Category: parliamentary

Delegation of Canadian MPs Travels to Taiwan, Resumes ‘Long-Standing’ Parliamentary Exchanges

April 10, 2023
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A delegation of ten Canadian MPs kicked off a one-week visit to Taiwan, which came amid a military exercise by Beijing that simulated an incursion onto the island. The trip is part of the long-standing parliamentary exchanges between Taiwan and Canada that resumed following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, according to a parliamentary statement. Liberal…

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Parliament Hill Language Interpreter Sent to Hospital, Union Blames Lax Headset Rules

October 25, 2022
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A parliamentary interpreter was sent to the hospital during a Senate committee meeting last week. Public Services and Procurement Minister Helena Jaczek says she was “astonished” to learn that an interpreter had collapsed and was sent to hospital. The Canadian Association of Professional Employees has blamed the incident on remote participants not following rules that…

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Parliamentary Committee to Begin Study of RCMP’s Use of Cellphone Spyware

August 7, 2022
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A parliamentary committee will begin exploring the RCMP’s use of spyware on Monday, diving deeper into an issue that’s sounded alarms for privacy and civil liberties groups across the country. The House of Commons ethics and privacy committee called for a summer study after the RCMP revealed its use of tools that covertly obtain data…

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Parliamentary Budget Officer Says Canada’s Debt Level Is Sustainable Over Long Term

July 28, 2022
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The parliamentary budget officer says Canada’s current fiscal policy is sustainable over the long term. The PBO’s latest fiscal sustainability report finds that Canada’s overall debt level is projected to decline steadily over time. At the federal level, the report says, the government could permanently increase spending or reduce taxes by 1.8 percent of GDP…

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Ottawa’s Terry Fox Statue to Move to Make Way for New Parliamentary Building

May 16, 2022
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The Terry Fox statue across from Parliament Hill will need to be moved to make way for a new building to house MPs and senators, committee rooms and an Indigenous Peoples’ space. The planned building, which is rectangular with a nod to neo-classical design, has distinctive copper window facades, a reference to the copper roofs…

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France Vows to Go Ahead With Vaccine Pass Despite Parliamentary Glitch

January 5, 2022
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PARIS—French government officials on Tuesday vowed to enact by mid-January as planned a law to block unvaccinated people from hospitality venues, despite the legislation hitting a procedural hitch in parliament overnight. “January 15 remains our goal,” for the law coming into force, European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune told LCI television. Until now France has enforced…

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