Board of Internal Economy – December 12, 2019: The committee hears a request for more resources for the International and Interparliamentary Affairs Directorate due to a restructure at the parliamentary organization. Speaking to the (...)

Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics – August 21, 2019: Members of the House of Commons ethics committee consider a request from opposition MPs to hear from ethics commissioner Mario Dion on his recent report on the SNC-Lavalin (...)

Justice and Human Rights – July 25, 2019: Justice Minister David Lametti and former prime minister Kim Campbell, who chairs the Independent Advisory Board for Supreme Court of Canada Judicial Appointments, answer questions regarding (...)

Public Safety and National Security – July 15, 2019 – Part 2: Desjardins Group president and CEO Guy Cormier faces questions about the data breach affecting millions of the Quebec-based bank’s clients. His colleagues (...)

Public Safety and National Security – July 15, 2019 – Part 1: Following a request by Conservative MPs, the House of Commons public safety committee holds an emergency meeting to examine a data breach affecting the Desjardins (...)

Finance – June 20, 2019: Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux discusses his latest report on Canada’s tax gap. The report focuses on how corporations use international tax avoidance conventions to reduce the amount of tax owed (...)

Natural Resources – June 20, 2019: Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi speaks on the number of conditions attached to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. Minister Sohi speaks on consultations with Indigenous peoples (...)

International Trade – June 18, 2019 – Part 2: The committee continues its study on Bill C-100, legislation to ratify the new North American free trade deal. The new Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) is set to (...)

International Trade – June 18, 2019 – Part 1: In consideration of Bill C-100, legislation to ratify the new North American free trade deal, MPs hear from trade experts on how their industries may be affected by the United (...)

Citizenship and Immigration – June 17, 2019: Officials from the Department of Citizenship and Immigration brief MPs on a new settlement service pilot where 11 rural communities are chosen to receive and integrate new families. They (...)

Environment and Sustainable Development – June 17, 2019: MPs proceeds to study a new United Nations report on the global biodiversity crisis. With the help of scientists from around the world, the report says that 1 in 4 species of (...)

Finance – June 13, 2019: The committee proceeds to their clause-by-clause review of Bill C-101, an act to amend the Customs Tariff and the Canadian International Tribunal Act. The legislation will allow the government to limit a (...)

Board of Internal Economy – June 13, 2019 Liberal MP Judy Sgro, Conservative MP Kelly Block, and NDP MP Peter Julian present a report updating the committee on the long-term vision and plan for Parliament’s Centre Block renovations (...)

Public Accounts – June 13, 2019: In response to the committee writing a letter to the Minister of Finance about the budget for the office of the Auditor General of Canada, Interim Auditor General Sylvain Ricard discusses the current (...)

Subcommittee on International Human Rights – June 13, 2019: The committee hears testimony about displaced citizens in Syria and war crimes against humanity in Cameroon. Speaking to the committee about Syria are Union of Medical (...)

Veterans Affairs – June 12, 2019: Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay faces questions over his departmental budgets allocated in the 2019-2020 main estimates. Minister MacAulay responds to questions over pensions and benefits (...)

Environment and Sustainable Development – June 12, 2019: Parliamentary Budget Officer’s Yves Giroux presents his report analyzing the federal carbon tax implemented in Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario and Saskatchewan. Also (...)

Subcommittee on International Human Rights – June 11, 2019: Dafina Savic, founder and executive director of Romanipe, briefs the committee of the discrimination faced by the Roma people in Europe.

Finance – June 11, 2019 – Part 1: Canada Revenue Agency’s Bob Hamilton and Ted Gallivan face questions over their office’s budget allocated the 2019-2020 main estimates. The CRA official discuss tax evasion, improved client (...)

Finance – June 11, 2019 – Part 2: The committee begins its study of Bill C-101, an act to amend the Customs Tariff and the Canadian International Tribunal Act. The legislation will allow the government to limit a flood of cheap (...)

Public Accounts – June 11, 2019: NDP MP David Christopherson continues to air out his frustration with the alleged underfunding of the Office of the Auditor General. The committee agrees to write a letter to the Minister of Finance (...)

Foreign Affairs and International Development – June 10, 2019: The committee holds a special session to study the human rights issues of political prisoners in Russia. Speaking to the committee are Vladimir Kara-Murza (Boris Nemtsov (...)

Environment and Sustainable Development – June 10, 2019: Environment Commissioner Julie Gelfand faces questions over her spring report. The report focused on aquatic invasive species, protecting fish habitats from waste and mine (...)

Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics – June 6, 2019 The committee resumes its study on data protection and the ethical challenges of artificial intelligence. MPs seek answers on precautions being taken against artificial (...)

Subcommittee on International Human Rights – June 6, 2019: The committee honours three human rights advocates from Bangladesh, Burundi and the Philippines. Speaking to the committee about the challenges in their line of work in their (...)

Public Accounts – June 6, 2019: The committee continues its debate over NDP MP David Christopherson’s motion concerning the funding for the Office of the Auditor General.

Government Operations and Estimates – June 5, 2019 – Part 1: Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough faces questions over her departmental budgets allocated in the 2019-2020 main estimates, the priorities for (...)

Government Operations and Estimates – June 5, 2019 – Part 2: Treasury Board President Joyce Murray defends her department’s expenditures outlined in the 2019-2020 main estimates. Minister Murray faces questions over the (...)

Indigenous and Northern Affairs – June 4, 2019: Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett and Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O’Regan respectively defend their departmental budgets allocated in the 2019-2020 main (...)

Justice and Human Rights – June 4, 2019: MPs start off the session debating a motion to expunge comments made by Conservative MP Michael Cooper at the committee’s meeting last week. During the May 28th meeting of the House Justice (...)