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House of Commons Proceedings
April 19, 2024
Canada’s elected officials debate the issues of the day in the House of Commons.
April 18, 2024
ArriveCan Contractor Kristian Firth Appears at the Bar of the House of Commons
GC Strategies partner Kristian Firth appears at the bar of the House of Commons to receive an admonishment from Speaker Greg Fergus and answer questions from MPs. Firth was summoned to the bar after the House passed a motion finding him in contempt over his refusal to answer certain questions during his committee testimony about his company's work on the ArriveCan app. He faces several rounds of questioning from MPs following the rebuke from the Speaker. GC Strategies is an IT company flagged in Auditor General Karen Hogan's February 2024 report on the now-defunct app. She reported that the company was paid an estimated $19 million for its work, while the overall cost of the app was approximately $59.5 million. Firth is the third non-MP to be summoned to the bar of the House since 1913. The last time the House summoned a private citizen was in 2021, when Public Health Agency of Canada president Iain Stewart was reprimanded for the agency's failure to obey an order concerning the submission of documents related to the firing of two scientists from the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg. (April 17, 2024)
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April 11, 2024 (Part 2 of 2)
April 11, 2024 (Part 1 of 2)
MPs Pay Tribute to Louis Plamondon – April 10, 2024
Bloc Québécois MP Louis Plamondon delivers remarks in the House of Commons following tributes recognizing his tenure as the longest-serving member of Parliament in Canadian history. He has won his seat in twelve consecutive federal elections over his 39-year career. Plamondon was first elected as an MP in 1984 in the riding of Bas-Richelieu–Nicolet–Bécancour as a Progressive Conservative under the leadership of Brian Mulroney, whose party defeated the incumbent governing Liberal party to form a majority government. Plamondon left the PC party in 1990 following the failure of the Meech Lake Accord to become one of the founders of the Bloc Québécois. As dean of the House, he also served as interim Speaker for five days in 2023 following the resignation of Anthony Rota. Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, government House leader Steven MacKinnon, Conservative MP Dominique Vien, NDP deputy leader Alexandre Boulerice, Green Party Leader Ms. Elizabeth May, and House Speaker Greg Fergus pay tribute to Plamondon's historic parliamentary record.
April 10, 2024
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MPs Hold Take-Note Debate on Softwood Lumber – April 8, 2024
Members of Parliament participate in a take-note debate in the House of Commons on softwood lumber. Government House leader Steven MacKinnon moved the motion for the debate, which comes following the U.S. government's decision to raise tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber products.
March 22, 2024
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Tributes to the Late Brian Mulroney – March 18, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Pierre Poillievre, Bloc Québécois MP Louis Plamondon, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May pay tribute in the House of Commons to the late Brian Mulroney. The former prime minister and former leader of the Progressive Conservative Party died on February 29 at the age of 84. He led the Progressive Conservatives to a massive election win in 1984, winning again in 1988 before resigning as prime minister and party leader in 1993. A state funeral is planned for March 23 in Montreal. Mulroney will lie in state in Ottawa on March 19 and 20 before the funeral, and lie in repose in Montreal from March 21 to 22.
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