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Canadian democracy needs something better than the House of Commons. Here’s what a new chamber could look like
Preston Manning
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U.S. raises trade concerns with Canada over online-streaming bill
Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development Mary Ng speaks during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Thursday, May 19, 2022. Washington has raised concerns about the trade implications of Ottawa's online-streaming bill, prompting a legal expert to warn that Canada could face hundreds of millions of dollars of retaliatory tariffs if it becomes law.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Hockey Canada says it paid millions to settle alleged cases of sexual abuse
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Bilingualism in Parliament threatened by unaccredited, off-site hires, translators say
The House of Commons sits empty ahead the resumption of the session on Parliament Hill Friday September 12, 2014 in Ottawa. Philippe Dufresne, the government's nominee to be the next federal privacy watchdog, says coming legislation must recognize privacy as a fundamental right. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Liberal-NDP deal changed dynamics in Parliament, where hybrid sittings will go on
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks and is projected onto large screens as he takes part in the COVID-19 Pandemic Committee in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Today was the first hybrid parliament committee in the House of Commons where participants could take part via videoconference. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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MPs pass ‘extreme intoxication’ bill in expedited process, Senate weighs doing same
Justice Minister and Attorney General David Lametti speaks with reporters as he arrives for a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
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Online-streaming bill passes third reading in House of Commons, heads to Senate
Pierre Karl Peladeau, president and CEO of Quebecor, speaks with reporters before appearing before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage regarding Bill C-11 in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
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MPs unanimously agree to expedite passage of ‘extreme intoxication’ bill in House of Commons
The Parliament Hill Peace Tower is framed in an iron fence on Wellington Street in Ottawa on Thursday, March 12, 2020. After weeks of virtual hearings and often heated debate, an extensively amended Bill C-10 will go back to the House of Commons for a final vote. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
Time to wind down the hybrid Parliament
Campbell Clark
politics
Liberals propose another year of hybrid Parliament, citing COVID-19 concerns
Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Mark Holland participates in a news conference to discuss the government’s work during the spring session, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Monday, June 20, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Proof of COVID-19 vaccination no longer required in House of Commons on Monday
The Canadian flag flies at half mast over the Peace tower and parliament buildings Friday, Oct. 22, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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The House of Commons should continue to be a hybrid workplace, even after the pandemic
Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant
politics
Chief Electoral Officer calls for changes in report on 2019 and 2021 federal elections
People line up outside a polling station to vote in Canada's federal election, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 20, 2021. REUTERS/Mark Blinch
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Conservative MP who won’t disclose vaccine status asked to leave House of Commons precinct
Conservative MP for Yorkton-Melville Cathay Wagantall speaks with reporters outside West Block in the Parliamentary precinct, Friday, June 3, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Liberals’ Online Streaming Act generates polarized reaction at Parliamentary committee hearings
Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Fuddle-duddle or not, Speaker calls for respect after question period shouting match
Conservative MP Chris D'Entremont rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, June 17, 2021. The Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons says he heard unparliamentary language from both opposition and government benches during yesterday's debate, but he wasn't able to hear whether the prime minister swore. Chris d'Entremont reported to the House that he listened to the recordings of question period, but "with all the noise in the House I was unable to determine what may have been said." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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House of Commons set to welcome back public, lift COVID-19 ban on public visitors
Parliament Hill is seen in Ottawa, Ont. on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. Spencer Colby/The Globe and Mail
opinion
Politicians are poisoning our own democracy
Gary Mason
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Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to release 2022 federal budget on April 7
Canada's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada February 28, 2022. REUTERS/Blair Gable
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Canadian Civil Liberties Association group files court action against Emergencies Act
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks in the House of Commons about the implementation of the Emergencies Act as truckers and their supporters continue to protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 17, 2022. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle
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Politics Briefing: Federal Conservatives reverse course, call for blockades to end
A general view shows truckers and their supporters blocking access to the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit and Windsor, in protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
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Liberals press Conservatives to change mind on proposal for Winnipeg lab documents
The National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg, Manitoba on June 17, 2021. SHANNON VANRAES / THE GLOBE AND MAIL
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Senate to return Feb. 8 after week delay, House of Commons to resume Jan. 31
The Senate of Canada building and Senate Chamber are pictured in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. Canada's Senate is taking an additional week off before resuming work. CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Boris Johnson apologizes, orders probe of staff 2020 Christmas lockdown party
In this grab taken from video, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. Johnson says no U.K. government minister will attend the Beijing Olympics. Johnson on Wednesday called it “effectively” a diplomatic boycott. Johnson was asked in the House of Commons whether the U.K. will join the United States, Australia and Lithuania in a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Games. (House of Commons/PA via AP)
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Senate gives speedy passage to bill banning conversion therapy in Canada
The Senate of Canada building and Senate Chamber are pictured in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. Seven African Canadian senators have announced the launch of the African Canadian Senate Group, created to advocate for the interest of African Canadians. CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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O’Toole mum on vaccination status of four absent Conservative MPs
Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall asks a question during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, May 4, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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House of Commons set to get bill from Liberals changing drug, criminal laws
The Centre Block of Parliament Hill is pictured in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Board exceeded authority in imposing vaccine mandate for Commons, says Speaker
Conservative leader Erin O'Toole rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Liberals offer deal to end parliamentary stand-off over documents tied to firing of Winnipeg lab scientists
The National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg, Manitoba on June 17, 2021. SHANNON VANRAES / THE GLOBE AND MAIL
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Freeland to release fall fiscal update just days before break
Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland makes her way to the West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Liberals, NDP pass motion to resume hybrid format in House of Commons
The Centre Block of Parliament Hill is pictured in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Conservative and Bloc Québécois MPs push back against restoration of hybrid Parliament
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears at question period virtually during a sitting of the House of Commons Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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MPs agree to hold emergency debate on B.C. floods, climate change
Flood waters are seen in Abbotsford, B.C., Tuesday, November 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Politics Briefing: NDP in ‘ongoing’ talks with Liberals to fast-track legislation both parties support
Liberal Member of Parliament Anthony Rota is dragged to the Speakers chair by Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Party of Canada leader Erin O'Toole after being re-elected as Speaker of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada November 22, 2021. REUTERS/Blair Gable
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Liberal Anthony Rota re-elected by MPs as House of Commons Speaker
Speaker of the House of Commons Anthony Rota is seen in the House of Commons Wednesday April 14, 2021 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Conservatives, NDP call for House of Commons to have emergency debate on floods in B.C.
Flood waters cover highway 1 in Abbotsford, B.C., Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward