Today: November 14, 2022

Public Order Emergency Commission

Today's witnesses: federal public safety officials Rob Stewart and Dominic Rochon, Joe Comartin (former MP and Canadian consul general in Detroit), and senior Global Affairs official Cindy Termorshuizen.

In the House

Watch question period:

MPs debate a government motion to allow for extended House sitting hours until the end of June 2023.

Also in the House of Commons:

• More debate on the government's implementation bill for the fall economic statement.

• More second-reading debate on Bill C-281, which contains several measures for the Canadian government to target international human rights violators. 

In Committee

Members of the Commons procedure committee have called a special meeting to consider investigating alleged Chinese interference in the 2019 federal election campaign. 11am ET / 8am PT

Two ministers goes before the status of women committee: Marci Ien (women and gender equality and youth) followed by Carolyn Bennett (mental health and addictions). 11am ET / 8am PT

WATCH: Defence Minister Anita Anand provides update on aid for Ukraine

Defence Minister Anita Anand speaks with reporters on Parliament Hill about Canada's announcement of $500 million in additional military aid for Ukraine amid Russia's ongoing invasion.

WATCH: Federal ministers make an announcement on Iran

WATCH: Former cabinet ministers discuss immigration detention in provincial jails

At a news conference on Parliament Hill, former federal cabinet ministers Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock outline their objections on the use of provincial correctional facilities for the detention of immigrants. They are joined by Abdelrahman Elmady (Egyptian-born human rights activist and immigrant previously detained in Canada), Sara Maria Gomez Lopez (Mexico-born human rights activist and immigrant previously detained in Canada), Samer Muscati (associate director, Disability Rights Division, Human Rights Watch) and Ketty Nivyabandi (secretary general, Amnesty International Canada).

WATCH: Ontario officials brief reporters on masking, hospital strain

The Ontario government "strongly" recommends indoor masking but is not issuing a formal mandate, according to chief medical officer of health Dr. Kieran Moore.

WATCH: Advocates discuss upcoming bail hearing for two Indigenous sisters

Justice advocates hold a virtual news conference to discuss their concerns with the upcoming bail hearings for Odelia and Nerissa Quewezance, two sisters from the Keeseekoose First Nation in Saskatchewan who were given life sentences for a crime they say they never committed. A Saskatchewan Crown prosecutor has applied for a discretionary publication ban and to seal court records for the bail hearings, which are scheduled to take place on November 24 and 25 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. In 1994, the sisters were convicted of the second-degree murder of Anthony Joseph Dolff, a farmer from Kamsack, Saskatchewan. The sisters’ cousin Jason Keshane, who was at the scene of the crime and was 14 at the time, has admitted numerous times to killing Dolff. In June 2022, federal Justice Minister David Lametti acknowledged that a miscarriage of justice likely occurred in the case and announced the matter was proceeding to the investigation stage of the conviction review process. Taking part in the news conference are Congress of Aboriginal Peoples vice-president Kim Beaudin, Senator Kim Pate, former NDP MP Olivia Chow, and criminal consultant Nicole Porter.

WATCH: CMHA urges federal government to implement mental-health transfer payments

At a news conference on Parliament Hill, representatives from the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) and other advocacy organizations call on the federal government to implement mental-health-care transfer payments to the provinces and territories. The proposed new payments, known as the Canada Mental Health Transfer, were part of the Liberals’ 2021 federal election platform.

WATCH: Unifor leadership holds a news conference on Parliament Hill

Lana Payne, the national president of Unifor, holds a news conference on Parliament Hill to mark the beginning of a week of lobbying on worker issues and the union’s priorities for the 2023 federal budget. She is joined by NDP MP Matthew Green (Hamilton Centre) and Unifor representatives Len Poirier (national secretary-treasurer) and Daniel Cloutier (Quebec director).