Amendments to the Standing Orders   evolving since 1867, and of course, in some instances, they go back centuries to the British House of Commons. The convention has been that a government ought not amend the Standing Orders absent all-party support. As a general rule, there has been an effort to reach consensus. We

Justice committee  , the judge would say that under section 43, as interpreted by the Supreme Court in its 2004 decision, a schoolteacher is justified in using force towards a child that is reasonable in the circumstances. However, should this bill pass, that teacher would no longer have that protection

Amendments to the Standing Orders   to be adopted and the House can operate as democratically as possible. If, for one reason or another, a political party wants to change the rules of the game, even if it is the majority party, it must talk it over with the others and reach agreement with everyone. Otherwise, the process

Justice committee   in an uncomfortable situation. However, we will do this to prevent the Liberal government from falling because it would no longer have the support of the NDP. The request is being satisfied haphazardly, in a way that does not address the real problem that was raised in the report of the Truth

Industry committee  , with a particular consumer or household”. It's a longer definition before they list the examples. Should we be looking for that kind of a definition? Again, we're talking about “inferred” on one side. However, again, when we look down the list, I think it is the Bloc amendment that talks about

Industry committee   on information related to inferred data. It's how the court ruled on things like IP addresses. Therefore, “about” has been sufficient, jurisprudentially and from a guidance perspective, to get to all of the things that California has tried to do with a much longer list. Of course

Justice committee   alone. Section 43 will have been struck down. Parents and teachers will no longer have the protections afforded by it. Contrary to the notion that we might somehow feel comforted by this news, I'm actually quite alarmed by it. It means that Minister Virani's advice from his

Amendments to the Standing Orders   contains a proposal to amend the Standing Orders in several places, modifying existing provisions that permit the government to unilaterally terminate debate and force a vote. The goal is to create a situation in which it will no longer be possible to apply these debate-limiting clauses

Industry committee   to administer the affairs or property of that individual; These would be legal determinations made on someone who has been determined by the courts to no longer be capable of managing their affairs and for which there would be an appointee who would be governed by that.

Industry committee  Yes, because, also, like I mentioned, there are persons with dementia and people living longer and so forth. There are other types of mental health challenges that are probably going to get more complicated or to at least be inclusive of mainstream society, because it's more

Industry committee  I quite agree with you. That said, when the minister appears before the committee, I often have trouble getting him to leave, because he stays longer than planned. We'll try to work with him to see what can be done. In any event, I suggest that we invite him to appear on May 8

Canada-China Relations committee   their collaborations led to their suspension, the revocation of their security clearances and, ultimately, their dismissal. As of January 20, 2021, the two scientists were no longer employed by the Public Health Agency. The NML has always operated as a secured facility. However, the administrative

Petitions   was shut down a number of months ago. As a result, there are no longer options to utilize an abattoir within the local area of Kingston. As such, these farmers have to bring their cattle to abattoirs that are a much further distance away. The petitioners are calling on the Government

Finance   is too expensive now. The Canadian dream of home ownership is now beyond the reach of a hard-working generation of young adults. Will this inflationary government implement a policy of matching every dollar of new program spending with a dollar of savings?

Carbon Tax  . In Ottawa, the Prime Minister's policies made the price of gas at the pumps jump by nearly 20¢ a litre, reaching its highest level since 2022. Still, the Liberals pretend their tax-and-spend policies are helping Canadians. When will the government start helping people instead of hurting