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Parliament votes down Conservative motion against safe supply of drugs
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, May 29, 2023. An attempt from Poilievre for the House of Commons to condemn the Liberal government's approach to drug addiction has failed.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Parliamentary Internship Programme in flux, as academics seek House involvement
The Canada flag flies on top of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 6, 2023. A program that for five decades has had young Canadians shadow MPs from across the political spectrum is facing an uncertain future, as the model that has kept it running for five decades grates against modern labour codes and tax laws. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Bill sent for final approval to establish Ojibway National Urban Park in southwestern Ontario
NDP member of Parliament Brian Masse rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, April 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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House of Commons pauses after bill recognizing Canadian artists fails to get a sponsor
Speaker of the House of Commons Anthony Rota looks on during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, June 16, 2022. The House of Commons was unexpectedly suspended on Monday after a senator's bill that aims to recognize Canadian artists and their creative expression failed to get an MP sponsor. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Federal strike could push air passenger complaints processing beyond 18 months
Gabor Lukacs is seen at home in Halifax on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. The Supreme Court of Canada says a federal transportation watchdog was too hasty in dismissing a consumer advocate's complaint on behalf of obese airline passengers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Canadian dollar hits eight-day low ahead of BoC governor’s Senate appearance
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
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‘Keira’s Law’ will strengthen laws surrounding domestic violence, advocates say
The Senate of Canada building and Senate Chamber are pictured in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. Canadian lawmakers have passed a bill that includes a measure known as "Keira's law," which would ensure that judges receive education on domestic violence and coercive control in intimate partner and family relationships. CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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British PM Rishi Sunak under investigation over wife’s interest in child care firm
FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy joined outside 10 Downing Street by Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK, Vadym Prystaiko and his wife Inna (not pictured) and members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and representatives from each Interflex nation, during a minute's silence to mark the one-year anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, in London, on Feb. 24, 2023. Sunak is under investigation over allegations he failed to disclose shares his wife owns in a child care business that stands to benefit from his government's budget, a parliamentary watchdog disclosed. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)
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Boris Johnson denies misleading Parliament over lockdown parties, could face suspension
In this photo made available by UK Parliament, is shown footage from the House of Commons dated 01/12/2021 as he gives evidence to the Privileges Committee at the House of Commons, London, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing a high-stakes grilling by a committee of lawmakers. The question is whether he misled Parliament about rule-breaking parties in government buildings during the coronavirus pandemic. (House of Commons/UK Parliament via AP)
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British finance minister unveils budget, forecasts no recession this year
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt poses for the media with his traditional Red ministerial box as he leaves 11 Downing Street for the House of Commons to deliver the Budget in London, Wednesday, March 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
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National Film Board director Julie Roy named new CEO of Telefilm Canada
Telefilm Canada has announced Julie Roy, shown in a handout photo, as its new executive director and CEO. Roy will start a five-year term in the leadership position on April 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Telefilm Canada **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Trudeau pressed about foreign interference in elections during question period
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Conservatives and Liberals trade barbs on foreign interference during Question Period
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Senators question disability benefit legislation unanimously approved by MPs
Carla Qualtrough, minister of employment, workforce development and disability inclusion, speaks during the second reading of the Canada Disability Benefit Act in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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No pharmacare bill this year would be a deal-breaker, says NDP leader
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Sunwing president apologizes to House of Commons transport committee following holiday chaos
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Feds launching task force to reform public-service whistleblowing law
President of the Treasury Board Mona Fortier speaks about auditor general reports at a news conference in Ottawa on November 15, 2022. Ottawa is launching an external review of the federal legislation that governs whistleblower protection in the public service. Treasury Board President Mona Fortier is tasking a nine-member task force with considering reforms of the federal disclosure process that would strengthen supports for bureaucrats who come forward to report wrongdoing. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
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Politics Briefing: Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivers economic update that warns of a potential recession
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivers the fall economic statement in the House of Commons, in Ottawa, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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House of Commons votes in favour of Auditor-General review of ArriveCan app spending
A person holds a smartphone set to the opening screen of the ArriveCan app in a photo illustration made in Toronto, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini
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Federal dental care benefit gets go-ahead from House of Commons
A dentist holds instruments in Skokie, Ill., on Friday, June 12, 2020. The House of Commons has voted to pass third reading of the Liberal's dental-care benefit bill, which will allow the government to send cheques to modest-income families to pay for their kids' dental needs. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Charles Rex Arbogast