Tag: Federal

Loophole leaves taxpayers picking up tab for MP travel | CBC News

A loophole in the House of Commons’ spending rules has allowed MPs travelling to party conventions to bill taxpayers for more than half a million dollars over the past year — even though House of Commons rules normally prohibit MPs from charging expenses linked to partisan political activity.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/politics/political-parties-spending-rules-1.7204136

MPs pass bill creating national day for truth and reconciliation | CBC News

MPs unanimously agreed to wrap up debate on Bill C-5 on Friday, fast-tracking its passage and sending it on to the Senate. The move comes a day after a First Nation in B.C. confirmed discovery of the remains of 215 children buried in unmarked graves on the site of a former residential school in Kamloops.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/national-day-truth-reconciliation-bill-canada-1.6045609

Trudeau Team Seeks to Calm Oil Patch Fears of Pipeline Debacle – Bloomberg

One of Justin Trudeau’s top lieutenants says the Canadian prime minister will proceed with an expansion of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline even as he’s now likely to share power with the more environmentally minded New Democratic Party.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-22/trudeau-team-seeks-to-calm-oil-patch-fears-of-pipeline-debacle

Trudeau Rejects Formal Coalition and Vows to Govern Case-By-Case – Bloomberg

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who lost his parliamentary majority in Canada’s election this week, will forgo any formal governing agreement with another party and instead move ahead with legislation on a case-by-case basis.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-23/trudeau-rejects-formal-coalition-and-vows-to-govern-case-by-case

Federal Election 2019 platforms: Liberals, Conservatives, NDP, Greens | National Post

Federal election platform guide announced by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP and Green party since the official start of the campaign
— Read on nationalpost.com/news/politics/election-2019/federal-election-2019-platforms-guide-liberals-conservatives-ndp-green-platform-promises

Liberals and NDP lose support in swing ridings, Conservatives gain | Vancouver Sun

There are eight swing ridings in B.C. that had close federal election races in 2015, and may be nail-biters again this year, a poll suggests
— Read on vancouversun.com/news/politics/election-2019/election-2019-liberals-and-ndp-lose-support-in-key-swing-ridings-conservatives-gain-says-new-poll

Two federal party leaders coming in London pre-election | The London Free Press

Although the upcoming federal election campaign hasn’t officially started, the political push is already gearing up in the Forest City, with two party leaders set to visit London Tuesday.
— Read on lfpress.com/news/local-news/two-federal-party-leaders-coming-in-london-pre-election