The House of Commons voted Tuesday to approve the Liberal government’s capital gains tax changes despite the Conservatives opposing the measure. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau voted in person along with his government for the tax changes, which will increase the inclusion rate for taxable capital gains. They are now set to take effect June 25. … Read more
As an annual anti-abortion rally prepares to gather on Parliament Hill, Liberal and Conservatives have been trading political barbs over whether abortion access could face attempts to curtail it. It comes as the fall of Roe v. Wade in the United States has put the issue front and centre ahead of November’s presidential election. Minister … Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his treatment-centric approach to tackle the opioid crisis would face significant challenges if he was prime minister. “Oh, it will definitely be a challenge,” Poilievre said in an interview with Global News’ Focus B.C. host Richard Zussman in Ottawa on Thursday when asked about staffing additional treatment facilities and finding … Read more
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 House of Commons. In an email to all 338 MPs and their staff on Thursday, the House of Commons’ sergeant-at-arms encouraged MPs to take extra … Read more
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 are unparliamentary, and what words count? Conservatives called the decision biased and demanded House Speaker Greg Fergus resign, saying he had lost the confidence of … Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will be allowed back in the House of Commons on Wednesday for question period after Speaker Greg Fergus had kicked him out for refusing to withdraw comments calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a “wacko.” Speaker’s office spokesperson Mathieu Gravel says that under the standing orders of the House of Commons, Poilievre … Read more
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 Tuesday during question period, kicking Poilievre out for using language he said was “not considered parliamentary.” The Conservative leader blamed Trudeau for allowing British Columbia … Read more
Justice Minister Arif Virani is coming out against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre for suggesting he would use the notwithstanding clause for the first time at the federal level to get around court decisions on bail. Poilievre also said in that speech that he wants to bring in more consecutive instead of concurrent sentences — stacking … Read more
The House of Commons is calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to have an “emergency meeting” with the premiers to talk about alternatives to the federal carbon price, adopting a non-binding Conservative motion to push for this meeting, with support of the NDP and Bloc Quebecois. Prior to question period Wednesday, NDP environment critic Laurel … Read more
Thirty years ago, a mantra for the U.S. Democrats ran “it’s the economy, stupid.” Three decades later, that same energy has been captured by a Canadian politician that nobody would mistake for Bill Clinton. The Millennial and Gen Y Canadians who will vote for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre – potentially for the first time, or … Read more
