By Andrew Thomson | UPDATED 4:15pmET
The 2002 federal budget will be tabled in the House of Commons next Thursday (April 7), Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said during today's question period.
During question period in the House of Commons, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announces that she will deliver the federal budget on Thursday, April 7.#cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/AWlzsbSmuJ
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"We have spoken extensively with leaders in the oil and gas sector who actually themselves recognize the need to get to net zero by '50," PM Trudeau tells reporters in Vancouver when asked re: the impact of his government’s new emissions plan on oil and gas production.#cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/3cY7a0qNvt
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson spoke to reporters in Vancouver after the government released its emissions reduction plan.
More reaction from the opposition parties:
Reacting to govt's emissions reduction plan, Conservative environment critic Kyle Seeback says he's "highly skeptical that they've done the complicated analysis to see what the effect of this is going to have on the Canadian economy—and of course on Canadian taxpayers."#cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/zoG0tB9Viq
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Reacting to the federal government's new emissions plan, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said he will use his party's agreement with the Liberals to force them to include measures such as ending fossil fuel subsidies and a plan for energy retrofits to help low-income families.#cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/TlpvmxlkeT
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In the House
Watch question period:
Debate continues on the government's latest online regulation bill that would place streaming services and social media platforms under the federal Broadcasting Act, subjecting them to the same rules and regulations as traditional Canadian broadcasters and giving new regulatory powers to the CRTC.
The government maintained that the former Bill C-10 would not infringe upon Canadians' right to free speech on social media platforms, despite widespread concerns over the CRTC's power to regulate user-generated content.
The House of Commons and Senate law clerks appear at the special joint committee on the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act. 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT
The Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs continues to hear testimony on housing shortages. Today’s witnesses represent the Buffalo Lake Métis Settlement, Meadow Lake Trbal Council, Metis Settlements General Council, Conseil des Innus de Pakua Shipu, Nisga'a Lisims Government, and Sechelt Indian Band. 3:30pm ET / 12:30pm PT
Today in Politics Podcast: Mark Sutcliffe and Susan Delacourt
Work begins on a new child care program for Ontario, after Justin Trudeau and Doug Ford reach a deal. A poll suggests that nearly half of Canadians think the Liberal-NDP deal will be good for the country. And the Liberal government enters into final negotiations to buy the F-35 fighter jet.
