Commons Update – June 12 to 16
We’ve got an Opposition Motion on climate change as well as several Bill updates!
C-22
Commons Update – May 15 to 19
We cover an Opposition Motion about immigration and see some updates on C-22 – Canada Disability Benefit Act!
Commons Updates – Jan 30 to Feb 3
Hello everyone! Here’s what’s changed over the last week! Motions Sameer Zuberi proposed M-62, which would aims to help Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims fleeing China. It would see an additional 10,000 refugees from these groups brought into the country between 2024 and 2026, and gives 100 sitting days to come up with a plan on how to do this. Jenny Kwan (NDP, BC, Vancouver East) proposed an amendment that would include a clause to make sure these refugees are in addition to our normal refugee stream, and increase the time to come up with a plan to 120 days....
House of Commons – September 20, 2022
Hello everyone! Lots happened yesterday with a pair of government Bills being introduced as well as a pair of older Bills being discussed New Bills We have a pair of related Bills that came up, the first of which is C-30 – Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 1 (Targeted Tax Relief). This Bill would increase the GST/HST rebate for 2022-2023, giving everyone about 50% more for the tax year than they would normally get. The second half is C-31 – Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 2 (Targeted Support for Households). This Bill does two main things: First it...