By Andrew Thomson | UPDATED September 22, 2022 4:42pmET
In the House
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was at question period for the first time since Pierre Poilievre's Conservative leadership win.
Also on Thursday’s agenda:
- Debate gets underway on the government's planned measures for 1) dental care and rental housing and 2) GST/HST tax credit.
- MPs consider a motion from Liberal MP Chandra Arya to recognize November as Hindu Heritage Month.
Members of Team Canada from 1972 were in the chamber after question period so the House of Commons could mark the 50th anniversary of the Summit Series:
Ministers discuss federal cannabis review
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos and associate minister Carolyn Bennett, responsible for mental health and addictions, speak to reporters in Ottawa.
The 2018 act to legalize cannabis (Bill C-45) included a mandatory federal review after three years, meaning it was supposed to have begun in 2021.
The panel will consider the impact of legalization and regulation on:
- young persons
- Indigenous peoples and communities
- the establishment of a strictly regulated cannabis supply chain
- deterring criminal activity and displacing the illicit market access to cannabis for medical purposes
- home cultivation
The government has 18 months to table the report in Parliament once the review begins.
Former senior civil servant Morris Rosenberg will chair the review panel.
Watch PrimeTime Politics with Michael Serapio (8pm ET / 5pm PT) for more coverage
PrimeTime Politics also examines the latest diplomatic and military developments in Russia's invasion of Ukraine with Royal Military College professor Christian Leuprecht:
In the Senate
Debate is expected to continue on the government's online streaming bill (C-11) 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.
Also:
- Former Bank of Canada governor David Dodge discusses inflation and the Canadian economy at the Senate banking committee. 11:30am ET / 8:30am PT
