, Ont.) and Conservative Saskatchewan Senator Raynell Andreychuk will visit Nairobi, Kenya and Lilongwe, Malawi from Jan. 19 to 26. In Nairobi and Lilongwe, the delegates will meet with parliamentarians and government officials so as to strengthen bilateral relations … Read more
From Nov. 30-Dec. 3, 2012, Liberal MP Wayne Easter (Malpeque, P.E.I.), vice-chair, and Conservative Nova Scotia Senator Michael L. MacDonald, vice-chair, led a delegation from the Canadian Section of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group to the national conference of the Council of State Governments (CSG) in Austin, Texas. Easter said the national CSG conference always … Read more
The federal government monitored the progress and spending of Canada’s Economic Action Plan, ensuring that federal stimulus funding was delivered within a limited time frame, according to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts’ report presented in the House of Commons by Committee chair and NDP MP David Christopherson (Hamilton Centre, Ont.). In its report, the … Read more
The chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence and Conservative MP James Bezan (Selkirk-Interlake, Man.) recently tabled the committee’s latest report entitled, The State of Readiness of the Canadian Forces. The defence committee believes that the government needs to continue to properly support the men and women of the Canadian Forces. This will require continuing … Read more
The Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities chose, on Nov. 29, 2012, Larry Pempeit as its laureate for the 2012 edition of the Centennial Flame Research Award. According to the Centennial Flame Research Award Act, this monetary award is offered each year to a person … Read more
Speaker of the House of Commons Andrew Scheer (Regina-Qu'Appelle, Sask.) tabled the Report to Canadians 2012. The report is available to the public online. The Report to Canadians is an annual, non-partisan report that presents detailed information on the work of members of the House of Commons in the Chamber, in committees, in caucus, in constituencies and … Read more
NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly elected Conservative MP Cheryl Gallant (Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, Ont.) as one of the assembly’s five vice-presidents. Gallant, who is chair of the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association was in Prague, Czech Republic, as head of delegation to the 58th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. In addition to the election of Gallant, she will … Read more
House of Commons co-chair of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group and Conservative MP Gord Brown (Leeds-Grenville, Ont.) and Conservative Ontario Senator Bob Runciman represented the Canadian Section of the group at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida. Brown and Conservative Manitoba Senator Janis Johnson represented the Canadian Section at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, … Read more
The chair of the House of Commons Special Committee on Co-operatives and Conservative MP Blake Richards (Wild Rose, Alta.) presented Parliament with the committee’s report, entitled “Status of Co-operatives in Canada”, Sept. 17, 2012. The committee was created to study policy alternatives regarding the co-operative sector following the unanimous approval of a supply day motion … Read more
