Tag: Members of parliament

Canada-Palestine MP Group to ‘Review’ After Accused ‘Holocaust Denier’ Attended Event

A spokesman for the chair of an all-party parliamentary group says it is “carefully” reviewing how it handles events with outside guests after a newspaper publisher accused of holding antisemitic views took part in a recent gathering. Members of Parliament from all parties, including Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, attended a gathering this week hosted by…


Tories to Announce Next Leader ‘With a Revised Program’ Reflecting Queen’s Death

The Conservative party says the event announcing the next leader scheduled for Saturday will go ahead as planned, but in a more muted way. The Queen’s death prompted the party to rethink the event, given how it will fall in the official mourning period. After learning of her death, the chair of the Tories’ leadership…


Up to 27,000 Federal Employees yet to Declare COVID Vaccination Status as Deadline Passes

As many as 27,000 public servants appear to have not yet declared their vaccination status to the federal government by the Oct. 29 deadline, leaving themselves at risk of being suspended from work. The federal vaccine mandate applies to over 267,000 federal employees from the “core public administration” including the RCMP, Canada Border Services Agency,…


No Rollcall Votes in Commons If New Electronic Voting App Adopted

OTTAWA—The COVID-19 pandemic is about to force another big break from tradition in the House of Commons: MPs using an app on their smartphones or laptops to cast votes remotely. Party whips are still discussing some unresolved details, the most important of which is ensuring Canadians will be able to see how their MPs vote,…