Ottawa Report

On June 9, Heath MacDonald, Member of Parliament for Malpeque, on behalf the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, announced a…

On June 8, Jeff Loucks, Chief Executive Officer, as well as Gary Wilson, Vice Chair, and Robert Byers, Secretary of the National Indigenous Collaborative Housing Incorporated (NICHI), and the Minister…

On June 6, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Her Worship Tanya Thorn, Mayor of Okotoks, and Josipa Petrunić, President and CEO of the…

Summer Recess on the Horizon—Could There Be a Cabinet Reshuffling? With the passing of the Budget Implementation Bill from the House of Common on Thursday, June 8, it need only…

On June 6, the Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs and Minister responsible for PrairiesCan and CanNor, and Darrel Curé, Reeve of the Rural Municipality of De Salaberry, announced…

Upcoming debates: Monday, June 12: Commencing second reading debate of Bill C-48, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (Bail Reform) and third reading of Bill C-35, Canada Early Learning and Child Care…

The Government tabled their response on June 8 to a House of Commons Order Paper Question from NDP Infrastructure and Communities Critic MP Bonita Zarrillo. The question was structured in four parts…

The CPWA Board of Directors concluded a successful annual visit to Ottawa on June 7–9 for a board meeting and meetings with government officials. This year included meetings with: Federation…

Widespread wildfires ravaging swaths of Canadian forest have been described by authorities as part of a “devastating” wildfire season that could become the worst the country has ever seen, threatening…

Final Stretch of the House On Monday, May 29th, the House returned to sit for four consecutive weeks before the summer break. There are two bills, Bill C-9 (An Act…