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iPolitics By Catharine Fulton. Published on Apr 3, 2021 12:15pm Parliament Hill in January (Jolson Lim/iPolitics)
We’ve hit the halfway mark of the Hill’s extended hiatus, but a small handful of committees will be back in business after the long weekend. Here’s the policy and politicking to keep an eye on in the coming week.
The House of Commons’ industry, science and technology committee will be studying Rogers Communications’ $26-billion bid to buy Shaw Communications, including debt, on April 6 and 7.
The committee will hear from Competitive Network Operators of Canada CEO Matt Stein, who argued in a recent Hill Times op-ed that “Canada needs a robust industry where the big carriers and the independents can compete on a level playing field.”
iPolitics By iPolitics. Published on Apr 1, 2021 5:59am Vice-Admiral Haydn Edmundson, the military commander in charge of human resources, is under investigation by military police over a rape allegation dating back to 1991. (Photo via Twitter/@Comd MPC)
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Senior military commander under investigation for rape: Vice-Admiral Haydn Edmundson, the military commander in charge of human resources, is under investigation by military police over a rape allegation dating back to 1991. He is now on indefinite leave with pay, CBC News reports.
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