Today: September 28, 2022

In the House

Watch question period:

The parties hold their weekly caucus meetings on Parliament Hill.

The House votes on yesterday's Conservative carbon tax motion along with a number of private member's bills and motions. 

That includes the bill from NDP MP Taylor Bachrach to lower the federal voting age from 18 to 16. 

Here's what Bachrach told reporters this morning before the vote:

Also:

Debate continues on a private member’s bill from the Bloc Québécois to exempt Quebec from federal standards imposed under the Canada Health Act and allow provinces to withdraw with full compensation from “federal programs in their exclusive areas of jurisdiction.”

In Committee

The Retail Council of Canada and Union des producteurs agricoles send officials to the Standing Committee on Finance for a discussion on inflation in the Canadian economy. 4:30pm ET / 1:30pm PT

The agriculture committee continues hearings on global food security, with Cereals Canada, the Canola Council of Canada, and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture among those providing testimony. 4:30pm ET / 1:30pm PT

Airport executives from Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and Calgary go before the transport committee. 4:30pm ET / 1:30pm PT

Canadian officials brief the foreign affairs committee on the security situation along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border. 4:30pm ET / 1:30pm PT

WATCH: Ministers provide update on federal response to Hurricane Fiona

Ministers provide an update on the federal response to Hurricane Fiona. The post-tropical storm, which made landfall in eastern Nova Scotia on the morning of Sept. 24, brought damaging winds, flooding, and power outages to much of Atlantic Canada and parts of Quebec.

The news conference includes ministers Dominic LeBlanc (intergovernmental affairs, infrastructure and communities), Anita Anand (defence), Sean Fraser (immigration), Lawrence MacAulay (veterans affairs), Diane Lebouthillier (national revenue), and Gudie Hutchings (rural economic development).

Here's what Conservative MP Rick Perkins told reporters this morning:

Speaking with reporters ahead of the weekly Conservative caucus meeting, Nova Scotia MP Rick Perkins (South Shore–St. Margarets) commented on the federal response to Hurricane Fiona as recovery efforts continue.#cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/pEkaRqD6DJ

— CPAC (@CPAC_TV) September 28, 2022

Watch today's Nova Scotia update:

And here's the latest Prince Edward Island update from Premier Dennis King, ministers, and officials:

WATCH: NDP and Black Class Action Secretariat

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh holds a news conference on Parliament Hill alongside the Black Class Action Secretariat.

The non-profit group is announcing the next step in its lawsuit against the federal government over discrimination of Black public servants.

Also participating are NDP MP Matthew Green, representatives from Amnesty International, the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, the African Nova Scotian Decade for People of African Descent Coalition, and the African Nova Scotian Justice Institute.

WATCH: Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault at Great Lakes Public Forum

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault delivers opening remarks on the second day of the 2022 Great Lakes Public Forum in Niagara Falls, Ont.

Canada and the United States are co-hosting the three-day event, which is falling on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement between the two countries.

Susan Humphrey (Environment and Climate Change Canada) and Chris Korleski (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) also deliver remarks. Following their remarks, Guilbeault takes part in an armchair discussion with Debra Shore (regional administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5) and Glen Hare (Ontario regional chief).