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Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna announced this morning that she’s calling it a day politically and won’t be running in the next federal election. Arriving by bike to the Flora Footbridge she helped secure the federal funds for, McKenna said she wants to spend more time with her three children, and to continue fighting climate change from outside government.
Senators set out to pass budget and emissions targets bills
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Senators try to pass budget, emissions-targets bills
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iPolitics By Janet E Silver. Published on Jun 23, 2021 5:57pm The entrance to the Senate building in Ottawa (Jolson Lim/iPolitics)
Senators voted on Wednesday to extend their sitting hours beyond this week before they rise for the summer so they can hold final votes on two of the government’s priority bills. Senators will now sit next Monday and Tuesday with extended hours.
Earlier this month, Government House leader Pablo Rodriguez presented those bills: the Budget Implementation Act (C-30), the conversion-therapy ban (C-6), the bill to modernize the Broadcasting Act (C-10), and the net-zero-emissions bill (C-12).
On Monday evening, the House passed Bill C-10 and sent it to the Senate. On Tuesday, MPs voted to send C-6 to the Senate. Then on Wednesday, the final two bills, C-12 and C-30, were passed and sent to the Senate.