Process Nerd: As the winter recess looms, Liberals are once again hoping to get their most time-sensitive legislation to the finish line by giving ministers the power to keep MPs sitting until midnight — provided at least one other party backs the move.
With a little less than a month to go before the House of Commons shuts down for the season, the Liberals are once again hoping to bypass the traditional end-of-sitting scramble to get their government’s most time-sensitive legislation to the procedural finish line by giving ministers the power to keep MPs on the clock until midnight — provided at least one other party backs the move.
A quick check of the parliamentary record confirms that the motion put forward this week by Government leader Mark Holland is virtually identical to the one adopted last May, albeit with a twist: if passed, the revived rules would remain in place until June.
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Ford-CUPE feud portrays Tories as ‘black-hearted accountants,’ an image which could harm federal ConservativesSome federal Conservatives are concerned that Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s ongoing labour dispute with CUPE education workers is negative portraying federal Conservatives, and putting them at a disadvantage in the upcoming Mississauga-Lakeshore byelection, say some Conservatives. “The strike and the notwithstanding clause is going to create a perception that these Conservatives are black-hearted accountants,” said one veteran Toronto-area Conservative, who spoke to The Hill Times on a not-for-attribution basis to speak their mind. “This is going to be a serious problem for us in this byelection.” Another Conservative source who is following the byelection closely echoed the same view. Both sources said this is the third time in a general or a byelection since 2018 that Ford’s Progressive Conservatives have hamstrung their federal cousins, given most Ontarians do associate the provincial and federal Conservatives. Sources said the Conservatives were in a similar situation prior to the 2019 federal election because of Ford’s then-controversial budgetary cuts in education, public health, legal aid, child care, library services, and a number of others, which caused a slide in their popularity. This gave Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) an open shot against then-Conservative leader Andrew Scheer (Regina-Qu’Appelle, Sask.). Prior to the 2021 election, Ford announced publicly that he would stay neutral, and instructed his cabinet ministers and staff not to take any sides. This did not go over well with his federal counterparts, who accused him of rooting for the Liberals. In the 338-member House of Commons, more than one-third of the seats belong to Ontario MPs. The provincial and federal Ontario riding boundaries are almost the same. Ford won the 2018 and 2022 provincial elections with landslide majorities, which does give the federal Conservatives hope. Currently, the Liberals are behind Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s (Carleton, Ont.) party in nation
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Politics This Morning: House to debate midnight sittings as Holland accuses Conservatives of ‘obstruction by stealth’Good Monday morning, Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU has a rare day between summits on his 10-day international tour. Trudeau and Foreign Minister MÉLANIE JOLY spent the weekend in Cambodia meeting regional leaders, and they will be in Indonesia tomorrow for a G20 summit. Trudeau will also head to Thailand later in the week before switching gears and heading to North Africa. If the prime minister is looking for tips on how to adapt to the re-emergence of China and India as great powers, he could do worse than to spend some time in Southeast Asia, which has been the site of centuries of economic, military, and cultural competition between the two giants, and which is itself now home to some of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Meanwhile, most MPs are back in Ottawa today as the House returns for its final stretch before the end of the year. And these final weeks are about to get longer. Government House Leader MARK HOLLAND tweeted last week that he plans to push forward with a motion to give the House the option—via majority vote—to extend its sitting hours on any given night until summer, in order to make better progress on the government’s legislative agenda. Holland accused the Conservatives of “parliamentary obstruction by stealth,” telling CTV News that they have been lining up too many of their MPs to speak on bills in the House, even bills at early stages and those that they support. Opposition House Leader Andrew Scheer retorted to CTV’s RACHEL AIELLO that “only the Liberals” would describe the appropriate scrutiny of legislation as “a procedural trick.” The Liberals can expect the NDP to support Holland’s motion, which means MPs and staffers should prepare for more late nights between now and June. The House may also debate Bill C-32 at second reading. This is the government’s bill to implement portions of Deputy Prime Minister CHRYSTIA FREELAND’s Fall Economic Statement, as well as aspects of Budget 2022. The Senate will return tomorrow. Axworthy an
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John Ivison: Beer taxes are enough to make you cry in your pint — if you could afford oneBlame it on the federal Liberals\u0027 sneaky escalator provision, which ties the price to inflation
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Ivison: Beer taxes are enough to make you cry in your pint — if you could afford oneBlame it on the federal Liberals\u0027 sneaky escalator provision, which ties the price to inflation
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GOLDSTEIN: Liberals said greenhouse gas emissions would drop but they're upAs Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault leads a Canadian delegation at a UN climate conference, our greenhouse gas emissions are rising.
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Ontario Liberals set to table legislation preventing 'frivolous' use of notwithstanding clauseThe Ontario Liberals are tabling legislation Tuesday that will restrict the use of the notwithstanding clause in the province in an effort to prevent its “frivolous” use.
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