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Revue Politique
June 2, 2016
The government has backtracked on its position on the special Committee on electoral reform after weeks of protests against the Liberal Party’s majority membership. Pierre Donais welcomes the following MPs to discuss this issue: Joël Lightbound (Liberal Party), Alain Rayes (Conservative Party), François Choquette (NDP), and Monique Pauzé (Bloc Québécois). Quebec and Ontario dairy farmers have taken trade protest to Parliament Hill. Including the protection of supply management in trade agreements and putting a stop to diafiltered milk imports from the States are part of their grievances. Bruno Letendre (Producteurs laitiers du Québec president) and Pierre Thibault (a dairy producer from Upton) elaborate on their demands. The following reporters discuss the week's events in federal politics: Élizabeth Thompson (iPolitics) and Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse).