Peter Van Dusen looks at yesterday’s deadly van attack against Toronto pedestrians, with analysis from Phil Gurski, president and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting. We look at today’s Conservative motion on asylum seekers along the Canada-U.S. border with MPs Jenny Kwan (NDP), Michelle Rempel (Conservative), and Arif Virani […]

While calling the Toronto van attack a senseless act, Prime Minister Trudeau confirmed that there is no threat to national security. However, from a public safety perspective, is there any way to guard against such attacks? We hear from former RCMP deputy commissioner Pierre Yves Bourduas on this issue. The […]

Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer, Liberal MP and former Toronto police chief Bill Blair, and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan speak to reporter’s about yesterday’s incident in which a van hit multiple pedestrians near a busy Toronto intersection. Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Fisheries Parliamentary Secretary Terry Beech, […]

Witness all the action in the House of Commons when Canada’s elected officials meet daily to debate the issues. The Government and Opposition exchange questions and answers on how the country is being run and what issues are pressing the political agenda.

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale holds a news conference after a meeting of G7 security ministers in Toronto. The two-day ministerial meeting took place ahead of the June G7 leaders’ summit in Charlevoix, Quebec. (April 24, 2018) (no interpretation)

Executives from AggregateIQ, the Canadian company linked to the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica personal data mining controversy,appear before the House ethics committee. AggregateIQ’s CEO Zackary Massingham and COO Jeff Silvester defend their company’s involvement in the Brexit ‘Leave’ campaign. (April 24, 2018)

In the House of Commons, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP parliamentary leader Guy Caron and Marco Mendicino (parliamentary secretary to the minister of justice) make statements honouring the victims of the April 23rd van attack in Toronto and commending the first responders who attended the scene. (April 24, 2018)

Quebec NDP MPs Alexandre Boulerice, Pierre Nantel and Hélène Laverdière speak to reporters on Parliament Hill about the Conservative party’s opposition day motion on asylum seekers. Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel’s motion calls for the government to table a detailed plan to address the influx of people illegally entering Canada […]

Environment Minister Catherine McKenna and Fisheries Minister Dominic Leblanc speak with reporters about the spring reports tabled by federal environment and sustainable development commissioner Julie Gelfand. The three audits examined the federal government’s management of risks associated with salmon farming, Canada’s biodiversity targets and Canada’s preparedness to implement the United […]

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan speaks to reporters in Ottawa about the Toronto van attack suspect’s brief stint in the Canadian Armed Forces. Alek Minassian was a member of the armed forces for a few months in 2017, and voluntarily left basic training 16 days into the 13-week program. The 25-year-old […]

AggregateIQ COO Jeff Silvester holds a news conference following his committee appearance. Members of the House ethics committee questioned the Canadian company over its links to the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica personal data controversy. AggregateIQ CEO Zackary Massingham also testified at committee. (April 24, 2018)

NDP environment critic Alexandre Boulerice and fisheries critic Fin Donnelly speak with reporters on Parliament Hill about the spring reports tabled today by federal environment and sustainable development commissioner Julie Gelfand. The three audits examined the federal government’s management of risks associated with salmon farming, Canada’s biodiversity targets and Canada’s […]

Representatives from the Mikisew Cree First Nation of Northern Alberta are joined by NDP MP Linda Duncan at an Ottawa news conference to voice concerns over impacts of oilsands developments and dams on Wood Buffalo National Park, which is Canada’s biggest national park, and on the Peace Athabasca Delta. They […]

Environment Commissioner Julie Gelfand speaks with reporters in Ottawa following the tabling of her latest spring reports. (April 24, 2018)

Representatives from B’nai Brith Canada speak with reporters in Ottawa on their latest audit of antisemitic incidents in Canada. (April 24, 2018)

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale makes opening remarks at the G7 meeting of security ministers in Toronto on April 24, 2018. (no interpretation)

Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel and public safety critic Pierre Paul-Hus hold a news conference on Parliament Hill to discuss Rempel’s motion calling on the government to table a detailed plan to address the influx of people illegally entering Canada from the United States. (April 24, 2018) (no interpretation)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters about yesterday’s incident in which a van hit multiple pedestrians near a busy Toronto intersection. Alek Minassian, the 25-year-old alleged driver of the van, has been charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder and 13 counts of attempted murder. (April 24, 2018) (no […]

The Toronto incident in which a van fatally hit multiple pedestrians and injured about 15 others has shocked Ottawa. Not much is known about the perpetrator of the bloodshed or his motive, the political circles are closely watching the investigation unfold. Pierre Donais welcomes the following MPs to discuss this […]

Toronto police provide an update on the van strike which killed and injured pedestrians. Peter Van Dusen looks at the parliamentary budget officer’s latest reports on the economy and carbon pricing with MPs Pierre Poilievre (Conservative), Kennedy Stewart (NDP), and Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). John Kriton, director of the G7 Research […]

Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders, Toronto Mayor John Tory, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, and Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale speak with reporters about the April 23, 2018, incident in which a van hit multiple pedestrians near a busy Toronto intersection. The driver of the van has been arrested. (no interpretation)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Liberal MP Ali Ehsassi, and Public Safety Parliamentary Secretary Mark Holland speak to reporters about an incident in Toronto involving a van striking and killing pedestrians. Reacting to the latest economic and fiscal outlook report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer are: Finance Minister Bill Morneau, International […]

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland speak with reporters in Toronto about the incident in which a van hit multiple pedestrians near a busy Toronto intersection. Police say between eight and ten people were struck. The driver of the van has been arrested. Ministers Goodale […]

In a news conference on Parliament Hill, Dubravka Simonovic, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, shares her preliminary conclusions on the extent of the problem in Canada and measures being taken to address it. The special rapporteur visited Canada from April 11 to 23 […]

Witness all the action in the House of Commons when Canada’s elected officials meet daily to debate the issues. The Government and Opposition exchange questions and answers on how the country is being run and what issues are pressing the political agenda.

Groupe parlementaire québécois MP Gabriel Ste-Marie speaks with reporters in Ottawa about his upcoming meetings in Washington with American aluminum industry leaders. Canada’s exclusion from American steel and aluminum tariffs are expected to expire on May 1, as U.S. President Donald Trump has linked cross-border tariffs to a renegotiated NAFTA. […]

NDP indigenous youth critic Charlie Angus, indigenous services critic Georgina Jolibois and House leader Ruth Ellen Brosseau hold a news conference in Ottawa to discuss a new motion that will call on Parliament to formally invite Pope Francis to Canada to apologize for the Catholic Church’s role in the residential […]

The Anishinabek Nation, Ottawa Riverkeeper; Concerned Citizens of Renfrew County and Area, and Ralliement Contre la Pollution Radioactive speak with reporters in Ottawa about their calls for the International Atomic Energy Agency to investigate Canada’s radioactive waste management. (no interpretation)

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland holds a news conference in Toronto, where she is co-hosting a meeting of G7 foreign and security ministers. (no interpretation)

Representatives from the Muslim Welfare Centre of Toronto speak with reporters in Ottawa about their Project Ramadan event. Volunteers are on Parliament Hill to build 100 food baskets for those in need in the Ottawa community. The event is part of the Centre’s Feed Canada initiative to help raise awareness […]