Today: May 3, 2022

Today: May 3, 2022




In the House

Bill C-8, including a Conservative amendment, is on the order paper at third reading.

Watch today's question period:

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was not in the chamber -- he was attending the state funeral for Guy Lafleur in Montreal.

Also watch for:

  • More debate on the private member's bill from Conservative MP Kyle Seeback to "allow a parent or grandparent who applies for a temporary resident visa as a visitor to purchase private health insurance outside Canada and to stay in Canada for a period of five years."

Watch: NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and NDP MP Taylor Bachrach discuss their party’s proposal to change the voting age to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote. Bill C-210 is scheduled for debate tomorrow. 

They are joined by Jan Eichhorn, an associate professor at the University of Edinburgh who researches political engagement, with a special interest in the participation of young people.


In Committee

Senior Finance department and FINTRAC officials face questions from members of the Special Joint Committee on the Declaration of Emergency. 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

Also:

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault appears at the Commons environment committee as part of the estimates process. 11am ET / 8am PT

Experts go before the public safety committee for discussion of Canada's security posture in relation to Russia. 11am ET / 8am PT

Senior Finance and Canada Revenue Agency officials brief the finance committee on the budget implementation bill (C-19). 11am ET / 8am PT

Auditor General Karen Hogan and top Finance and Treasury Board officials go before the public accounts committee to discuss the 2021 Public Accounts of Canada. 11am ET / 8am PT

Territorial health ministers from the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon discuss the Non-Insured Health Benefits Program when they address the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs. 3:30pm ET / 12:30pm PT

The human rights subcommittee hears testimony on the situation in Ukraine. 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

As for the upper chamber, Fisheries and Oceans Minister Joyce Murray appears at the Senate fisheries committee. 9am ET / 6am PT


Today in Politics Podcast: Mark Sutcliffe and Susan Delacourt

Several names are left out, as the Conservative party confirms the candidates in the leadership race. Doug Ford is accused of campaigning with Justin Trudeau. And how much will the government disclose in the inquiry into the Emergencies Act?