Parliament

• The Liberals are moving to make hybrid Parliament permanent

  Since March 2020, parliamentarians have had to routinely introduce temporary -- and expiring -- provisions allowing for MPs to appear in the House of Commons virtually.

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• House suspends after bill that recognizes Canadian artists fails to get sponsor

  The bill was introduced in the Senate by Manitoba Sen. Patricia Bovey, and it was supposed to be sponsored in the House of Commons by late Liberal MP Jim Carr.

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  Apr 24
  
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• ‘Our new reality’: BC Paramedics Union outlines dangers within the job

  Through a survey with paramedics in the province, Corey Froese identified what types of attacks, among gunfire, were most common against paramedics in the last five years.

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  Mar 18
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• Ottawa needs new deal with feds for policing the parliamentary precinct, mayor says

  Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says the city needs a new deal with the federal government for policing the parliamentary district and the national capital.

  Canada

  Feb 17
• Cost of living, inflation poised to take centre stage as Parliament returns

  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh had called on the House of Commons to hold an emergency debate on the privatization of health care, but his request was denied by Speaker Anthony Rota.

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  Jan 30
• Trudeau, Poilievre trade barbs in caucus speeches as Parliament set to reconvene

  The House of Commons will reconvene on Monday and is expected to focus on the many challenges Canadians have continued to face since last year.

  Politics

  Jan 27
• Saskatoon morning news rewind: Tuesday, Jan. 17

  Here’s your morning rewind for the Tuesday, Jan. 17, edition of Global News Morning Saskatoon.

  Blogs

  Jan 17
• Liberals say Parliament Hill security should also cover nearby streets after new report

  A House of Commons committee that studied parliamentary security after the "Freedom Convoy" recommended two streets be part of the Parliamentary Protective Service's jurisdiction.

  Politics

  Dec 14, 2022
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• House of Commons agrees to rise until Jan. 30 as inflation weighs on holidays

  Among the issues left for MPs to address upon their return will be high inflation and rising interest rates, a fight over health-care funding and pending gun control legislation.

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  Dec 14, 2022
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• New bill allows Canadian jurors to disclose trial info to mental health providers

  The bill creates a carve-out in Canada's strict jury secrecy rules by allowing people to seek mental health support related to their trial experience without breaking the law.

  Canada

  Sep 28, 2022