By Andrew Thomson | UPDATED October 19, 2022 4:40pmET
Public Order Emergency Commission
Ottawa city councillor Diane Deans, who headed Ottawa's police services board until being ousted two days after the federal emergency declaration, provides testimony at the commission.
In the House
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in the chamber for question period.
This morning Trudeau faced calls for a response to yesterday's evidence at the Public Order Emergency that both he and Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson considered Ontario Premier Doug Ford to be hiding from his responsibility in responding to February's occupation of the national capital:
PM Trudeau, speaking with reporters ahead of the Liberal caucus meeting, was asked about his view of Ontario Premier Doug Ford's response to the Ottawa convoy protests. The questions came following testimony from Mayor Jim Watson at the Emergencies Act inquiry.#cdnpoli | #POEC pic.twitter.com/sOVYjKYlEX
— CPAC (@CPAC_TV) October 19, 2022
The prime minister also responded to questions about the obligation of National Assembly of Quebec members to swear an oath to the King. He commented as well on Statistics Canada's latest inflation numbers.
Watch the full exchange:
Meanwhile, MPs (including son Daniel) paid tribute to the late NDP MP Bill Blaikie, who passed away last month.
As MPs paid tribute to the late Bill Blaikie this afternoon in the House of Commons, his son, NDP MP Daniel Blaikie, was among the speakers. The former dean of the House died September 24 at the age of 71.
— CPAC (@CPAC_TV) October 19, 2022
You can watch the full tributes here: https://t.co/J7mPZ0cGaM#cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/yvZgwRYRKY
Also on today's order paper:
- MPs vote on the bill concerning 1) the first phase of national dental care for children under 12 in households with a family income below $90,000, and 2) a top-up of the $500 Canada Housing Benefit established as a one-time payment.
- The bill from Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer to end the Bank of Canada's exemption from review by the Auditor General also faces a vote.
- Debate continues on Bill S-5 and MPs begin consideration of a Conservative private member's bill to fight money laundering.
In Committee
Evgenia Kara-Murza, the wife of jailed Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza, joins human rights advocate and former cabinet minister Irwin Cotler at the House of Commons foreign affairs committee. 4:30pm ET / 1:30pm PT
The transport committee hears from marine industries about worker shortages in Canada's transportation sector. 4:30pm ET / 1:30pm PT
WATCH: Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland questioned in Windosr on recession fears, cost of living
WATCH: NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh
WATCH: Bloc Québécois Yves-François Blanchet discusses upcoming motion on monarchy's future (no interpretation)
WATCH: Consultation period begins on proposed replacement-worker ban
Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan launched a two-month consultation process on the proposed federal ban of replacement workers.
Legislation to ban so-called "scabs" during a lockour or strike in a federally-regulated workplace was part of the March's supply and confidence agreement struck between the Liberals and NDP.
Watch the news conference with O'Regan, NDP MP Alexandre Boulerice, and Senator Hassan Yusseff:
